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The Box of Oddities

BOX351: Spiritual Painting Murder

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Society & Culture, True Crime, Comedy

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Can a painting actually be cursed? Many say "The Crying Boy" painting has been the cause of dozens of house fires. And then Kat tells us the story of two men who could quite possibly be the luckiest people to ever hit the high-seas. Warning! The little part which suffocates when the sharp part which gets hurt is swallowed is contained generously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Candace DeLong, host of the podcast Killer Psychie.

0:03.2

And in our newest season, we dissect the thoughts and behaviors of the most violent figures in history.

0:08.8

Follow Killer Psychie on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:13.2

Or you can listen early and add free by joining Wondery Plus on Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.

0:20.2

What follows may not be suitable for all audiences. Listen to discretion is advised.

0:24.5

The world is full of stories, stories of mysteries, of curiosities, of oddities.

0:38.6

Join Pat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for a strange, the bizarre, the unexpected,

0:46.4

as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.

0:55.2

Last night was a beautiful night here on the lake. We sat out on our balcony, had a couple of

1:01.7

refreshing beverages, listened to the loons, had a nice talk. It was a wonderful time.

1:07.3

It was a really good time. I think we're trying to take advantage of as much of this environment as

1:14.2

we can before we go. So I think we're both hyper aware of how nice it was.

1:21.9

Then you started quoting some classic literature. It was really interesting.

1:27.7

Well, if by classic literature, you mean the lyrics to fastball song The Way.

1:33.2

I was doing that.

1:35.9

We're talking about how sometimes when you're in a very emotional point in your life,

1:43.6

it's almost as though every song lyric is about you or to you.

1:48.7

Yeah, and we're getting ready to move. So I'm at the grocery store picking some things up

1:52.8

and the way by fastball comes on and it's they made up their minds and they started packing.

2:00.4

And I burst into tears right there in the cereal aisle. And it's funny. I realized that pop songs

2:06.0

affect me the same way that perhaps classic literature and poetry affect those who are more educated.

2:13.1

I guess the thing is I just relate more to fastball than to Chaucer.

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