Casserole Of The Dead

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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LIVE SHOW TIX HERE! Time Travel Insurance and Unusual Post-Funeral Food Traditions: Ever worried about getting stuck in the 17th century without proper coverage? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro unearth the curious 19th-century phenomenon of time travel insurance—yes, that was a real thing, and yes, people actually bought it. Spoiler: it did not cover paradoxes. Then, journey into the comforting yet curious world of funeral foods, from the delightfully savory to the downright head-scratching. Why do certain cultures serve pickled fish or cookies shaped like bones when someone dies? The answers are as flavorful as they are fascinating. Prepare for a double-serving of the bizarre and the bereaved, where historical absurdity meets culinary ritual. If you love strange history, macabre traditions, and the kind of podcast content that makes you blurt out “wait, WHAT?” in public, this episode is for you. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] #WeirdHistory #FuneralTraditions #TimeTravelInsurance #BoxOfOddities #BizarreFacts #OddPodcast #DarkHumor #CuriousCulture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	I'm Sapphire Sindalo, creator and host of the award-winning paranormal podcast Stories
0:34.8	with Sapphire, a podcast I started as a kid when I recorded my
0:38.4	grandpa spin his fantastical tales from the Philippines.
0:41.3	I hear this up.
0:42.9	On Stories with Sapphire, I share my personal experiences as a paranormal investigator
0:49.5	and magic practitioner. I narrate true stories from listeners, and I speak with people
0:54.1	who have unique
0:54.9	supernatural perspectives. If you want to explore these realms with me, you can listen to Stories
0:59.8	with Sapphire every other Wednesday on Spectre Vision Radio and wherever you listen to podcasts.
1:05.3	Salamette and good night. What follows may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
1:13.1	The world is full of stories.
1:17.0	Stories of mysteries.
1:19.8	Of curiosities.
1:23.0	Of oddities.
1:25.7	Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected, as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.
1:40.3	Well, that's a good boy. You're such a good boy.
1:45.0	Sid just brought me a pair of your dirty underwear.
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