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The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Society & Culture, True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Freak Family Favorite: “Would You Like Guac With That Foot?” In this Box of Oddities classic, we revisit one of the most disturbingly delicious tales ever told: a man, a severed foot, and a taco night that will haunt you forever. (Yes, this really happened.) Then, Kat unpacks the incredible life of Johnny Eck — sideshow legend, half-man, and full-on badass. Finally, why has humanity laughed for over a century at people slipping on banana peels? The answer is slipperier than you'd expect. Prepare your ears for an all-you-can-eat buffet of the bizarre: cannibalistic curiosity, sideshow superstars, and fruit-based pratfall propaganda. 📦 It’s everything you never asked for and somehow still needed. #BoxOfOddities #TrueWeird #WeirdHistory #JohnnyEck #BananaPeelMyth #CannibalCurious #FootTaco #FreakFamilyFavorite #OddCast #BizarreButTrue #HistoryIsWeird #PodcastRecommendations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'll now hand you over to my best man, Eddie.
0:04.0	Wow, wow, wow, second time's a charm, eh, Billy Boy?
0:09.0	Oh God.
0:10.0	Substitution, courtesy of Paddy Power, embarrassing Eddie, makes way for sensible Samuel.
0:15.0	Cool, that was close.
0:16.0	You might not always pick the right starter, but your sub can still deliver.
0:19.0	Because with Paddy's super sub, your bet rolls over to the player coming on. Panny Power. Valid on selected leagues and markets only. Pre-match and in-play bets on qualifying player outcome selections only. T's and exclusions apply. 18 plus scummelware. Dot-or. Imagine a delicious patty nestled between two buns with cheese and ketchup. It's not a burger. That patty, it's actually sausage, which makes this a sandwich.
0:38.7	A breakfast sausage sandwich,
0:40.2	the new 199 sausage sandwich from McDonald's.
0:42.9	Made with RSPCA, short pork.
0:45.6	Until 11 a.m.
0:46.7	Price and participation may vary.
0:47.8	Up charges and fees apply to delivery.
0:49.2	Subjects of availability.
0:50.4	What follows may not be suitable for all audiences.
0:53.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:56.4	The world is full of stories.
1:00.3	Stories of mysteries.
1:03.3	Of curiosities.
1:06.2	Of oddities.
1:08.9	Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected.
1:17.0	But now it's your turn to lift the lid and tell us your favorite story as the Box of
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