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The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! Why does the Peoria Public Library seem to come with a return policy on souls? And what chilling new clues have surfaced in the decades-old vanishing of the Martin family in Oregon? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dig deep into two mysteries that refuse to stay buried. First, explore the haunted stacks of one of America’s eeriest libraries—where more than just overdue books linger in the shadows. Then, journey into the Pacific Northwest as fresh evidence reopens the haunting cold case of a family that seemingly vanished into thin air over 70 years ago. Ghosts, disappearances, and just enough dark humor to make your spine giggle—this episode has it all. Tune in for tales that are spooky, bizarre, and 100% alphabetized for your paranormal convenience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, my name is Matt, host of the Pirate History podcast.
0:05.0	Pirates rank among the most mythologized and romanticized of all historical figures.
0:12.0	It can become easy to forget that pirates were real people that had real world concerns.
0:18.0	If you like tales of high seas adventure, daring do, and also want to learn more about
0:23.1	who Blackbeard supported to be king, you can learn more about all of that at the Pirate History
0:28.5	podcast. Yeah, film vault. We are one of the original film podcast. That can't be true. There was like
0:35.2	two other film podcasts when we began, Brian. How long are we doing the show? You and I first sat down and did a version of the show over 20 years
0:42.1	ago. My God. Two episodes each week. One, we are review movies and the first episode and the second one.
0:47.9	Different top five every week. Movies that made you cry. Worst movie accents. Most disturbing movies.
0:53.5	All right. The film ball, check it out.
0:55.1	Wherever you find a fine podcast.
0:57.6	That's right, the film vault's going on 20 plus years.
1:00.8	What follows may not be suitable for all audiences.
1:03.5	Listener discretion is advised.
1:06.1	The world is full of stories.
1:10.6	Stories of mysteries.
1:13.3	Of curiosities.
1:16.2	Of oddities.
1:19.2	Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected.
1:34.4	As they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.
1:37.6	Well, we mentioned this briefly in the last episode.
1:43.9	We went to a wedding over the weekend, a family wedding, Jekyll Island in Georgia, which by the way is beautiful.
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