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The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Strap in for a ride through the bizarre and the badass! In this episode of The Box of Oddities, we set sail on the doomed T-36 barge—because what’s more fun than an ice-clogged death trap in the middle of the North Pacific? Discover the harrowing tale of survival, mystery, and a terrifying maritime disaster that makes your morning commute look like a spa day. Then, we shift gears as we meet Bessie Stringfield, the fearless motorcyclist who shattered racial and gender barriers while riding solo across America. From surviving the Jim Crow era on two wheels to performing death-defying stunts, Bessie proved that nothing—not even 1930s societal norms—could slow her down. Whether you love nautical nightmares or trailblazing triumphs, this episode is packed with history, horror, and horsepower. #WeirdHistory #SurvivalStories #MotorcycleLegends #BoxOfOddities If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.5	The world is full of stories.
1:12.6	Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange,
1:18.6	the bizarre, the unexpected,
1:22.6	as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside
1:26.6	the box of oddities.
1:30.5	Sometimes we see the most bizarre things, which I love.
1:35.8	We live on the fifth floor of our apartment building, and there's an apartment building
1:41.1	which is next to us, and it's a little bit shorter, like maybe four floors,
1:45.4	right? Something like that. Something like that. You can see down onto their patio of the rooftop
1:51.6	penthouse, I guess, is what it would be. They put a trampoline up there for their grandkids.
1:57.5	It seems like a strange choice. Right next to the railing, which by the way,
2:02.1	wouldn't meet U.S. zoning ordinances. I think it's like maybe 30 inches. You know, we see a lot
2:08.9	of things that I think, you know, well, OSHA would just shit, right? But in this case,
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