Inbox & Favorites: A Freaky Fusion of the Bizarre and Beloved

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this special hybrid episode, we’re combining the best of both worlds—The Inbox of Oddities and Freak Family Favorites! This episode kicks off with some of your wildest listener emails—because who doesn’t love a good strange coincidence or paranormal encounter? You shared your weirdest moments with us, and we’re ready to unpack them, from haunted keychains to mysterious disappearances. After that, we’re turning up the heat with one of our favorite freaky tales: spontaneous human combustion! It’s a topic that will make you question your every move (and maybe even reach for the fire extinguisher). Then, we take a look at the bizarre behaviors we still engage in today, thanks to evolution. From irrational fears to strange habits, we explore how our ancient instincts might be responsible for some of the odd things we do in the modern world. It’s an episode packed with listener contributions, creepy science, and a whole lot of unexpected oddities. Tune in for this one-of-a-kind mashup of the weird and the wonderful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:59.9	podcasts. It's the inbox of oddities. Thank you for joining me. It's just me. Cat is still away.
1:08.2	But interestingly, we got an email from somebody who was requesting
1:12.8	a freak family favorite, and it's a story that Kat did. And I'll get to that in just a little
1:19.0	bit. I'll read that email, and we'll play that episode. Good way to get Kat back into the action
1:24.7	here. But we've had some wonderful emails, Curator at
1:28.2	the Box of Oddities.com. Wanted to share a couple of those to start with Kat and Jethro. Wanted to
1:33.6	share another odd thing that happened after listening to Boo. A few nights ago, I was deep into an
1:39.9	episode. I can't remember exactly which one. When suddenly, right around midnight, I heard a loud
1:45.5	banging noise coming from my attic. I figured it was just the house settling. It's an older home,
1:52.2	but it was rhythmic, almost like somebody was knocking or trying to keep a beat. Naturally,
1:59.1	I freaked out a little bit. I grabbed my flashlight and I went to check it out.
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