Inbox Of Oddities #79

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Society & Culture, True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Listener stories that blur the line between coincidence and the unexplained take center stage in this eerie and hilarious installment of the Inbox of Oddities. From a respiratory therapist’s chilling encounter with a phantom gurney in a forgotten hospital wing to bizarre ‘Boo Effect’ moments that connect real life with podcast episodes in uncanny ways, this episode dives deep into strange experiences that refuse to be explained. Along the way, Kat and Jethro explore odd family histories, cryptid what-ifs (would Mothman take a selfie?), mysterious artifacts that shouldn’t exist, and the wonderfully weird thoughts that keep us all up at night. Equal parts unsettling and laugh-out-loud funny, this collection of listener-submitted oddities is a reminder that the strangest stories are often true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sick of those trivia podcasts that you don't even understand how to operate and they're just to have too many levers and buttons.
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0:21.2	I just learned that artificial vanilla flavoring sometimes comes from the anal glands of a beaver,
0:26.3	and now I can never shake that mental image.
0:28.9	Thanks, Good Job Brain.
0:30.4	Good Job Brain is available for the low price of just four easy payments of free.
0:36.7	It's a podcast.
0:38.9	Good Job Brain is part of airwave media and available on all podcast apps.
0:42.8	Operators are standing by.
0:45.2	What did it take to survive an ancient siege?
0:47.9	Why was the cult of Dionysus behind so many slavery bolts in ancient Rome?
0:52.7	What's the tragic history and mythology behind Japan's most haunted ancient forest?
0:57.6	We're Jen.
0:58.6	And Jenny.
0:59.7	From Ancient History Fan Girl.
1:01.7	Join us to explore ancient history and mythology from a fun, sometimes tipsy perspective.
1:08.2	Find us at ancient historyfangirl.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:15.7	As you know, I've been, but a little bit of a kick lately. I found a catalog of old science
1:22.6	fiction radio shows from the 50s, and I've been falling asleep to them at night. I really enjoy it. The interesting thing about these radio shows from the 50s and I've been falling asleep to them at night. I really enjoy it.
1:29.9	The interesting thing about these radio shows is that none of them are volume controlled.
1:34.1	You'll be listening at what you believe to be a reasonable volume. And from down the hallway,
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