Mind Over Modem

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Fall Tour 2025 Tickets Here! Imagine controlling tech with your mind and watching a Viking ship burst through a flaming amphitheater — no, you're not dreaming. In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro plug into the brain-bending world of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs), where thought alone can type, move, and maybe even speak. It’s sci-fi made science — Elon wishes. Then, pack your imaginary passport for Puy du Fou. This French amusement park throws out roller coasters in favor of full-blown historical epics with live battles, wolves, and more costume changes than a Vegas revue. Think Renaissance Faire meets Michael Bay. From the cutting edge of neuroscience to the theatrical fever dream of medieval France, it’s a wild ride through human ingenuity, spectacle, and delightful weirdness. Plug in your brain, suspend your disbelief, and prepare to say, “Wait... that’s real?” #WeirdIsWonderful #BCI #PuyDuFou #OdditiesUnleashed #BrainTech #StrangeHistory #PodcastRecommendations #BoxOfOddities 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.3	It's why you lace up at dawn, why little rain doesn't stop you, why one run turns into a habit.
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1:00.0	What follows may not be suitable for all audiences.
1:03.1	Listener discretion is advised.
1:05.7	The world is full of stories.
1:10.2	Stories of mysteries,
1:12.6	of curiosities,
1:15.6	of oddities.
1:18.6	Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange,
1:23.6	the bizarre, the unexpected,
1:26.6	as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.
1:35.7	We're very excited to get back on the road live tour this fall, and as we prepare for that,
1:41.4	my mind can't help but wander back to previous shows that we have done.
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