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The Box of Oddities

Zombie Deer & The Coconut Messiah

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.92.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The undead are real. They just have antlers. This episode uncovers the terrifying rise of Zombie Deer Disease—a real-life, prion-fueled plague turning deer into vacant-eyed, drooling husks. It's spreading fast. It's nearly indestructible. And experts say it might jump to humans. Then: a nudist cult leader who worshipped coconuts, lived naked on a tropical island, and tried to save humanity with fruit. Spoiler: it didn’t work. 🧟‍♂️ Brains. Coconuts. Horror. Fiber. 🎃 Get it? It’s Halloween.🎟️ Final fall tour dates + tickets: theboxofoddities.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to From Beneath the Hollywood Sign. If you love old movies, Hollywood history, or the golden age of filmmaking, you've come to the right place. This is the podcast that talks about amazing stories of Tinseltown from another era and fascinating conversations with writer Steve Kubine and actress writer Nan McNamara.

0:16.7

So Steve, did Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes have a good relationship?

0:21.1

Well, they did until he dislocated her jaw.

0:23.7

What?

0:24.3

Well, don't worry.

0:24.9

She hitting back with an ashtray.

0:26.4

From beneath the Hollywood sign is the gin joint for you.

0:36.1

Hello, this is Matt from the Explorers podcast.

0:39.1

I want to invite you to join me on the voyages and journeys of the most famous explorers in the history of the world.

0:44.9

These are the thrilling and captivating stories of Magellan, Shackleton, Lewis, and Clark,

0:49.5

and so many other famous and not so famous adventures from throughout history.

0:53.9

Go to Explorespodcast.com

0:55.6

or just look us up on your podcast app. That's the Explorers Podcast.

1:00.9

What follows may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

1:06.8

The world is full of stories.

1:13.0

Stories of mysteries.

1:15.9

Of curiosities.

1:18.3

Of oddities.

1:33.8

Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected, as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities. So we get back from the second leg of our fall tour and we had some mail that we

1:42.4

needed to pick up. A few packages had accumulated and you were

1:46.7

particularly thrilled with one package that arrived. Yes, I got an early birthday present. It was very

1:52.9

exciting. It came from my friend Erica and it was something that I had been hoping for for a really

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