Best Webby Walks Podcasts (2025)

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Haunted Highways and Trouser Trauma 42:59

11h ago42:59

42:59

Tickets to our Live Shows Here! Get ready for a joyride into the bizarre! In this episode of The Box of Oddities, we swerve down an East Texas road haunted by the ghost of… a monkey? Yep. Legend has it, this eerie stretch of asphalt is home to phantom primates and unexplained screeches in the night. Then we unbutton the strange and surprisingly pol…

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How Much Should You Tip For One Muffin? 45:40

2d ago45:40

45:40

Are the vibes at a restaurant more important than the food? Would you rip a bagel and drag a piece through cream cheese, instead of slicing and spreading? Do you tip less when you get bad service? We get into these questions and a lot more in this edition of The Salad Spinner, our rapid fire roundtable discussion of food news and trends, live at Si…

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Gone Girl, Gone Town 37:12

2d ago37:12

37:12

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, the astonishing true story of Kara Robinson—abducted in broad daylight and held captive by a serial killer- she outsmarted her captor and escaped, rewriting the rulebook on survival. It's resilience meets real-life thriller. Then, we head to Sandtown, Indiana—a place that once bustled with life, and now? Gone…

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Episode 65: Fishbone’s “The Reality of My Surroundings” (1991) 1:39:00

4d ago1:39:00

1:39:00

What do you get when you mix funk, ska, soul, punk, old-school rhythm & blues, and a heaping helping of chaos? Laurie and Scott find out as they get into Fishbone’s would-be breakout album, “The Reality of My Surroundings.” This ambitious (if uneven) offering from the L.A. combo takes on social issues using top-notch musicianship, frenetic energy, …

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Walking and Talking - Recovery Day 3 16:20

4d ago16:20

16:20

“I would rather have a conversation with a really good long-time friend and just belly laughing at stories that we went through or inside jokes that we had. Those are the things that I will literally bust a gut laughing over. So of course, I'm not inviting all my friends over.” — Emily, 3 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://…

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Reheat: Nigella Lawson Orders Food Like A Method Actor 31:04

5d ago31:04

31:04

Nigella Lawson is a domestic goddess of the highest order. She strikes the perfect balance between aspiration — a beautiful garden, perfect lighting — and accessibility — sheet pan dinners and a disdain for pretentiousness. Nigella reveals how her own cooking show persona comes from her discomfort in social situations, and shares the two condiments…

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DUNG, DEATH & THE DEAD RETURNED 51:35

5d ago51:35

51:35

LIVE SHOW TICKETS HERE! New dates being added! EPISODE REWIND: Step into the creaky time machine as we dig up some gloriously odd gems from the archive: The Great Horse Manure Crisis of the 1800s — When cities were drowning in poop, and people feared equine waste would bring about the downfall of civilization. Spoiler: It didn't. But it was a real …

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Caffeine and Chronoportals 35:58

7d ago35:58

35:58

Get your live show Tickets and details HERE! Step into a timeline tangle and sip the strangest origin story ever brewed in this episode of The Box of Oddities. First, we explore the baffling time slips of Canevaro Avenue in Lima, Peru, where unsuspecting pedestrians report stepping into centuries-old realities, only to snap back to present day like…

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How The Real José Cuervo Invented Modern Tequila 33:40

9d ago33:40

33:40

José Cuervo was a real person, and he revolutionized the tequila industry in the early 1900s. He navigated bloody business rivalries, cozied up to a dictator, and survived the Mexican revolution thanks to a daring escape. After that, with his business in shambles, he had to figure out how to sell tequila in Prohibition-era America. His solution wou…

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The Great Sausage Uprising 30:24

9d ago30:24

30:24

Get Tickets For The Box Of Oddities Live Show Here! This time on The Box of Oddities, we chew through two stories that will leave your brain deliciously baffled. First, travel back to Zürich, 1522, for The Affair of the Sausages—a rebellious feast that helped ignite the Protestant Reformation. When eating meat during Lent becomes a political act, t…

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8 Things That Made Today Lovely - Recovery Day 2 7:34

11d ago7:34

7:34

“Number seven is realizing that my heating pad is on warm. I don't remember the last time it's been on warm, the lowest setting. It's normally on high and medium.” — Emily, 2 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast…

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Scaring Myself by Reading Too Much About Prolapse - Day 2 4:00

11d ago4:00

4:00

“So far, I'm still like I'm 100% on board with having my procedure. I'm going to stick with that until I have a reason not to, a real reason, not just a fear.” — Emily, 2 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast…

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Yay! I Pooped! - Recovery Day 2 20:32

11d ago20:32

20:32

“I hear too many stories about people going too hard, feeling better than they have in a long time, and pushing too hard and having to go back for more surgery, or they might rip something or pull something. I'm trying to take it easy, but it's hard because I have this really good feeling,” — Emily, 2 Days Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE …

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Reheat: Cooking In An Immigrant Time Warp With Maangchi 34:04

12d ago34:04

34:04

In 2007, Maangchi was 50 years old, a single mother of adult kids, and was addicted to online gaming. Her son suggested she post a cooking video to YouTube. Today she has 4 million subscribers and has taught fans all over the world how to cook traditional Korean food. This week she tells us her story, and talks about cooking when you're in an "immi…

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Inbox Of Oddities #046 34:47

12d ago34:47

34:47

Get Tickets to The Box Of Oddities Shows Live ⁠HERE!⁠ In this Inbox of Oddities, we unbox your weirdest true stories—and maybe a haunted Viking cat or two. Kat and Jethro share listener tales about severed doll heads that mysteriously appear mid-garage cleanout, and rogue Roombas dabbling in the occult. Plus: an office assistant accidentally inheri…

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Yay! I'm Not Pregnant! - Recovery Day 1 5:43

13d ago5:43

5:43

“I've been open about adenomyosis in the past, and I say in the past because I noticed when I talked too much about it, it just felt like it was clouding my mind. It was the only thing my brain could focus on.” — Emily, 1 Day Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/t…

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How the Hysterectomy Went - Recovery Day 1 42:30

13d ago42:30

42:30

“It's sad I don't remember what Planet Disco was like, but they say if you remember Planet Disco, you weren't really there.” — Emily, 1 Day Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast

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How I'm Feeling - Recovery Day 1 18:57

13d ago18:57

18:57

“I'm glad I read that advice of having a pillow to hug to my body, and especially if you have to cough or laugh or anything that involves your stomach muscles, it's really good to have that pressure there when you're doing it. ” — Emily, 1 Day Since Uterus Eviction Day >>> SUPPORT THE SHOW https://ko-fi.com/thatshystericalpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW h…

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BONUS EPISODE: Season 3 is Finally Here! 11:58

14d ago11:58

11:58

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Where the Dead Walk: Corpse Roads and Haunted Hotels 41:13

14d ago41:13

41:13

Get Tickets to The Box Of Oddities Shows Live ⁠HERE!⁠ Pack a lunch and maybe an exorcist—this episode of The Box of Oddities is going full ghost tour. First, we trudge down England’s "corpse roads," where the dead were literally carried across the countryside because Uber hadn’t been invented yet. Are the spirits still commuting? Tune in and find o…

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Hydrox, Oreo, And The Fight For Sandwich Cookie Supremacy 38:48

16d ago38:48

38:48

Hydrox cookies are known as a cheap knock-off of Oreos, to the point that Hydrox has become pop culture shorthand for “second best.” But did you know that Hydrox came first? And that these two cookies have a rivalry that goes back more than 100 years? This week Dan talks with Mackenzie Martin, a host of the KCUR Studios podcast A People’s History o…

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What's In Your Walls? 37:32

16d ago37:32

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Get Tickets to The Box Of Oddities Shows Live HERE! When contractors cracked open the aging walls of a 120-year-old department store, they expected dust, maybe a few old rats with top hats. What they didn’t expect was a discovery so bizarre it had the building inspector saying, “Yeah… I’m gonna need backup.” In this episode of The Box of Oddities, …

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Episode 64: Live’s “Mental Jewelry” (1991) 1:53:25

18d ago1:53:25

1:53:25

In this episode, we explore “Mental Jewelry,” the 1991 debut album from Live that introduced the world to singer Ed Kowalczyk’s impassioned vocals and the band’s thought-provoking, spiritually charged music. Drawing inspiration from Eastern philosophy and big existential questions, “Mental Jewelry” explores themes of self-discovery, compassion, and…

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Reheat: Jason Mantzoukas Sees Every Meal As A Threat 33:08

19d ago33:08

33:08

Actor and comedian Jason Mantzoukas is known for playing characters that are overzealous, exuberant, and more than a little wacky. But these characters are the exact opposite of how Jason felt growing up — like a “boy made of glass.” Jason has a life-threatening allergy to eggs, and that constant threat has forced him to live a life of vigilance. D…

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Inbox Of Oddities #046 28:09

19d ago28:09

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TIX TO BOX OF ODDITES LIVE SHOWS ARE NOW ON SALE HERE! Welcome to Inbox of Oddities, where reality takes a smoke break and the inbox bursts open with haunted urns, chalk-eating tulpas, Cold War wristbands, and at least one New Jersey-based armadillo that defies all natural law. In this listener-fueled fever dream: One listener's imaginary friend—Bi…

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Frozen Beards & Floating Saucers 43:27

21d ago43:27

43:27

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, your curiosity is about to be abducted—possibly by a 19th-century mermaid in a UFO-shaped boat. First, we plunge into the Utsuro-bune Incident—a baffling tale from 1803 Japan involving a mysterious woman, a sealed vessel, and just enough alien energy to make your eyebrows levitate. Then, we trek into the fros…

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Men Have Eating Disorders Too. Why Don’t They Seek Help? 49:17

23d ago49:17

49:17

Public discussions about eating disorders tend to focus on women, and in the past, so have our episodes on the subject. But millions of men also struggle with some form of disordered eating, though they’re far less likely to be diagnosed or to seek treatment. Today we hear stories from three men—in three different stages of life—who have complicate…

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Space Cult And The Arachnid Queen 36:50

23d ago36:50

36:50

The Psychology of Heaven's Gate and Nan Songer, The Spider Lady What makes a person trade all earthly belongings for a pair of Nikes and a one-way ticket on a UFO behind a comet? In this episode, Jethro dives into the unnerving psychology behind the Heaven’s Gate cult: belief, identity, and how a group of intelligent, seemingly rational people boar…

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