Podcasts about Jethro

Strange coincidences, mysterious encounters, and the oddly comforting idea that your dog might be greeting someone from beyond the hallway—this episode of The Inbox of Oddities dives deep into the wonderfully weird moments listeners can't quite explain. Kat and Jethro share eerie listener stories, including a bus stop encounter that left someone puzzled for 15 years, a house photo that may contain a ghostly relative, and a loyal dog who appears to greet a late-night visitor after its owner's father passed away. Along the way, they explore uncanny coincidences, bizarre dreams featuring shadowy figures, abandoned animals that inspire unforgettable names, and the strange reality that humans have explored only about 5% of Earth's oceans—leaving most of our own planet an unsolved mystery. If you love weird facts, strange stories, and the unexplained corners of everyday life, this episode is packed with delightful oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victorian homes were supposed to be safe havens of comfort and refinement… but what if the most dangerous thing in the room was the wallpaper? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro uncover the bizarre history of arsenic-laced green wallpaper that quietly poisoned Victorian households, causing mysterious headaches, illness, and even death while families admired their fashionable décor. Then, the show shifts from deadly décor to astonishing resilience with the remarkable true story of Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree, who spent her life bringing healthcare to underserved communities on the Omaha Reservation. It's a strange mix of bizarre history, hidden dangers, and inspiring real-life heroes—exactly the kind of odd, fascinating stories that make The Box of Oddities such a delightfully weird listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2026, we are celebrating Big Belonging: that we belong to God, we are beloved by Him, and that He delights in us.Message by Doug Bunnell, recorded live March 8, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham. Scripture read by Efton Park.Jesus and PassoverPassover is about liberation and this is our key to understanding Jesus.What does “holy ground” teach us about God's presence?Why might Moses have felt inadequate for this task?What “holy ground” moments have shaped your faith?What does God's promise “I will be with you” mean for you personally?Why was the blood on the doorposts necessary?Why is it important to pass faith down to the next generation?Exodus 3:1-121 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. 3 Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight and see why the bush is not burned up.” 4 When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.7 Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Now go, I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” 12 He said, “I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”Exodus 12:21-821 Then Moses called all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go, select lambs for your families, and slaughter the Passover lamb. 22 Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood in the basin. None of you shall go outside the door of your house until morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to strike down the Egyptians; when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the Lord will pass over that door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you down. 24 You shall observe this as a perpetual ordinance for you and your children. 25 When you come to the land that the Lord will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this observance. 26 And when your children ask you, ‘What does this observance mean to you?' 27 you shall say, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the Lord, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when he struck down the Egyptians but spared our houses.' ” And the people bowed down and worshiped.28 The Israelites went and did just as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron; so they did.

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore a chilling moment of Cold War history and descend into the strange world of underground conspiracy theories. First, American soldiers on a Korean War patrol stumble upon a crashed MiG-15 fighter jet frozen into a mountainside—its young pilot eerily preserved in ice, as if time itself simply stopped. Then the conversation tunnels into bizarre modern myths: secret Walmart tunnel networks, the alleged alien-linked Dulce Base beneath New Mexico, hidden passageways under Los Angeles, and mysterious facilities buried deep beneath Antarctic ice. What happens when real history, classified military activity, and human curiosity collide? Expect weird facts, bizarre history, and strange stories that blur the line between documented events and the conspiracies they inspire. If you love odd discoveries, Cold War mysteries, and underground legends, this episode is packed with curiosity-fueling intrigue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exodus 3:1-15Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!"And Moses said, “Here I am.” “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”  Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.  So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them.  So now, go.  I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.” Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,' and they ask me, ‘What is his name?' Then what shall I tell them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.' ” God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.' “This is my name forever,      the name you shall call me      from generation to generation."

Exodus 4:18-31Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” So Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.'”At a lodging place on the way the Lord met him and sought to put him to death. Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and touched Moses' feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” So he let him alone. It was then that she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.The Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to meet Moses.” So he went and met him at the mountain of God and kissed him. And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord with which he had sent him to speak, and all the signs that he had commanded him to do. Then Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the people of Israel. Aaron spoke all the words that the Lord had spoken to Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people. And the people believed; and when they heard that the Lord had visited the people of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped. English Standard Version (ESV)The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Lured by the promise of fertile farmland and a chance to start anew, several hundred thousand men, women and children set out along the Oregon Trail between the 1840s and the 1880s. They rolled west in groups of oxen-pulled prairie schooners through grass prairies, arid deserts, and over snowy mountain passes, bound for California and Oregon.For 19th-century settlers traveling west across America by wagon train, every mile tested body and spirit. Blistered feet, choking dust, and swarming insects were just a few of the many physical challenges along the 2,000-mile, months-long journey. Settlers also had to contend with unpredictable weather in the wide-open West -- dust storms, rain squalls or blizzards.Perhaps the worst physical challenge the settlers faced was severe water shortages, often forcing them to rely on contaminated, alkaline, or meager water sources that caused disease and death. While wagon trains followed rivers like the Platte and Carson for survival, they often struggled to find enough water for animals. Many settlers took shortcuts to get to California, such as the Hastings Cutoff in Utah, which promised a faster route but led directly into harsh deserts. Or settlers would come from the last good water of the Platte 20 miles back when they arrived at Clayton's Slough here in Natrona County. The contaminated water poisoned livestock and humans. Cholera, caused by contaminated water, was the leading cause of death, followed by diseases like dysentery.These settlers were hearty souls, looking for a better land and a better life out West. They needed some water to drink along the way.The Israelites had just escaped from being slaves in Egypt. They had witnessed God's miracles with the ten plagues, the Angel of the Lord appearing as a pillar of cloud and pillar of fire to separate them from the angry Egyptian army, and Moses using his staff to part the waters of the Red Sea. About a month earlier, they complained about being hungry, so God miraculously provided them with manna from heaven and quails that landed in their camp.After receiving this miraculous food in the desert, the Israelites have been traveling for several more days. The hills are getting higher in the Horeb mountain range. The valleys are narrower and full of huge rocks. There are no springs of water to be found anywhere in this mountainous desert.This time the Israelites not only complain. They "quarrel" with Moses. "The entire Israelite community set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin as the Lord had commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. So the people quarreled with Moses and said, 'Give us water to drink'" (Exodus 17:1-2).They even threaten to stone Moses! "Moses said to them, 'Why are you quarreling with me? Why are you testing the Lord?' But the people were thirsty for water there, so they grumbled against Moses. They said, 'Why did you ever bring us up out of Egypt to let us, our children, and our livestock die of thirst?' Moses cried out to the Lord, 'What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me'" (Exodus 17:3-4)!These people are ungrateful to the Lord for rescuing them. They are thankless to Moses for his leadership. Moses is in the same mountain range where he had previously tended sheep for his father-in-law Jethro. Who would have blamed him if he had traded in his leadership staff for a shepherd's staff and gone back to tending sheep! At least they would have been pleasant to be around!The Lord had earlier directed Moses' staff and used water in his miracles by changing the Nile River into blood and then back into water again, and parting the waters of the Red Sea and then having those walls of water come crashing down on Pharaoh and his army. Now the Lord patiently deals with the quarreling children of Israel as a father deals with his crabby kids. He directs Moses to use his staff to strike a rock. As Moses obeys, water comes out of the rock for the people to drink."The Lord said to Moses, 'Go in front of the people, and take the elders of Israel with you. Also take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. Watch me. I will stand there in front of you on the rock in Horeb. You are to strike the rock. Water will come out of it, and the people will drink.' Moses did that in the sight of the elders of Israel. He named the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the Lord by saying, 'Is the Lord among us or not'" (Exodus 17:5-7)?It's no wonder that Moses called that place "Massah," which in Hebrew means "testing," and "Meribah," which in Hebrew means "quarreling." Through their quarreling the Israelites were testing the Lord, demanding proof that he was still among them. In his mercy the Lord again gave evidence of his providential love to these undeserving people.We need to understand that we are very similar to these quarreling Israelites kids. God has blessed many of our family members with long lives, but we question God when he takes a loved one away through death. God has blessed us with health, but we grumble when we get really ill. God has blessed us with a home, so we don't have be camping in the desert, but we grumble when we have to do home repairs. God has blessed us with manna and quail ... and a whole lot of other foods in our fridge, freezer, and pantry. Yet we complain that we can't find anything to eat. We have indoor plumbing with water in the bathroom, washroom, and kitchen, yet we still find a way to whine about the water pressure or the temperature or the taste.God calls us today to repent of our self-centeredness, confess our quarreling; admit whining, grumbling, and complaining. We must admit that we fall into the sin of the Israelites when they became so thirsty that they questioned God's love for them asking, "Is the Lord among us or not?" When things go against us, we, too, fall into the Devil's trap of believing that God doesn't care about us.We repent and then believe. Believe that the Lord knows what's best for you. Believe that you learn more through suffering and want than through ease and comfort. That's what St. Paul is teaching in our Epistle lesson, "We rejoice confidently in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces patient endurance, and patient endurance produces tested character, and tested character produces hope" (Romans 5:3-4). Trust that whether in plenty or in scarcity, whether in suffering or in pleasure, God gives you exactly what you need. As Martin Luther said it so well, "I believe that God has made me and all creatures ... given me clothing, shoes, food and drink... [and] he richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life."Have you ever been really thirsty but had nothing to drink? The books I've been reading have thirst as a major theme in them. The Christian Crusaders leaving Europe and heading to Jerusalem. Magellan and Columbus sailing across the ocean but having no fresh water to drink. Polar explorers surrounded by ice and snow, but again, having no fresh water to drink. Soldiers fighting in the Civil War, World Wars, or wars in the Middle East. They all battled thirst.We, too, battle thirst. But not a physical thirst. A spiritual thirst. St. Paul uses the thirst of the Israelites in the desert and the water from the rock as an application for spiritual meaning to their physical actions. "For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea, and they were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them―and that rock was Christ! Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them. He had them die in the wilderness. Now these things took place as examples to warn us not to desire evil things the way they did" (1 Corinthians 10:1-6).The term spiritual food refers to the manna. The spiritual drink refers to the water that came out of the rock. The food and drink are called spiritual because they were miraculously provided. But the real source of their food and drink, the one who really did accompany and save them, was the promised Savior, the Messiah.God, in his love, quenches thirst. When our physical needs are met, when we have cozy homes, and nourished bodies, when our physical thirst is quenched, it can be easy to stop there and think, "What more could I need." So many in our world are lost in a desert of sin and unbelief and dying of spiritual thirst -- thirst for answers, for acceptance, for purpose. The problem is when we look in the wrong places to have that spiritual thirst quenched -- we become spiritually dehydrated. The danger of spiritual dehydration is eternal death.Jesus Christ is the Rock of our salvation. God called Moses to strike the rock to quench the people's physical thirst. Jesus took the guilt of our sin upon himself so that by his death and resurrection, through faith, God would quench our need for forgiveness. We receive Christ as we read about him as the Rock of our salvation in the Bible. We receive Christ in Holy Baptism as the water and the Word works to create faith, washes away sins, and grants everlasting life.Jesus answered the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I will give him will never be thirsty ever again. Rather, the water I will give him will become in him a spring of water, bubbling up to eternal life" (John 4:13-14).What is "living water"? Living water is the gospel message about Jesus. We end each of our Thirsty podcasts with the phrase, "You are thirsty, my friends, so drink deeply from the Water of Life." We become physically dehydrated because we don't drink enough water during the day. We become spiritually dehydrated because we don't drink enough of God's living water during the day and week.Drink deeply from Christ's living water by being in Bible study -- we offer a lot of them. Drink deeply by listening to various Lutheran podcasts. Drink deeply by coming regularly to worship -- we have Sunday morning and Wednesday evening, plus Holy Week is coming soon. Drink deeply by receiving the Sacrament often -- you'll be able to receive the Lord's Supper five times during Holy Week with Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday. Drink deeply by reading and meditating on God's Word on your own or with your family. Every morning, speak the words of the invocation, make the sign of the cross, recite the Apostles' Creed, Luther's Morning Prayer, and the Lord's Prayer. Then read a portion of Scripture, meditate on it, and pray about it. Then do the same thing in the evening, except using Luther's Evening Prayer.When we drink of Christ and his Word, we have all that we need. The Holy Spirit enables us to produce the fruits of faith, which "gush" forth from our lives. The living water that Jesus offers, quenches thirst forever, because it springs up like a well inside of people, resulting in eternal life. This is the ongoing effect of Christ and his Word, that satisfies any spiritual thirst forever.The Israelites quarreled with Moses when they said, "Give us water to drink." Let us say those same words to the Lord. But may they instead be a prayer for the Lord to quench our physical and spiritual thirst. "Lord, give us water to drink." Amen.View this sermon (with video and/or audio recording) on our website: https://www.casperwels.com/sermons/give-us-water-to-drink/

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In this Box of Oddities bonus episode, “Freak Family Favorites,” Kat and Jethro dive into a wildly entertaining mix of listener mail, strange history, and bizarre real-world oddities that prove the world is far stranger than fiction. From mysterious rogue waves that can tower over ships to the bizarre story of the Great LEGO Spill of 1997, this episode explores the unpredictable forces of nature and the unexpected ways their effects ripple across the planet. You'll hear how a massive rogue wave struck the cargo ship Tokyo Express, sending millions of LEGO pieces into the ocean, where they've been washing up on beaches around the world for decades—turning into an accidental global science experiment tracking ocean currents and plastic pollution. But that's just the beginning. Kat and Jethro also explore the strange corners of history, including a jaw-dropping act of subtle protest during the World War II tribunal of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, when a Navy dental technician secretly engraved the phrase “Remember Pearl Harbor” in Morse code inside the dictator's dentures. Along the way, the Freak Family joins the conversation with unforgettable listener stories—like the uncanny moment when a podcast fact about the largest living organism on Earth (a massive mushroom) suddenly appeared on the side of a passing truck, or the tale of a rescued goat that accidentally ended up named after Kat. And because no Box of Oddities episode would be complete without a dive into humanity's wonderfully strange customs, Kat shares some of the most unusual wedding traditions from around the world—from couples being covered in spoiled food in Scotland to ceremonial arrow-shooting in China and even brides marrying trees to break ancient astrological curses. This bonus episode is packed with weird history, strange science, global traditions, and the delightfully bizarre stories that make the Freak Family one of the most unique podcast communities on Earth. If you love mysteries, curiosities, paranormal-adjacent history, and the wonderfully weird, this episode is your backstage pass to the strange world inside The Box of Oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 784: Future Humans, Urban Legends & the Amazon's Boiling River Are UFOs actually… us? This week on The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dive headfirst into one of the most unsettling and scientifically grounded UFO theories you've probably never seriously considered: what if “alien grays” aren't extraterrestrials at all—but future humans traveling back in time? Drawing from the work of biological anthropologist Dr. Michael P. Masters and his “extratempestrial” hypothesis, we explore how reported alien anatomy—large craniums, smaller jaws, reduced musculature, oversized dark eyes—might align disturbingly well with projected human evolution. If technology continues to shape our bodies, if artificial environments replace natural selection, and if reproductive trends continue to decline (with documented sperm count drops of 50–60% since the 1970s), could humanity biologically transform within 50,000–100,000 years into something that looks eerily like the beings reported in UFO encounters? And if that's the case… why would they come back? We unpack the reproductive crisis angle, the strange fixation on DNA in abduction lore, and the possibility that UFO “craft” aren't spacecraft at all—but space-time manipulation devices. Is time travel actually the more conservative explanation compared to faster-than-light travel? What would survival look like for a technologically advanced but biologically fragile future civilization? Then, because we love tonal whiplash, we pivot to something equally bizarre but undeniably real: the legendary Boiling River of the Amazon. Deep in Peru's rainforest flows Shanay-Timpishka, a river so hot it can nearly boil living creatures alive—reaching temperatures close to 200°F in certain stretches. Far from any volcano, this geothermal marvel has been documented by geoscientist Andrés Ruzo and remains steeped in Indigenous legend involving Yacumama, the great serpent spirit said to shape the waters. We explore the science, the myth, and why protecting “neat things” like a four-mile-long boiling river might matter more than we realize. From evolutionary biology to paranormal lore, from time machines to steaming rainforest rivers, this episode proposes one uncomfortable idea: If future humans are visiting us, they aren't here to save us or punish us. They're here because something survives… and something doesn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Head over to Exodus chapter eighteen as we give attention to the advice Jethro is about to give to Moses. Pastor Ed has observed in this passage some wise counsel on servant leadership! But this is not only applicable to leaders, but each and every one of us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/302/29?v=20251111

4.18 Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go back to my brothers in Egypt to see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” 20 So Moses took his wife and his sons and had them ride on a donkey, and went back to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the staff of God in his hand.21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” If you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.'”24 At a lodging place on the way the Lord met him and sought to put him to death. 25 Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and touched Moses' feet with it and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me!” 26 So he let him alone. It was then that she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” because of the circumcision.

Send a textOn this episode of The Fixate & Binge Podcast, I sit down with Emmy-winning filmmaker Jethro Waters to explore his audacious new indie film, GUNFIGHTER PARADISE. We dive into the film's daring exploration of faith, madness, and the dark side of patriotism, unpacking how religion, politics, and American myth shape its story and characters.Rooted deeply in southern culture and informed by Waters' own lived experiences, the film reflects on the worrying directions such cultural leanings may take. Featuring acclaimed actress Jessica Hecht (SEINFELD, BREAKING BAD), who brings depth to its enigmatic characters, GUNFIGHTER PARADISE is a surreal, provocative journey through morality, identity, and the American psyche.Thank you for listening! You can find and follow us with the links below!Read our Letterboxd reviews at:https://letterboxd.com/fixateandbinge/Follow us on Instagram at:https://www.instagram.com/fixateandbingepodcast/?hl=msFollow us on TikTok at:https://www.tiktok.com/@fixateandbingepodcast

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro wander into two deeply unsettling mysteries—one quietly strange, the other heartbreakingly unresolved. First, we travel to Victorian London, where police reports, medical notes, and newspaper clippings from the late 19th century describe something profoundly wrong: shadows that didn't behave. Ordinary people reported silhouettes that lingered after they moved, climbed walls, hesitated in hallways, or crossed rooms on their own. These weren't ghost stories or sensational fiction. They appeared alongside lost umbrella notices and municipal complaints, filed under phrases like “unusual visual disturbances” and “irregular light phenomena.” For nearly two decades, these so-called “living shadows” were witnessed by sober, respectable individuals—including police officers—before vanishing from the historical record just as electric lighting replaced gas lamps. Why they appeared, and why they stopped, remains an eerie question with no official answer. Then, the episode shifts to one of the most haunting missing person cases in modern American history: the 2004 disappearance of Maura Murray. On a cold February night in rural New Hampshire, Maura's car was found crashed into a snowbank on Route 112. She had spoken to witnesses moments earlier. By the time police arrived, she was gone. No confirmed sightings. No financial activity. No phone usage. Despite extensive searches involving local police, state police, the FBI, tracking dogs, and helicopters, Maura was never found. More than twenty years later, her case remains open, raising enduring questions about what happened in the critical minutes between the crash and the arrival of law enforcement—and whether she fled, was disoriented, or encountered the wrong person. Along the way, Kat and Jethro reflect on fear, perception, and those brief moments when reality seems to hesitate—when your brain knows something is wrong, but can't yet explain why. Strange history, unresolved mysteries, and quiet moments of unease—this is The Box of Oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This satirical audio transcript from "The Strange Mole Show" employs surrealist sketch comedy to critique the contemporary political landscape of the United Kingdom and the United States. The narrative is structured as a series of absurdist vignettes, featuring caricatured versions of figures like Donald Trump, Liz Truss, and Nigel Farage, while utilizing a Harry Potter allegory to mock the perceived failures of Keir Starmer's leadership. Central themes include the instability of global power, the corruption of the "billionaire class," and the lingering shadows of scandals like the Epstein list. Ultimately, the piece serves as a biting social commentary, using dark humor and parody songs to express a deep-seated populist frustration with institutional hypocrisy and the erosion of political accountability.   Transcript: A year off from doing the Strange Mole Show and where are we? The Greens have just won Gorton and Denton. Maybe there's a bit of hope. Maybe the world is about to change for the better. We bring you this breaking news. Israel and America have bombed Iran. Oh, bollocks. The strange mole show. The strange mole show. pop baby. What the hell?   Mr. President, I need you to stop playing with the sliders on your toy tariff adjuster and come with me. Why? What's going on?   I need you to come with me to a secure location. We've had notice of a credible threat.   Who is it?   Reports are coming in that Bliss Trust is on her way and she wants to shake hands with you.   Jesus Christ. Get me out of here.   Ky Donald.   Oh my god.   S about the window. I don't know what's going on. on with your door people. But they said I didn't have the right credentials. Can you imagine? As if anyone needs qualifications and credentials anymore.   Listen, Liz, baby, it's great to see you and everything, but I got a lot going on right now. So many beautiful things. And I'm going to have to take a little rain check until   until you can find a new sunny hot spot. Liz. Honey, don't be like that.   Like what, Donald? I thought you liked my cheery disposition.   I just don't want you to go upsetting yourself again. Remember what the doctor said about getting all confused when you think about things too hard.   I get what doctors Donald,   this is nappy one requesting immediate backup. The shrew is Wild. I repeat, the shrew is wild. Ma'am, stand down.   Lizzy Sugar, calm down.   Where is my necklace, Donald?   I don't have it. I swear.   You can tell me now while you still have the faculties to read an auto quue. Or we can do a photo op and shake hands to celebrate. how you have so many former world leaders still like you. It's up to you, Donnie.   Please, no, not the handshake. I've got so much to live for.   Really?   Well, no. But there's still a few megamorons with some dollars I can squeeze.   The necklace, Donald.   I don't Don't have it. I never did. It was another bluff.   You son of a   Wait, wait. Steve has it.   Steve Bannon.   No, Steve Guttenberg. Of course, Steve Bannon. Now, please don't shake my hand. I can't go out like the queen.   All right, but this isn't over until I get what's mine, Donnie.   Sure. Sure. Whatever you need. baby.   And if I don't, the list you're going to be on is the obituary one. Are we clear?   Totally, Crystal. I'll make all the calls. So many beautiful calls to find out everything you need to know.   You'd better because the lady ain't for learning.   What?   Oh, and Donald.   Yes.   Don't forget to like and subscribe on my YouTube. YouTube channel. Till next time, the listister is leaving. Watcher. God damn it, that was a close one. Quick, let's bomb her ran and see if we can shut down the world's airspace so she can't come back. What the hell is going on? I was assured that when I opened this magical cabinet, I would have access to all the corridors of power. And now look where we are.   My Lord Bulga thought   that's not my title yet. I was hoping to retire into the role, but instead we are one year on from getting rid of that Tory fool Bumblebear, and I'm suddenly two Horcruxes. down out of nowhere.   Two Horlocks is down, Saki.   Yes, two. I can no longer hear the whispers of advice from the old dark lord that were hidden deep within Jeff Fiddler's diary. Now that everyone's sunk their teeth into it, it's ruined. And just last night, somebody cut their head off my beloved snake that was by my side.   Won't somebody think of the women and children?   That's the problem. Everybody will, and they'll see that We facilitated these spells of horror in human history, too.   Well, I'm sorry to report, but your NHS data eaters have been reporting attacks of green lightning strikes with people shouting, "I've had enough of this s***." Bloody hell, Wasel. Just watch where Yao's firing off shots at.   Enough. There is no time for fighting when we have these Harley Quinn plotters taking down our power bases. They just killed off Gorton and Denton.   This did all start to go wrong when you grasped hold of the deadly values. Yao now.   All right. I know that trying to throw a cloak of invisibility over the disabled and trans community caused a bit of a muggle. And perhaps snapping the elder bonds was a mistake.   Resurrecting saturity was always going to get you stoned.   Well, it was that or let in the demented. It's bad enough he's still hovering over Gaza looking for a job.   So, are we summoning all of your supporters for a counter attack? Reveal some scandalous secrets, Hogwarts and all.   Don't be absurd. I haven't any supporters left. Just a few patron asses to defend me. I shall have to lie low and hope I don't get scorched by an ally in an unexpected way. See you, Anna. Oh dear.   Next up on Radio Flawed, it's Poets's Corner with Spam Heirs. Scam. le abounds. Rumors persist. Who could be named in the full Epstein list? Excitement and interest for a gossipy twist. Such picadillo. Who could resist? Will there be royals, princes and kings? Political classes and celebrity rings. Corruption and crime in each institution. Powerful figures runchy. Prostitution. Media mogul maintain the illusion. Generations of suburuge lies and confusion. Page upon page of such sickening depravity. Everyone struggling with the size, the pure gravity of evil, its ability and widespread capacity. So how do we deal with truths we have learned? The tales of these women, those stories were burned. And when the stakes were so high, when blind eyes were turned, and no verdict of justice was ever returned. Public inquiry, public outrage. Don't let the billionaire class turn the page. Reject the old orders. Start a new age. And never rest up till they rot in a cage. Hello, Nigel Farage here, working hard from home in my beloved town of um where do I live this week? Ah, yes, Clton. Here with a special message for my old pal Steve from your old pal Jeffrey who's asked me to pass on his Best wishes from beyond the veil. Whoa. Beyond the veil. Oh, that sounds a bit, you know, nice. Wink wink. I hope this Jeffrey isn't a threat to women and children. Oh, Mr. Farage, you scared me. I did not know you were working from home today.   Ah, Wanita, I'm sorry if you were startled. I'm just doing a few recordings and I thought my wife had told you that I was here.   No, Mr. Ash, she not tell me nothing. I cannot understand her. I don't speak German.   Well, regardless of that, I do have a number of cameo videos to make here. So,   Oh, that is why you not have the trousers on. You're so naughty, Mr. Farage.   No, no, it's nothing like that. I just got up and was simply knocking out a few gems for my loyal followers to start the day.   Understands me, sir. Farage. You're an alien. Riser, but it's just for only fans. You are a giver.   Precisely. No, wait. It's not that at all.   Oh, you're on the take.   No.   Oh, it's a tough economy, Mr. Farage. We do what we can to pay the bills. Everyone needs a side hustle. Quanita runs evening rumba class.   I'm not sure that I can approve of provocative, exotic, foreign, non-Christian dancing. Oh, Mr. Farage. Roomba classes. I teach for boomers that are too lazy to read instructions or use the internet on how they use electronica. It pays for cruise three times a year. Hoovering up the profits. Eh.   Oh, see Mr. Farage. So, Juanita is very busy. Um, when can clean, please?   Well, I'm very busy, Wanita. Let's see. I've got wellw wishes for a pizza. A file press, a G. Maxwell, a Mandy Petlesson. Oh, I've also got to get through three H Shipman's, four J Saviles, and half a dozen Hugh Januses.   Oh dear.   Although I am flying out to my holiday home to see Donald this afternoon. I suppose I could rattle them off there.   Uh, will Mrs. Farage meet you there?   No, she's heading off to our second home in Germany to do some work from there. with the children.   Good gracious, no. They have homework to do in the countryside home.   Well, it seems like you never relax, Mr. Farage.   It may seem that way, but where you see sacrifice, I see advantage.   You You see benefit.   Exactly.   You You see benefit while you working from home.   I suppose you could say that.   Shall I come back later? It does go against my foreign workers return policy, but I suppose you should. We can't have any horrible messes building up and causing a stink in my own backyard, can we?   Oh, I'm sure you are squeaky clean, Mr. Farage.   Yes, of course.   As my grandmother used to say, the dust cannot settle if you sweep it away from from the carpet and not underlay.   Yes. Um, you haven't got any spaces in that room class later, have you? When I wake up, well, I know there's going to be there's going to be another pedo crime on view when it comes out. Yeah, I know there's going to be there's going to be be a man we all know. You know who. If they get dumb, I'm going to be surprised. I'm going to be the man who's just as shocked at it as you. And if love falters, hey, I know I'm going to be I'm going to be the man who calls out this taboo. But I would read the Epstein files and I would read three million more just to see the wealthy class was slow. across a courtroom floor when I'm reading. Yes, I know. I'm going to see I'm going to see the man who's working against you. And all the money flowing from the crimes they do. It all began when the UK left the EU. When I call When I Oh, I know they're going to flee. They're going to flee. The country vanish out the blue. And they might grow loud. Well, I know there's going to be there's going to be a crowd who hear the victim. It's true. Cuz I would read the Epstein files and I would read 3 million more just to see the wealthy class walk slow across the courtroom floor. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. They done. They done. They done. They done. They done.   Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. Hang the bastards. They done. They done. They done. They done. They done. The Strange Mole Show is written by The Holy Mole and performed alongside Chris Doc Strange and Chrissy Greg. Additional musical material by Augusta Lees. Find back episodes at strange mole.co.uk. Oh, hello sir. Been on holiday in Cornwall. I go. Yeah, as a matter of fact, I have. I was I was visiting my friend Jethro. I forgot what I forgot while I went away. I've been spending time with him.   Knows how he speaks now.   You mean I don't normally speak like this? Yes, master.   No, master. Hello, sir. I can't not do it now.

Inbox of Oddities is back—and the Freak Family did not disappoint. This episode is packed with listener stories that blur the line between coincidence, comedy, grief, and the quietly unsettling. From eerie “boo effects” that hit a little too close to home, to a chilling hospital chart note that shouldn't exist, to toddlers repeating phrases they absolutely should not be repeating, the inbox overflows with moments that make you laugh… and then pause. You'll hear from nurses, parents, knitters, pet people, word nerds, and longtime listeners who share experiences that range from delightfully absurd to genuinely haunting. A cat meows—and Jethro answers from a phone speaker at exactly the wrong moment. A child speaks casually about the man who watches the door. A grandmother's midnight rule suddenly makes sense years after her death. And one deeply moving letter reminds us why these shared stories matter, especially when loss, memory, and connection collide. Along the way, Kat and Jethro dig into linguistic oddities, accidental childhood swearing, coded knitting, paranormal house disclosures, pet naming debates, and the strange comfort of realizing you're not alone in noticing how weird the world can be. It's funny. It's unsettling. It's heartfelt. And it's everything the Inbox of Oddities does best—real voices, real moments, and just enough uncanny timing to make you side-eye your surroundings. Have a story of your own? A coincidence you can't explain? A quiet moment that stuck with you? You might just hear it here. Fly that freak flag proudly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when a body arrives at a hospital morgue without any record of how it got there? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro examine a disturbing class of real-world cases involving unidentified bodies that appear in hospital morgues with no paperwork, no chain of custody, and no clear explanation. The episode begins with a firsthand email from a night-shift worker who briefly stepped away from an empty morgue—only to return to find a body placed neatly in the room, as if it had always belonged there. From that moment, the discussion expands into documented incidents across U.S. hospitals and medical examiner offices, where decedents entered official custody before they technically existed in the system. Drawing on acknowledged cases in California and Illinois, professional standards from the National Association of Medical Examiners, and historical precedent, Kat and Jethro explore how modern medical systems quietly normalize these unexplained arrivals by assigning case numbers and moving forward—without ever addressing the moment something appeared where nothing had been before. The episode then shifts to a seemingly unrelated but deeply connected subject: how human societies remember lives at all. Long before databases and paperwork, entire civilizations relied on living memory. Kat and Jethro explore the tradition of griots and other oral historians across West Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia—individuals entrusted with preserving genealogies, histories, and identities entirely through story, music, and performance. Backed by neuroscience research, the episode examines why rhythm and narrative are so effective at preserving memory, even when written records fail. Together, these two topics form a quiet, unsettling question at the heart of the episode: what happens when systems designed to document human existence fall short—and who remembers us when they do? Grounded in documented cases, historical tradition, and modern science, this episode blends true mystery with cultural insight, revealing how bodies can arrive without histories, and histories can survive without bodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ____________________ who God is, you will misunderstand ____________________ else.[Exodus 3:1 ESV] Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.God speaks clearly in ____________________ seasons.[Exodus 3:2 ESV] And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed.God's presence ____________________ us.[Exodus 3:3 ESV] And Moses said, "I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned."Revelation begins with ____________________.[Exodus 3:4 ESV] When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am."Before God ____________________ what He will do, He ____________________ who He is.[Exodus 3:5 ESV] Then he said, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."Holiness is not a ____________________, it is God's ____________________.[Exodus 3:11, 14 ESV] But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?" [14] God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel: 'I AM has sent me to you.'"Your ____________________ does not rest on who you are, it rests on who God is.[Exodus 4:10-11 ESV] But Moses said to the LORD, "Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue." [11] Then the LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?Don't let your ____________________ turn into ____________________.[Isaiah 43:1-3a] But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, "Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. [2] When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. [3] For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

What if death isn't a clean switch—off, then on—but something messier? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dig into a deeply unsettling early-20th-century medical case involving a European woman who was pronounced dead… and then woke up during her own autopsy. Not metaphorically. Not dramatically. Literally on the table. Declared clinically dead by the standards of the time, her body was wheeled from the ward, stripped, positioned, and cut open by doctors who had no reason to believe anyone was listening. But when she revived, she didn't describe darkness, tunnels, or visions of light. Instead, she calmly and accurately recounted what the doctors had done and said after she was declared dead—details she could not have seen, overheard, or reasonably guessed. The case appeared quietly in early medical journals, written in careful, restrained language, and then largely disappeared from discussion. Long before near-death experiences entered popular culture, this account suggested something far more uncomfortable: that awareness may linger longer than we think, and that consciousness doesn't always follow the tidy rules we assign to it. From there, the conversation widens into the blurry boundaries of clinical death, historical accounts of awareness during catastrophic injury, and why medicine—especially in its early modern years—may have preferred to quietly file away cases that didn't fit the model. Then, because this is The Box of Oddities, things take a turn. The episode also explores unlucky days across cultures—Friday the 13th, Tuesday the 13th, Friday the 17th, and other calendar dates humans have decided are cursed—and why we seem so determined to assign meaning to randomness. And finally, the story of Vincent Coleman and the Halifax Explosion: a railway dispatcher who knowingly stayed at his post to send a final warning that saved hundreds of lives, moments before one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in human history leveled much of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It's an episode about presence where none was expected, warnings sent too late—or just in time—and the uncomfortable possibility that the line between being here and being gone isn't as sharp as we'd like to believe. Fly it proudly, you beautiful freak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe today you feel alone. Perhaps due to your mistakes and failures you have isolated yourself from others. Maybe you are struggling and you wonder where God is. Possibly, you feel as if you are on the far side of the wilderness. Stand on this truth from God's Word: He will never leave you or forsake you.Main Points:1. This morning as I was reading my Bible, I found myself in Exodus chapter three. It's the story where Moses meets God at the burning bush. Six words leaped off the page as I read the familiar story. It says Moses was on “the far side of the wilderness.” Moses wasn't just in the wilderness, he was on the far side of the wilderness. What is the wilderness? The dictionary defines it as “an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region.” In other words, Moses was as isolated as a person could get.2. Yet, on the far side of the wilderness, with not another person in sight, Moses was not alone. It's here Moses has a life-changing encounter with God. He is reminded he is not alone, he is not forgotten, and God's purpose for his life has not changed.3. Moses never forgot about the day he encountered God at the burning bush. It was a revelation of God's continued purpose and plan for his life, but the greater lesson for Moses was the necessity of God's presence. Today's Scripture Verses:Exodus 3:1 - "Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness..."Psalm 139:7-10 - “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.”Exodus 33:15-16 - “Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”Quick Links:Donate to support this podcastLeave a review on Apple PodcastsGet a copy of The 5 Minute Discipleship JournalConnect on SocialJoin The 5 Minute Discipleship Facebook Group

As the nation of Israel begins their journey into the wilderness, they find themselves without food and water, but rather than turn to the Lord, they complain to Moses. After seeing such amazing and tangible deliverance and providence, the nation of Israel still worries that they will not be cared for. God provides quail as well as something that has never been seen before: fine flakes of something called manna, a white substance that resembled coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. Later, Moses's father-in-law Jethro suggests a system for justice which resounds throughout history.Exodus 16 - 1:01 . Exodus 17 - 8:01 . Exodus 18 - 11:25 . Psalm 29 - 16:24 . Psalm 30 - 18:02 . :::Christian Standard Bible translation.All music written and produced by John Burgess Ross.Co-produced by the Christian Standard Bible.facebook.com/commuterbibleinstagram.com/commuter_bibletwitter.com/CommuterPodpatreon.com/commuterbibleadmin@commuterbible.org

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro begin exactly where all great mysteries begin: with a frozen burrito and a deeply personal kitchen ritual that absolutely does not need to exist—but does anyway. From there, things escalate quickly. What starts as a discussion of oddly satisfying micro-rituals (the kind everyone has but no one can justify) turns into a deep dive beneath the sands of Egypt, where recent radar imaging claims suggest something massive and geometric may exist far below the Pyramid of Khafre. We're not talking about a hidden chamber or a forgotten hallway. We're talking about enormous cylindrical shafts, spiraling downward hundreds of meters, arranged with unsettling precision. Are these structures real? Are they geological accidents? Or are they deliberately engineered spaces—older than the pyramids themselves—designed for purposes we no longer understand? Kat and Jethro explore theories ranging from ancient engineering marvels to acoustic resonance chambers capable of inducing altered states of consciousness. Chanting, vibration, infrasonic frequencies, and architecture as a mechanism for transcendence all enter the chat. Along the way, the conversation veers (as it always does) into related oddities: Stonehenge acoustics, the Dyatlov Pass mystery, binaural beats, and the idea that sound itself may have been one of humanity's earliest tools for altering perception and brushing up against the unknown. Then, just when you think you're safe, we go underwater. Meet the Bobbit worm—also known as the bearded fireworm—a real, very ancient, nightmare-fuel marine predator that hides in sand, senses vibrations, and snaps prey in half with terrifying speed. Equal parts fascinating and horrifying, this ten-foot ambush worm becomes an unexpected mirror to the episode's earlier themes: ancient design, patience, hidden systems, and things that wait quietly beneath the surface until the moment they strike. This episode blends humor, history, speculative science, biology, and the deeply human urge to find meaning in rituals, structures, and creatures that predate us by millions—or even billions—of years. From kitchen counters to subterranean spirals to venomous sea monsters, The Box of Oddities asks the question it always asks best: not just what might be down there—but why the idea of it makes us so uncomfortable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

In this special episode, Jethro Jones defends his doctoral dissertation on how school principals can use AI for innovation rather than just efficiency. The research challenges the common "save time" narrative around AI in education and introduces the concept of "cognitive equity" - using AI to expand capabilities and solve problems that weren't previously possible.Through a full-day workshop with 11 Wyoming principals, Jethro demonstrated that when professional development focuses on authentic problems rather than tools, leaders can create innovative solutions like student mental health check-in apps, digital citizenship games, and curiosity trackers. The study revealed three key barriers (time, training, and resources) and emphasized the importance of sustained, problem-focused professional development that allows for productive struggle. LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe're thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers' timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments

On this Friday the 13th edition of Inbox of Oddities, Kat and Jethro open the mailbag and let the Freak Fam take the microphone. From Ohio to Australia, Wisconsin to Vermont, listeners share experiences they can't quite explain—and aren't sure they want to. A woman who lives alone wakes up to find coins appearing on her nightstand… even after setting up a camera to prove nothing happened. A listener describes hearing her beloved dog—gone just hours before—return one last time, warm and unmistakably real. A cemetery worker receives a phone call from someone insisting they were just called first. And a disconnected phone number delivers a voicemail years later… in a mother's voice. Other stories drift into stranger territory: a dying grandfather who insists the room is “breathing,” deathbed visions of unseen visitors, the unsettling sense of a space suddenly feeling busy, and the lingering question of whether some voices are meant to be heard—but not answered. There's also a look at extravagant funerals, eerie coincidences, and the quiet comfort of knowing you're not alone when you file something under unexplained and keep going. These are the kind of things you think about later, when the house is quiet. Welcome to the Inbox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro wander into one of the strangest phrases ever to appear in official U.S. government records: “Unexplained human presence detected.” Buried inside real Freedom of Information Act documents, this calm, clinical line appears again and again across decades of federal incident reports—acknowledging signs of human movement, interaction, and intention… without ever finding a human being. What does it mean when trained professionals confirm a presence, rule out mechanical causes, and then simply stop writing? The conversation drifts through surveillance systems, human perception, AI pattern recognition, and that deeply familiar feeling that someone was just there—close enough to leave a trace—before vanishing. From there, the episode plunges (sometimes literally) into Devil's Hole, Nevada: a narrow limestone fissure hiding a warm surface pool, a bottomless-seeming abyss, and the only natural habitat of the critically endangered Devil's Hole pupfish. The hosts explore how this unassuming opening drops more than 1,200 feet into darkness, has claimed multiple divers, reacts to earthquakes thousands of miles away, and even attracted the obsessive attention of Charles Manson. With stories of vanished bodies, seismic sloshing, baffling depths, and fragile life clinging to a single rocky shelf, this episode blends government mystery, geological terror, and existential unease—plus a brief, emotional detour involving a rescued monarch butterfly named Crumplewing. As always, it's strange, funny, unsettling, and just grounded enough in real documentation to make it linger long after the episode ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2.23 During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.3.1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.7 Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

Send a textIf you're ambitious, driven, and used to carrying everything on your own, this episode is for you.In today's conversation, we unpack a powerful leadership lesson from Exodus 18. A moment when Moses faithfully serves the people, yet unknowingly sets himself up for burnout. From morning to evening, Moses becomes the bottleneck, trying to handle everything alone. It isn't a lack of heart or commitment; it's a lack of sustainability.Through the wisdom of Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, we learn an uncomfortable but freeing truth: doing everything yourself doesn't make you strong; it slowly wears you down.In this episode, we talk about:How burnout can hide behind good intentionsWhy gatekeeping is not real leadershipThe danger of blind spots when you're too close to your own lifeWhy receptivity to correction mattersHow obedience requires action, not just agreementThis message is especially for leaders, creators, entrepreneurs, and believers who feel overwhelmed, stretched thin, or exhausted from trying to be everything to everyone.Scripture referenced: Exodus 18Sign up for Activate Your Calling: Create, Build, & Promote Your Gift: https://bit.ly/4r0QixGSign up to be notified about Faith to Launch Community: https://bit.ly/FaithtoLaunchPlease join me in my YouTube only series, 30 Days to Becoming a Stronger, More Confident You in Christ: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkkBA4-h1A56MxObeO__s873pdUnnWQ5

In this powerful Weekly Word, we dive into Parashat Yitro (Exodus 18) and uncover a prophetic blueprint for becoming a governor of prosperity as we prepare for the upcoming Hebrew calendar shift into Nissan.As we move through the month of Shevat (Shabbat)—the season of new trees, pruning, growth, and abundance—God is preparing His people for next-level stewardship, leadership, and supernatural provision. This message reveals how the Torah readings prophetically position us for the crossover from deliverance to dominion.Key revelations in this message include:• The prophetic shift from “Let My people go” (Parashat Beshalach) to governance and structure (Parashat Yitro)• Why abundance requires management, not just blessing• Jethro's wisdom to Moses and God's model for shared leadership and endurance• The biblical role of able men (Chayil)—men and women of substance, faith, and strength• How God leads us from toiling into rest, from lack into shalom• Breaking the poverty mindset through Matthew 6 and kingdom thinking• Learning to make decisions from being seated with Christ in heavenly places• Preparing spiritually for the month of Nissan, the true biblical new yearThis teaching will challenge you to examine:What God is asking you to releaseWhat responsibilities you're meant to delegateWhether you're living from fear and worry or from peace and prosperityHow God is positioning you to help others enter their place of shalomScriptures covered:• Exodus 18 (Parashat Yitro)• Matthew 6:25–34• Ephesians 2:6• Hebrew insights on shalom, endurance, and chayilRESOURCES MENTIONED• Cracking the Time Code https://www.candicesmithyman.com/shop/p/preorder-cracking-the-time-code-step-into-supernatural-acceleration-stop-cycles-of-delay-and-secure-gods-promises-today• New Eternal Kingdom Order Course• Dream Winners Coaching & CertificationWww.dreammentors.org• Hebrew Calendar & Torah Reading ResourcesGet your Wall Calender and copy of “365 Prophetic Revelations from the Hebrew Calendar”Www.candicesmithyman.com or out of USA go to https://amzn.to4aQYoR0FREE Mentoring Call – February 12(10 AM & 6 PM EST) FREE impartation & activation monthlyREGISTER HERE- http://bit.ly/4gfRKXmPodcast: Manifest His Presence on SpotifyEvents & Itinerary:https://candicesmithyman.com/eventsVisit: CandiceSmithyman.com for books, courses, & prophetic resources

Could ancient Romans really talk to the dead—and did they build a device to help them do it? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro tumble headfirst into one of archaeology's strangest unsolved mysteries: the Roman dodecahedron. These small bronze objects—covered in holes, studded with knobs, and found almost exclusively in frontier regions of the Roman Empire—have baffled historians for centuries. No instructions. No records. No explanation. Just geometry… and silence. We explore a growing theory that these objects weren't tools or toys at all, but ritual devices used for necromancy. Drawing from documented Roman practices—curse tablets, grave rituals, offerings to the dead—we examine how light, fire, human remains, and sacred geometry may have combined to create controlled states of altered perception. Not summoning ghosts exactly… but thinning the veil just enough. From Plato's cosmic geometry to the eerie absence of these artifacts in Rome itself, the clues point toward forbidden practices quietly carried out on the edges of empire—where Roman order collided with older Celtic beliefs about the dead being nearby, accessible, and occasionally helpful. Along the way, the episode drifts (as it always does) into unexpected territory: midnight peanut-butter trauma, the strange comfort of reincarnated pets, and a surprisingly deep dive into how humans have measured time—from candle clocks and cow milkings to Planck time and absurdly large cosmic units. Because when you start talking about death, you inevitably end up talking about time… and how little of it we feel we have. It's a conversation about ancient fears, forbidden knowledge, and the unsettling possibility that some things were never written down because they worked just well enough to scare people into silence. Fly your freak flag proudly—and maybe don't peer too deeply into glowing bronze objects near a grave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special handoff episode of Transformative Principal, host Jethro Jones announces he's passing the podcast to Mike Caldwell, founder of LinkedLeaders, as Jethro transitions to his new role as Director of Operations at Life Lab, a character education company creating video curriculum for middle and high schools—a move that aligns perfectly with his doctorate in character education, which he's defending the day after this episode airs. The episode explores why this partnership makes sense, as both Transformative Principal and LinkedLeaders focus on supporting school leaders through connection, mentorship, and learning from others' experiences, with Mike's platform connecting principals with mentors who have actually done the work they're struggling with through features like "Leadership Suites" that give districts their own dedicated spaces while accessing a broader community. Jethro shares insights about using AI tools like Open Claw to streamline operations and eliminate repetitive tasks in his new role, while both hosts emphasize a core theme: school leaders desperately need safe spaces to connect with peers who understand their challenges, since they often can't discuss struggles with staff below them or administrators above them. After 13 years and over 10 years of episodes, Jethro confidently hands off the podcast to Mike, who will continue providing valuable conversations for educational leaders worldwide. LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe're thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers' timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments

This week in Follow: The Exodus Story, we were joined by guest speaker Dontae Brown, Mercy Hill's Youth Ministries Director, teaching from Exodus 18.After the Red Sea and the wilderness provision, Israel enters a new phase of their journey—learning how to live as God's people together. Through Moses and Jethro, we discover an unexpected truth: God often gives His wisdom through other people, and receiving it requires humility.Moses had seen miracles, spoken with God, and led a nation out of slavery. Yet when his father-in-law confronted him about carrying the burden alone, Moses didn't defend himself—he listened. His humility opened the door for God's wisdom, bringing peace, endurance, and shared responsibility among the people.In this message, we learn that pride closes us off from God's guidance, but humility allows us to grow. God never designed one person to carry the work alone—He forms His people as a body, calling believers to support, encourage, and walk together in faith.God's wisdom doesn't only come through dramatic miracles. Sometimes it comes through correction, community, and the people He places around us.Scripture Covered:Exodus 18:5–24Proverbs 15:31–33Numbers 12:3Big Ideas:• Humility is the doorway to receiving God's wisdom• God uses people to shape our walk with Him• The Church was designed to share burdens, not carry them aloneWhether you need to grow in humility, offer support to others, or ask for help yourself, this passage reminds us that God forms His people together.

Download the notes here:https://esm.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/02.7.26-Congregational-Notes-5.pdf*********************************Website: esm.usPastor Mark BiltzMission Statement: (https://esm.us/about/)El Shaddai Ministries exists to take Torah to the nations by restoring the Biblical and historical perspectives that have been lost over the last 2000 years, uncovering replacement theology, and healing our Christian-Jewish relationships.Statement of Beliefs:https://tinyurl.com/4ks6eznu

This week on the podcast, we're unpacking the surprising salvation of a pagan priest. Jethro, the priest of Midian, encounters the God of Israel and His response ends up shaping Israel's journey through the wilderness.Be sure to SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a video from TFI! Donate to TFI: https://www.togetherforisrael.org/givingpageThe ORIGINS Bible Study: https://www.togetherforisrael.org/storeWeekly Email Sign up: http://eepurl.com/ga8y7HVisit our Website: https://www.togetherforisrael.orgDownload our App: https://subsplash.com/togetherforisrael/download-appJoin us for a tour: https://www.tfi.tours

Parshas Yisro is a tale of two narratives. It begins with the dramatic arrival of Jethro, father-in-law of Moshe. He heard about all the miracles that the Almighty performed for the nation during the Exodus and decided to join the nation. The Parsha details his arrival together with Moshe's wife and their two sons, the […]

Parshas Yitro 5786 ספר שמות פרק יח פסוק י ‫וישמע יתרו כהן מדין חתן משה את כל אשר עשה אלהים למשה ולישראל עמו כי הוציא יקוק את ישראל ממצרים׃‬ _Sefer Shemot Chapter 18 Verse 10_ _Jethro priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard all that Hashem had done for Moses and for Israel—Hashem's people: how the Eternal had brought Israel out from Egypt._

When Bureaucracy Kills You on Paper and the 1906 exorcism of Clara Germana Cele.  What if you woke up one morning and discovered the government had already buried you—on paper?  In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore the quietly terrifying phenomenon of bureaucratic death: real cases in which living people were officially declared dead due to clerical errors, missing-person rulings, or database failures—and then found it nearly impossible to prove they were alive again. Bank accounts frozen. Benefits canceled. Identities erased. All because a system designed for finality has no process for resurrection.  From Social Security records that spread like digital wildfire to court rulings that insist you missed the deadline to object to your own death, this story exposes the absurd and Kafkaesque consequences of modern bureaucracy. We look at documented cases including men who stood in court, breathing and speaking, while judges acknowledged their physical existence—yet refused to reverse their legal death.  Then, just when you think reality has regained its footing, we pivot into one of the most chilling possession cases on record: the 1906 exorcism of Clara Germana Cele, a young orphan raised in a South African mission school. Accounts describe violent behavior, alleged levitation, sudden fluency in multiple languages, and a prolonged exorcism sanctioned by the Catholic Church. But viewed through a modern lens, the story raises unsettling questions about trauma, power, colonialism, and what happens when fear becomes doctrine.  Is possession supernatural—or is it what happens when vulnerable people are given no language for their suffering?  As always, we separate documented facts from speculation, explore credible historical sources, and sit comfortably in the discomfort where certainty breaks down. Also included: dangerously compassionate lizard-warming strategies, the unexpected poetry of snowplow names, and the reminder that sometimes the scariest thing in the room isn't a demon—it's a system that refuses to see you.  Because being alive, it turns out, is not always enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why would a powerful, respected spiritual leader abandon comfort, status, and certainty to join a nation of former slaves in the desert?In this morning's class, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath explores the story of Jethro—not as ancient history, but as a living mirror. Through a surprising Talmudic question, we uncover what Jethro really heard that compelled him to move from observer to participant.This class weaves together three forces that define the Jewish story, irrational hatred, the moral genius of Torah, and the supernatural resilience of the Jewish people and asks a deeply personal question:What does Judaism ask of us when it's easier to stay comfortable?Jethro's journey challenges us to stop watching Jewish life from the sidelines and start stepping into it with intention, courage, and responsibility.KEY TAKEAWAYSBeing inspired is easy. Showing up changes everything.Irrational hatred is often the shadow cast by something deeply holy.Torah isn't just tradition, it's a radical moral framework that reshaped civilization.Jewish survival defies history, logic, and probability.You don't need to be born into greatness, but you do need to choose it.Judaism isn't meant to be admired from a distance, it's meant to be lived.The real question isn't what did Jethro hear? It's what are we hearing—and what are we doing about it?#Jewish #Judaism #Torah #Bible #BibleStudy #TorahLessons  #Jethro #FromFanToPlayer #JewishIdentity #TorahLife #PurposeOverComfort #LivingJudaism #JewishResilience #WhyBeJewish #KabbalahForEveryone #RabbiBernath #JewishNDG #MeaningOverConvenience #StepIntoTheStory Available now:Paperback (US): https://www.amazon.com/Forgiveness-Experiment-What-Would-Your/dp/1069217638Paperback (Canada): https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1069217638Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FR2QNJL6Support the showGot your own question for Rabbi Bernath? He can be reached at rabbi@jewishndg.com or http://www.theloverabbi.comSingle? You can make a profile on www.JMontreal.com and Rabbi Bernath will help you find that special someone.Donate and support Rabbi Bernath's work http://www.jewishndg.com/donateFollow Rabbi Bernath's YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ybernathAccess Rabbi Bernath's Articles on Relationships https://medium.com/@loverabbi

Caller Questions & Discussion: JJ discusses the story in Exodus 18 where Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, advises Moses to delegate his responsibilities instead of handling everything alone. My 11-year-old daughter is terrified of vomiting. Should I seek professional help? Sometimes she refuses to eat because she feels nauseous. During the Superbowl, what advice do you have for people who have a tendency to overindulge with food, alcohol, or betting? How much help should I provide my 34-year-old son, who has struggled with bipolar disorder and psychosis? I'm considering renting an apartment for him. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but I think it caused my diabetes. Can I stop taking my medication?

The arrival of Jethro, the preparation for Sinai, and the nature of the Sinai revelation – these are some of the subjects featured in our parsha. In this very special and atypically extemporaneous Parsha podcast, we offer four interesting ideas: one on the unique route that Jethro took to the truth; one on the particular […]

The arrival of Jethro, the preparation for Sinai, and the nature of the Sinai revelation - these are some of the subjects featured in our parsha. In this very special and atypically extemporaneous Parsha podcast, we offer four interesting ideas: one on the unique route that Jethro took to the truth; one on the particular form of pleasure that Torah bestows upon those who learn it; a supremely clever idea on the boundaries placed around Mount Sinai; and a fascinating observation on the splitting of the sea and the splitting of the heavens.– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –DONATE: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php. Thank you!– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –NEW TORCH Mailing Address POBox:TORCHPO BOX 310246HOUSTON, TX 77231-0246– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Email me with questions, comments, and feedback: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –SUBSCRIBE to my Newsletterrabbiwolbe.com/newsletter– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –SUBSCRIBE to Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe's PodcastsThe Parsha PodcastThe Jewish History PodcastThe Mitzvah Podcast This Jewish LifeThe Ethics PodcastTORAH 101 ★ Support this podcast ★

Why did Henry David Thoreau care so much about pencils—and why did some phone numbers keep ringing long after they were disconnected? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro wander into two stories that shouldn't be connected… but somehow are. First, we look at the surprising industrial legacy of Henry David Thoreau, long before Walden Pond. As a young man working in his family's pencil business, Thoreau applied chemistry, precision, and quiet rebellion to fix America's worst pencils—changing how graphite was processed, how pencils were graded, and why most pencils are still yellow today. It's a story about innovation, independence, and how financial stability made room for deep thinking… and eventually, deliberate living. Then, the episode takes a darker turn. During the 1960s and 70s, people across the U.S. reported receiving phone calls from businesses that had been closed—sometimes for decades. Funeral homes. Pharmacies. Local shops. Callers insisted they had just spoken to someone on the line. Engineers found nothing. Phone companies found no active service. The FCC investigated. No explanation stuck. What emerged instead was something stranger: the idea of telecom afterimages—echoes of human habit lingering in old copper wire. Conversations without ghosts. Voices without intent. Systems that didn't quite know how to forget. This episode explores how infrastructure remembers, how absence isn't always clean, and why the most unsettling stories are often the quietest ones—ordinary conversations that shouldn't exist, but somehow do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most significant event in all of human history is the Revelation at Sinai, which occurs in Parshas Yisro. Prior to that monumental experience and the conveyance of the Ten Commandments, Moshe's father in law, Jethro, arrived at the camp and makes an important suggestion for improving the efficiency of the judicial process. – – […]

The most significant event in all of human history is the Revelation at Sinai, which occurs in Parshas Yisro. Prior to that monumental experience and the conveyance of the Ten Commandments, Moshe's father in law, Jethro, arrived at the camp and makes an important suggestion for improving the efficiency of the judicial process.– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –DONATE: Please consider supporting the podcasts by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php. Thank you!– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –NEW TORCH Mailing Address POBox:TORCHPO BOX 310246HOUSTON, TX 77231-0246– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Email me with questions, comments, and feedback: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –SUBSCRIBE to my Newsletterrabbiwolbe.com/newsletter– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –SUBSCRIBE to Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe's PodcastsThe Parsha PodcastThe Jewish History PodcastThe Mitzvah Podcast This Jewish LifeThe Ethics PodcastTORAH 101 ★ Support this podcast ★

How might pastors approach the many administrative needs of a congregation? Pastor John draws four helpful guidelines from Jethro's counsel to Moses.

What happens when a military base shuts down… but the signals don't? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro dig into a strange, documented mystery tied to Camp Hero in Montauk, New York—a Cold War radar installation officially decommissioned in the early 1980s. Years after the gates were locked and the radar went dark, amateur ham radio operators began logging unexplained voice transmissions seemingly originating from the abandoned site. These weren't bursts of static or pirate radio chatter. Operators reported calm, procedural phrases—short, clipped, emotionally neutral language consistent with military communications. Even more unsettling: some transmissions appeared to echo Cold War–era radar terminology that had been out of use for decades. The reports were consistent, carefully logged, and compelling enough that they were forwarded to the FCC, which investigated and acknowledged the anomalies… but never provided a public explanation. Kat and Jethro walk through what we know for certain about Camp Hero, the documented reports from experienced radio operators, and why Montauk's long history of high strangeness makes this case especially unsettling. From theories involving atmospheric conditions and signal propagation to more speculative ideas about residual transmissions, time displacement, and non-intelligent “hauntings” of technology itself, this episode explores how systems built to listen may sometimes keep doing so long after we think they've stopped. Along the way, the conversation veers—delightfully—into unexpected territory, including bizarre animal adoption names, Denmark's most aggressively tasteless amusement park, and the thin line between serious investigation and the absurd places curiosity can take you. As always, the story stays rooted in documented accounts, official records, and firsthand reports—leaving you to decide whether these voices were nothing more than interference… or echoes from something that never fully powered down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when a wall hides more than it should? In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore two unsettling, very real stories where history was quietly sealed away—literally and figuratively. First, we descend into the forgotten basement of Danvers State Hospital in Massachusetts, where renovation crews in the 1990s uncovered a bricked-over corridor that didn't exist on any blueprints. Inside were intact treatment rooms, restraint fixtures, and medical equipment from an era psychiatric institutions would rather forget. No records. No documentation. And once discovered, the space was quietly sealed again. Then we shift to a powerful and often overlooked chapter in American medical history: Freedom House Ambulance Service in Pittsburgh. In the 1960s, a group of Black paramedics—trained at an unprecedented level—quietly invented modern emergency medical care. They saved hundreds of lives, revolutionized on-scene treatment, and laid the foundation for today's EMS systems… before being erased from history when the city took over the program. Along the way, we talk about institutional amnesia, medical ethics, abandoned practices, historical erasure, and why the scariest stories are often the ones that actually happened. Because sometimes the question isn't what's haunting a place—It's what was deliberately forgotten. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore how some mysteries don't announce themselves with screaming headlines or dramatic hauntings—but instead settle in quietly and refuse to leave. The episode slips into dark territory with the true and well-documented case of the Hexham Heads—two crude stone carvings unearthed by children in a backyard in 1970s England. What followed were subtle but persistent disturbances: unexplained knocking, moving objects, and a growing sense that the house itself was reacting to something that should never have been brought inside. Investigated by members of the Society for Psychical Research, the case raises an unsettling possibility—that some hauntings are tied not to places but to objects that carry history badly. In the second half, the episode turns from the paranormal to forensic science with the decades-long mystery of Little Miss Lake Panasoffkee. Discovered murdered in Florida in 1971, she remained unidentified for over fifty years despite repeated exhumations, reconstructions, and scientific analysis. Advances in forensic technology finally restored her name—Maureen Lou Rowan—while also revealing how earlier scientific conclusions were quietly skewed by embalming practices of the era. The story becomes a sobering reminder that science evolves, truth is fragile, and identity can be lost far too easily. Along the way, Kat and Jethro weave in observations about human behavior, survival instincts, and the strange overlap between curiosity, caution, and consequence. No jump scares. No neat endings. Just a lingering sense that some things—objects, histories, and unresolved lives—leave marks long after they're buried. If you're fascinated by haunted objects, unsolved mysteries, forensic breakthroughs, and the quieter side of the unexplained, this episode delivers stories that stay with you well after the final sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices