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Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is talking about the spookiness at her favorite place to get some R&R: Michigan's Mackinac Island 

This charming Michigan destination may be famous for its fudge, horse-drawn carriages, and Victorian charm, but beneath its picture-perfect exterior lies one of the most supernaturally active locations in the Midwest.

Long b...

Welcome to a Very Special Episode of The Oddity Shop! In The Shop This Week we have a special guest: Tiktok's Very Own - Lauren The Mortician!!!

Lauren pulls back the curtain on the mortician's daily routine—a constantly shifting landscape far from the stereotypical gloom many imagine. From meeting with families and visiting cemeteries to performing embalmings and navigating the emotional terrain of grief, she finds purpos...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is Krack-in' open the Lore of Sea Monsters.

The Kraken has haunted sailors' dreams for centuries – a colossal tentacled beast capable of dragging entire ships beneath the waves. From its origins in 13th century Norse sagas to scientific discoveries in our modern era, we track the evolution of this legendary sea monster and uncove...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is talking all things Skinwalkers, Listen at your own Risk!

The shadows between what we know and what we fear are often populated by entities that defy explanation. This week, we venture into territory that makes even the most seasoned paranormal enthusiasts uncomfortable – the realm of the skinwalker.

Following our previous explo...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara is talking all things Wendigo, Listen at your own Risk!

Ever felt that chill down your spine while alone in the woods? That primal instinct warning you something's watching from just beyond the tree line? You might have narrowly avoided one of the most terrifying entities in indigenous folklore.

The line between natural fear ...

Welcome to a Very Special Episode of The Oddity Shop! In The Shop This Week we have a special guest and Crop Circle Maker under the alias, Citizen D

What happens when you discover that crop circles are made by humans—but the mystery only gets deeper? In this riveting conversation  we're taken behind the veil of one of modern folklore's most enduring enigmas. 

For decades, elaborate patterns appearing overnight in ...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach is chatting all about the mysteries of Crater Lake.

 Join us as we plunge into the mysteries of Crater Lake, Oregon – a place where the veil between worlds seems eerily thin.

We explore the lake's many enigmas: the Old Man of the Lake (a tree that has inexplicably floated upright for over a century), mysterious islands where ...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Kara has the Famous Mystery of D.B. Cooper.

"I have a bomb." These four words, scribbled on a note passed to flight attendant Florence Schaefer on November 24, 1971, launched the most famous hijacking case in American history. 

The mysterious passenger in seat 18E ordered bourbon and soda before revealing his demands: $200,000 in unmar...

Welcome to a Very Special Episode of The Oddity Shop! In The Shop This Week, Sam Baltrusis stops by to talk about his books, relationship to Lizzie Borden, Men in hats, and so much more!

The conversation with Sam Baltrusis begins with an unexpected spectral scream—just seconds before our recording starts—setting the perfect tone for an exploration into the world of a man who walks confidently between realms. As a journalist, author ...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your Curator Zach, As promised has the solved tale of the Identity of Jack The Ripper

The mystery that has perplexed investigators and captivated true crime enthusiasts for over a century has finally been solved. Jack the Ripper, the shadowy figure who terrorized London's Whitechapel district in 1888, now has a name backed by science: Aaron Kosminski.<...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Kara has the tale of the cursed Iceman.

Two German hikers made a startling discovery in the Ötztal Alps in 1991 that would forever change our understanding of the Copper Age—and potentially unleash a deadly curse.

This remarkably intact mummy (The Iceman) provides an unprecedented window into prehistoric life. But the story takes a dar...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Zach is finally covering the case of Lizzie Borden

The infamous Lizzie Borden axe murders stand as one of America's most enduring unsolved crimes—a bloody double homicide that shocked the nation and continues to fascinate more than a century later. We dissect the gruesome events of August 4, 1892, when Andrew Borden and his second wife Abb...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Kara has a story for you dear deer oddballs

Something watches you from the edge of the forest. At first glance, it's just a deer—but look closer. Those legs bend wrong. Its eyes face forward like a predator's. And it's looking right at you.

The "Not Deer" phenomenon has been terrifying travelers on dark rural r...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Zach is taking you on a wild goose chase....Or should we Say Saucer Chase??

Take a ride with us through the 1960s as we relive the high-speed pursuit of an egg-shaped UFO by officers Spauer and Neff. Picture the scene: a mysterious object darting across state lines at 85 mph, leaving a trail of bewildered officers from Ohio to Pennsylvania. The...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Kara is talking about Internet Influencers, Summoning Demons...and  MUDER

Could the allure of dark magic lead one down a dangerous path? We explore this chilling curiosity with a look into the life of EA Koetting, a figure enshrined in controversy within the occult community.

 Our conversation takes a solemn turn as we remember Bibaa Henry and N...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Zach has a story of a Ship that travels through space and time.

Ever wondered what it would be like if science pushed the boundaries of reality? Our fascination takes us to the bewildering tale of the Philadelphia Experiment—a WWII event shrouded in mystery and conspiracy, involving teleportation and invisibility. We explore the USS Eldridge&ap...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Kara has a tale that will have you checking your email inbox for spooky messages 

Ever wondered if your tech gadgets could bridge the gap between the digital world and the afterlife? Our journey takes a curious twist as we tackle the tech challenges of setting up YouTube TV for Kara's parents, navigating the minefield of passwords and upda...

Welcome to a Very Special Episode of The Oddity Shop! In The Shop This Week, Michigan's own Exie Smith, Stops by to hang out for a conversation.

What's it like to grow up in a haunted house and possess the uncanny ability to affect electronics just by being near them? Psychic medium and author Exie Smith joins us to unravel these mysteries and more. From her early days navigating the supernatural to becoming an accomplishe...

Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale.  This week, your curator Zach has a slew of conspiracies surrounding your favorite childhood cartoons

 Our latest episode takes you through a labyrinth of conspiracy theories and nostalgic tales that challenge what you think you know about your favorite animated shows.

Ever wondered if Angelica Pickles from Rugrats imagined her world as a way to cope with trau...