The Oddities Department
Welcome to The Oddities Department, the podcast where history gets weird, science gets weirder, and Gavin and his crew gleefully drag you into the strangest corners of the universe. Every episode dives into bizarre true stories, cursed artifacts, questionable science experiments, forgotten folklore, and so many “wait… WHAT?” moments. If you love learning things that make you clutch your pearls, laugh, or rethink reality, you are in the right place.
The Oddities Department
Latest Episodes
Einstein's Brain Heist, Operation Mincemeat, Medieval Torture Devices, Cocaine Jazz Rats
In Episode 18 of The Oddities Department, we take you through four wildly unsettling (and occasionally hilarious) exhibits where history, science, and human curiosity collide in the most chaotic ways imaginable.🧠 Einstein’s Bra...
The Silent Twins, Defenestration, The Gympie Gympie Tree, The Duality Of A Spy, Booty Hole Eel & Tarrare
Episode 17 of The Oddities Department is what happens when the museum staff quits, the exhibits get hostile, and absolutely no one is left in charge.This week’s tour is unstable from the jump.We begin with June and Jen...
The Horrific History of Beauty, Ann Hodges & The Meteorite, Mary Toft & The Rabbit Births, Johan de Witt, The Black Death "Cures"
In Episode 16, we explore a collection of unbelievable historical moments that will keep you on your toes...• The Great Molasses Flood of 1919, one of the strangest disasters in U.S. history • The only confirmed case of...
Nellie Bly, The King Of Sting, Dildos, Casanova, Oysters, The Cadaver Synod & Operation Cat Drop
Episode 15 of The Oddities Department cracks open another tour of historical chaos.This week’s tour contains six stories that are equal parts fascinating, horrifying, and deeply, deeply hilarious.We begin with The Story ...
The Kentucky Meat Shower, Juliane Koepcke, Dublin's Whiskey River, Mad Hatters, Chiropractic's & The Great Camel Experiment
Episode 14 of The Oddities Department drags us even deeper into the archives, where the case files smell faintly of meat, whiskey, and very poor decision-making.This week’s crate contains six stories that should have stayed under lock an...
