Oddity Shop
This podcast examines the oddities of the world...Cryptids to Conspiracies, Cults to Curiosities, Myths to Mysteries, and so much more! Stop by the shop, where the bizarre is always on sale... Each week your curators, Kara Perakovic and Zach Palmer will be opening the shop and sharing stories with you.
Episodes
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...
Welcome To The Oddity Shop, Where The Bizarre is Always on Sale. This week, your curator Kara has the tale of some local ghosts on Dice Road!
Venture down the shadowy path of Dice Road, notorious for its chilling tales in the heart of Michigan. Our journey begins with the tragic saga of Anna Rhodes Millerton, whose love triangle spirals into a haunting legacy. As we uncover the eerie chronicles of the Michigan Hell House, delve int...
Welcome to the Oddity Shop, where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! This Week we are opening the doors and sharing YOUR stories back to you
Have you ever been groped or caressed by a ghost? Have you or a loved one been tormented at night by a spirit trying to save their dogs from an evil wife?? Better yet, Have you had to save your partner from a demon dog that is trying to attach itself to you? Well stay tuned, because ou...
Welcome to the Oddity Shop....Archives. We are taking a short Hiatus for the month of January! Please enjoy a month of some of our favorite throwback episodes!
In The shop this week, Zach has the tragic tale, and following hauntings surrounding Eastern Airlines Flight 401
Listen as we recount how a completly normal flight takes a dubious turn when coming in to land in 1972. After the crash, find out what happens...
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