Oddity Shop

Oddity Shop

By Kara Perakovic and Zach PalmerSociety & CultureEducationTrue Crime
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Oddity Shop episodes

  • Calls from the Afterlife: Tales of Phantom Phone Calls Beyond the Grave

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Zach tells us all about a well documented phenomena where people received calls from loved ones who have passed.

    Stop by the shop and check out our strange calls.  Hear as Zach reads stories from Reddit, California, and from a famous author who have all received these kinds of calls.  Between stories we discuss how the contact may occur and some real studies that have been done to figure out what exactly is going on.  Remember to always answer your phone... You never know who is on the other end! 

    References:

    1.https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/iyz9u7/phone_calls_from_beyond_the_grave/
    2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/201309/phone-call-the-dead?amp
    3. https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/ghostly-phone-calls-from-beyond-the-grave-the-story-of-charles-e-peck-41b9be183e9c
    4. https://www.proquest.com/docview/1537381324
    5. https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/10/18/1061320/digital-clones-of-dead-people/amp/
    6. https://www.hereafter.ai/faq

    It Can't Be People! 

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    39 min
  • The Whitney Hotel: Legends of Detroit's Ghostly Hotel Encounters

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Kara tells us about the history and ghosts of a local Haunt, The Whitney in Detroit Michigan!

    The Doors are open, and oddities are up for grabs.. Tune in as Kara tells us about The Whitney family, who made their money from Lumber, and built one of the largest residences in all of Detroit...However, the family may have never left.  To this day, patrons and employees of the Whitney see Apparitions, strange lights, and a playful character in the Carriage House...

    Reference Shout Outs:

    • newspapaer.com
    • movie.com
    • wiki
    • freep.com
    • audacity.com
    • billsnethkamp.net
    • theclio.com
    • hanklove.com
    • YouTube video from press start productions 
    • YouTube video from Mortiz
    • sites.google.com
    • Tapps episode 

    It Can't Be People! 

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    34 min
  • The City of the Dead: Exploring the Mysteries of St. Louis Cemetery No.1

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Zach Tells us all about his Trip to the cemeteries of New Orleans.

    Stop by the shop, where this week, the dead are on sale.  Zach recounts his trip to New Orleans, gives us some history on how the dead are cared for, the creole way, and Talks about a few residents of St. Louis # 1, Including: Homer Plessy, Marie Laveau, a celebrity who hasn't passed yet...And Possibly the infamous Delphine La Laurie.

    Reference Shout Outs:
    1.  https://freetoursbyfoot.com/st-louis-cemetery-1/
    2.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Louis_Cemetery#:~:text=Famous%20New%20Orleanians%20buried%20in,Court%20decision%20on%20civil%20rights.
    3. https://www.frenchquarter.com/st-louis-cemetery-no-1/
    4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_LaLaurie
    5. https://www.saveourcemeteries.org/cemeteries/cemeteries/st-louis-cemetery-no-1.html

    It Can't Be People! 

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    40 min
  • 1895 Rising Glen Road: The Mysterious Death of Brittany Murphy

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Kara tells us about the mysterious death of Brittany Murphy and her "Unlucky" home at 1895 Rising Glen Road.

    The Shops doors are open, and this week we head inside 1895 Rising Glen Road... The house that could have had an impact on the passing of Brittany Murphy and her partner!  Was it the house? Reiki gone wrong? A Controlling Husband? Toxic Mold?  We may never know the answer, but we discuss are theories, and the role that Brittany Spears played in the whole situation as well!

    Reference Shout Outs:
    Paranormalpopculture.com
    Alex matsuo YouTube channel
    Oxygen.com
    Morbidtourism.com
    Redfin.com
    We need to talk about Britney podcast
    Rollingstone.com
    Wiki
    people.com
    My post.com
    Veroclinics.com 
    Thecut.com 



    It Can't Be People! 

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    The Shop's phone lines are open! Give us a call and leave a voicemail (Or two!) with your creepy personal tale/oddity, and it could be featured on a future episode!
    616.320.4935

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    www.OddityShopPodcast.com

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    36 min
  • The Circleville Letters: A Stalker's Reign of Terror and Circleville's Dark Secrets

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Zach tells us the story of the Circleville letters.

    The shop is open and we've got some reading to do.  For 20 years, the residents of Circleville received anonymous letters, spilling secrets and turning neighbors against each other.  Now almost 50 years later the mystery is still unsolved, come listen to the tale, and be the next one to possibly try and solve the case

    Reference Shout Outs:
    1.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hCz21GCFdw The Circleville letters mystery / Why Can’t we solve this.
    2. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633984/circleville-letters-unsolved
    3.  https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/circleville-letters-mail-gallery/16/
    4.  https://www.the-sun.com/news/5946542/mystery-of-circleville-letter-48-hours/


    It Can't Be People! 

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    Support the show

    The Shop's phone lines are open! Give us a call and leave a voicemail (Or two!) with your creepy personal tale/oddity, and it could be featured on a future episode!
    616.320.4935

    JOIN US ON PATREON:
    Click Here!
    Join the Oddity Shop on Patreon for Day Early Access to Episodes and tons of bonus content!!!

    Visit our Website to learn more!
    Email Us at: oddityshoppodcast.com
    www.OddityShopPodcast.com

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    40 min
  • Black Shuck: The Legend of England's Hell Hound

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Kara tells us the story of a really cute dog that roams the English Countryside, and may have a penchant for blood!

    Our doors are open and Hell Hounds are for Sale this week. Kara relays the tale of Black Shuck and the havoc he wrecked on two churches in the 1500s.  Also, we discuss gender and naming guides for these pups straight from Hell!

    Reference Shout Outs:

    Wiki 

    Althingsinteresting.com 

    Mythus.fandom.com 

    Sites.google.com 

    Thesuffolkcoast.co.uk 

    Random-times.com 

    Pets.webmd.com 

    A-z-animals.com 

    It Can't Be People! 

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    The Shop's phone lines are open! Give us a call and leave a voicemail (Or two!) with your creepy personal tale/oddity, and it could be featured on a future episode!
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    30 min
  • Death and Treasure: Chilling Story of Fenn's Treasure and its Deadly hunt

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Zach takes us on a treasure hunt, where he tells the Story of Forrest Fenn and his native treasure....And the tales of those lost along the way

    Stop by the shop, and hear the tale of the adventurous child, eccentric art collector, who wanted to leave a legacy. However, his legacy becomes shadowed by the mysterious deaths of some would be treasure hunters. Who knows, the treasure itself may be cursed!

    Reference Shout Outs:
    1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenn_treasure
    2.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/forrest-fenn-dead.html
    3. https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-treasure-hunt-that-captivated-thousands-and-killed-five
    4. https://fennstreasure.com/about-fenns-treasure/who-is-forrest-fenn/
    5. https://people.com/human-interest/body-confirmed-missing-treasure-hunter-eric-ashby/



    It Can't Be People! 

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    The Shop's phone lines are open! Give us a call and leave a voicemail (Or two!) with your creepy personal tale/oddity, and it could be featured on a future episode!
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    37 min
  • Mystery Meat: Spooky Tales of Cannibalism and Flesh Eating Murderers

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Kara tells us about an assortment of lovely people, who served up some wild dishes, that may be a little too familiar.....

    Tune in as Kara tells us all about people who have committed not only a horrible crime of murder or grave robbing, but then took it a couple steps forward and served up the meat to unsuspecting victims.  Don't listen to this one during a meal, you may just lose your appetite. Anyone want to try some corpse curry??

    Reference Shout Outs:
    1. Ranker 

    It Can't Be People! 

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    38 min
  • The Toxic Lady: The Mysterious Death and History of Gloria Ramirez

     Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Zach tells us the story of Gloria Ramirez, AKA, The Toxic Lady.

    Stop by the shop, and listen as Zach tells the tale of a woman suffering from Cancer, who on her final trip to the hospital, begins to make anyone who came into contact with her very sick.  Some claim mass hysteria, others claim fumes in the air, but there may be something going on beneath the surface that science can actually explain.

    Reference Shout Outs: 
     1. https://allthatsinteresting.com/gloria-ramirez 
    2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gloria_Ramirez 
    3. https://www.iflscience.com/the-death-of-the-toxic-lady-remains-an-unsolved-medical-case-59137 
    4. https://unresolved.me/gloria-ramirez 

    It Can't Be People! 

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    43 min
  • The Shadow Self: Exploring the Reality of the Doppelganger Phenomenon

    Welcome to The Oddity Shop, Where the Bizarre is Always on Sale! In The shop this week, Kara tells us the creepy tells of those who have met their bizarre twins, and the misfortune that came to them

    Tune in as Kara Explains 4 different cases of people who had been haunted by their own doppelgangers, Including Abraham Lincoln!, and how each person dealt with it.  Some saw them as omens, others worked with them to write, and one lost over 19 jobs to...herself?

    Reference Shout Outs:
     Bustle.com
    Medium.com
    Wiki
    Love about.com
    The-line-up.com
    Atlasobscura.com
    TimesofIndia.indiatimes.com 




    It Can't Be People! 

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    The Shop's phone lines are open! Give us a call and leave a voicemail (Or two!) with your creepy personal tale/oddity, and it could be featured on a future episode!
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    33 min

About Oddity Shop

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Welcome to The Oddity Shop Podcast — your weekly dose of creepy, odd, weird, strange, and downright bizarre stories from around the globe.

Each week, your curators Kara and Zach open…