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Omnibus

Every week, Ken Jennings and John Roderick add a new entry to the OMNIBUS, an encyclopedic reference work of strange-but-true stories that they are compiling as a time capsule for future generations.

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1:06:29

Episode 587: The Guano Islands Act (Entry 554.PS10407)

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2024/02/15

In which we celebrate 167 years of Americans being able to claim any island they like as long as it has enough bird poop on it, and John thinks you can dip a pole in liberty. Certificate #39867.

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1:20:55

Episode 586: The Great Idaho Beaver Drop (Entry...

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2024/02/08

In which a remote part of Idaho solves its beaver dam problem with some surplus parachutes and an even more remote part of Idaho, and Ken applies the transitive property to mules and culverts. Certificate #31297.

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1:19:27

Episode 585: Naturism (Entry 827.GE0225)

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2024/02/01

In which German health nuts give the world the idea of social nude recreation before the Nazis can tell them not to, and John thinks of something that is better than itching. Certificate #53668.

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1:11:19

Episode 584: The Ice Trade (Entry 615.PS14717)

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2024/01/25

In which the ponds of New England become the wellspring of a new worldwide web of perishable foods, and Ken learns that gum is a forest treat. Certificate #23725.

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1:17:32

Episode 583: Einstein's Brain (Entry 399.JB1909)

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2024/01/18

In which the estate of the century's greatest scientist becomes a $200 million enterprise even as his brain tissue languishes in a cider box, and John compares it to pastrami. Certificate #21917.

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1:18:28

Episode 582: Warren Miller (Entry 789.IS5707)

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2024/01/11

In which a ski bum with dad jokes explores new frontiers of film distribution and extreme sports, and Ken is a water machine. Certificate #48941.

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1:09:32

Episode 581: Yu-Mex (Entry 1455.1C1408)

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2024/01/04

In which the rift between two Communist dictators leads to a blooming of mariachi culture in the fertile soil of the Balkans, and John is baffled by Vietnamese karaoke. Certificate #46465.

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1:20:07

Episode 580: Prodigies, Failed (Entry 990.LK0240)

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2023/12/28

In which the smartest people in the world bloom early but often struggle to live up that promise later in life, and Ken's phone thinks he lives at the zoo. Certificate #50285.

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1:21:46

Episode 579: The Eggnog Riot (Entry 398.RO1313)

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2023/12/21

In which a late-night Christmas party in a West Point barracks gets out of hand, almost changing the course of the Civil War, and John is not anti-Julius. Certificate #32683.This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

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1:10:48

Episode 578: The Caning of Charles Sumner (Entry...

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2023/12/14

In which tensions over slavery and its westward expansion boil over into an assault on the floor of the United States Senate, and Ken does not have a single cloak. Certificate #46116.

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1:26:53

Episode 577: Legal Baby Names (Entry 710.LK0160)

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2023/12/07

In which governments around the world deliberate on how creatively parents may name their children, and John thinks "Tilden" sounds like a kind of cheese. Certificate #26934. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

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1:15:31

Episode 576: Jellyfish Blooms (Entry 671.PS10425)

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2023/11/30

In which the world's overfished oceans begin to teem with a sudden surplus of ancient and puzzling invertebrates, and Ken just wants sex tourists not to pee on his bunion. Certificate #23757.

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1:36:52

Episode 575: Winamp (Entry 1433.PR2603)

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2023/11/23

In which a teenaged slacker from Sedona with a love for llamas jump-starts the digital music age, and John explains why large people prefer old things. Certificate #38550.

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1:17:37

Episode 574: London Bridge (Entry 733.LK1626)

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2023/11/16

In which the successor to one of the great medieval bridges is shipped to the Arizona desert by an American tycoon, and Ken is skeptical about product placement in slasher movies. Certificate #28472. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

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1:36:01

Episode 573: Cryonics (Entry 302.1C1535)

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2023/11/09

In which a science fiction-loving professor dreams of conquering death with the cold, hard science of low-temperature preservation, and John just wants to be a brain with a nose. Certificate #48643.

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1:24:13

Episode 572: Christian Rock (Entry 220.EP0519)

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2023/11/02

In which evangelical Christians wrestle with the problem of whether rock music is inherently good, evil, or neither. and Ken wonders about angel monkeys. Certificate #34822. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

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1:10:43

Episode 571: Lodge Night (Entry 731.GN2922)

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2023/10/26

In which the rituals of Masonry and its more casual offshoots produce a "golden age of fraternalism" for American men, and John is discomfited by noisy day care teachers. Certificate #35320.

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1:13:23

Episode 570: Uranium Cubes (Entry 1376.1K0710)

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2023/10/19

In which the remains of a useless Nazi "chandelier" unexpectedly emerge in Maryland and Washington, and Ken thinks about Bilbo Baggins too late. Certificate #35410. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

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1:16:23

Episode 569: Raised by Wolves (Entry 1028.GE4927)

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2023/10/12

In which the legend of feral children is traced from ancient mythology all the way up to Smurfs and Russian street dogs, and John cannot recommend the Madrid Zoo. Certificate #22714. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

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1:17:26

Episode 568: Tom of Finland (Entry 1315.EX0402)

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2023/10/05

In which an adman who survived Nazi and Soviet invasions goes on to reinvent gay eroticism, and Ken wonders which Founding Father looked best naked. Certificate #7136. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

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