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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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1:03:40

Episode 567: The Magic Gang (Entry 747.EX0722)

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2023/09/28

In which a ghost-written memoir explains how a great British stage magician defeated Rommel in North Africa with his trickery, and John considers saying "Abracadabra" as a swear. Certificate #37883.

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1:10:02

Episode 566: The Traffic Jam of the Century (Entry...

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2023/09/21

In which a perfect storm of construction, coal mining, and Communist commemoration creates twelve days of gridlock in central China, and Ken imagines an ancient Roman in a stadium parking garage. Certificate #34985. 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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1:19:41

Episode 565: One Glass of Red Wine (Entry 866.DE3233)

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2023/09/14

In which one Canadian newsman convinces America for several decades that daily drinking is the key to solving the "French Paradox," and John thinks Ken looks inhibited holding a spatula. Certificate #13766.

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1:01:46

Episode 564: (LIVE) Hiroo Onoda (Entry 867.1C1526)

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2023/09/07

In which Japanese soldiers, unwilling to believe that World War II is over, hold out for decades on islands all over the Pacific, and Ken will never give up on bar soap. Certificate #44164. 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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1:19:19

Episode 563: Kids on Milk Cartons (Entry 686.DE2407)

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2023/08/31

In which a nationwide panic over "stranger danger" turns regional dairies into activists for missing children, and John likes when things are "de minimis." Certificate #25468.

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1:18:25

Episode 562: The NS Savannah (Entry 849.MK0436)

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2023/08/24

In which the world's first nuclear-powered merchant vessel is launched in all its modernist glory, and Ken wants an infinitely long ship. Certificate #26615.

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1:21:29

Episode 561: The DuMont Network (Entry 386.LK2417)

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2023/08/17

In which the three nascent American broadcast networks face a challenge from a scrappy engineering lab, and John thinks gadgeteers should be certified. Certificate #28450. 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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1:21:52

Episode 560: Universe 25 (Entry 1350.GE0907)

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2023/08/10

In which the "behavioral sink" of rodent utopias is discovered in a Maryland barn, and Ken sings about a urinal trough. Certificate #38792.

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1:39:30

Episode 559: Enneagrams (Entry 415.JM0124)

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2023/08/03

In which Sufi mysticism inspires a Bolivian philosopher to divide all of humanity into nine personality types, and Ken visualizes the ur-cow. Certificate #25935. 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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1:28:53

Episode 558: The Doomsday Clock (Entry 372.1P0407)

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2023/07/27

In which a panel of concerned atomic scientists quantify the dangers of the nuclear age with a timely visual aid, and John's mother has a favorite fact about Benjamin Franklin. Certificate #26973.

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1:07:43

Episode 557: Foundling Wheels (Entry 495.IS4915)

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2023/07/20

In which a medieval pope's disturbing nightmare leads to the addition of "baby doors" at convents and hospitals across Europe, and John thinks robots could replace orphans. Certificate #43431. 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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1:12:56

Episode 556: The Sanaa Manuscript (Entry 1100.2T0316)

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2023/07/13

In which a Yemeni construction crew finds a priceless trove of Quranic literature and promptly stuff it into potato sacks, and Ken would like to burn some French translators at the stake. Certificate #24503.

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1:19:55

Episode 555: The Sarajevo Haggadah (Entry 1102.EX1243)

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2023/07/06

In which a unique piece of Jewish medieval art barely survives two European wars, and John imagines that the Venetian papal censor was a chill guy. Certificate #48606.

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1:12:38

Episode 554: Salton Sea (Entry 1098.GN1403)

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2023/06/29

In which California's largest lake, created by accident in 1905, teeters on the brink of collapse, and Ken complains about a hotel sink. Certificate #44008.

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1:09:15

Episode 553: 101 Uses for a Dead Cat (Entry 606.LV0724)

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2023/06/22

In which an asthmatic British cartoonist sells two million copies of his books of non-jokes for cat skeptics, and John knows what the handle of a gun is called. Certificate #29573.

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1:06:42

Episode 552: Crackers (Entry 290.NA0302)

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2023/06/15

In which a Shakespearean insult for an obnoxious blowhard comes to be used as an anti-white slur, and Ken wants to test the Appalachians for testosterone. Certificate #38163.

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1:12:33

Episode 551: The Tartarian Empire (Entry 1279.NA0206)

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2023/06/08

In which a QAnon-like conspiracy theory insists that fancy 19th-century architecture was all built by a mysterious, long-lost superstate, and John is concerned about neighborhood dogs with heads the size of pumpkins. Certificate #20354.

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1:16:04

Episode 550: The Kruger Millions (Entry 693.JB2801)

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2023/06/01

In which a vast hoard of gold and diamonds disppears near the Mozambique border during the Boer War, and Ken thinks most penguin species look like hoboes. Certificate #15845.

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1:13:31

Episode 549: Project Cybersyn (Entry 993.AC0245)

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2023/05/25

In which Latin America's first Marxist democracy tries to collectivize the means of production by inventing a proto-internet in 1970, and John just hopes it was orange and brown. Certificate #53432.

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1:25:51

Episode 548: The Gimli Glider (Entry 528.PS6104)

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2023/05/18

In which the pilots of a Canadian commercial jetliner abruptly realize over Ontario that they're entirely out of fuel, and Ken likes sad character licensing attempts at amusement parks. Certificate #41746.

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