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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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All Episodes

1:23:34

Episode 527: The Grey Album (Entry 550.MT1906)

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2022/12/27

In which a future music megastar bridges the gap between rock and hip-hop with one ambitious, illegal remix album, and John is such a good ally that he listened to Suzanne Vega. Certificate #19205.

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1:14:35

Episode 526: Christmas KFC (Entry 220.DE1411)

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2022/12/22

In which a western religious holiday becomes a romantic poultry-eating occasion in modern Japan, and Ken destroys all his Hard Rock Cafe t-shirts. Certificate #24940.

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1:27:18

Episode 525: The First Council of Nicaea (Entry...

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2022/12/20

In which an emperor convenes the first ever ecumenical council to figure out just whom Christians have been worshiping all this time, and John thinks the invention of the wheel led to mass depravity. Certificate #23027.

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1:10:53

Episode 524: Custer the Wolf (Entry 308.JN1012)

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2022/12/15

In which a national campaign to eradicate a misunderstood predator from the United States very nearly succeeds, and Ken would like to see John James Audubon burning in a pit. Certificate #52363.

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1:40:35

Episode 523: The Phone Book (Entry 931.RV2015)

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2022/12/13

In which utility companies take it upon themselves to provide the informational staple of every 20th-century household, and John is looking for a missing Jordanian. Certificate #48730.

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1:09:11

Episode 522: The Futuro House (Entry 510.1K0609)

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2022/12/08

In which a Finnish architect upgrades the prefab, modular homes of the 1960s by turning them into flying saucers, and Ken wants to know his table's name. Certificate #49729.

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1:11:45

Episode 521: The Red Ghost (Entry 1042.LV1104)

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2022/12/06

In which southeastern Arizona is menaced by a giant, murderous cryptid with a macabre rider, and John conjures up Mr. Clickety-Clack. Certificate #45334.

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1:12:35

Episode 520: The Quadro Tracker (Entry 1016.LK1202)

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2022/12/01

In which a man who can't find his golf balls solves every law enforcement problem known to man, and Ken has some bad news about parking tickets. Certificate #21137.

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1:06:48

Episode 519: The Johnstown Flood (Entry 674.NA0108)

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2022/11/29

In which an earthenwork dam enjoyed by millionaires fails and a town of steelworkers disppears from the map, and John is terrified by the menace of West Virginia. Certificate #33180.

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57:29

Episode 518: The Last Solviet Citizen (Entry 702.LA0417)

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2022/11/24

In which one lonely cosmonaut is left in space while his nation disappears from under him, and Ken thinks couples therapy should be about Mars. Certificate #35916.

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1:21:31

Episode 517: Twilight (Entry 1352.DE1223)

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2022/11/22

In which a bored Phoenix mom has a sparkly dream that ends up changing both teen literature and Washington State tourism, and John explains that his virginity had little to do with vampires. Certificate #18573.

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54:53

Episode 516: Mother Trees (Entry 810.LK2129)

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2022/11/17

In which forests and their fungi form such close relationships that they essentially become a giant leafy brain, and Ken is excited about pre-Wil Wheaton science. Certificate #46162.

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1:12:27

Episode 515: The Goodwill Moon Rocks (Entry 539.JB1804)

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2022/11/15

In which a space detective learns that hundreds of Richard Nixon's tiny gifts to the world have gone missing over the years, and John wonders if religious sacraments are more effective in space. Certificate #25614.

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1:18:05

Episode 514: Up with People (Entry 1376.MT0715)

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2022/11/10

In which the counterculture of the 1960s encourages powerful institutions to create a square but multiracial song-and-dance troupe that takes the world by storm, and Ken imagines President Eisenhower as a stern ad executive. Certificate #53773

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1:18:38

Episode 513: Loyalists (Entry 738.1S0819)

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2022/11/08

In which half a million colonists decide the American Revolution isn't really their thing, and John needs to know how many lanterns there were, just in case. Certificate #13747.

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1:11:08

Episode 512: The Stone of Scone (Entry 1229.PS11822)

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2022/11/03

In which a medieval legend about a chunk of sandstone means that Scottish cooperation is necessary for Charles III to be crowned king, and Ken passes a Bible quiz. Certificate #42504.

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1:10:56

Episode 511: The Popemobile (Entry 965.JE4615)

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2022/11/01

In which the history of papal transportation is traced from sedan chairs to Hyundai sedans, and John has been researching the care and upkeep of Catholic moms. Certificate #15163.

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1:07:58

Episode 510: The Dempster Dumpster (Entry 332.LA0345)

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2022/10/27

In which cities, over the centuries, gradually discover the most efficient way to collect garbage for disposal, and Ken hasn't looked in his pocket since Christmas. Certificate #28712.

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1:11:46

Episode 509: Modernist Cuisine (Entry 798.PR2303)

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2022/10/25

In which a computer millionaire takes early retirement to self-publish a 50-pound reference work about the chemistry of food, and John discovers a surprise cherry tomato. Certificate #24537.

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1:14:43

Episode 508: The Batavia (Entry 103.AC2741)

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2022/10/20

In which one eventful Dutch voyage to Indonesia leads to a mutiny, a shipwreck, and a massacre off the coast of Australia, and Ken claims he has a bed in a port somewhere. Certificate #20229.

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