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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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1:05:58

Episode 507: The Last Train Robbery (Entry 702.EZ0722)

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2022/10/18

In which two Depression-era "drugstore cowboys" let their Wild West outlaw fantasies lead them into a life of crime, and John breaks the news to Ken about pirates. Certificate #26056.

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1:05:44

Episode 506: The Thanh Hoa Bridge (Entry 1293.2C0409)

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2022/10/13

In which the "Dragon's Jaw" across the Song Ma River in North Vietnam proves a challenge for the most advanced air weaponry on earth, and Ken thinks teens should be in parking lots. Certificate #22691.

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1:16:40

Episode 505: Dissociative Fugues (Entry 363.HE1017)

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2022/10/11

In which human memory and identity are so fragile that a series of people simply walk away from them, and John wishes more things were the movie Tron. Certificate #28975.

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1:02:26

Episode 504: Lem Billings (Entry 121.PR2705)

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2022/10/06

In which a high school Kennedy confidante becomes an influential White Hoise voice while hiding a delicate secret, and Ken wants to blur some of John Lithgow's wrinkles. Certificate #36906.

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57:34

Episode 503: The Murder of Herbert Lee (Entry...

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2022/10/04

In which a racist Mississippi state legislator kills his childhood friend, a civil rights organizer, in broad daylight with no consequences whatsoever, and John thinks Ken pronounces "Montgomery" like a Southern belle. Certificate #34239.

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1:11:19

Episode 502: Adbusters (Entry 014.HG0105)

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2022/09/29

In which a pair of outraged Canadians, kept off the TV airwaves, change the world with their anti-consumerist art magazine instead, and Ken thinks Mr. Ed should have had pop-up ads. Certificate #29414.

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1:19:39

Episode 501: Luke and Laura (Entry 739.MT2210)

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2022/09/27

In which the first daytime "supercouple" briefly makes soap operas a part of 1980s mass culture, and John wonders if a bride is "zaftig." Certificate #32511.

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1:25:19

Episode 500: Bitcoin Pizza Day (Entry 126.JB1304)

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2022/09/22

In which $300 million in 2022 money is unwisely spent on the world's first real-world cryptocurrency transaction, and Ken explains why a bro should not have an army. Certificate #11904.

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1:25:21

Episode 499: Exclaves (Entry 436.NU2021)

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2022/09/20

In which we explore life in parts of the map that are bizarrely separated from the rest of their nations, and John thinks Alaska looks like a very fertile octopus. Certificate #51829.

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1:14:47

Episode 498: The Boots Theory (Entry 143.LK2104)

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2022/09/15

In which a British fantasy writer reframes cost-of-living calculations for future economists, and Ken doesn't notice cobblers. Certificate #28114.

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1:33:14

Episode 497: Farmer Burns (Entry 166.GN3224)

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2022/09/13

In which a gifted grappler with Iowa's biggest neck becomes America's first national wrestling celebrity, and pro wrestling reminds John of many of his past relationships. Certificate #29766.

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1:06:25

Episode 496: Tom Thumb (Entry 1315.PR2131)

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2022/09/08

In which America's first locomotive faces its greatest challenge, a group of angry teamsters, and Ken decides horses are his Sammy Hagar. Certificate #17918.

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1:07:05

Episode 495: The Winchester Geese (Entry 1434.JG1601)

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2022/09/06

In which a church bishop's sanction makes the London borough of Southwark a haven for sex workers and other outcasts for centuries, and John would like to pay someone to chide him. Certificate #49605.

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1:13:08

Episode 494: Hobby Tunneling (Entry 591.JB2416)

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2022/09/01

In which a series of largely male and largely odd people over the centuries start digging something and just don't stop, and Ken explains how Canadian lakes are named. Certificate #39623.

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1:23:25

Episode 493: Gillian Hills (Entry 588.PS12101)

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2022/08/30

In which the daughter of a famous adventurer and hostage does landmark work in 20th-century music, film, and art, and John wonders whom he has talked to for the most hours. Certificate #39582.

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1:20:49

Episode 492: O'Shaughnessy Dam (Entry 877.EX1508)

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2022/08/25

In which a great American city got its water rights by illegally flooding John Muir's favorite valley, and Ken has opinions on where egrets should poop. Certificate #53464.

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1:31:55

Episode 491: The Placebo Effect (Entry 946.IS3821)

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2022/08/23

In which people find they can feel better about almost any ailment while taking nothing at all, and many of John's friends are Batman villains. Certificate #42734.

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1:17:37

Episode 490: The Dingo Fence (Entry 351.EZ1415)

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2022/08/18

In which 3,500 miles of wire mesh are intended to keep the southeast corner of Australia dingo-free, and Ken thinks his dogs are choosing not to do jazz hands. Certificate #51283.

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1:16:57

Episode 489: The Battle of Bamber Bridge (Entry...

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2022/08/16

In which wartime Britain reacts skeptically to American racial segregation, leading to a firefight in the village streets of Lancashire, and John ponders the post-apocalyptic looting of opticians. Certificate #53093.

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1:19:49

Episode 488: Be Here Now (Entry 111.JM0414)

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2022/08/11

In which an LSD-loving psychologist is fired from Harvard and reborn in India, and Ken would like to be in a control group. Certificate #30296.

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