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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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1:26:43

Episode 487: The Swamp Dragons (Entry 1261.MK0118)

Omnibus ·

2022/08/09

In which one of the most hapless teams in NBA history has a rebranding brainstorm, and John is mistaken about Jesus riding a dinosaur. Certificate #27789.

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1:07:07

Episode 486: Jobbers Canyon (Entry 673.LK1218)

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2022/08/04

In which one of America's most historic warehouse districts is threatened by urban renewal, and Ken wants only the best rutabagas in his body. Certificate #48481.

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1:18:22

Episode 485: Twee (Entry 1352.1TH0207)

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2022/08/02

In which an achingly innocent, gentle, and earnest new aesthetic spawns a decade of music, art, bangs, and Etsy stores, and John has forgotten every band except Kajagoogoo. Certificate #16065.

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1:17:23

Episode 484: The Mother Sauces (Entry 810.PS7825)

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2022/07/28

In which a taxonomy of five simple French recipes are used to define haute cuisine for generations, and Ken wants noodles named for Drake. Certificate #48504.

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1:21:12

Episode 483: Roller Derby (Entry 1080.NA0302)

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2022/07/26

In which a Broadway legend retools a Depression-era endurance contest into a thrilling contact sport, and John wants Portland to succeed. Certificate #26834.

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54:51

Episode 482: Blackout '77 (Entry 129.PS1828)

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2022/07/21

In which a crippling power outage strikes New York City during the worst summer in its history, and Ken receives strange wisdom from Nikola Tesla's severed head. Certificate #50165.

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1:10:21

Episode 481: A Message to Garcia (Entry 779.PR2513)

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2022/07/19

In which fake news from the Spanish-American War inspires a self-proclaimed socialist to write a pro-employer business classic, and John believes sadness can sink ships. Certificate #42914.

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1:05:10

Episode 480: The Hand of God (Entry 565.JB1921)

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2022/07/14

In which long-simmering resentments over the Falklands War boil over on the soccer pitch, and Ken thinks that Margaret Thatcher was actually a giant marionette. Certificate #38221.

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1:08:29

Episode 479: Facilitated Communication (Entry...

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2022/07/12

In which a discredited pseudoscience from the 1980s makes a modern resurgence in the autism community, and John never wants to hear a second record by one of his favorite bands. Certificate #25222.

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1:01:19

Episode 478: Slag (Entry 1170.EZ2218)

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2022/07/07

In which the waste byproducts of smelting iron become an annoyance and then a hotly contested resource, and Ken wants some aquarium gravel. Certificate #24789.

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1:12:14

Episode 477: The Princeton Incident (Entry 987.RU0310)

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2022/07/05

In which the worst naval accident in U.S. government history almost kills a president but inspires romance instead, and John doesn't love the coquetteish head-tilting in old photos. Certificate #52488.

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1:10:35

Episode 476: The Appaloosa (Entry 059.ZC0603)

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2022/06/30

In which the indigenous people of the Columbia River Plateau breed a new horse with a "leopard complex," and Ken notes you can't milk an emu. Certificate #36454.

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1:18:55

Episode 475: The Chronofile (Entry 221.ES0601)

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2022/06/28

In which a great American futurist spends decades experimentally recording his own personal data every fifteen minutes, and John wants to know if Ken is a good kisser. Certificate #49146.

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1:00:51

Episode 474: Ice Capades (Entry 614.PR0322)

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2022/06/23

In which figure skating produces the biggest movie star in the world and then a half-century of traveling live entertainment, and Ken believes in promoting peanut vendors. Certificate #43376.

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1:11:03

Episode 473: Riot Dogs (Entry 1075.MK0728)

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2022/06/21

In which some tail-wagging strays become mascots on the frontlines of social protest, and John has an idea for treating arthritic cows. Certificate #53229.

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1:14:32

Episode 472: The Viking (Entry 1395.IS3321)

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2022/06/16

In which a proud Norwegian sea captain decides to one-up the fleet of Spanish boats at the Chicago World's Fair, and Ken wonders how well Elvis knew Nixon. Certificate #21995.

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1:29:42

Episode 471: The Babalon Working (Entry 088.RV1703)

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2022/06/14

In which an American rocketry pioneer gets over a breakup by trying to summon an ancient sex goddess into our dimension, and John has a modest proposal on school prayer. Certificate #36297.

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1:26:27

Episode 470: The Video Game Crash of 1983 (Entry...

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2022/06/09

In which the biggest segment of America's entertainment economy almost disappears in a single year due to lousy product, and Ken is too shy to play Zaxxon in public. Certificate #24180.

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1:27:34

Episode 469: Why Is a Mouse When It Spins? (Entry...

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2022/06/07

In which a great Victorian master of nonsense creates a world of riddles that aren't really riddles, and John thinks a roast chicken has definitely caused a murder. Certificate #35725.

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1:06:23

Episode 468: Waterbeds (Entry 1413.IS5720)

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2022/06/02

In which the history of water mattresses is traced from ancient goatskins up to 1970s hedonism and even science fiction, and Ken's bed is not moving his butt. Certificate #40450.

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