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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

56:49

Episode 427: Damascus Steel (Entry 314.PS4503)

Omnibus ·

2022/01/11

In which the technology used to make the world's strongest and most beautiful swords is lost to time, and John is suspicious of redheads. Certificate #26207.

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1:07:07

Episode 426: Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death...

Omnibus ·

2022/01/06

In which an American heiress leverages her dollhouse enthusiasm to invent a new scientific discipline, and Ken's aunt knows more about cyanide than his uncle. Certificate #34368.

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1:07:48

Episode 425: The Law of the Tongue (Entry 705.JB0712)

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2022/01/04

In which an Australian whaling village learns to hunt cooperatively with the local apex predators, and John identifies the "ferrets of the sea." Certificate #46594.

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1:35:04

Episode 424: Der Grosser (Entry 551.EX1407)

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2021/12/30

In which an ultra-luxury Mercedes becomes the car of choice for rock stars and despots worldwide, and Ken wants to buy the least fascist doorbell. Certificate #49472.

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1:06:14

Episode 423: The Public Universal Friend (Entry...

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2021/12/28

In which a Rhode Island Quaker emerges from a coma rebranded as a nameless, genderless prophet, and John predicts the Temptations will get boils. Certificate #29297.

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1:16:53

Episode 422: The Halifax Explosion (Entry 562.JB0409)

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2021/12/23

In which a maritime comedy of errors in a Nova Scotia harbor leads to the biggest non-nuclear explosion in human history, and Ken learns why you should never buy an old yellow shirt. Certificate #21795.

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1:12:32

Episode 421: The Jefferson Bible (Entry 671.LK2270)

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2021/12/21

In which the President of the United States secretly produces his own version of Jesus without any miracles or narrative incident at all, and John produces a healthy, nutritious bowl full of Kurt Cobains. Certificate #30782.

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1:19:54

Episode 420: Cask 263 (Entry 191.PR2321)

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2021/12/16

In which a forgotten barrel of single malt whiskey becomes a multimillion dollar collector's item, and Ken refuses to drink beer out of a squirrel's butt. Certificate #13321.

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58:02

Episode 419: Vortex I (Entry 1403.JM0318)

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2021/12/14

In which the governor of Oregon keeps the peace by throwing the country's only state-sponsored rock festival, and John refuses to introduce two celebrities to each other. Certificate #21362.

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1:10:25

Episode 418: The Amargosa Opera House (Entry 038.JE1543)

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2021/12/09

In which a borax ghost town improbably becomes the performing arts center of Death Valley, and Ken is somewhat hazy on mules. Certificate #26351.

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1:02:27

Episode 417: Single Taxers (Entry 1164.LV2716)

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2021/12/07

In which a forgotten Gilded Age celebrity suggests reinventing the tax code so that landowners pay their fair share, and John is discomfited by the city of Altoona. Certificate #41467.

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1:25:57

Episode 416: Bothered About Dungeons & Dragons (Entry...

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2021/12/02

In which a national hysteria erupts over the Satanists controlling your children's role-playing games, and Ken is just a big thimble. Certificate #38501.

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1:00:28

Episode 415: The Phantom of New Guinea (Entry...

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2021/11/30

In which a purple-clad comic strip hero becomes a warrior totem in the western highlands of Papua New Guinea, and John locates the Dominican Republic of Asia. Certificate #24126.

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1:20:11

Episode 414: The Ma Bell Breakup (Entry 744.LK1214)

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2021/11/25

In which the U.S. government finally succeeds, after decades, in breaking up a massive telephone monopoly, and John is unfamiliar with a funny poem about an elephant. Certificate #22481.

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1:10:47

Episode 413: The Longest Prizefight (Entry 733.HE1032)

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2021/11/23

In which a seven-hour boxing match tests the patience of New Orleans crowds and changes the rules of the sport, and Ken thinks straws should be made of cornstarch. Certificate #26215.

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1:11:26

Episode 412: The Smiley Face Killer(s) (Entry...

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2021/11/18

In which investigators differ on whether binge-drinking or a homicidal conspiracy is killing American college students, and John plays Frogger to get to the East River. Certificate #23582.

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51:22

Episode 411: The Great Bell of Dhammazedi (Entry...

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2021/11/16

In which the largest bell ever cast spends four centuries in the mud at the bottom of a Burmese river, and Ken makes a terrible grandfather clock decision. Certificate #50855.

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1:14:20

Episode 410: The Kalakala (Entry 681.2S1918)

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2021/11/11

In which a burned-out ferry becomes an art deco American icon of the future and then a derelict eyesore, and Ken blames Seattle for the great San Francisco fire of 1906. Certificate #19361.

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59:09

Episode 409: The All-Americans Go to Japan (Entry...

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2021/11/09

In which a Tokyo newspaperman with big dreams lures Babe Ruth onto a pre-war baseball barnstorming tour, and John regrets that fancy lounges are mostly for drinking. Certificate #36360.

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1:13:22

Episode 408: Eternal September (Entry 428.1C1533)

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2021/11/04

In which the 1993 back-to-school week that never ended kills an early outpost of the internet, and Ken annoys online Winnie-the-Pooh fans. Certificate #47957.

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