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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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1:09:10

Episode 302: Cynthia Plaster Caster (Entry 949.JE4817)

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2020/10/15

In which a shy Chicago student becomes one of the most famous rock fans in America by virtue of her anatomically correct artwork, and John offers Ken an unwanted present. Certificate #30889.

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1:04:19

Episode 301: Washington, CSA (Entry 1412.MT1225)

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2020/10/13

In which a doddering general saves America from an alarming alternate history in which the Confederacy takes over the nation instead of seceding, and Ken objurgates against several things (but especially slavery). Certificate #15899.

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1:10:00

Episode 300: Seawise Giant (Entry 1121.AC2718)

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2020/10/08

In which an unnamed Greek shipping magnate "jumbo-izes" an oil tanker so big that it can't even navigate the English Channel, and John ponders digging a canal between Seattle and Omaha. Certificate #36640.

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1:11:41

Episode 299: Aztec Death Whistles (Entry 088.PS5502)

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2020/10/06

In which thousands of Mesoamerican "toys" in museums around the world turn out to be terrifying vessels for the screams of wind and death, and Ken dreams of wearing "Bespin fatigues." Certificate #34995.

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1:12:28

Episode 298: White Trains (Entry 1429.IS1305)

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2020/10/01

In which the Department of Energy decides upon a bizarre way to transport nuclear warheads, and Ken applauds the conservation of Cold War consonants. Certificate #25154.

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1:17:08

Episode 297: Mary Kay Pink Cadillacs (Entry 762.2K0930)

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2020/09/29

In which a feisty Texan single mom comes up with the gimmick that puts a friendly face on the appalling direct sales industry, and John recommends kicking a bear. Certificate #29266.

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1:02:33

Episode 296: Take Ivy (Entry 1274.LK1619)

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2020/09/24

In which the Platonic ideal of American "prep" fashion catches on with Japanese hipsters before it does back home, and Ken finds someone to blame for his short Uniqlo pants. Certificate #21125.

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1:04:03

Episode 295: The Three Governors (Entry 1302.MK0934)

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2020/09/22

In which a 1946 election in George results in chaos, fraud, public drunkenness, and broken furniture, and John decides to become a potato-hating beekeeper in retirement. Certificate #27176.

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1:12:24

Episode 294: Article the First (Entry 070.JE0705)

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2020/09/17

In which the very first amendment to the Bill of Rights, outlining the future of U.S. government, gets forgotten on its path to ratification, and Ken insults Delaware. Certificate #21125.

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1:02:45

Episode 293: Generic Food (Entry 521.JB1817)

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2020/09/15

In which a hilariously minimalistic grocery ghetto blooms in no-frills Carter-era America, and John chases a memory of uniformed women plying him with cheese cubes. Certificate #34402.

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1:19:05

Episode 292: Joe Meek (Entry 771.PS2509)

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2020/09/10

In which the art of music recording is revolutionized by a troubled British record producer who doesn't read or play music, and Ken can't really think of any guitar pedals. Certificate #37241.

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1:09:14

Episode 291: The Garbage Barge (Entry 515.LA0345)

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2020/09/08

In which our modern recycling fervor is shaped by a mob boss who can't find a port for three thousand tons of Long Island garbage, and John has a dining room full of tin. Certificate #26561.

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1:15:19

Episode 290: Change of Gauge (Entry 206.LV2733)

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2020/09/03

In which the nightmarish complexity of the world's non-standardized rail systems is marveled at, and Ken hatches a zeppelin-related plan to resurrect Dame Agatha Christie. Certificate #48966.

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1:01:39

Episode 289: Dragnet (Entry 378.TI0301)

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2020/09/01

In which a single TV series builds the modern image of American police as righteous and efficient, despite much evidence to the contrary, and John uses its theme song in the bedroom. Certificate #35498.

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1:23:43

Episode 288: The Duke of Anjou (Entry 386.EC0804)

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2020/08/27

In which we trace the convoluted, "kooky-wawa" genealogy that identifies the Spanish playboy banker who should be sitting the French throne, and John wants to be a ski-town sheriff. Certificate #24409.

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1:08:26

Episode 287: Billboards (Entry 121.DA0403)

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2020/08/25

In which we study the history of oversized roadside advertising all the way from ancient Egypt to Blade Runner, and Ken is skeptical about yellow-and-green election posters. Certificate #50861.

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1:22:00

Episode 286: German Telegrams (Entry 525.PR2606)

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2020/08/20

In which a century of German diplomacy is repeatedly hamstrung by their inept telegraphy-related decisions, and Ken has some notes about the poster for Jaws 2. Certificate #51969.

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1:30:43

Episode 285: Marilyn vos Savant (Entry 1403.PR1401)

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2020/08/18

In which the dark days of the 1980s are brightened by the sudden appearance in Sunday newspaper supplements of the world's smartest person, and John tries to buy a mean t-shirt about Ken. Certificate #51993.

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1:00:39

Episode 284: George Washington's Teeth (Entry...

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2020/08/13

In which the we learn that that story of America's most famous false teeth is upsetting for reasons that go way beyond dental pain, and Ken calls George Washington the ultimate NIMBY. Certificate #35120.

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1:03:33

Episode 283: Lilith (Entry 721.LK1420)

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2020/08/11

In which puzzled medieval rabbis decide that it's not Adam and Eve—it's Adam and Lilith and Eve and Eve, and John wonders if anyone ate beets in the Garden of Eden. Certificate #14309.

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