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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

55:55

Episode 162: Maraschino Cherries (Entry 758.PR0819)

Omnibus ·

2019/06/13

In which we learn how a historical delicacy of Croatia got bastardized into a staple of American cocktails and sundaes, and John is upset when his third grade teacher pays him in ice cream instead of cash. Certificate #28197.

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58:22

Episode 161: Cursive (Entry 307.DA0508)

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2019/06/11

In which we trace script handwriting from ancient Egypt all the way up to the modern culture wars, and John and Ken argue over the ugliest cursive capital letter: is it J or Q? Certificate #32892.

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44:50

Episode 160: Lilly Pulitzer (Entry 1007.LK1227)

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2019/06/06

In which the messy orange-eating of a runaway heiress creates a colorful new summer look for American women, and Ken goes way too far with his Kennedy assassination theories. Certificate #12306.

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50:16

Episode 159: Bone Wars (Entry 141.PS14107)

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2019/06/04

In which America's two greatest dinosaur hunters ruin their lives in an unhinged battle of spite and revenge, which John finds extremely romantic. Certificate #24269.

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54:54

Episode 158: Pattie Boyd (Entry 148.DE2402)

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2019/05/30

In which two of the greatest rock guitarists of all time pine after the same woman, each marry her in turn, and somehow stay friends. Certificate #42401.

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48:19

Episode 157: The Reindeer Wizards (Entry 1049.DE1811)

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2019/05/28

In which we remember the 1950s charity drive to raise reindeer funds for a tribe of Scandinavian telepaths--a problem they really should have seen coming. Certificate #37239.

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53:15

Episode 156: Trapper Keepers (Entry 1331.IS0816)

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2019/05/23

In which a re-designed school binder becomes a mandatory school accessory and one of the great marketing successes of the 1980s, and Ken spends hours looking at erasers shaped like sushi. Certificate #31310.

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55:51

Episode 155: Winifred Sackville Stoner Jr. (Entry...

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2019/05/21

In which an Esperanto-loving stage mom raises America's first celebrity child prodigy, who writes one of history's most famous poems before vanishing into a cloud of bigamy and scandal. Certificate #35551.

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49:12

Episode 154: Plymouth Rock (Entry 955.EX3321)

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2019/05/16

In which John visits one of the most underwhelming (and breakable) landmarks in American history, and explains why its entire history is almost certainly made up. Certificate #33004.

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53:04

Episode 153: Tortilla Chips (Entry 1320.GN4226)

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2019/05/14

In which America discovers Tex-Mex food at Disneyland, leading to the invention of Doritos and "extreme" snack foods, and Ken has clam chowder in his car. Certificate #42729.

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39:23

Episode 152: Private Wojtek the Bear (Entry 988.HO1308)

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2019/05/09

In which we follow an army of exiled Polish soldiers from Siberia to Iran to Scotland, and learn why they taught a Syrian brown bear to carry ammo and eat cigarettes. Certificate #41871.

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42:44

Episode 151: Hotel Detectives (Entry 601.GN4321)

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2019/05/07

In which we learn about palming doorknobs, spotting bunco artists and fornicators, and other old tricks of the "hotel dick" trade, and John steals some room service pizza. Certificate #51720.

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1:02:39

Episode 150: The Charge of the Light Brigade (Entry...

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2019/05/02

In which a series of underqualified officers and vague, sweeping gestures lead to a terrible military debacle, a good sweater, and a catchy poem, and Ken expresses some skepticism about Captain von Trapp. Certificate #38694.

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1:01:32

Episode 149: The French Revolutionary Calendar (Entry...

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2019/04/30

In which the freethinkers of the Enlightenment take a stab at designing a 100% secular timekeeping system from the ground up, and John wants to be called "Goldenrod." Certificate #44270.

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53:51

Episode 148: Killer Rabbit (Entry 686.LV1106)

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2019/04/25

In which we go through the weird list of things glimpsed by noted paranormal researcher Jimmy Carter, including a hissing marsh rabbit and a UFO that the Air Force wants you to think is barium. Certificate #21432.

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1:05:44

Episode 147: Ted Danson in Blackface (Entry 1283.JB2317)

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2019/04/23

In which one of the most beloved sitcom stars in America tries out the worst comedy idea of all time, and John has a theory about anti-Semitism in the Aliens movies. Certificate #22400.

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1:02:34

Episode 146: Breastaurants (Entry 152.IS1321)

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2019/04/18

In which we explain the squeaky-clean tawdriness of casual dining chains that put all the servers in tank tops, and Ken wonders if you can eat hot wings ironically. Certificate #37739.

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56:28

Episode 145: Mussolini's Nose (Entry 819.PR3033)

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2019/04/16

In which a chronically ill British woman decides that God wants her to kill a fascist dictator, and Ken and John argue over whether or not an assassination plot needs a chalkboard. Certificate #16114.

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1:07:06

Episode 144: Wide Skis (Entry 1431.LK0429)

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2019/04/11

In which, after centuries of stagnation, the sport of skiing is revolutionized in a matter of three years, and John is forced to sign a hand-written waiver. Certificate #34056.

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47:16

Episode 143: Cocaine Hippos (Entry 238.JB4021)

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2019/04/09

In which the rivers of Colombia teem with African hippos due to the excesses of a long-dead drug lord, and Ken suggests introducing Welsh corgis to the Amazon rainforest. Certificate #37768.

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