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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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1:10:23

Episode 110: Patrick Nagel (Entry 823.SS0115)

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2018/12/13

In which one artist redefines eroticism for the MTV generation, and John gets stuck with a very overpriced piece of Duran Duran memorabilia. Certificate #31513.

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1:05:35

Episode 109: Robert Smalls (Entry 1176.DE2315)

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2018/12/11

In which a South Carolina slave seizes a heavily armed Confederate ship and sails it to freedom and instant celebrity, whereas Ken doesn't even own a hatchet. Certificate #38760.

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1:02:41

Episode 108: Marmorated Stink Bugs (Entry 761.LV1120)

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2018/12/06

In which a hard-to-kill Asian insect arrives in America and discovers a delightful new predator-free life eating our produce, hiding behind our picture frames, and making everything smell like cilantro-infused sewage. Certificate #30979.

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57:25

Episode 107: Ghost Forests (Entry 527.EZ1724)

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2018/12/04

In which Ken accidentally goes on vacation to a long submerged, 2,000-year-old forest, and John explains the value he can add to a rugby game or campfire. Certificate #1751.

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1:12:10

Episode 106: Scrappy Doo (Entry 1115.PP0302)

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2018/11/29

In which 1970s and 1980s TV is overrun by an avalanche of orphans, runaways, and other wisecracking moppets, and John reveals that Oscar the Grouch is a witch in a "fursuit." Certificate #37500.

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1:17:09

Episode 105: The Qibla (Entry 1016.PS5517)

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2018/11/27

In which the Islamic practice of facing Mecca in prayer becomes a thorny theological and geographical question, particularly for Muslims in Alaska, French Polynesia, or low-earth orbit. Certificate #2405.

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1:08:18

Episode 104: Pumpkin Pie (Entry 1008.JH0406)

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2018/11/22

In which we consider America's favorite gourd as a botanical mystery, a symbol of autumn, a Civil War flashpoint, an Illinois monoculture, a delivery vehicle for condensed milk, and an instrument of Starbucks-related misogyny and class warfare. Certificate #36525.

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1:10:57

Episode 103: Deep-Fried Turkeys (Entry 325.JN0432)

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2018/11/20

In which the Cajun cooking fad of the 1980s spawns a hazardous new holiday favorite, and Ken's wife flips us the bird. Certificate #30269.

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50:53

Episode 102: The Cagot (Entry 173.2K0527)

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2018/11/15

In which a tiny French minority in the Pyrenees is shunned and hated for reasons no one can quite remember, and John pronounces the words "goose foot" more capably than Ken. Certificate #28287.

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58:02

Episode 101: Jennens v. Jennens (Entry 671.NU2711)

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2018/11/13

In which the notorious "Miser of Acton" forgets to sign his will, and for over a century thousands of people--including Ken's family--become convinced they are rightful heirs to his $300 million fortune. Certificate #23502.

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1:22:34

Episode 100: Wild Man Fischer (Entry 472.GE1612)

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2018/11/08

In which a troubled street performer becomes a beloved musician and helps found a landmark record label, Ken buys a booby-trapped painting, and John critiques the storytelling of celebrity children. Certificate #49895.

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1:19:49

Episode 99: The Doomsday Flight (Entry 372.AM0214)

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2018/11/06

In which the U.S. government tries to ban a Rod Serling TV movie for inspiring too many mid-air extortions, all of which can be foiled by knowing the right trivia fact about Denver. Certificate #41961.

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1:03:21

Episode 98: Albert Pierrepoint (Entry 938.ES0914)

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2018/11/01

In which a Lancashire grocer and pub landlord becomes the most skilled executioner of all time, and John explains the best part of being guillotined. Certificate #21776.

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1:11:12

Episode 97: Bridey Murphy (Entry 818.JB1414)

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2018/10/30

In which a Colorado housewife and her tractor dealer friend jump-start the 1950s "reincarnation" fad, and Ken ponders whether or not he was "Endora" in a past life. Certificate #29314.

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45:50

Episode 96: The Letter J (Entry 714.1CH0910)

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2018/10/25

In which a 16th-century jack-of-all-trades judiciously joins a jaunty new Johnny-come-lately to our jargon because he's just so jazzed about Jesus. Juxtaposed with John's jumbled jeremiads and Jennings's juvenile jokes. Certificate #23082.

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1:13:49

Episode 95: The Ballads of Ossian (Entry 094.PR2017)

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2018/10/23

In which Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, and Goethe go nuts about a best-selling blind Celtic bard who might not even exist, and John writes his first Tolkien fanfic. Certificate #28002

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57:46

Episode 94: Brown Sound (Entry 158.MT1517)

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2018/10/18

In which military scientists, flush from their success annoying Manuel Noriega with Doors music, try to find that one elusive noise that will liquefy their enemies' bowels. Certificate #42964.

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1:11:24

Episode 93: Second Sleep (Entry 1122.ZC0401)

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2018/10/16

In which John and Ken learn that they share a "chronotype," but disagree over whether it's natural to spend an hour or two every night sitting naked in a chair. Certificate #38846.

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1:03:15

Episode 92: The Hollow Earth (Entry 593.JB2607)

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2018/10/11

In which we ponder two questions: are we living on the inside of a concave sphere? Or is someone else down there, possibly with skimpy outfits and pet dinosaurs? Certificate #19429.

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1:19:28

Episode 91: Pokemon Go (Entry 958.GE0702)

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2018/10/09

In which the biggest media franchise and the biggest augmented reality game of all time cause us to consider Zionist trading cards, the allure of wooden boats, and the feng shui of construction workers. Certificate #41843.

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