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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

85:13

The Golden Age of Porn (Entry 537.1C0618)

Omnibus ·

2025/02/20

In which we celebrate the post-Valentine's season by looking back at the sleazy 1970s when adult films briefly became mainstream chic, and Ken avoids a Y2K for his marriage. Certificate #25369.

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68:15

The Oracle of Delphi (Entry 872.1S0911)

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2025/02/13

In which a veiled, fume-huffing priestess tells the ancient world what to do for over a millennium, and John only knows what time it is from his truck clock. Certificate #25192.

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89:01

Balloon Man (Entry 094.DE1501)

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2025/02/06

In which a Disneyland-trained dreamer invents a new art form with the help of a cookie entrepreneur and a jellybean innovator, and Ken has a theory about the worst balloon vendors. Certificate #32691.

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95:46

The EGOT (Entry 398.AC2810)

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2025/01/30

In which an inescapable awards-season acronym is jump-started twenty-five years earlier by an eccentric TV cop actor and a pop reference book, and John's family would like to kick in hotel room doors. Certificate #42952.

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73:48

Martin Luther King, Sr. (Entry 688.PR1301)

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2025/01/23

In which an Atlanta pastor changes his name after a very inspiring visit to Germany and begins an American civil rights dynasty, and Ken gets to make a chart. Certificate #45274.

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86:44

Spontaneous Combustion (Entry 1206.PR0627)

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2025/01/16

In which scientists and paranormal investigators puzzle over a string of mysterious deaths beginning with a "dull and heavy" Italian countess, and John learns about the peat of the Maldives. Certificate #40714.

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87:41

Canal Mania (Entry 178.PR0516)

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2025/01/09

In which British investors power the Industrial Revolution with arguably too many waterways for the nation's barges, and Ken thinks escalators are not cheating. Certificate #27217.

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69:06

The Carrington Event (Entry 189.2P0312)

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2025/01/02

In which a solar storm in 1859 leads to eye-popping auroras and a harboring of technological doom, and John compares gold pan and pizza sizes. Certificate #54094.

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80:50

Elf on the Shelf (Entry 404.PR1503)

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2024/12/26

In which the childhood Christmas tradition of two Georgia twins becomes a cultural tug-of-war over surveillance psychology, and Ken is going to buy a light blue tree. Certificate #45509.

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75:24

Space Contraband (Entry 1194.JB1312)

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2024/12/19

In which astronauts and cosmonauts smuggle sandwiches, golf clubs, harmonicas, collectibles, and ashes into orbit, and John wants to blow bubbles on the Moon. Certificate #54825.

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74:56

Lazy Susans (Entry 706.LK1237)

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2024/12/12

In which a Cantonese restaurant in San Franciscos's Chinatown spreads American revolving-table technology worldwide, and Ken wonders how long it takes to get sick of a musician in your spare bedroom. Certificate #43576.

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85:06

The Tooth Fairy (Entry 1317.SS0606)

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2024/12/05

In which ancient sorcery, changeling myths, and Edwardian fads combine to create America's only homegrown childhood rite of passage, and John's dentist turns teeth into boats. Certificate #19230.

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75:47

411 (Entry 495.LK2003)

Omnibus ·

2024/11/28

In which telephone users once had access to a surprising array of helpful and informative services, and Ken got rid of his landline to spite Al-Qaeda. Certificate #26038.

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84:44

Whistling (Entry 1427.DE2323)

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2024/11/21

In which an ancient linguistic and religious practice becomes a jaunty, ambulatory musical form before falling into decline, and John does not want to see condors in a hospital. Certificate #45133.

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87:05

The Population Bomb (Entry 966.GE2803)

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2024/11/14

In which centuries of sterilization-happy doomsayers fail to predict a game-changing revolution in wheat, and Ken thinks Pakistan wants John to clean out his fridge. Certificate #2037.

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81:41

The King Under the Mountain (Entry 688.RO1311)

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2024/11/07

In which dozens of national sleeping guys with long beards wait in caves for their countries to need them again, and John thinks Tom Cruise should not be in a courtyard. Certificate #53610.

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86:09

New Urbanism (Entry 835.SS0711)

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2024/10/31

In which conservative Sun Belt retirees and progressive urbanists agree on a nostalgic but radical revolution in city design, and Ken does a Normal Rockwell impression. Certificate #34959.

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77:54

Soviet Spartacus (Entry 1194.EX2116)

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2024/10/24

In which a Thracian slave from two thousand years earlier becomes a proletarian role model and Communist sports hero, and John prefers action stars with boogers. Certificate #37084.

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91:11

Electrical Sockets (Entry 400.JS0215)

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2024/10/17

In which the long war between alternating and direct current produces power outlets that multiply nto a dizzying world of configurations, and Ken needs a grounding prong. Certificate #29673.

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87:26

Tartans (Entry 1279.DE2230)

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2024/10/10

In which Scottish clans each choose a distinctive plaid based on a romantic Highland history that didn't really happen, and John takes a hard hit while playing Frisbee in a skirt. Certificate #26624.

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