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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

52:09

Episode 70: Skyscraper Helipads (Entry 1170.IS6008)

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2018/07/26

In which John blames the boring skyline of Los Angeles on Regulation Number 10, an ill-conceived attempt at making every building in the city accessible by helicopter. Certificate #38095.

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1:16:01

Episode 69: The Voyager Golden Records (Entry...

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2018/07/24

In which NASA gives aliens a weird gift basket (opera arias, a welcome from a Nazi war criminal, a lousy map, and absolutely no nipples!) and Ken gossips about wife-swapping astronomers. Certificate #34914.

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55:19

Episode 68: The Truman Reconstruction (Entry...

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2018/07/19

In which a piano starts to fall right through the floor of a second-story dining room, and as a result, the White House gets a balcony, a bunker, and a bowling alley. Certificate #47967.

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1:03:23

Episode 67: Watch the K Foundation Burn a Million...

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2018/07/17

In which two art-world provocateurs fly to Scotland and burn through a record amount of cash in just two hours, and John sings his least favorite novelty song of the 1980s for us. (Hey!) Certificate #5888.

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43:53

Episode 66: The Washing Bear (Entry 1411.LV2025)

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2018/07/12

In which John explains the secrets of raccoon hygiene, Ken mistakenly shows up with a ukulele, a straw hat, and a football pennant, and ferret lovers unsubscribe in mass numbers. Certificate #29158.

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42:19

Episode 65: The Transcontinental Airway System (Entry...

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2018/07/10

In which the post office builds a path of giant yellow concrete arrows stretching across the continent, and John questions the sobriety of the pilots of Montana. Certificate #34096.

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57:44

Episode 64: The Tri-State Tornado (Entry 1339.JE3023)

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2018/07/05

In which the most devastating twister in American history tears through 235 miles of the Midwest, tossing around trees, railroad tracks, and popcorn stands. Certificate #9101.

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1:11:19

Episode 63: Christian Science Reading Rooms (Entry...

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2018/07/03

In which a Boston woman falls on an icy sidewalk and discovers the secret of the universe, and listeners are encouraged to seek out the most heretical book in their local metaphysical lending library. Certificate #51449.

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59:27

Episode 62: War Rugs (Entry 1411.SS0604)

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2018/06/28

In which we travel to the "graveyard of empires" to witness the birth of an exciting Soviet-era art form, and Ken learns he should have saved the satin bomber jackets of his childhood. Certificate #39950.

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54:30

Episode 61: The Koryo Saram (Entry 692.JE2907)

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2018/06/26

In which tens of thousands of Koreans are forcibly relocated to the deserts of Central Asia and ordered to grow rice, and John refuses to relocate to Kotzebue or Yakutat even though he has a free plane ticket. Certificate #16823.

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52:19

Episode 60: Billy the Pygmy Hippo (Entry 122.JB4024)

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2018/06/21

In which Calvin Coolidge gets a frisky gift from Liberia that ushers zoos into the modern age, and John and Ken fantasize about being president and still sleeping all day. Certificate #47159.

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1:00:45

Episode 59: The Boysenberry (Entry 148.LV2519)

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2018/06/19

In which a California backyard botanist creates a mysterious new fruit, resulting in one of the century's biggest food fads and reinventing the American vacation. Certificate #36525.

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58:49

Episode 58: Prisencolinensinainciusol (Entry 988.1C1423)

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2018/06/14

In which the world's catchiest song teaches us how English sounds to overseas ears, and Ken mispronounces the French word for "slithy." Certificate #35645.

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55:28

Episode 57: The Conqueror (Entry 264.LK1255)

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2018/06/12

In which an eccentric billionaire has the terrible idea to cast John Wayne as Genghis Khan, and a "who's who" of Hollywood gets showered with both bad reviews and radioactive fallout. Certificate #17145.

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1:06:02

Episode 56: The Bugatti Chiron (Entry 162.EC0911)

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2018/06/07

In which a Volkswagen marque invents the super-car, new acceleration and deceleration records are set, and Ken asks where John was conceived. Certificate #24968.

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1:05:54

Episode 55: The St. Martin Fistula (Entry 1227.PR2027)

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2018/06/05

In which a French-Canadian "voyageur" suffers three indignities: being blasted with buckshot at point-blank range, becoming a full-time medical guinea pig, and having John call him the world's first "human fondue set." Certificate #42453.

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1:03:06

Episode 54: The Preppy Handbook (Entry 981.DE2211)

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2018/05/31

In which John traces "preppy" fashion from Buckingham Palace to Hyannis Port to Kinko's, and Ken wonders if everyone on post-collapse Earth owns a navy blazer. Certificate #31310.

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58:31

Episode 53: Duchenne Smiles (Entry 385.PR1513)

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2018/05/29

In which we examine how flight attendants smile, baby chimps play, botox treats mental illness, and Oscar the Grouch was a harsh wake-up call for Gen X kids. Certificate #42013.

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1:03:24

Episode 52: The Port Chicago Disaster (Entry 967.AC1940)

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2018/05/24

In which a Victory ship full of ammunition ignites a three-mile fireball, which in turn ignites the biggest mutiny trial in American history. Certificate #32844.

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1:08:25

Episode 51: Gordon Lish (Entry 726.2C0113)

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2018/05/22

In which Raymond Carver becomes a literary superstar largely thanks to one brilliant, heavy-handed editor, and Ken and John share a very controversial Blade Runner take. Certificate #24875.

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