🚀 From Google Podcasts to Moon FM in No Time: Your Hassle-Free Migration Guide
👉

Omnibus

Ken Jennings and John Roderick

An encyclopedic reference of strange-but-true stories compiled as a time capsule for future generations.

  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    The Rainbow Bridge (Entry 1028.EC0319)
    In which the bountiful gifts of American advice columnists include a now-ubiquitious happy afterlife for pets, and John might lose a swordfight because he's too heavy for a chandelier. Certificate #29810.
    25 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    The Principality of Sealand (Entry 987.IS6022)
    In which a self-crowned prince founds his own nation on a tiny piece of concrete in the North Sea, complete with commando raids, and Ken is only in favor of 3-D awards. Certificate #6611.
    18 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    Stickball (Entry 1225.MK0608)
    In which a village pastime for Sussex dairymaids gets urbanized into an exciting neighborhood pick-up sport in American inner cities, and John wants to pick the bittle up. Certificate #13472.
    11 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Bioplastics (Entry 124.EZ3629)
    In which attempts to replace petrochemical plastic with corn and sawdust face fatal challenges of scale and efficiency, and Ken has never made a Prius. Certificate #32944.
    4 April 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    The Push Button (Entry 1012.DE0611)
    In which the influence of spinet pianos and telegraph keys produces a satisfying new device interface for the electric age, and John thinks aliens just want a cuddle. Certificate #42007.
    28 March 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Jersey Barriers (Entry 671.IS5714)
    In which the development of guardrail and concrete divider technology makes highway driving massively safer over the decades, and Ken lies under oath in a deposition. Certificate #40991.
    21 March 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 33 minutes
    Joanna Southcott's Box (Entry 673.GN4910)
    In which twenty-four bishops refuse to open the secret prophecies that will save Britain from war and banditry, and John wants to be called "Dicebox." Certificate #49596.
    14 March 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Episode 590: Vanity Plates (Entry 1383.EC1208)
    In which car registration numbers become modes for personalized creative expression and eventually a multimillion-dollar commodity, and Ken does not say "auto." Certificate #37808.
    7 March 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Episode 589: The Earth from Space (Entry 391.GN0115)

    In which centuries of inaccurate illustrations of our planet are abruptly upended by satellites and awestruck astronauts, and John never drew spaceships, just Japanese fighter planes. Certificate #35817.

    29 February 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    Episode 588: The Food Pyramid (Entry 487.MT0611)

    In which budget-conscious Swedes rearrange American ideas about nutritious eating, and Ken is pretty sure M&Ms are not getting smaller. Certificate #54063.

    22 February 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Episode 587: The Guano Islands Act (Entry 554.PS10407)

    In which we celebrate 167 years of Americans being able to claim any island they like as long as it has enough bird poop on it, and John thinks you can dip a pole in liberty. Certificate #39867.

    15 February 2024, 10:00 am
  • More Episodes? Get the App
About Omnibus
Links
Listeners Also Subscribed To
© MoonFM 2024. All rights reserved.