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.
1 hour 43 minutes
The Phantom Time Hypothesis (Entry 928.PR1027)
In which various crackpots and Russians decide that three hundred years of the European "dark ages" simply didn't happen, and Ken doesn't want his eulogy to be vague. Certificate #22651.
12 February 2026, 11:00 am
1 hour 22 minutes
Tama Bell Brass (Entry 1275.PR2225)
In which author, music executive and host of the Identified podcast Nabil Ayers discusses selling used CDs, The Terminator, The Drum Doctor and more. Certificate #48391.
5 February 2026, 11:00 am
1 hour 35 minutes
Second Missouri Compromise (Entry 1122.MA0624)
In which Linus Chan explores American citizenship, the law, and the long shadow of the Missouri Compromise. Certificate #24581.
29 January 2026, 11:00 am
1 hour 44 minutes
Neopets (Entry 831.EC0904)
In which Futureling Kate tells John about the rise, fall, and attempted revival of a millennial obsession. Certificate #30063.
22 January 2026, 7:14 pm
1 hour 33 minutes
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (Entry 386.DA1125)
In which Futureling Richard Stephens tells of the rapid rise of a Revolutionary general through the military ranks, the challenges he faced as a person of color in a predominantly white society, and the decline of his legacy under Napoleon’s regime. Certificate #40773.
15 January 2026, 11:00 am
1 hour 32 minutes
Glacier Girl (Entry 530.JB3822)
In which a WWII fighter plane crashes on a Greenland ice sheet in 1942 and is painstakingly recovered and restored by a pilot over two decades. Certificate #25573.
8 January 2026, 4:25 pm
1 hour 50 minutes
Exiled to Sentosa (Entry 438.LU2319)
In which a politician is banished to Singapore’s theme-park island, recounted by Nathan Jennings. Certificate #41799
1 January 2026, 11:00 am
1 hour 32 minutes
E.A. Wallis Budge (Entry 161.IS1901)
In which the illegitimate son of a Cornish housekeeper rises to the top of the British Museum Egyptology department. Featuring futureling and the host of the podcast Books of All Time Rose Judson. Certificate #43419.
26 December 2025, 6:28 pm
1 hour 12 minutes
Penn Cove Whale Capture (Entry 916.JB0712)
Wherein dozens of Orca were kidnapped in an unspeakable scene and Christopher didn’t bring a laptop (and John didn’t have a camera yet). Certificate #41344.
18 December 2025, 11:00 am
1 hour 38 minutes
Grit (Entry 551.PR1004)
In which a plucky immigrant "printer's devil" creates a newspaper that puzzles and pays off generations of young American boys, and John avoids a chainsaw duel. Certificate #31682.
11 December 2025, 11:00 am
1 hour 12 minutes
The Grand DARPA Challenge (Entry 543.PS5507)
In which a government-backed desert race for unmanned vehicles ignites the technologies driving the autonomous future now creeping into our cities - with guest Andrew Miller. Certificate #49327