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Omnibus

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.

  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    Whistling (Entry 1427.DE2323)
    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.
    21 November 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    The Population Bomb (Entry 966.GE2803)
    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.
    14 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    The King Under the Mountain (Entry 688.RO1311)
    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.
    7 November 2024, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    New Urbanism (Entry 835.SS0711)
    In which conservative Sun Belt retirees and progressive urbanists agree on a nostalgic but radical revolution in city design, and Ken does a Norman Rockwell impression. Certificate #34959.
    31 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    Soviet Spartacus (Entry 1194.EX2116)
    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.
    24 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    Electrical Sockets (Entry 400.JS0215)
    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.
    17 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Tartans (Entry 1279.DE2230)
    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.
    10 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    The Twenty-Seventh Amendment (Entry 1352.GE3028)
    In which a constitutional change finally happens after a two-hundred-year delay just to spite one Texas poli sci professor, and Ken likes it when scriveners get away scot-free. Certificate #43079.
    3 October 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    The Teddy Bear Shipwreck (Entry 1283.PR2433)
    In which the toy market is revolutionized by a faddish stuffed animal that would be priceless today if it hadn't disappeared, and John buys the concept of a rabbit. Certificate #24398.
    26 September 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Sea Peoples (Entry 1120.1K2248)
    In which the great Mediterranean civilizations of the late Bronze Age collapse virtually overnight due to some mysterious visitors, and Ken knows a lot about white broccoli. Certificate #9795.
    19 September 2024, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    The Coconut Revolution (Entry 239.JE0207)
    In which Melanesian eco-revolutionaries fight off helicopter gunships with literal slingshots and homemade diesel, and John makes a shocking announcement about all scientists. Certificate #54146.
    12 September 2024, 10:00 am
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