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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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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.

Language:

English


Episodes

Episode 576: Jellyfish Blooms (Entry 671.PS10425)

11/30/2023
In which the world's overfished oceans begin to teem with a sudden surplus of ancient and puzzling invertebrates, and Ken just wants sex tourists not to pee on his bunion. Certificate #23757.

Duration:01:15:31

Episode 575: Winamp (Entry 1433.PR2603)

11/23/2023
In which a teenaged slacker from Sedona with a love for llamas jump-starts the digital music age, and John explains why large people prefer old things. Certificate #38550.

Duration:01:36:52

Episode 574: London Bridge (Entry 733.LK1626)

11/16/2023
In which the successor to one of the great medieval bridges is shipped to the Arizona desert by an American tycoon, and Ken is skeptical about product placement in slasher movies. Certificate #28472. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:17:37

Episode 573: Cryonics (Entry 302.1C1535)

11/9/2023
In which a science fiction-loving professor dreams of conquering death with the cold, hard science of low-temperature preservation, and John just wants to be a brain with a nose. Certificate #48643.

Duration:01:36:03

Episode 572: Christian Rock (Entry 220.EP0519)

11/2/2023
In which evangelical Christians wrestle with the problem of whether rock music is inherently good, evil, or neither. and Ken wonders about angel monkeys. Certificate #34822. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:25:50

Episode 571: Lodge Night (Entry 731.GN2922)

10/26/2023
In which the rituals of Masonry and its more casual offshoots produce a "golden age of fraternalism" for American men, and John is discomfited by noisy day care teachers. Certificate #35320.

Duration:01:10:43

Episode 570: Uranium Cubes (Entry 1376.1K0710)

10/19/2023
In which the remains of a useless Nazi "chandelier" unexpectedly emerge in Maryland and Washington, and Ken thinks about Bilbo Baggins too late. Certificate #35410. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:13:23

Episode 569: Raised by Wolves (Entry 1028.GE4927)

10/12/2023
In which the legend of feral children is traced from ancient mythology all the way up to Smurfs and Russian street dogs, and John cannot recommend the Madrid Zoo. Certificate #22714. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:16:23

Episode 568: Tom of Finland (Entry 1315.EX0402)

10/5/2023
In which an adman who survived Nazi and Soviet invasions goes on to reinvent gay eroticism, and Ken wonders which Founding Father looked best naked. Certificate #7136. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:20:13

Episode 567: The Magic Gang (Entry 747.EX0722)

9/28/2023
In which a ghost-written memoir explains how a great British stage magician defeated Rommel in North Africa with his trickery, and John considers saying "Abracadabra" as a swear. Certificate #37883.

Duration:01:03:40

Episode 566: The Traffic Jam of the Century (Entry 1325.EZ1704)

9/21/2023
In which a perfect storm of construction, coal mining, and Communist commemoration creates twelve days of gridlock in central China, and Ken imagines an ancient Roman in a stadium parking garage. Certificate #34985. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:10:02

Episode 565: One Glass of Red Wine (Entry 866.DE3233)

9/14/2023
In which one Canadian newsman convinces America for several decades that daily drinking is the key to solving the "French Paradox," and John thinks Ken looks inhibited holding a spatula. Certificate #13766.

Duration:01:19:41

Episode 564: (LIVE) Hiroo Onoda (Entry 867.1C1526)

9/7/2023
In which Japanese soldiers, unwilling to believe that World War II is over, hold out for decades on islands all over the Pacific, and Ken will never give up on bar soap. Certificate #44164. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:01:46

Episode 563: Kids on Milk Cartons (Entry 686.DE2407)

8/31/2023
In which a nationwide panic over "stranger danger" turns regional dairies into activists for missing children, and John likes when things are "de minimis." Certificate #25468.

Duration:01:19:19

Episode 562: The NS Savannah (Entry 849.MK0436)

8/24/2023
In which the world's first nuclear-powered merchant vessel is launched in all its modernist glory, and Ken wants an infinitely long ship. Certificate #26615.

Duration:01:18:25

Episode 561: The DuMont Network (Entry 386.LK2417)

8/17/2023
In which the three nascent American broadcast networks face a challenge from a scrappy engineering lab, and John thinks gadgeteers should be certified. Certificate #28450. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:21:29

Episode 560: Universe 25 (Entry 1350.GE0907)

8/10/2023
In which the "behavioral sink" of rodent utopias is discovered in a Maryland barn, and Ken sings about a urinal trough. Certificate #38792.

Duration:01:21:52

Episode 559: Enneagrams (Entry 415.JM0124)

8/3/2023
In which Sufi mysticism inspires a Bolivian philosopher to divide all of humanity into nine personality types, and Ken visualizes the ur-cow. Certificate #25935. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:39:30

Episode 558: The Doomsday Clock (Entry 372.1P0407)

7/27/2023
In which a panel of concerned atomic scientists quantify the dangers of the nuclear age with a timely visual aid, and John's mother has a favorite fact about Benjamin Franklin. Certificate #26973.

Duration:01:28:53

Episode 557: Foundling Wheels (Entry 495.IS4915)

7/20/2023
In which a medieval pope's disturbing nightmare leads to the addition of "baby doors" at convents and hospitals across Europe, and John thinks robots could replace orphans. Certificate #43431. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: Head to https://www.squarespace.com/omnibus to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code OMNIBUS.

Duration:01:07:43