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.
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Episodes
Hachiko (Entry 559.PR2006) 03.04.2018 45:49
In which a Scottish policeman, a Tokyo professor, and Mary Queen of Scots have very loyal dogs, but a young John Roderick does not. Certificate #24139.
(LIVE) Lake Missoula (Entry 697.GN0710) 29.03.2018 26:51
In which a prehistoric ice dam breaks and 500 cubic miles of water reshape the Pacific Northwest. Certificate #17528
(LIVE) Tuvan Throat Singers (Entry 1351.PS13704) 27.03.2018 37:10
In which Ken attempts to teach a new superpower--Central Asian overtone singing--to John and a live audience. Certificate #40632.
Milli Vanilli (Entry 789.JB2704) 22.03.2018 57:29
In which a German record producer hires two male models to lip-sync his hits, leading to--girl, you know it's true!--one Grammy, one class-action lawsuit, and one tragic death. Certificate #35145.
Mary Anning (Entry 050.PS3420) 20.03.2018 41:14
In which a working-class woman becomes one of the greatest scientists of her age, discovers dinosaur poop, and sells seashells by the seashore. Certificate #36073.
S.S. United States (Entry 1213.JB0926) 15.03.2018 47:10
In which an aluminum-heavy cruise liner falls on hard times, and John and Ken can't decide if "Blue Riband" is actually French or not. Certificate #39390.
Rubber Barons (Entry 1087.EZ1613) 13.03.2018 43:18
In which Ken describes the nouveau riche of the Amazon rainforest, and John has a conspiracy theory about scarecrows. Certificate #25284.
Father Coughlin (Entry 284.MT2309) 08.03.2018 48:11
In which a fiery Canadian gets 30 million Depression-era listeners for his little fascist radio show, and Ken and John pledge fealty to Martian invaders. Certificate #29423
The Noid (Entry 840.PR0415) 06.03.2018 49:00
In which a claymation terrorist with inexplicable bunny ears disrupts pizza, takes hostages, and wins America's heart. Certificate #29250
The Zuider Zee (Entry 1458.NA0104) 01.03.2018 45:43
In which the Dutch battle their oldest enemy: the Waterwolf. Almost certainly the Omnibus's last entry (alphabetically). Certificate #31078.
London Bridge Is Down (Entry 733.2K0934) 27.02.2018 50:49
In which we make plans for the longest-awaited death in human history, and wonder how many Welsh corgis it takes to pull a gun carriage. Certificate #34884.
Back Masking (Entry 091.EP0427) 22.02.2018 44:09
In which John investigates whether or not segassem terces naitnoc sgnos kcor, and Ken wonders why Satan would own a toolshed. Certificate #30148.
Megafauna (Entry 772.JB4015) 20.02.2018 42:42
In which we learn which Ice Age animal is named after the human nipple, and which modern animal fills John's soul with bloodlust. Certificate #47448.
Oneida (Entry 866.MT2230) 15.02.2018 42:27
In which a socialist preacher invents a tricky birth control technique he calls "male continence," leading directly to the lazy Susan and the assassination of an American president. Certificate #34322.
The Bellamy Salute (Entry 112.HE0616) 13.02.2018 39:06
In which Ken blames a crucial bit of fascist iconography on the most successful magazine premium in American history, and John knows the lyrics to "Alaska's Flag" but refuses to sing it. Certificate #37863.
Hat Etiquette (Entry 571.1C1104) 08.02.2018 37:20
In which John strongly admonishes future listeners not to get sloppy with their headwear, if they have heads. Certificate #25200.
Death Discs (Entry 319.MK1610) 06.02.2018 49:40
In which the gruesome deaths in early 1960s teen ballads are variously blamed on capitalism, Marlon Brando, chastity, and giant clams. Certificate #34312.
Mutual Assured Destruction (Entry 820.JE5022) 01.02.2018 45:19
In which the human race barely survives the 20th century. (Well, not all of it, obviously. Picasso didn't, for example.) Certificate #27008
Mummy Brown (Entry 817.PR0716) 30.01.2018 43:10
In which the bodies of ancient kings are ground up to fertilize lawns, power locomotives, and paint portraits. Certificate #37891
Thomas Midgley (Entry 786.ZC0508) 25.01.2018 45:31
In which the world's worst chemist gives everyone lead poisoning, and then puts a hole in the ozone layer as an encore. Certificate #25185
Paris Syndrome (Entry 901.JS1002) 23.01.2018 44:40
In which twenty tourists a year have a psychological breakdown because the most magical city in the world is a little disappointing. Certificate #507
The Sentinelese (Entry 1134.LV2024) 18.01.2018 38:47
In which John introduces us to the world's last uncontacted tribe—but not literally, because that would be illegal. Certificate #13568
Kohoutek (Entry 692.JU0113) 16.01.2018 38:35
In which a Czech astronomer is hailed as the hero of 1973, only to have his discovery flame out by not flaming out. Then he gets very seasick on a cruise. Certificate #31644
Monrovia, Moravia, Moldova, Moldavia (Entry 805.GN1032) 11.01.2018 54:17
In which John shares the soothing geographic mantra that has got him where he is today: sitting in a bunker teaching 30th-century cockroach-people how to tell medieval Central European principalities apart. Certificate #18088.
Heil Honey I'm Home! (Entry 577.PR1413) 09.01.2018 38:23
In which an upstart British television producer finally answers that age-old question: why don't more classic sitcoms star Adolf Hitler? Certificate #42615.
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