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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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h7m. Bisher sind 595 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint alle 5 Tage.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 27 days 13 hours 48 minutes

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Episode 243: Sadie Hawkins Day (Entry 1094.GN3912)


In which a hippie-hating cartoonist accidentally creates a (slightly) gender-equalizing campus tradition, and John spends hours poring over newspaper bridge columns. Certificate #44390.


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 March 24, 2020  1h20m
 
 

Episode 242: Chinook Jargon (Entry 215.1C1413)


In which a very old Native American trading pidgin becomes a regional language and 20th-century slang, and Ken goes to a movie theater that basically confessed to genocide. Certificate #5725.


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 March 19, 2020  57m
 
 

Episode 241: Patagonian Giants (Entry 907.MT0627)


In which the world's tallest tribe, if they even exist, are enslaved by Ferdinand Magellan and downsized by subsequent visitors, and John reminds us of the importance of good posture. Certificate #33392.


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 March 17, 2020  54m
 
 

Episode 240: Bill W. (Entry 122.NU0603)


In which one rough night for a traveling salesman in Akron, Ohio births a new spiritual approach to addiction recovery, and Ken suggests some interesting anagrams for post-human Presbyterian listeners. Certificate #19544.


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 March 12, 2020  1h29m
 
 

Episode 239: Hikikomori (Entry 587.1K2225)


In which a generation of traumatized Japanese young people increasingly decide never to come out of their bedrooms, whereas John insists on dying alone. Certificate #50644.


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 March 10, 2020  1h8m
 
 

Episode 238: Cow Magnets (Entry 289.JL0118)


In which we learn that ruminants are eating a lot more metal nowadays than they used to, and that Ken would like to have a gravel spoon at dinner. Certificate #28929


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 March 5, 2020  1h3m
 
 

Episode 237: Longitudinal Film (Entry 734.PS9010)


In which British documentarians and Austin slackers alike use the movies to unveil the mysteries of aging and mortality, and John leaves a series of women waiting for him at train stations in Spain. Certificate #48149


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 March 3, 2020  1h19m
 
 

Episode 236: Hands Across America (Entry 565.PR1121)


In which the 1980s fad for charity pop singles inspires an ambitious geographic stunt, and Ken plans a foolproof way to assassinate Jamie Farr. Certificate #26004


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 February 27, 2020  1h13m
 
 

Episode 235: Operation Just Cause (Entry 869.EZ4510)


In which the bizarre 1989 American invasion of Panama kicks off our modern era of on-the-nose Pentagon naming conventions, and John is reminded of a dominatrix, as usual. Certificate #19345.


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 February 25, 2020  52m
 
 

Episode 234: Trafalgar vs. Carmania (Entry 1325.IS2314)


In which the First World War begins in an unexpected fashion, with two ocean liners blowing holes in each other off the coast of Brazil, and Ken gets gaslit into buying a tuxedo. Certificate #32056.


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 February 20, 2020  1h7m