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. Alle 5 Tage erscheint eine Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 27 days 13 hours 48 minutes

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Episode 213: Square Dancing (Entry 1211.JB2111)


In which we learn that America's love affair with do-si-dos is a relatively recent and artificial form of nostalgia jump-started by Henry Ford's hatred for jazz, and Ken misremembers "krumping." Certificate #42537.


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 December 10, 2019  55m
 
 

Episode 212: The Toyota Hilux (Entry 1323.JG0119)


In which an oddly named model of Toyota pickup becomes the truck of choice for Marty McFly, Top Gear fans, polar explorers, and ISIS. Certificate #16197.


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 December 5, 2019  1h2m
 
 

Episode 211: The Duchess of Bedford (Entry 383.PR2301)


In which one of Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting atones for her gossip scandals at court by inventing a brand new meal, and John blames museum docents for all his schedule problems. Certificate #48479.


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 December 3, 2019  1h3m
 
 

Episode 210: Mother Jones (Entry 675.MK0333)


In which an Irish immigrant pretending to be an old lady becomes a star of the American labor movement, and Ken ponders the death of middle initials. Certificate #12952.


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 November 28, 2019  1h10m
 
 

Episode 209: The Rite of Spring Riot (Entry 1076.EZ2613)


In which Ken blames the weirdest ballet premiere of all time on class warfare, bad hair and costuming choices, and anti-Russian xenophobia, and John renames the sport of gymnastics. Certificate #31616.


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 November 26, 2019  1h9m
 
 

Episode 208: The Ambassador Bridge (Entry 039.EZ4705)


In which one canny Detroit billionaire manages to gain sole control of the linchpin of American foreign trade, and John repeatedly insists he is not giving advice to terrorists. Certificate #36634.


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 November 21, 2019  1h9m
 
 

Episode 207: Grass (Entry 546.MK0639)


In which lawns are revealed to be covering three times as much of America as any other crop, and Ken explains why the tallgrass prairies of the 19th century produced no great tennis players. Certificate #31632.


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 November 19, 2019  46m
 
 

Episode 206: Fern Fever (Entry 462.JB0816)


In which Victorian England becomes obsessed with the beautiful fronds and sexy lifestyle of ferns, and John brings the Arts and Crafts movement to the grunge era. Certificate #31358.


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 November 14, 2019  57m
 
 

Episode 205: Porfirio Rubirosa (Entry 1087.1K1210)


In which a Dominican diplomat cozies up to one of history's worst dictators, marries the two richest women in the world, and creates our modern image of the macho "Latin lover," and Ken tries to revive some slang from 1980s sex comedies. Certificate #41003.


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 November 12, 2019  59m
 
 

Episode 204: No-Fault Divorce (Entry 840.MK1009)


In which Ronald Reagan, of all people, introduces a new legal philosophy of marriage and divorce to America in 1970, though it takes New York forty years to catch up. Certificate #27256.


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 November 7, 2019  1h1m