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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Episoder(700)

The Underarm Bowling Incident (Entry 1363.JB2602)

The Underarm Bowling Incident (Entry 1363.JB2602)

In which an Australian cricket team creates an international controversy with an unorthodox but legal strategy, and Ken accidentally does a Boston accent. Certificate #30080.

23 Mar 202159min

The Lost Spitfires of Burma (Entry 736.AC0219)

The Lost Spitfires of Burma (Entry 736.AC0219)

In which a modern-day treasure hunter becomes convinced that a priceless trove of British fighter jets is buried at the end of an airport runway, and John becomes a realtor for Myanmar. Certificate #3...

18 Mar 20211h

The Memex (Entry 774.EX3607)

The Memex (Entry 774.EX3607)

In which the Internet is born in 1945 when a radar technician in a bamboo hut reads a Life magazine article about a futuristic desk, and Ken wonders if anyone smoked weed at Los Alamos. Certificate #1...

16 Mar 20211h 9min

English as She Is Spoke (Entry 414.GE1107)

English as She Is Spoke (Entry 414.GE1107)

In which an inept attempt at a Portuguese-English phrasebook becomes an enduring comedy classic, and John celebrates the invention of the stirrup. Certificate #29469.

11 Mar 20211h 16min

Rosa Luxemburg's Body (Entry 1082.NU1911)

Rosa Luxemburg's Body (Entry 1082.NU1911)

In which the most famous socialist rabble-rouser of her time returns from her 1919 execution (maybe) as a headless mummy, and Ken wonders if ancient Irish peasants had combination skin. Certificate #2...

9 Mar 20211h 5min

Mobile Jubilees (Entry 797.LV2512)

Mobile Jubilees (Entry 797.LV2512)

In which a set of rare ocean and weather conditions in Alabama can lead to periodic seafood explosions, and Ken and John agree that Muscle Shoals must be in the wrong place. Certificate #38099.

4 Mar 202156min

Henry Cavendish (Entry 197.JB2825)

Henry Cavendish (Entry 197.JB2825)

In which the wealthiest and most socially awkward British thinker of his time revolutionizes science, mostly in secret, and John wants to harvest clones at Packers games. Certificate #47447.

2 Mar 20211h 8min

The Beatles' Lord of the Rings (Entry 107.EX2512)

The Beatles' Lord of the Rings (Entry 107.EX2512)

In which we consider an alternate timeline where the Beatles' third movie was a psychedelic Tolkien adaptation instead of a bummer documentary, and Ken sticks up for sanitation. Certificate #51290.

25 Feb 20211h 9min

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