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)

Streaking (Entry 1234.RV1615)

Streaking (Entry 1234.RV1615)

In which dumb campus fads return to the American spotlight in 1973 thanks to a mild winter and legions of nude undergrads, and John gradually remembers his own complicated streaking history. Certifica...

7 Apr 20201h 10min

The De Havilland Beaver (Entry 328.DE0203)

The De Havilland Beaver (Entry 328.DE0203)

In which the Great White North is serviced and explored by the greatest bush plane of all time, and Ken decides that aircraft shouldn't be named after bugs. Certificate #35435.

2 Apr 20201h 9min

Mesoamerican Ball Game (Entry 778.JB3122)

Mesoamerican Ball Game (Entry 778.JB3122)

In which pre-Columbian civilizations spend thousands of years banging each other up with heavy rubber balls, and John tries to replace professional sports with stick-fighting. Certificate #28586.

31 Mar 202059min

Naked Came the Stranger (Entry 823.MT2538)

Naked Came the Stranger (Entry 823.MT2538)

In which a droll Long Island reporter and his newsroom buddies accidentally create one of the all-time great dirty books, and Ken is skeptical of the nudist lifestyle. Certificate #50150.

26 Mar 20201h 4min

Sadie Hawkins Day (Entry 1094.GN3912)

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.

24 Mar 20201h 20min

Chinook Jargon (Entry 215.1C1413)

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.

19 Mar 202053min

Patagonian Giants (Entry 907.MT0627)

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 #333...

17 Mar 202054min

Bill W. (Entry 122.NU0603)

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...

12 Mar 20201h 29min

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