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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The Three Governors (Entry 1302.MK0934)

The Three Governors (Entry 1302.MK0934)

In which a 1946 election in George results in chaos, fraud, public drunkenness, and broken furniture, and John decides to become a potato-hating beekeeper in retirement. Certificate #27176.

22 Sep 20201h

Article the First (Entry 070.JE0705)

Article the First (Entry 070.JE0705)

In which the very first amendment to the Bill of Rights, outlining the future of U.S. government, gets forgotten on its path to ratification, and Ken insults Delaware. Certificate #21125.

17 Sep 20201h 8min

Generic Food (Entry 521.JB1817)

Generic Food (Entry 521.JB1817)

In which a hilariously minimalistic grocery ghetto blooms in no-frills Carter-era America, and John chases a memory of uniformed women plying him with cheese cubes. Certificate #34402.

15 Sep 20201h

Joe Meek (Entry 771.PS2509)

Joe Meek (Entry 771.PS2509)

In which the art of music recording is revolutionized by a troubled British record producer who doesn't read or play music, and Ken can't really think of any guitar pedals. Certificate #37241.

10 Sep 20201h 19min

The Garbage Barge (Entry 515.LA0345)

The Garbage Barge (Entry 515.LA0345)

In which our modern recycling fervor is shaped by a mob boss who can't find a port for three thousand tons of Long Island garbage, and John has a dining room full of tin. Certificate #26561.

8 Sep 20201h 9min

Change of Gauge (Entry 206.LV2733)

Change of Gauge (Entry 206.LV2733)

In which the nightmarish complexity of the world's non-standardized rail systems is marveled at, and Ken hatches a zeppelin-related plan to resurrect Dame Agatha Christie. Certificate #48966.

3 Sep 20201h 12min

Dragnet (Entry 378.TI0301)

Dragnet (Entry 378.TI0301)

In which a single TV series builds the modern image of American police as righteous and efficient, despite much evidence to the contrary, and John uses its theme song in the bedroom. Certificate #3549...

1 Sep 20201h

The Duke of Anjou (Entry 386.EC0804)

The Duke of Anjou (Entry 386.EC0804)

In which we trace the convoluted, "kooky-wawa" genealogy that identifies the Spanish playboy banker who should be sitting the French throne, and John wants to be a ski-town sheriff. Certificate #24409...

27 Aug 20201h 23min

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