Omnibus

An encyclopedic reference of strange-but-true stories compiled as a time capsule for future generations.

About the show

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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Episodes

  • Episode 470: The Video Game Crash of 1983 (Entry 1394.GE4130)

    June 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 26 mins

    In which the biggest segment of America's entertainment economy almost disappears in a single year due to lousy product, and Ken is too shy to play Zaxxon in public. Certificate #24180.

  • Episode 469: Why Is a Mouse When It Spins? (Entry 1431.JG1414)

    June 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 27 mins

    In which a great Victorian master of nonsense creates a world of riddles that aren't really riddles, and John thinks a roast chicken has definitely caused a murder. Certificate #35725.

  • Episode 468: Waterbeds (Entry 1413.IS5720)

    June 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

    In which the history of water mattresses is traced from ancient goatskins up to 1970s hedonism and even science fiction, and Ken's bed is not moving his butt. Certificate #40450.

  • Episode 467: Safety Coffins (Entry 1095.LK0852)

    May 31st, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins

    In which a series of questionable legends about premature burial lead to an inventors' boom of escapable caskets, and John has been handcuffed at least seven times. Certificate #35676.

  • Episode 466: Sovereign Citizens (Entry 1194.1C0612)

    May 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 11 mins

    In which a surprisingly broad spectrum of conspiracists discovers a secret set of rules for outsmarting the U.S. government, and Ken wishes some of his enemies could be flogged more. Certificate #29113.

  • Episode 465: The Goodwill Games (Entry 539.EP0607)

    May 24th, 2022  |  1 hr 19 mins

    In which an upstart media mogul hatches a plan with Moscow to challenge the Olympics and end the Cold War, and John looks for the sexiest pictures of a former First Lady. Certificate #21182.

  • Episode 464: Moose Cheese (Entry 806.JB1010)

    May 19th, 2022  |  1 hr 25 mins

    In which brave souls from Siberia to Zimbabwe try riding and milking some rarely domesticated animals, with mixed results, and Ken wants to put a newborn baby on an ostrich. Certificate #52260.

  • Episode 463: Billy Jack (Entry 122.LV1933)

    May 17th, 2022  |  1 hr 22 mins

    In which one low-budget action flick forever rewrites the rules of how movies are marketed, and John thinks Spider-Man's aunt is the only real movie star. Certificate #33734.

  • Episode 462: The Milgram Experiment (Entry 788.GE2708)

    May 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

    In which a Yale psychologist attempts to explain the Holocaust using research techniques considered unethical today, and Ken has a theory about the origins of Jeopardy! Certificate #20495.

  • Episode 461: Potsdamer Platz (Entry 972.NE0406)

    May 10th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

    In which the "Times Square of Europe" is bombed into 150 acres of rubble and eventually the greatest real estate opportunity of the post-Cold War world, and John lists the only three places in Germany. Certificate #38531.

  • Episode 460: The Holy Prepuce (Entry 594.JS0503)

    May 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins

    In which Apocrypha gospel adventures and medieval miracles are ascribed to the sacred foreskin of Jesus of Nazareth, and Ken disapproves of hand magic in our schools. Certificate #52348.

  • Episode 459: Missing in Action (Entry 795.2CH2811)

    May 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 25 mins

    In which the majority of Americans become convinced that American POWs are still being held captive decades after the Vietnam War ends, and John assumes those dancing inflatable tube men enjoy Primus. Certificate #49382.