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 554: Salton Sea (Entry 1098.GN1403)

    June 29th, 2023  |  1 hr 12 mins

    In which California's largest lake, created by accident in 1905, teeters on the brink of collapse, and Ken complains about a hotel sink. Certificate #44008.

  • Episode 553: 101 Uses for a Dead Cat (Entry 606.LV0724)

    June 22nd, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins

    In which an asthmatic British cartoonist sells two million copies of his books of non-jokes for cat skeptics, and John knows what the handle of a gun is called. Certificate #29573.

  • Episode 552: Crackers (Entry 290.NA0302)

    June 15th, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins

    In which a Shakespearean insult for an obnoxious blowhard comes to be used as an anti-white slur, and Ken wants to test the Appalachians for testosterone. Certificate #38163.

  • Episode 551: The Tartarian Empire (Entry 1279.NA0206)

    June 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 12 mins

    In which a QAnon-like conspiracy theory insists that fancy 19th-century architecture was all built by a mysterious, long-lost superstate, and John is concerned about neighborhood dogs with heads the size of pumpkins. Certificate #20354.

  • Episode 550: The Kruger Millions (Entry 693.JB2801)

    June 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 16 mins

    In which a vast hoard of gold and diamonds disppears near the Mozambique border during the Boer War, and Ken thinks most penguin species look like hoboes. Certificate #15845.

  • Episode 549: Project Cybersyn (Entry 993.AC0245)

    May 25th, 2023  |  1 hr 13 mins

    In which Latin America's first Marxist democracy tries to collectivize the means of production by inventing a proto-internet in 1970, and John just hopes it was orange and brown. Certificate #53432.

  • Episode 548: The Gimli Glider (Entry 528.PS6104)

    May 18th, 2023  |  1 hr 25 mins

    In which the pilots of a Canadian commercial jetliner abruptly realize over Ontario that they're entirely out of fuel, and Ken likes sad character licensing attempts at amusement parks. Certificate #41746.

  • Episode 547: Dueling Scars (Entry 385.PR0633)

    May 11th, 2023  |  1 hr 14 mins

    In which German university students create a new status symbol when they add swordplay to their drinking society meetings, and John's closet skeletons are all bar fights. Certificate #36857.

  • Episode 546: Alligators in the Sewers (Entry 033.LV1142)

    May 4th, 2023  |  1 hr 25 mins

    In which generations of New Yorkers read about, and lasso, a series of not-legendary-at-all interlopers beneath their city, and Ken doesn't think you should trim a reptile like a bonsai tree. Certificate #36161.

  • Episode 545: Magic Alex (Entry 747.JE0708)

    April 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 28 mins

    In which a self-proclaimed electronics prodigy from Greece wows the credulous Beatles with five years of inventions he will never invent, and John insists that his recursive t-shirt feature Wil Wheaton. Certificate #45939.

  • Episode 544: Saul Zaentz (Entry 1455.1S1435)

    April 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 27 mins

    In which a future three-time Oscar winner becomes the nemesis of America's favorite fake swamp-rocker, and Ken has prepared a little skit about the death of Stalin. Certificate #42240.

  • Episode 543: The Green River Ordinance (Entry 549.RV0320)

    April 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 23 mins

    In which underslept Wyoming railroad workers strike back against a tide of pushy brush and encyclopedia salesmen, and John appreciates the Jehovah's Witnesses. Certificate #12881.