Episode Archive
592 episodes of Omnibus since the first episode, which aired on November 28th, 2017.
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Episode 182: Biosphere 2 (Entry 124.IS6517)
August 22nd, 2019 | 1 hr 16 mins
In which an eccentric metallurgist with a theater troupe begins one of the strangest science experiments in history and learns that humankind might not be ready for Mars yet, and Ken watches Jeff Bezos injure a fig tree. Certificate #34308.
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Episode 181: Lottery Winners (Entry 736.HE1305)
August 20th, 2019 | 1 hr 21 mins
In which we follow the history of government games of chance from ancient China to today's bankrupt Powerball millionaires, and John grifts his elementary school out of a side of beef. Certificate #32943.
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Episode 180: Fotomats (Entry 494.LV2342)
August 15th, 2019 | 55 mins 17 secs
In which a bygone errand, developing vacation snapshots, becomes so widespread that it gets its own chain of drive-thru kiosks, and Ken's mom looks great in a red knit jumper and gold polyester turtleneck. Certificate #38597.
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Episode 179: Gold Hats (Entry 537.PS2103)
August 13th, 2019 | 48 mins 51 secs
In which four mysterious cones are unearthed from proto-Celtic Europe, perhaps holding untold secrets of the calendar and cosmos, and John is surrounded by the happy nudists of the Danube. Certificate #23490
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Episode 178: ARkStorm (Entry 067.PS9303)
August 8th, 2019 | 55 mins 45 secs
In which a periodic "atmospheric river" from the Pacific Ocean threatens to put a quarter of Californians underwater in the very near future, which scares Ken so much that he decides to drill holes in his couch. Certificate #23973.
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Episode 177: The Monkey Selfie (Entry 803.MT2220)
August 6th, 2019 | 1 hr 8 mins
In which the legal and creative rights of a crested macaque are debated on the world stage, and we learn Ken wants to look like Popeye. Certificate #2720.
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Episode 176: The Onion Futures Act (Entry 867.NU1105)
August 1st, 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
In which two savvy farmers try to corner the market on onions by buying up the whole Midwestern supply, and John compares Gerald Ford to a Jesuit. Certificate #25671.
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Episode 175: Bob Dylan's Christian Period (Entry 138.AC1631)
July 30th, 2019 | 59 mins 37 secs
In which rock's most cryptic genius shocks the world by being "born again," releasing three uneven gospel albums and annoying a lot of concertgoers. Certificate #39323.
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Episode 174: Canning (Entry 180.LK1219)
July 25th, 2019 | 56 mins 56 secs
In which doomed Arctic explorers and a spiritualist's vacuum sealer help revolutionize the science of food storage, and John reveals that his "dueling scars" are actually from drinking cold canned pasta. Certificate #42072.
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Episode 173: The Four-Color Map Problem (Entry 495.NU2653)
July 23rd, 2019 | 50 mins 36 secs
In which over a century of mathematicians are unable to solve a geometry problem straight out of a coloring book, computers provide their first ever math "proof," and Ken challenges John to map a donut. Certificate #28876.
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Episode 172: The Church of the SubGenius (Entry 222.AC1605)
July 18th, 2019 | 57 mins 2 secs
In which a fictional pipe-smoking salesman invents a new quasi-religion for ironists, Discordians, and weirdos, and Ken believes he could have prevented the Trojan War. Certificate #31147.
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Episode 171: The Rural Purge (Entry 1091.PS6503)
July 16th, 2019 | 50 mins 29 secs
In which CBS cancels a full slate of country-fried programming, reinventing TV and marginalizing rural America, and John somehow watches an awful lot of Hee Haw. Certificate #36841.