Episode Archive
592 episodes of Omnibus since the first episode, which aired on November 28th, 2017.
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Episode 158: Pattie Boyd (Entry 148.DE2402)
May 30th, 2019 | 54 mins 54 secs
In which two of the greatest rock guitarists of all time pine after the same woman, each marry her in turn, and somehow stay friends. Certificate #42401.
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Episode 157: The Reindeer Wizards (Entry 1049.DE1811)
May 28th, 2019 | 48 mins 19 secs
In which we remember the 1950s charity drive to raise reindeer funds for a tribe of Scandinavian telepaths--a problem they really should have seen coming. Certificate #37239.
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Episode 156: Trapper Keepers (Entry 1331.IS0816)
May 23rd, 2019 | 53 mins 15 secs
In which a re-designed school binder becomes a mandatory school accessory and one of the great marketing successes of the 1980s, and Ken spends hours looking at erasers shaped like sushi. Certificate #31310.
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Episode 155: Winifred Sackville Stoner Jr. (Entry 1229.MT1125)
May 21st, 2019 | 55 mins 51 secs
In which an Esperanto-loving stage mom raises America's first celebrity child prodigy, who writes one of history's most famous poems before vanishing into a cloud of bigamy and scandal. Certificate #35551.
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Episode 154: Plymouth Rock (Entry 955.EX3321)
May 16th, 2019 | 49 mins 12 secs
In which John visits one of the most underwhelming (and breakable) landmarks in American history, and explains why its entire history is almost certainly made up. Certificate #33004.
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Episode 153: Tortilla Chips (Entry 1320.GN4226)
May 14th, 2019 | 53 mins 4 secs
In which America discovers Tex-Mex food at Disneyland, leading to the invention of Doritos and "extreme" snack foods, and Ken has clam chowder in his car. Certificate #42729.
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Episode 152: Private Wojtek the Bear (Entry 988.HO1308)
May 9th, 2019 | 39 mins 23 secs
In which we follow an army of exiled Polish soldiers from Siberia to Iran to Scotland, and learn why they taught a Syrian brown bear to carry ammo and eat cigarettes. Certificate #41871.
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Episode 151: Hotel Detectives (Entry 601.GN4321)
May 7th, 2019 | 42 mins 44 secs
In which we learn about palming doorknobs, spotting bunco artists and fornicators, and other old tricks of the "hotel dick" trade, and John steals some room service pizza. Certificate #51720.
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Episode 150: The Charge of the Light Brigade (Entry 208.GN5009)
May 2nd, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
In which a series of underqualified officers and vague, sweeping gestures lead to a terrible military debacle, a good sweater, and a catchy poem, and Ken expresses some skepticism about Captain von Trapp. Certificate #38694.
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Episode 149: The French Revolutionary Calendar (Entry 500.EX1202)
April 30th, 2019 | 1 hr 1 min
In which the freethinkers of the Enlightenment take a stab at designing a 100% secular timekeeping system from the ground up, and John wants to be called "Goldenrod." Certificate #44270.
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Episode 148: Killer Rabbit (Entry 686.LV1106)
April 25th, 2019 | 53 mins 51 secs
In which we go through the weird list of things glimpsed by noted paranormal researcher Jimmy Carter, including a hissing marsh rabbit and a UFO that the Air Force wants you to think is barium. Certificate #21432.
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Episode 147: Ted Danson in Blackface (Entry 1283.JB2317)
April 23rd, 2019 | 1 hr 5 mins
In which one of the most beloved sitcom stars in America tries out the worst comedy idea of all time, and John has a theory about anti-Semitism in the Aliens movies. Certificate #22400.