Episode Archive
592 episodes of Omnibus since the first episode, which aired on November 28th, 2017.
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Episode 86: Albanian Bunkers (Entry 029.RV0615)
September 20th, 2018 | 1 hr 7 mins
In which we learn why one of Europe's most isolated countries is dotted with hundreds of thousands of domed concrete pillboxes, and also why zombie movies are thinly veiled racism. Certificate #46673
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Episode 85: (LIVE) Disco Demolition Night (Entry 356.AC1919)
September 18th, 2018 | 58 mins 42 secs
In which the war between album-oriented rock and its mortal enemy disco boils over into the worst baseball promotion in history, and Ken reveals what 1970s music they play in heaven. Certificate #25815.
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Episode 84: Jefferson, State of (Entry 671.NU2655)
September 13th, 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
In which a huckster and meteorite-hunter, facing a business disaster, starts a still-brewing secession movement on the Oregon-California border, and also we contemplate who all the Looney Tunes characters voted for. Certificate #26085.
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Episode 83: The Hilbert Hotel (Entry 587.LK0207)
September 11th, 2018 | 1 hr 7 mins
In which we learn what happens when an infinite number of tour buses arrive at an infinite hotel with no vacancies, and decide whether or not this is worse than the guest services at the Eagles' Hotel California. Certificate #44261.
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Episode 82: Anita Bryant (Entry 159.PR0913)
September 6th, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
In which a minor 1950s celebrity births America's modern cultural war, and Ken gets to complain about his two least favorite things: bigotry, and orange juice. Certificate #31531.
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Episode 81: The Fourth Crusade (Entry 495.2T0203)
September 4th, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
In which a medieval crusade to Jerusalem goes off the rails and ends up sacking the world's greatest Christian city instead. Certificate #11758.
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Episode 80: The Anarchist Cookbook (Entry 045.RV2210)
August 30th, 2018 | 55 mins 6 secs
In which an angry teenager in his local library produces a counterculture classic of booby-trap design, leading to John being suspended from junior high for anarcho-capitalism. Certificate #33047.
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Episode 79: The Saint Helena Submarine Plot (Entry 1096.PS7719)
August 28th, 2018 | 46 mins 50 secs
In which Napoleon Bonaparte is disrespected by John's mom, but almost rescued by an English smuggler in a steampunk submarine. Certificate #37796.
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Episode 78: The Berkeley Pit (Entry 115.PS8806)
August 23rd, 2018 | 49 mins 40 secs
In which John welcomes the microbes from a Montana copper sludge pit who will surely inherit the earth, and Ken announces how many syllables a dog's name should have. Certificate #50365.
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Episode 77: Inversion Goggles (Entry 659.IS2916)
August 21st, 2018 | 53 mins 37 secs
In which we study the human brain's terrifying capacity for adaptation, via upside-down cigarette lighting, weird-smelling houses, and "stoner" voice. Certificate #37104.
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Episode 76: The '59 Les Paul Standard (Entry 466.PS3302)
August 16th, 2018 | 1 hr 4 mins
In which John explains why there are only 643 of the greatest guitar ever made, and Kirk Hammett of Metallica pays $2 million for a Fleetwood Mac hand-me-down. Certificate #30784.
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Episode 75: Ea-Nasir (Entry 390.LV1913)
August 14th, 2018 | 49 mins 43 secs
In which Sumeria's shiftiest businessman keeps all his hate mail around for four thousand years, and Ken gets accused of counterfeiting by a local bookstore. Certificate #27107.