John Roderick
Co-Host of Omnibus
John Roderick is an accomplished musician, the front-man for indie-rock favorites The Long Winters, as well as a writer, politician, and podcaster. These two unlikely friends both live in Seattle, and consider themselves to be authorities on absolutely everything.
John Roderick has hosted 535 Episodes.
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Episode 5: Smell-O-Vision (Entry 1177.AM0521)
December 12th, 2017 | 1 hr 44 secs
In which the aromas of tobacco, coffee, and lavender, meant to revolutionize the motion picture industry, end up nauseating audiences instead, and Ken spoils a 57-year-old surprise cameo. Certificate #18585.
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Episode 3: The Olympic Marathon of 1904 (Entry 865.1C0924)
December 7th, 2017 | 59 mins 31 secs
In which the world's most prestigious sporting event goes disastrously wrong, and a Cuban mailman takes a nap. Certificate #28924.
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Episode 4: The Pig War (Entry 939.MK0511)
December 7th, 2017 | 55 mins 5 secs
In which the United States and Britain take up arms over one potato-hungry pig. Certificate #43259.
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Episode 1: The European Starling (Entry 431.PS8403)
December 7th, 2017 | 43 mins 51 secs
In which an eccentric Shakespeare buff releases two birds in Central Park, and thereby screws up an entire continent's ecosystem. Certificate #27603.
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Episode 2: Defenestration (Entry 326.2K0933)
December 7th, 2017 | 38 mins 16 secs
In which throwing people out of windows is strongly endorsed by many hot-headed Czechs, but opposed in no uncertain terms by Ken's great-great-great-great-grandfather. Certificate #32146.
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The Omnibus Project
December 5th, 2017 | 10 mins 43 secs
Ken and John provide a time capsule of whimsical recordings for future generations, commemorating the human race's triumphant achievements and its beautiful mundanities. There's no way you want to miss out on these strange-but-true stories.
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Omnibus: Trailer
November 28th, 2017 | 2 mins 8 secs
Twice a week, Ken and John 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.