Ken Jennings
Co-Host of Omnibus
Ken Jennings is America's quiz show sweetheart, having won "Jeopardy!" a record 74 times in a row in 2004. Today he is the author of eleven books, including the New York Times-bestselling "Maphead" and "Because I Said So!," as well as the "Junior Genius" series for kids.
Ken Jennings has hosted 492 Episodes.
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Episode 10: Newton's Cradle (Entry 835.1C1311)
December 28th, 2017 | 43 mins 43 secs
In which thousands of soulless corporate executives put little steel toys on their desks but still feel dead inside, and Ken finally learns how those little drinking birds work. Certificate #31932.
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Episode 9: Gadsby (Entry 511.PS6928)
December 26th, 2017 | 52 mins 53 secs
In which our two hosts study a book that runs fifty thousand words without a solitary display of our writing plan's fifth symbol. Certificate #6442.
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Episode 8: Water Wars (Entry 1414.PS6301)
December 21st, 2017 | 1 hr 1 min
In which Los Angeles stands revealed in all its unquenchable thirst, and is pronounced by John and Ken several times the fun, old-timey way, with a hard 'g'. Certificate #33935.
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Episode 7: The Tesseract (Entry 1291.EP0318)
December 19th, 2017 | 50 mins 6 secs
In which Ken and John struggle to imagine four-dimensional space with the same ease that the inventor of the pitching machine once could. Certificate #28910.
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Episode 6: The Rachel (Entry 1024.GN2917)
December 14th, 2017 | 57 mins 49 secs
In which John opines that Jennifer Aniston's ubiquitous 1990s-era cut was America's "last hairstyle." Certificate #24193.
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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.