Omnibus

An encyclopedic reference of strange-but-true stories compiled as a time capsule for future generations.

About the show

Every week, Ken Jennings and John Roderick 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.

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Episodes

  • Episode 482: Blackout '77 (Entry 129.PS1828)

    July 21st, 2022  |  54 mins 51 secs

    In which a crippling power outage strikes New York City during the worst summer in its history, and Ken receives strange wisdom from Nikola Tesla's severed head. Certificate #50165.

  • Episode 481: A Message to Garcia (Entry 779.PR2513)

    July 19th, 2022  |  1 hr 10 mins

    In which fake news from the Spanish-American War inspires a self-proclaimed socialist to write a pro-employer business classic, and John believes sadness can sink ships. Certificate #42914.

  • Episode 480: The Hand of God (Entry 565.JB1921)

    July 14th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins

    In which long-simmering resentments over the Falklands War boil over on the soccer pitch, and Ken thinks that Margaret Thatcher was actually a giant marionette. Certificate #38221.

  • Episode 479: Facilitated Communication (Entry 447.MK0737)

    July 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

    In which a discredited pseudoscience from the 1980s makes a modern resurgence in the autism community, and John never wants to hear a second record by one of his favorite bands. Certificate #25222.

  • Episode 478: Slag (Entry 1170.EZ2218)

    July 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

    In which the waste byproducts of smelting iron become an annoyance and then a hotly contested resource, and Ken wants some aquarium gravel. Certificate #24789.

  • Episode 477: The Princeton Incident (Entry 987.RU0310)

    July 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins

    In which the worst naval accident in U.S. government history almost kills a president but inspires romance instead, and John doesn't love the coquetteish head-tilting in old photos. Certificate #52488.

  • Episode 476: The Appaloosa (Entry 059.ZC0603)

    June 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 10 mins

    In which the indigenous people of the Columbia River Plateau breed a new horse with a "leopard complex," and Ken notes you can't milk an emu. Certificate #36454.

  • Episode 475: The Chronofile (Entry 221.ES0601)

    June 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 18 mins

    In which a great American futurist spends decades experimentally recording his own personal data every fifteen minutes, and John wants to know if Ken is a good kisser. Certificate #49146.

  • Episode 474: Ice Capades (Entry 614.PR0322)

    June 23rd, 2022  |  1 hr 51 secs

    In which figure skating produces the biggest movie star in the world and then a half-century of traveling live entertainment, and Ken believes in promoting peanut vendors. Certificate #43376.

  • Episode 473: Riot Dogs (Entry 1075.MK0728)

    June 21st, 2022  |  1 hr 11 mins

    In which some tail-wagging strays become mascots on the frontlines of social protest, and John has an idea for treating arthritic cows. Certificate #53229.

  • Episode 472: The Viking (Entry 1395.IS3321)

    June 16th, 2022  |  1 hr 14 mins

    In which a proud Norwegian sea captain decides to one-up the fleet of Spanish boats at the Chicago World's Fair, and Ken wonders how well Elvis knew Nixon. Certificate #21995.

  • Episode 471: The Babalon Working (Entry 088.RV1703)

    June 14th, 2022  |  1 hr 29 mins

    In which an American rocketry pioneer gets over a breakup by trying to summon an ancient sex goddess into our dimension, and John has a modest proposal on school prayer. Certificate #36297.