Episodes
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Episode 218: The Leafblower (Entry 707.DA0414)
December 26th, 2019 | 53 mins 41 secs
In which ecologically problematic outdoor power tools accidentally become an official part of the Omnibus, all because John's neighbor refuses to call "Leafbusters." Certificate #25458.
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Episode 217: The Christmas Pickle (Entry 220.IS0108)
December 24th, 2019 | 1 hr 7 mins
In which a Spokane antique store creates a fake Bavarian holiday tradition from scratch, and John's beard makes him look bigger. Certificate #31503.
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Episode 216: The Max Headroom Intrusion (Entry 767.JB2415)
December 19th, 2019 | 1 hr 23 mins
In which we examine the broadcast-jamming fad of the 1980s, including a puzzling incident involving a masked Chicago prankster, and Ken wants to be a font cop. Certificate #29692.
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Episode 215: Interferon (Entry 652.PS10303)
December 17th, 2019 | 57 mins 38 secs
In which a strange, sticky new protein is declared—on the basis of very little evidence—to be a cure-all in the war against cancer, and Ken refuses to make the necessary sacrifices to become a skateboarding star. Certificate #40478.
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Episode 214: Ada Lovelace (Entry ADA737PR3118)
December 12th, 2019 | 1 hr 21 mins
In which a 19th-century countess overcomes her father's scandalous celebrity and her mother's love of parallelograms to become the world's first computer programmer, and John comes to regret renaming Alexa. Certificate #46507.
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Episode 213: Square Dancing (Entry 1211.JB2111)
December 10th, 2019 | 55 mins 51 secs
In which we learn that America's love affair with do-si-dos is a relatively recent and artificial form of nostalgia jump-started by Henry Ford's hatred for jazz, and Ken misremembers "krumping." Certificate #42537.
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Episode 212: The Toyota Hilux (Entry 1323.JG0119)
December 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
In which an oddly named model of Toyota pickup becomes the truck of choice for Marty McFly, Top Gear fans, polar explorers, and ISIS. Certificate #16197.
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Episode 211: The Duchess of Bedford (Entry 383.PR2301)
December 3rd, 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
In which one of Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting atones for her gossip scandals at court by inventing a brand new meal, and John blames museum docents for all his schedule problems. Certificate #48479.
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Episode 210: Mother Jones (Entry 675.MK0333)
November 28th, 2019 | 1 hr 10 mins
In which an Irish immigrant pretending to be an old lady becomes a star of the American labor movement, and Ken ponders the death of middle initials. Certificate #12952.
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Episode 209: The Rite of Spring Riot (Entry 1076.EZ2613)
November 26th, 2019 | 1 hr 9 mins
In which Ken blames the weirdest ballet premiere of all time on class warfare, bad hair and costuming choices, and anti-Russian xenophobia, and John renames the sport of gymnastics. Certificate #31616.
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Episode 208: The Ambassador Bridge (Entry 039.EZ4705)
November 21st, 2019 | 1 hr 9 mins
In which one canny Detroit billionaire manages to gain sole control of the linchpin of American foreign trade, and John repeatedly insists he is not giving advice to terrorists. Certificate #36634.
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Episode 207: Grass (Entry 546.MK0639)
November 19th, 2019 | 46 mins 2 secs
In which lawns are revealed to be covering three times as much of America as any other crop, and Ken explains why the tallgrass prairies of the 19th century produced no great tennis players. Certificate #31632.