Omnibus! With Ken Jennings and John Roderick
An encyclopedic reference of strange-but-true stories compiled as a time capsule for future generations.
- Website
- https://www.omnibusproject.com/
- Description
- An encyclopedic reference of strange-but-true stories compiled as a time capsule for future generations.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-10-04 05:54
- last episode published
- 2024-10-03 10:00
- publication frequency
- 4.03 days
- Contributors
- HowStuffWorks
- Owner
- iHeartRadio
- Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 622
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture History
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-10-03 | In which a constitutional change finally happens after a two-hundred-year delay just to spite one Texas poli sci professor, and Ken likes it when scriveners get away scot-free. Certificate #43079. |
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| 2024-09-26 | In which the toy market is revolutionized by a faddish stuffed animal that would be priceless today if it hadn't disappeared, and John buys the concept of a rabbit. Certificate #24398. |
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| 2024-09-19 | In which the great Mediterranean civilizations of the late Bronze Age collapse virtually overnight due to some mysterious visitors, and Ken knows a lot about white broccoli. Certificate #9795. |
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| 2024-09-12 | In which Melanesian eco-revolutionaries fight off helicopter gunships with literal slingshots and homemade diesel, and John makes a shocking announcement about all scientists. Certificate #54146. |
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| 2024-09-05 | In which a curd-heavy side from central Quebec belatedly becomes the national dish of a land with no real national cuisine, and Ken learns so much about Sacramento culture. Certificate #30037. |
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| 2024-08-29 | In which a secret society of plucky Civil War veterans hatches a plan to return Ireland to the Irish by—wait for it—invading Canada, and John doesn't think the people who sold him wine coolers actually exist. Certificate #12129. |
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| 2024-08-22 | In which even the most hated typeface in the history of desktop publishing has its defenders, and Ken isn't sure why he owns cargo shorts. Certificate #54861. |
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| 2024-08-15 | In which a flirty but forgotten Tin Pan Alley song leads to the first great moral panic in pop music history, and John sneakily borrows someone else's shanty town. Certificate #12960. |
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| 2024-08-08 | In which a state politician's lack of badminton equipment leads to the invention of the hottest sport of the 21st century, and Ken is slightly present. Certificate #42131. |
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| 2024-08-01 | In which researchers squabble for centuries about the secret ingredient that made one Cremonese craftsman the greatest musical instrument-maker of all time, and John seasons guitars under a bus. Certificate #36611. |
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