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
- 2024-12-16 16:04
- last episode published
- 2024-12-12 11:00
- publication frequency
- 4.07 days
- Contributors
- HowStuffWorks
- Owner
- iHeartRadio
- Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 632
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture History
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-12-12 | In which a Cantonese restaurant in San Franciscos's Chinatown spreads American revolving-table technology worldwide, and Ken wonders how long it takes to get sick of a musician in your spare bedroom. Certificate #43576. |
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| 2024-12-05 | In which ancient sorcery, changeling myths, and Edwardian fads combine to create America's only homegrown childhood rite of passage, and John's dentist turns teeth into boats. Certificate #19230. |
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| 2024-11-28 | In which telephone users once had access to a surprising array of helpful and informative services, and Ken got rid of his landline to spite Al-Qaeda. Certificate #26038. |
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| 2024-11-21 | In which an ancient linguistic and religious practice becomes a jaunty, ambulatory musical form before falling into decline, and John does not want to see condors in a hospital. Certificate #45133. |
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| 2024-11-14 | In which centuries of sterilization-happy doomsayers fail to predict a game-changing revolution in wheat, and Ken thinks Pakistan wants John to clean out his fridge. Certificate #2037. |
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| 2024-11-07 | In which dozens of national sleeping guys with long beards wait in caves for their countries to need them again, and John thinks Tom Cruise should not be in a courtyard. Certificate #53610. |
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| 2024-10-31 | In which conservative Sun Belt retirees and progressive urbanists agree on a nostalgic but radical revolution in city design, and Ken does a Normal Rockwell impression. Certificate #34959. |
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| 2024-10-24 | In which a Thracian slave from two thousand years earlier becomes a proletarian role model and Communist sports hero, and John prefers action stars with boogers. Certificate #37084. |
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| 2024-10-17 | In which the long war between alternating and direct current produces power outlets that multiply nto a dizzying world of configurations, and Ken needs a grounding prong. Certificate #29673. |
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| 2024-10-10 | In which Scottish clans each choose a distinctive plaid based on a romantic Highland history that didn't really happen, and John takes a hard hit while playing Frisbee in a skirt. Certificate #26624. |
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