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
- 2024-05-02 11:33
- last episode published
- 2024-05-02 10:00
- publication frequency
- 3.92 days
- Contributors
- HowStuffWorks
- Owner
- iHeartRadio
- Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 600
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture History
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-05-02 | In which a mysterious World War II inscription marries image and text to create the modern meme, and Ken does not think gangrenous limbs are a meme. Certificate #25622. |
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| 2024-04-25 | In which the bountiful gifts of American advice columnists include a now-ubiquitious happy afterlife for pets, and John might lose a swordfight because he's too heavy for a chandelier. Certificate #29810. |
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| 2024-04-18 | In which a self-crowned prince founds his own nation on a tiny piece of concrete in the North Sea, complete with commando raids, and Ken is only in favor of 3-D awards. Certificate #6611, |
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| 2024-04-11 | In which a village pastime for Sussex dairymaids gets urbanized into an exciting neighborhood pick-up sport in American inner cities, and John wants to pick the bittle up. Certificate #13472. |
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| 2024-04-04 | In which attempts to replace petrochemical plastic with corn and sawdust face fatal challenges of scale and efficiency, and Ken has never made a Prius. Certificate #32944. |
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| 2024-03-28 | In which the influence of spinet pianos and telegraph keys produces a satisfying new device interface for the electric age, and John thinks aliens just want a cuddle. Certificate #42007. |
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| 2024-03-21 | In which the development of guardrail and concrete divider technology makes highway driving massively safer over the decades, and Ken lies under oath in a deposition. Certificate #40991. |
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| 2024-03-14 | In which twenty-four bishops refuse to open the secret prophecies that will save Britain from war and banditry, and John wants to be called "Dicebox." Certificate #49596. |
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| 2024-03-07 | In which car registration numbers become modes for personalized creative expression and eventually a multimillion-dollar commodity, and Ken does not say "auto." Certificate #37808. |
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| 2024-02-29 | In which centuries of inaccurate illustrations of our planet are abruptly upended by satellites and awestruck astronauts, and John never drew spaceships, just Japanese fighter planes. Certificate #35817. |
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