Omnibus

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Sinopsis

Twice a 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.

Episodios

  • Oblique Strategies (Entry 856.RO1202)

    03/10/2019 Duración: 55min

    In which music legend Brian Eno and an artist friend develop a tarot deck for beating writer's block, and Ken uses lateral thinking to determine that John and Mary were goldfish. Certificate #26638.

  • Fritz Stammberger (Entry 1215.NU1317)

    01/10/2019 Duración: 59min

    In which a mountaineering legend disappears in Pakistan, his game show icon widow becomes convinced he's secretly a spy, and John dresses like the worst kind of CIA agent. Certificate #31997.

  • Ticker Tape Parades (Entry 1306.ES0609)

    26/09/2019 Duración: 01h04min

    In which America's love for French celebrity guests and her abundance of corporate litter combine to create an iconic New York tradition, and Ken ponders what to do with a giant Styrofoam version of his head. Certificate #9509.

  • Icelandic Incest (Entry 615.DE2722)

    24/09/2019 Duración: 48min

    In which a helpful new phone app is developed to prevent Icelanders from dating their cousins, which may tragically keep them outside of the "Goldilocks Zone" of inbreeding. Certificate #20625.

  • Sliced Bread (Entry 1172.MK0652)

    19/09/2019 Duración: 59min

    In which the canonical greatest innovation of modern life turns out to be a result of uneven toaster technology, and John builds the worst soapbox racer of all time. Certificate #50925.

  • As Slow as Possible (Entry 075.2P0308)

    17/09/2019 Duración: 01h45s

    In which a German church organ perform a John Cage composition so slowly that the concert will last 639 years, and Ken has an opinion on who the horniest characters are in Middle-earth. Certificate #24524.

  • Juggalos (Entry 677.IS6015)

    12/09/2019 Duración: 01h11min

    In which a horrorcore rap-rock duo from Detroit accidentally creates a global army of misfits and outcasts, and Pearl Jam gets John thrown in jail five times. Certificate #32373.

  • MSG (Entry 813.LK1434)

    10/09/2019 Duración: 55min

    In which a combination of Cold War paranoia and good old-fashioned racism convince America that deliciously "umami" Asian food is actually killing them, and Ken eats kelp in a kayak. Certificate #21879.

  • The Battle of Palmdale (Entry 104.EZ2047)

    05/09/2019 Duración: 01h08min

    In which two overeager fighter pilots chase down a runaway drone over Southern California, accidentally lighting much of the state on fire, and John wants to be a marshal of some kind. Certificate #31303.

  • Alexander von Humboldt (Entry 605.CO0203)

    03/09/2019 Duración: 01h28s

    In which an adventurous Prussian polymath single-handedly revolutionizes modern science, and even helps kick-start the liberation of South America and the environmental movement, and John and Ken ponder their own inevitable disappearance down the memory hole. Certificate #41705.

  • Florence Lawrence (Entry 705.MT0210)

    29/08/2019 Duración: 01h13min

    In which a vaudeville baby whistler becomes the world's first movie star and goes on to invent the electric windshield wiper, and Ken's knowledge of Ogden Nash insults finally comes in handy. Certificate #52050.

  • Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins (Entry 795.PS1912)

    27/08/2019 Duración: 01h11min

    In which many of the most commonly taught grammar and usage rules in English are revealed to be arbitrary, made-up, out-of-date, or all three, and John explains why Miss Manners should be in charge of the Internet. Certificate #41607.

  • Biosphere 2 (Entry 124.IS6517)

    22/08/2019 Duración: 01h15min

    In which an eccentric metallurgist with a theater troupe begins one of the strangest science experiments in history and learns that humankind might not be ready for Mars yet, and Ken watches Jeff Bezos injure a fig tree. Certificate #34308.

  • Lottery Winners (Entry 736.HE1305)

    20/08/2019 Duración: 01h21min

    In which we follow the history of government games of chance from ancient China to today's bankrupt Powerball millionaires, and John grifts his elementary school out of a side of beef. Certificate #32943.

  • Fotomats (Entry 494.LV2342)

    15/08/2019 Duración: 53min

    In which a bygone errand, developing vacation snapshots, becomes so widespread that it gets its own chain of drive-thru kiosks, and Ken's mom looks great in a red knit jumper and gold polyester turtleneck. Certificate #38597.

  • Gold Hats (Entry 537.PS2103)

    13/08/2019 Duración: 46min

    In which four mysterious cones are unearthed from proto-Celtic Europe, perhaps holding untold secrets of the calendar and cosmos, and John is surrounded by the happy nudists of the Danube. Certificate #23490

  • ARkStorm (Entry 067.PS9303)

    08/08/2019 Duración: 53min

    In which a periodic "atmospheric river" from the Pacific Ocean threatens to put a quarter of Californians underwater in the very near future, which scares Ken so much that he decides to drill holes in his couch. Certificate #23973.

  • The Monkey Selfie (Entry 803.MT2220)

    06/08/2019 Duración: 01h07min

    In which the legal and creative rights of a crested macaque are debated on the world stage, and we learn Ken wants to look like Popeye. Certificate #2720.

  • The Onion Futures Act (Entry 867.NU1105)

    01/08/2019 Duración: 01h05min

    In which two savvy farmers try to corner the market on onions by buying up the whole Midwestern supply, and John compares Gerald Ford to a Jesuit. Certificate #25671.

  • Bob Dylan's Christian Period (Entry 138.AC1631)

    30/07/2019 Duración: 57min

    In which rock's most cryptic genius shocks the world by being "born again," releasing three uneven gospel albums and annoying a lot of concertgoers. Certificate #39323.

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