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Every 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.
Site URL: www.omnibusproject.com
Feed URL: feeds.fireside.fm/omnibus/rss
Posts: 10
Followers: 2
Poutine (Entry 973.PS10709)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8564842
Published: September 5, 2024 10:00
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.
The Fenian Raids (Entry 461.DE2849)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8563288
Published: August 29, 2024 18:27
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.
Comic Sans (Entry 248.2C1009)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8559796
Published: August 22, 2024 13:15
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.
Oh, You Kid! (Entry 862.GA0519)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8556108
Published: August 15, 2024 10:00
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.
Pickleball (Entry 937.EZ4621)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8552310
Published: August 8, 2024 10:00
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.
Stradivarius Violins (Entry 1231.PS9203)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8549877
Published: August 1, 2024 10:00
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.
The Forbidden Island (Entry 489.LV2523)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8545287
Published: July 25, 2024 10:00
In which a king agrees to hand over his seventh-best island in the hopes of creating a haven for his native Hawaiian language and culture, and Ken does not want to greet Zach. Certificate #43273.
Fermi Problems (Entry 462.MK0819)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8542996
Published: July 18, 2024 10:00
In which the last universal physicist demonstrates to his students that ballpark estimates in math can be as powerful as precision, and John isn't sure if Romanians can count tomatoes. Certificate #46480.
Love Canal (Entry 737.PR2526)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8538465
Published: July 11, 2024 10:00
In which an ill-advised utopian scheme to bypass Niagara Falls becomes America's first toxic waste catastrophe, and Ken knows the main thing that water does. Certificate #42025.
Turtle Soup (Entry 1351.SS0212)
https://audioboom.com/posts/8533607
Published: July 4, 2024 10:00
In which the great gourmet food of 19th-century "frolics" suddenly disappears from American menus, and John thinks humankind often looks to weasels. Certificate #32793.