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Omnibus

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.

In which author, music executive and host of the Identified podcast Nabil Ayers discusses selling used CDs, The Terminator, The Drum Doctor and more. Certificate #48391.

Tama Bell Brass (Entry 1275.PR2225)

In which Linus Chan explores American citizenship, the law, and the long shadow of the Missouri Compromise. Certificate #24581.

Second Missouri Compromise (Entry 1122.MA0624)

In which Futureling Kate tells John about the rise, fall, and attempted revival of a millennial obsession. Certificate #30063.

Neopets (Entry 831.EC0904)

In which Futureling Richard Stephens tells of the rapid rise of a Revolutionary general through the military ranks, the challenges he faced as a person of color in a predominantly white society, and the decline of his legacy under Napoleon’s regime. Certificate #40773.

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (Entry 386.DA1125)

In which a WWII fighter plane crashes on a Greenland ice sheet in 1942 and is painstakingly recovered and restored by a pilot over two decades. Certificate #25573.

Glacier Girl (Entry 530.JB3822)

In which a politician is banished to Singapore’s theme-park island, recounted by Nathan Jennings. Certificate #41799

Exiled to Sentosa (Entry 438.LU2319)

In which the illegitimate son of a Cornish housekeeper rises to the top of the British Museum Egyptology department. Featuring futureling and the host of the podcast Books of All Time Rose Judson. Certificate #43419.

E.A. Wallis Budge (Entry 161.IS1901)

Wherein dozens of Orca were kidnapped in an unspeakable scene and Christopher didn’t bring a laptop (and John didn’t have a camera yet). Certificate #41344.

Penn Cove Whale Capture (Entry 916.JB0712)

In which a plucky immigrant "printer's devil" creates a newspaper that puzzles and pays off generations of young American boys, and John avoids a chainsaw duel. Certificate #31682.

Grit (Entry 551.PR1004)

In which a government-backed desert race for unmanned vehicles ignites the technologies driving the autonomous future now creeping into our cities - with guest Andrew Miller. Certificate #49327

The Grand DARPA Challenge (Entry 543.PS5507)

In which an Australian national treasure and a Chinese resort race to revive the most disastrous brand in maritime history, and Ken is fed up with the sulfurous steel of Belfast. Certificate #50231.

The Titanic II (Entry 1311.PR1618)

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