Episode 6: The Rachel (Entry 1024.GN2917)

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Episode 6: The Rachel (Entry 1024.GN2917)

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Dec 14, 2017

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In which John opines that Jennifer Aniston's ubiquitous 1990s-era cut was America's "last hairstyle." Certificate #24193. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Dec 14, 2017

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An encyclopedic reference of strange-but-true stories compiled as a time capsule for future generations.

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The Bellamy Salute (Entry 112.HE0616): In which Ken blames a crucial bit of fascist iconography on the most successful magazine premium in American history, and John knows the lyrics to "Alaska's Flag" but refuses to sing it. Certificate #37863. by Omnibus
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The Pig War (Entry 939.MK0511): In which the United States and Britain take up arms over one potato-hungry pig. Certificate #43259. by Omnibus
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Omnibus: Trailer: Twice a week, Ken and John 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. by Omnibus
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Paris Syndrome (Entry 901.JS1002): In which twenty tourists a year have a psychological breakdown because the most magical city in the world is a little disappointing. Certificate #507 by Omnibus
45 min listen
Secret Order of the Double Sunrise (Entry 1122.EC0105): In which QANTAS begins a top-secret 33-hour nonstop flight between Australia and Ceylon at the height of World War II, right under the noses of the Empire of Japan. Certificate #12248. by Omnibus
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The European Starling (Entry 431.PS8403): In which an eccentric Shakespeare buff releases two birds in Central Park, and thereby screws up an entire continent's ecosystem. Certificate #27603. by Omnibus
42 min listen
The Rachel (Entry 1024.GN2917): In which John opines that Jennifer Aniston's ubiquitous 1990s-era cut was America's "last hairstyle." Certificate #24193. by Omnibus
56 min listen
Rubber Barons (Entry 1087.EZ1613): In which Ken describes the nouveau riche of the Amazon rainforest, and John has a conspiracy theory about scarecrows. Certificate #25284. by Omnibus
43 min listen
The Olympic Marathon of 1904 (Entry 865.1C0924): In which the world's most prestigious sporting event goes disastrously wrong, and a Cuban mailman takes a nap. Certificate #28924. by Omnibus
57 min listen
Defenestration (Entry 326.2K0933): In which throwing people out of windows is strongly endorsed by many hot-headed Czechs, but opposed in no uncertain terms by Ken's great-great-great-great-grandfather. Certificate #32146. by Omnibus
36 min listen
Smell-O-Vision (Entry 1177.AM0521): In which the aromas of tobacco, coffee, and lavender, meant to revolutionize the motion picture industry, end up nauseating audiences instead, and Ken spoils a 57-year-old surprise cameo. Certificate #18585. by Omnibus
59 min listen
Water Wars (Entry 1414.PS6301): In which Los Angeles stands revealed in all its unquenchable thirst, and is pronounced by John and Ken several times the fun, old-timey way, with a hard 'g'. Certificate #33935. by Omnibus
59 min listen
Monrovia, Moravia, Moldova, Moldavia (Entry 805.GN1032): In which John shares the soothing geographic mantra that has got him where he is today: sitting in a bunker teaching 30th-century cockroach-people how to tell medieval Central European principalities apart. Certificate #18088. by Omnibus
54 min listen
Gadsby (Entry 511.PS6928): In which our two hosts study a book that runs fifty thousand words without a solitary display of our writing plan's fifth symbol. Certificate #6442. by Omnibus
51 min listen
The Darien Gap (Entry 315.EZ3328): In which a single highway is paved all the way from Alaska to Argentina--except for one pesky 66-mile gap right in the middle. Certificate #14458. by Omnibus
32 min listen
Hypercolor (Entry 611.GE3703): In which we revisit 1991's briefest, brightest fashion fad, and John ponders what to do with our nation's biggest problem: awkward middle-schoolers. Certificate #26275. by Omnibus
51 min listen
Heil Honey I'm Home! (Entry 577.PR1413): In which an upstart British television producer finally answers that age-old question: why don't more classic sitcoms star Adolf Hitler? Certificate #42615. by Omnibus
38 min listen
Death Discs (Entry 319.MK1610): In which the gruesome deaths in early 1960s teen ballads are variously blamed on capitalism, Marlon Brando, chastity, and giant clams. Certificate #34312. by Omnibus
50 min listen
Mummy Brown (Entry 817.PR0716): In which the bodies of ancient kings are ground up to fertilize lawns, power locomotives, and paint portraits. Certificate #37891 by Omnibus
43 min listen
Mutual Assured Destruction (Entry 820.JE5022): In which the human race barely survives the 20th century. (Well, not all of it, obviously. Picasso didn't, for example.) Certificate #27008 by Omnibus
45 min listen
The Zuider Zee (Entry 1458.NA0104): In which the Dutch battle their oldest enemy: the Waterwolf. Almost certainly the Omnibus's last entry (alphabetically). Certificate #31078. by Omnibus
46 min listen
Newton's Cradle (Entry 835.1C1311): In which thousands of soulless corporate executives put little steel toys on their desks but still feel dead inside, and Ken finally learns how those little drinking birds work. Certificate #31932. by Omnibus
42 min listen
Back Masking (Entry 091.EP0427): In which John investigates whether or not segassem terces naitnoc sgnos kcor, and Ken wonders why Satan would own a toolshed. Certificate #30148. by Omnibus
44 min listen
The Noid (Entry 840.PR0415): In which a claymation terrorist with inexplicable bunny ears disrupts pizza, takes hostages, and wins America's heart. Certificate #29250 by Omnibus
49 min listen
Kohoutek (Entry 692.JU0113): In which a Czech astronomer is hailed as the hero of 1973, only to have his discovery flame out by not flaming out. Then he gets very seasick on a cruise. Certificate #31644 by Omnibus
39 min listen
Hat Etiquette (Entry 571.1C1104): In which John strongly admonishes future listeners not to get sloppy with their headwear, if they have heads. Certificate #25200. by Omnibus
37 min listen
(LIVE) Lake Missoula (Entry 697.GN0710): In which a prehistoric ice dam breaks and 500 cubic miles of water reshape the Pacific Northwest. Certificate #17528 by Omnibus
27 min listen
Milli Vanilli (Entry 789.JB2704): In which a German record producer hires two male models to lip-sync his hits, leading to--girl, you know it's true!--one Grammy, one class-action lawsuit, and one tragic death. Certificate #35145. by Omnibus
57 min listen

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76 min listen
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Episode 574: London Bridge (Entry 733.LK1626): In which the successor to one of the great medieval bridges is shipped to the Arizona desert by an American tycoon, and Ken is skeptical about product placement in slasher movies. Certificate #28472. by Omnibus
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Episode 573: Cryonics (Entry 302.1C1535): In which a science fiction-loving professor dreams of conquering death with the cold, hard science of low-temperature preservation, and John just wants to be a brain with a nose. Certificate #48643. by Omnibus
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Episode 572: Christian Rock (Entry 220.EP0519): In which evangelical Christians wrestle with the problem of whether rock music is inherently good, evil, or neither. and Ken wonders about angel monkeys. Certificate #34822. by Omnibus
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Episode 571: Lodge Night (Entry 731.GN2922): In which the rituals of Masonry and its more casual offshoots produce a "golden age of fraternalism" for American men, and John is discomfited by noisy day care teachers. Certificate #35320. by Omnibus
71 min listen
Episode 570: Uranium Cubes (Entry 1376.1K0710): In which the remains of a useless Nazi "chandelier" unexpectedly emerge in Maryland and Washington, and Ken thinks about Bilbo Baggins too late. Certificate #35410. by Omnibus
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Episode 569: Raised by Wolves (Entry 1028.GE4927): In which the legend of feral children is traced from ancient mythology all the way up to Smurfs and Russian street dogs, and John cannot recommend the Madrid Zoo. Certificate #22714. by Omnibus
73 min listen
Episode 568: Tom of Finland (Entry 1315.EX0402): In which an adman who survived Nazi and Soviet invasions goes on to reinvent gay eroticism, and Ken wonders which Founding Father looked best naked. Certificate #7136. by Omnibus
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Episode 6: The Rachel (Entry 1024.GN2917)

Episode 6: The Rachel (Entry 1024.GN2917)

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