Episode 421: The Jefferson Bible (Entry 671.LK2270)

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Episode 421: The Jefferson Bible (Entry 671.LK2270)

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Dec 21, 2021

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In which the President of the United States secretly produces his own version of Jesus without any miracles or narrative incident at all, and John produces a healthy, nutritious bowl full of Kurt Cobains. Certificate #30782.

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Dec 21, 2021

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

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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
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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
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The Omnibus Project: Ken and John provide a time capsule of whimsical recordings for future generations, commemorating the human race's triumphant achievements and its beautiful mundanities. There's no way you want to miss out on these strange-but-true stories. by Omnibus
11 min listen
Thomas Midgley (Entry 786.ZC0508): In which the world's worst chemist gives everyone lead poisoning, and then puts a hole in the ozone layer as an encore. Certificate #25185 by Omnibus
46 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
Megafauna (Entry 772.JB4015): In which we learn which Ice Age animal is named after the human nipple, and which modern animal fills John's soul with bloodlust. Certificate #47448. by Omnibus
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The Sentinelese (Entry 1134.LV2024): In which John introduces us to the world's last uncontacted tribe—but not literally, because that would be illegal. Certificate #13568 by Omnibus
39 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
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
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
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
William Rufus King (Entry 688.LK1734): In which a U.S. vice-president spends his entire six-week term dying in Cuba, and Ken reads some fun, flirty letters from future president James Buchanan. Certificate #39087. by Omnibus
54 min listen
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
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
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The Tesseract (Entry 1291.EP0318): In which Ken and John struggle to imagine four-dimensional space with the same ease that the inventor of the pitching machine once could. Certificate #28910. by Omnibus
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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
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
2 min listen
Father Coughlin (Entry 284.MT2309): In which a fiery Canadian gets 30 million Depression-era listeners for his little fascist radio show, and Ken and John pledge fealty to Martian invaders. Certificate #29423 by Omnibus
48 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
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
Checkerboarding (Entry 210.NU2653): In which the U.S. government pixelates the American West with land grants to railroads. Certificate #6798. by Omnibus
43 min listen
S.S. United States (Entry 1213.JB0926): In which an aluminum-heavy cruise liner falls on hard times, and John and Ken can't decide if "Blue Riband" is actually French or not. Certificate #39390. by Omnibus
47 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
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
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
53 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
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
Call Signs (Entry 176.1S1007): In which we learn why US radio stations start with a K or a W, and how to get hold of Ken's dad in case of a national emergency. Certificate #28337. by Omnibus
38 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
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

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Episode 575: Winamp (Entry 1433.PR2603): In which a teenaged slacker from Sedona with a love for llamas jump-starts the digital music age, and John explains why large people prefer old things. Certificate #38550. by Omnibus
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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 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
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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
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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 421: The Jefferson Bible (Entry 671.LK2270)

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