Omnibus

Omnibus

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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.

Episode List

Second Missouri Compromise (Entry 1122.MA0624)

Jan 29th, 2026 11:00 AM

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

Introducing The History Bureau: Putin and the Apartment Bombs

Jan 22nd, 2026 7:32 PM

Hear a teaser for The History Bureau: Putin and the Apartment Bombs, from theBBC. In September 1999, just weeks after a 46-year-old Vladimir Putin becamePrime Minister, four bombs blew up four apartment buildings across Russia, killinghundreds of people while they slept.The attacks plunged the country into panic. Families fled their homes. Residentspatrolled their blocks around the clock. An entire nation paralyzed by fear. But whodid it? It's a mystery that has fuelled some chilling theories.Over 25 years later, journalists who covered the bombings still can't agree on whoplanted the explosives or why. Presenter Helena Merriman returns to the story withthe reporters who were there on the ground.If you like what you hear, find The History Bureau: Putin and the Apartment Bombson BBC.com, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you’re in the UK, listen on BBCSounds.

Neopets (Entry 831.EC0904)

Jan 22nd, 2026 7:14 PM

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

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (Entry 386.DA1125)

Jan 15th, 2026 11:00 AM

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.

Glacier Girl (Entry 530.JB3822)

Jan 8th, 2026 4:25 PM

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.

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