Omnibus

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Exiled to Sentosa (Entry 438.LU2319)
1/01/2026 | 1h 50 mins.
In which a politician is banished to Singapore’s theme-park island, recounted by Nathan Jennings. Certificate #41799
E.A. Wallis Budge (Entry 161.IS1901)
12/26/2025 | 1h 32 mins.
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.
Penn Cove Whale Capture (Entry 916.JB0712)
12/18/2025 | 1h 18 mins.
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.
Grit (Entry 551.PR1004)
12/11/2025 | 1h 48 mins.
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.
The Grand DARPA Challenge (Entry 543.PS5507)
12/04/2025 | 1h 25 mins.
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

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About 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.

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