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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.
    © 2024 Omnibus
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  • The Principality of Sealand (Entry 987.IS6022)

    The Principality of Sealand (Entry 987.IS6022)
    Apr 18 2024
    In which a self-crowned prince founds his own nation on a tiny piece of concrete in the North Sea, complete with commando raids, and Ken is only in favor of 3-D awards. Certificate #6611,
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Stickball (Entry 1225.MK0608)

    Stickball (Entry 1225.MK0608)
    Apr 11 2024
    In which a village pastime for Sussex dairymaids gets urbanized into an exciting neighborhood pick-up sport in American inner cities, and John wants to pick the bittle up. Certificate #13472.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Bioplastics (Entry 124.EZ3629)

    Bioplastics (Entry 124.EZ3629)
    Apr 4 2024
    In which attempts to replace petrochemical plastic with corn and sawdust face fatal challenges of scale and efficiency, and Ken has never made a Prius. Certificate #32944.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
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Great podcast

I really enjoy listening to Ken and John. Such interesting stories and facts and the two are just so funny! My morning ritual with my coffee!

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Korean Culture thru Ken's eyes

My mom is Japanese and I was born there, then worked in Japan 1969-71 as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and 1980-83 as a US Air Force lawyer. I had a short trip to Kunsan Air Base and walked around the city and spoke to several people in Japanese. Korea had 100% tariffs on import of Japanese TVs and VCRs, to help Samsung and LG develop against competition from Sony, Panasonic, etc. As a military sttorney, I was constantly prosecuting airmen involved in smuggling Sony home electronics into the Korean black market.

Japan imported its written language and Buddhism from Korea in the 600s, and Korean is the only language that has any relationship to Japanese, described as having the same basic grammar with totally different words. When the US Navy forced Japan to open to the West, Japan and Korea were comparable technologically. Japan got a jump on Korea in becoming industrialized, and emulated the European imperialists by conquering less advanced countries like Korea and China. It was exactly like Germany invading France and Poland.

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interesting

Great to get lost in another world while you are working out at the gym. Thanks Ken and John.

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one of my favorite podcasts

I look forward to this podcast every week it is the best part of my Tuesday and Thursday commutes. I love the broad range of interesting topics that are covered and find the hosts jon and Ken to be funny and well rounded. I can not recommend this podcast highly enough l.

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