Omnibus

Epizode

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  Paul Winchell (Entry 1433.LU.0506) 15.09.2026 1h 8min

  In which Bohuš Blahut (RetroThing.com, Tech Hunters) and John discuss ventriloquist, the inventor of the artificial heart and the voice of Tigger too. Certificate #25379.
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  ANNOUNCEMENT: Omnibus Live at the Portland Book Festival - November 4th 12.09.2026 1min
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  (Live at the Library of Congress) Paper Prints (Entry 897.IS3404) 08.09.2026 1h 17min

  In which John and Ken record an entry at Library of Congress before a live audience, and Ken pitches the next hit reboot starring John Cena. Certificate #24597
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  Project Habakkuk (Entry 993.HA0105) 01.09.2026 1h 14min

  In which Futureling Faris Alikhan reveals an Allied plan to stop U-boats with a mix of ice and wood pulp, and John asks why everyone at SFO wears quarter-zip sweaters. Certificate #45325.
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  West Edmonton Mall (Entry 1422.JO0502) 25.08.2026 1h 12min

  In which Futureling Adam Wonderly discusses how a rug empire ended up creating a Canadian landmark, and John learns that Anchorage could have done better than an indoor ice rink. Certificate #43923.
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  The Carnegie Libraries (Entry 188.LU2101) 18.08.2026 1h 27min

  In which Futurling Jon Hannah dicusses the origins of public libraries, labor exploitation and the uneasy bargain between wealth and the common good. Certificate #39770.
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  The Maury Island Incident (767.EZ0104) 11.08.2026 1h 4min

  In which Futureling Loren Skaggs and John discuss Tacoma, Cold War paranoia, the birth of flying saucer mythology, and the Katuga boat trote. Certificate #31561.
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  Jugglers, The Internet (Entry 667.EX0722) 04.08.2026 1h 3min

  In which Futureling Luke Burrage and John discuss the early history of the internet, Claude Shannon, information theory, and one of the least likely professions ever to be called "Sir". Certificate #28099.
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  The Bosnian War Camaro (Entry 144.MA0718) 29.07.2026 1h 16min

  In which Brendan McAleer explains how a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro became a lightly armored, smoke-blowing, night-vision-equipped humanitarian savior, which John insists is the coolest car an eleven-year-old could imagine. Certificate #21628.
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  Free to Be You & Me (Entry 499.1C1111) 22.07.2026 1h

  In which we finally get a John show about growing up Gen X in front of the TV console watching Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, and Michael Jackson and Ken reminisces about what a stone-cold fox Marlo Thomas was. Certificate #36926.
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  The Bulldozing of Meigs Field (Entry 163.PS3508) 14.07.2026 59min

  In which Futureling Rebecca unpacks the story of a mayor, a demolished airport, and the battle over who really gets to claim a city's waterfront, while John recalls discovering Chicago through a PC flight simulator. Certificate #32575.
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  The Ukrainian Interviews (Entry 1356.EC0918) 08.07.2026 1h 47min

  In which John travels to Ukraine and interviews Alisa Demina (Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy), Kateryna Chuyeva (a Ukrainian cultural heritage expert and former Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine) and Oleksandra Ivanova (PhD student of Archaeology at NaUKMA and co-founder the NGO Scientific and Research lab Archaic). Certificate #25380.
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  Carob (Entry 188.MA0106) 30.06.2026 49min

  In which Futureling Christa Dahlstrom and John enjoy a virtual taste test and discuss the lifelong trauma of discovering that what you were promised was, in fact, not chocolate. Certificate #22095.
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  The Tommy Westphal Universe (Entry 1315.JO0714) 23.06.2026 1h 13min

  In which Futureling Thomas Dolan-Gavitt traces how an offhand blog post gave rise to television’s greatest conspiracy theory, weaving together Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, The X-Files, and a shared universe the shared-universe craze swept Hollywood. Certificate #6555.
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  Niagara Falls in a Barrel (Entry 836.PS4207) 16.06.2026 1h 26min

  In which a Yankee leaper and a long line of hucksters and daredevils take their chances over an American landmark, and John reveals he doesn't have Incognito Mode turned on in his browser. Certificate #54642
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  Nell Gwyn (Entry 557.GE2106) 09.06.2026 50min

  In which cartoonist and writer Emily Flake discusses chance encounters with Dan Rather, being denied entry to Turks and Caicos, and the namesake of Emily's St. Nell's Humor Writing Residency for Ladies. Certificate #863.
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  The Astor Place Riot (Entry 76.PR2817) 02.06.2026 55min

  In which David Hyde (Blue City Blues, Seattle Nice) meets John in the bunker to discuss the 1849 Astor Place Opera House Riot and the welcome return of the timeless Ken-era art of razzing Canadians. Certificate #26694.
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  The Dyatlov Pass Incident (Entry 389.1SA2314) 26.05.2026 1h 16min

  In which Futureling Ariela Silberstein gives John his Cold War fix while discussing the mysterious disappearance of nine Soviet hikers. Certificate #48070.
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  The Death of Mr. McMahon (Entry 319.MA0605) 19.05.2026 1h 31min

  In which Nick Butler (Sometimes Weekly) recalls exploding limos, kayfabe and a future President. Certificate #44697
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  Operation Columba (Entry 869.GE0810) 12.05.2026 1h 31min

  In which Futureling (and occasional magician’s assistant) Jennifer MacFarlane discusses pigeons and a family story from the southern Netherlands in the fall of 1944. Certificate #23861.