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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 Ciencias Sociales Mundial
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  • Margarine (Entry 759.JU0525)

    Margarine (Entry 759.JU0525)
    Jul 10 2025
    In which butter substitutes have to overcome scientific hurdles, dairy-friendly laws, and bad news about trans fats, and Ken thinks Germany is trying to control olive oil. Certificate #34384.
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    1 h y 27 m
  • Chopin's Heart (Entry 218.JB4124)

    Chopin's Heart (Entry 218.JB4124)
    Jul 3 2025
    In which Poland's most famous exile partially returns to Warsaw to posthumously annoy both tsars and Nazis, and John's restaurant idea has some light cannibalism. Certificate #31277.
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    1 h y 28 m
  • Hostile Architecture (Entry 601.PR2907)

    Hostile Architecture (Entry 601.PR2907)
    Jun 26 2025
    In which today's cities face tough choices on how to guide urban behavior with incredibly uncomfortable-looking design features, and Ken would pee on a fly but not a bee. Certificate #19421.
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    1 h y 23 m
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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!

Great podcast

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John and Ken sift through their deepest thoughts about Americana and it feels like you’re listening to two old friends taking a walk.

Feeling old but still young enough

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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.

Korean Culture thru Ken's eyes

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

interesting

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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.

one of my favorite podcasts

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