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Paul Winchell (Entry 1433.LU.0506)
15/09/2026 | 1h 8 mins.
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.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Omnibus Live at the Portland Book Festival - November 4th
12/09/2026 | 1 mins.
(Live at the Library of Congress) Paper Prints (Entry 897.IS3404)
08/09/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
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
Project Habakkuk (Entry 993.HA0105)
01/09/2026 | 1h 14 mins.
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.
West Edmonton Mall (Entry 1422.JO0502)
25/08/2026 | 1h 12 mins.
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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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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