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  • Omnibus

    (Live at the Portland Book Festival) Portland's Poker Underbelly (Entry 967.LE1608)

    10/11/2026 | 1h 31 mins.
    In which a couple of degens walk into a Portland church to discuss games of chance, the rivalry between two great Northwest cities, and the Wilsonville Prize Payment Center in front of a live audience. Featuring Luke Burbank (Live Wire Radio, Too Beautiful To Live, CBS Sunday Morning). Certificate #36279.
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    Root Beer (Entry 1082.MA1321)

    03/11/2026 | 58 mins.
    In which Futureling LD Kelley traces the evolution of an American favorite, from Native American roots-and-bark brews to Charles Hires’ 1876 World’s Fair unveiling, a 1960s sassafras ban, and the corporate mergers that followed, and John decries the cancer in lab rats movement. Certificate #26097.
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    Tower of Babel, 1957 (Entry 1322.GE1109)

    27/10/2026 | 1h 16 mins.
    In which Futureling TJ Onadi unpacks Hannah Arendt, C.S. Lewis, and the forgotten mid-century idea of spaceflight as a dangerous and profane act of hubris, while John dunks on ska once again. Certificate #42677.
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    The Winchester Mystery House (Entry 1434.IS4107)

    20/10/2026 | 1h 24 mins.
    In which Futureling Ashleigh Early explores a fortune, the rifle that built it, and a famously baffling house, while John wonders if civilization itself is at risk from a beer explosion. Certificate #18867.
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    The Fan Man (Entry 452.ZE0501)

    14/10/2026 | 59 mins.
    In which Futureling John Arbenz bemuses us with another eccentric Alaskan who dove into a 1993 heavyweight championship fight, dropped in at Buckingham Palace and made pop culture history. Certificate #31102.
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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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