Omnibus

Omnibus
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Sep 28, 2021 • 1h 3min

The Cotsworth Calendar (Entry 283.JB0306)

In which a gifted Yorkshire boy fails to talk the League of Nations into a thirteen-month year, and John thinks autumn gets short shrift. Certificate #25901.
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Sep 23, 2021 • 1h 12min

The Erie War (Entry 424.PR2822)

In which America's richest men invent many, many types of securities fraud while tussling over a New York State railroad, and Ken imagines a zoo full of cows. Certificate #32641.
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Sep 21, 2021 • 1h 12min

Kennewick Man (Entry 683.GN2304)

In which a prehistoric nomad becomes the center of a heated legal battle nine thousand years after his death, and John announces a hydroplane race. Certificate #17567.
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Sep 16, 2021 • 1h 9min

The Town of Bent Necks (Entry 1323.SS0701)

In which two Nazi brothers divide a German town into rival athletic shoe factions, and Ken plans a hotel heist. Certificate #31961.
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Sep 14, 2021 • 58min

The Prince Philip Movement (Entry 987.PS8207)

In which one Melanesian village decides, sight unseen, to worship the Duke of Edinburgh, and the gods imprison John in a small ravine. Certificate #50227.
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Sep 9, 2021 • 1h 6min

The Wave (Entry 1415.1K0814)

In which the invention of a Bay Area cheerleader becomes science's most exhaustively studied stadium ritual, and Ken doesn't think harbor seals come in different colors. Certificate #4418.
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Sep 7, 2021 • 1h 3min

Middle Initials (Entry 786.LK0161)

In which twentieth-century America becomes the only time and place in history when people drop letters into their names, and John renames himself in the phone book. Certificate #21831.
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Sep 2, 2021 • 1h 18min

The Great Diamond Hoax (Entry 548.MT1344)

In which a clever drillbit company accountant cons banking bigwigs into believing an acre of Wyoming is covered in precious gems, and Ken suggests a touching tribute to Paul Anka. Certificate #52348.
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Aug 31, 2021 • 1h 28min

The Chicago Seekers (Entry 213.RV0103)

In which a failed Chicago flying saucer cult leads to a landmark study in social psychology, and John blames religious fervor on diet pills. Certificate #17854.
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Aug 26, 2021 • 56min

The Fresnel Lens (Entry 501.1C1312)

In which an efficient new piece of French glassware changes the history of lighthouses, and Ken learns the exact age of Discovery. Certificate #52246.

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