Omnibus

Omnibus
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Mar 3, 2020 • 1h 19min

Longitudinal Film (Entry 734.PS9010)

In which British documentarians and Austin slackers alike use the movies to unveil the mysteries of aging and mortality, and John leaves a series of women waiting for him at train stations in Spain. Certificate #48149
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Feb 27, 2020 • 1h 14min

Hands Across America (Entry 565.PR1121)

In which the 1980s fad for charity pop singles inspires an ambitious geographic stunt, and Ken plans a foolproof way to assassinate Jamie Farr. Certificate #26004
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Feb 25, 2020 • 52min

Operation Just Cause (Entry 869.EZ4510)

In which the bizarre 1989 American invasion of Panama kicks off our modern era of on-the-nose Pentagon naming conventions, and John is reminded of a dominatrix, as usual. Certificate #19345.
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Feb 20, 2020 • 1h 4min

Trafalgar vs. Carmania (Entry 1325.IS2314)

In which the First World War begins in an unexpected fashion, with two ocean liners blowing holes in each other off the coast of Brazil, and Ken gets gaslit into buying a tuxedo. Certificate #32056.
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Feb 18, 2020 • 58min

The Dogon (Entry 369.DE0419)

In which an African tribe proves so eager to please that they convince generations of ethnographers that alien visitors from Sirius are real, and John gets annoyed that ancient astronauts never invented baseball. Certificate #26731.
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Feb 13, 2020 • 49min

Cincinnati Chili (Entry 223.2K0440)

In which an early fast food boom, Greek immigration, and (of course) the World's Fair conspire to trick Ohioans into redefining "chili," and John gets justifiably upset about bananas on spaghetti. Certificate #24598.
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Feb 11, 2020 • 1h 13min

Snow Valley, Oklahoma (Entry 1182.JB2419)

In which a Vermonter with an ill-conceived dream brings skiiing very briefly to the Sooner State, and Ken attempts to secure his family some very rare Pokemon cards. Certificate #17398.
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Feb 6, 2020 • 1h 10min

The Tootsie Pop Indian (Entry 1317.LA0312)

In which an American candy company refuses to honor a longstanding bit of playground lollipop lore, and Ken tries to calculate the homeopathic healing power of Tootsie Rolls. Certificate #33486.
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Feb 4, 2020 • 55min

Chastity Belts (Entry 209.LV2113)

In which Renaissance satirists and modern amateur historians accidentally create a physiologically impossible medieval device, and John has a theory about locksmiths and cocaine. Certificate #49406.
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Jan 30, 2020 • 49min

Coppicing (Entry 276.PS8015)

In which a forgotten medieval art of tree-harvesting is revived by the sustainability movement, and Ken blames the coming environmental catastrophe on "sugar energy." Certificate #22560.

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