Omnibus

In which a World War I army camp in northern Kentucky is chosen to house over $200 billion in gold bullion, and Ken prop... Read more

In which an eccentric Shakespeare buff releases two birds in Central Park, and thereby screws up an entire continent's e... Read more

In which an American dairy surplus and some dubious policy decisions creates a processed welfare staple of the Reagan er... Read more

In which a South Carolina slave seizes a heavily armed Confederate ship and sails it to freedom and instant celebrity, w... Read more

In which travelers to one of the most dangerous places on earth leave so many casualties behind in the "Death Zone" that... Read more

In which the U.S. government pixelates the American West with land grants to railroads. Certificate #6798.

In which John runs down the history of serial burglary, beginning with gentleman jewel thieves and ending with a plane c... Read more

In which Ken confesses that he might have caused a land grab in the middle of the Nubian Desert. Certificate #50204.

In which the world's most prestigious sporting event goes disastrously wrong, and a Cuban mailman takes a nap. Certific... Read more

In which we revisit 1991's briefest, brightest fashion fad, and John ponders what to do with our nation's biggest proble... Read more

In which we learn why new highway lanes, no matter how spacious, tend to fill to capacity within weeks of opening, and J... Read more

In which we follow up on the forty-two offspring of the "grandmother of Europe," including the one who led Germany into ... Read more

In which we examine the broadcast-jamming fad of the 1980s, including a puzzling incident involving a masked Chicago pra... Read more

In which we follow the history of government games of chance from ancient China to today's bankrupt Powerball millionair... Read more

In which an early fast food boom, Greek immigration, and (of course) the World's Fair conspire to trick Ohioans into red... Read more

In which a Boston woman falls on an icy sidewalk and discovers the secret of the universe, and listeners are encouraged ... Read more

In which throwing people out of windows is strongly endorsed by many hot-headed Czechs, but opposed in no uncertain term... Read more

In which John runs down the disturbing history of product tampering, from Bromo-Seltzer to baby food, and listeners are ... Read more

In which a horrorcore rap-rock duo from Detroit accidentally creates a global army of misfits and outcasts, and Pearl Ja... Read more

In which an angry teenager in his local library produces a counterculture classic of booby-trap design, leading to John ... Read more