About Omnibus! With Ken Jennings and John Roderick

Twice a 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.

Meet the Hosts

Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings is America's quiz show sweetheart, having won "Jeopardy!" a record 74 times in a row in 2004. Today he is the author of eleven books, including the New York Times-bestselling "Maphead" and "Because I Said So!," as well as the "Junior Genius" series for kids.

John Roderick

John Roderick is an accomplished musician, the front-man for indie-rock favorites The Long Winters, as well as a writer, politician, and podcaster. These two unlikely friends both live in Seattle, and consider themselves to be authorities on absolutely everything.


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