We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

We are receiving this message.

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental

reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

this is our legacy to you. This is our time capsule. This is the

omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry one three three two dot PR two five zero two

certificate number three nine four five three 2. Certificate number 39453.

B. Traven.

Hey, that's my number.

Oh, just look at that fat-rich printed number.

That's the kind of sugar Papa likes.

Oh, people be-traven.

Huh, I be-traven.

I miss be-traven.

Have you seen the treasure of the Sierra Madre?

No. Are you... Have you seen the treasure of the Sierra Madre?

No. Are you resistant in general to kind of TCM black and white movie culture?

No, right?

You do a podcast about, yeah, in fact, about square old movies that dad's watch.

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