Hey everybody, it's Ken and John.

Before we start the show, we just wanted to make sure you heard on our last show,

the change in omnibus.

No change at all to you, the listener.

The show's still delightful, the show's still free, but the show is now independent.

We are independent of our corporate masters.

We have pulled the rip cord.

That doesn't mean it's scary for us, but it means nothing to you except that if you would like to join us on our journey

and support the new independent omnibus, you can now do so through the funding mechanism of Patreon.

Our Patreon account is patreon.com slash omnibus project.

You can go there and join at several different tiers.

Different perks and privileges are in the works.

For now, we just appreciate you, early adopters, who are hopping aboard with faith

that the new independent omnibus that we're building is going to be cool.

Yeah, my operating principle is always donate at the level that makes you slightly uncomfortable about the amount of your contribution.

Thank you for your support of the new independent omnibus.

The adventure is just beginning unless the cataclysm comes.

Bum bum bum.

We are Ken Jennings and John Rodrick.

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,

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