Hey everybody it's Ken and John.

Before we start this 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 is still delightful, the show is still free,

but the show is now independent.

We are independent of our corporate masters.

We have, uh, we 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,

the new independent omnivists 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 going to use the war emergency for the first time.

And, uh...

We are seeing 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,

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