We are receiving before the first time.

And, uh,

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. You have accessed entry 572.

PS-14409 certificate number 35281.

Hawaiian guitar.

Hawaiian guitar. Ken, I know you love the blues.

I'm kind of famous for it.

Yeah, yeah.

Like a lot of, a lot of people, when they went to that movie, Sinners, they were like, is that Ken Jennings?

And I was like, nope, those are talented blues musicians, but I understand the mistake you made.

It's a common one.

And you feel the blues.

You ever feel the blues?

Is it okay for me as just a middle-class modern white guy to be like, oh, yeah.

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