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(LIVE) New Coke (Entry 835.LK0538)

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History, Society & Culture

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

In which three well-meaning Atlanta executives accidentally announce their surrender in the cola wars, and Ken reads a letter. Certificate #38738.

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0:00.0

We are receiving this message.

0:06.0

And uh...

0:09.0

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

0:13.0

We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past,

0:18.0

the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

0:25.9

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

0:30.2

to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

0:34.7

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology

0:39.3

to decrypt our transmissions,

0:41.1

this is our legacy to you.

0:43.2

This is our time capsule.

0:45.2

This is the omnibus.

0:47.6

Woo!

0:47.9

Yeah!

0:48.3

Yeah! You have accessed

1:14.6

Entree 835.

1:17.2

LK0538.

1:20.0

Certificate number 38738.

1:23.3

New Coke.

1:25.8

The great new taste of Coke.

1:28.3

Watch for it, try it, and enjoy the best tasty Coke ever.

1:38.3

So for the last eight years, we've been trying to think of things that maybe would be lost in a cataclysm, ideas, historical events,

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