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. Okay. You have accessed entry 539. EP0607.

Certificate number 211182

The Goodwill Games

The 1986 Goodwill Games, the world's premiere

sport spectacular, live from Moscow,

July 5th through the 20th,

the greatest athletes from the United States, the Soviet Union, and around the world will compete to determine the very best.

I don't want to alarm you, John, but are you aware that the Olympics are in crisis? How many times a day do you think about

the crisis in the Olympic movement?

Well, it's funny because a month ago I would say it's a not negligible number of times a day.

You mean because we're recording this in the spring and the Winter Olympics just happened?

Yes.

Did you watch any of the Beijing games?

I did, although, as is probably true of you, I found it hard to find a way to watch the games.

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