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 849.

M.K0436, certificate number 266,

certificate number 26615.

The N.S. Savannah.

The United States would seek more than the mere reduction or elimination of atomic materials for military purposes. It is not enough to take this

weapon out of the hands of the soldiers. It must be put into the hands of those who will know how to strip its military casing and adapt it to the arts of peace.

And we talk a lot about climate change, don't we? Like on the show or in general?

I think in general, you and I are always going for a long walk

talking about climate change.

Well, I think it's because we're walking through a 90 degree

hellscape, that's why we're talking about climate change. I love that you're talking about it, but at

Seattle perspective like it's a 90 degree hellscape. You won't believe this. I had, John, I had to put in air conditioning last year.

We've got listeners it's a hundred and seventeen degrees right now. I got back from

Japan last week and you know they always have hot muggy summers, but I think this was unusual.

The day we left there...

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