Wiki Wiki What is a random knowledge podcast where three good friends (Jake, Dana, and Chris) scour Wikipedia for interesting or funny articles beginning with the letter of the week. Each episode focuses on learning three new things you may have never wanted or even needed to know!
Jake Howard, Dana Pull, Chris McCullough
There's no sugarcoating it: "X" is a terrible letter. Somehow we managed to talk about an abbreviation older than your dad, a field of study that hasn't quite been invented yet, and a movie rating metric you're kind of ashamed to meet the requirements for.
It really shouldn't be called Double-U, those are most assuredly V's. Anyway, your boys are back. This episode, we'll discover that #Hotlanta in the 90's was a great place to get your music ripped off, tell some really bawdy jokes for a while, and end by hitting your dad in the face with a pie.
We're nearing the end of our alphabetical journey, and we can't get there without driving by the letter "V". In this episode, we remember some of the magical media that took the internet by storm, talk without moving our lips, and wrap it all up with just about the worst birthday ever.
We held our very first live, face-to-face recording session just for "U"! (Bad joke? Bad joke.) The audio quality is questionable, but the facts are as ironclad as ever. We'll relish in that taste at the tip of your tongue, learn just how easy it is to get state laws changed, and find out how the 16th President of the United States really missed out on a dope-ass military strategy opportunity.
We've reached our 20th episode, focusing on articles starting with the letter "T!" We go over everybody's favorite weekly holiday, pull back the curtain a little bit on some classic Japanese Kaiju cinema, and eat some of the most horrifying food to ever haunt your nightmares.
Against our better judgment, we're back! This week we tackle the letter "S". Take a dive into one of the most successful shows that never got made, knock back some cans of a drink FULLY LOADED with CARBOS, and touch for a just a few minutes on our favorite space western movie star. Sit tight!
We're back at it again with the "R" episode! This time we'll cover the most iconic object to play with in the bath, some adorable little scavengers, and the man who taught you that we don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents. We think you're going to like this one!
Have we got an aural journey for you... it's time to learn about things that start with "Q"! We'll start off real slow with a 1950's national crisis that would probably be considered benign today, Jake will air some grievances about the fact that for once in his life he didn't know a literary reference, and then we'll reminisce about the golden days of the LaserDisc.
Welcome back, class. Let's learn about things that start with "P"! Today's first subject will educate you on the slow fall from grace of the world's most famous bread-based meal, we'll then move onto the one main reason you shouldn't crawl into an icebox, and finish off strong with a trip to the supermarket of the future!
We're back again, and "O" baby do we have a killer show lined up for you! First, they say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, but we learn that dramatic tragedy existed on and off the stage. Next, we learn that being a good guy to a bad guy could make you a bad guy, too. And finally, slake your thirst with a delicious blend of citrus, vanilla, and... egg...?
It's time for the "N" episode! Let's learn more about some really sneaky guys, the the habit everybody has but nobody wants to admit to, and what a squirrel and Eddie Murphy have in common (hint: not much)! Get ready for a wild ride!
A fresh heaping helping of random knowledge is probably what you need right about now, isn't it, champ? How's about "M"? ...You like that letter! That letter was there for you when no one else was. Let's talk about America's favorite fightin' Frenchman, pull out our most obnoxious polyester plaid suits, and learn that imitation really is the sincerest form of ripping off the competition.
This week, it's the "L" episode! We'll learn about the 2nd most ludicrous Christopher, discover who was first to rage against the machine, and then finally kiss the ground in lands which may or may not exist.
It's that time again - and now we're talkin' about "K"-flavored articles. Discover the man who is pretty much responsible for the fact that you keep buying new printers instead of printer cartridges, how a menacing-sounding mechanism is actually there to save your life, and get really smoochy with a bunch of weird rockstars.
In the "J" episode, we'll dive deep on your favorite mythical creatures, spread ourselves thin touching on all of your favorite preserves, then talk for a while on the mechanics of comedy. Jokes are always better when you explain why they're funny!
What are you doing? No, that's dumb. Come join us for our "I" episode! We're going to learn about the most beloved of modern cultures before we hear a bit about colonial diplomacy, and then finish it out with a good 25 minutes of literal toilet humor. It's our classiest episode yet!
It's our 8th episode about everybody's favorite 8th letter of the alphabet, "H!" This time, we learn about one of the most disappointing man-behind-the-curtain Twitter account reveals, we will find out that there's more history than we expected about the horse-head-on-a-stick you ride around everywhere, and we'll peer into the history of one of the most visible figures of the New World Order.
It's the "G" episode! Learn about the spookiest kinds of towns and the family that changed the face of MMA, then find out how those guys digging through your trash cans are amateur anthropologists.
In today's episode, let's cover the letter "F!" Spiral out of control down the rabbit hole almost immediately, bone up on your turn-of-the-century Russian socialites, then be forever cursed by the maddening songs of everybody's favorite 90's collector's item.
Episode 5, and this time we're covering "E." After this one, you'll lose your plausible deniability and need to find a new place to hock your contraband; we'll discuss the ethics of raising humans to the letter of a book, and we learn from the master on how to draft a complaint letter.
It's episode 4, and this time we're on the letter "D!" Find out where to take your children for the longest crime spree, brush up on some vintage comedy, and chow down on some snacks with every flavor under the sun.
In episode 3, we have some laughs about topics starting with the letter 'C'. Follow us down a path where we find out that cross-benching doctors can pretty much get away with anything, we pour vodka over some diamonds, and we attempt to cure your prolapsed anus by waving our arms. What? You don't have that...? Well, you should still listen.
In this episode, we attempt to discuss topics starting with 'B' even after the unthinkable happens. You'll learn just how many straight minutes of facts you can tolerate about nature's most irreligious fruit, and be thrust (quite forcefully, through usage of something called a 'skein') into ancient times, where running your imposing-looking boats into an island was sometimes all you needed to win a war.
In our inaugural episode, we focus on articles starting with the letter 'A' and see where the Wikipedia rabbit hole takes us. We'll learn about how terrible early nature researchers did their job, how religion really got started, and why you should never really trust if the packaging says "whole grain". You're about to lose an hour of your life and probably push something really important out of your brain.