Hosted by Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley.
Ungeniused is a show dedicated to covering the weirdest articles found on Wikipedia. Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley are here to explain topics and share knowledge you'll never be able to use in real life.
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#110: Geomagnetic Storms
July 28th, 2020 · 9 minutes
From time to time, the sun ejects plasma into space. If those particles hit Earth, some bad, bad things can happen.
#109: Viral Internet Challenges
July 14th, 2020 · 8 minutes
People do weird and sometimes dangerous things for their moment in the social media spotlight.
#108: Some Cool Winter Olympic Games
June 30th, 2020 · 8 minutes
This week: a PSA from Stephen (and a begrudging Myke) about how the Winter Olympics are the coolest games in town.
#107: The Olympic Flame & Torch Relay
June 16th, 2020 · 9 minutes
Every four years, a flame is lit in Greece and travels the world, lighting the way to the Olympic games.
#106: Project A119
June 2nd, 2020 · 8 minutes
The late 1950s were a weird time between the United States and the Soviet Union, like that one time both countries thought about nuking the moon.
#105: What REALLY Happened to the Titanic?
May 19th, 2020 · 12 minutes
In 1912, the world's largest passenger sank. Ever since, people have had theories about what happened.
#104: The Norwegian Butter Crisis
May 5th, 2020 · 10 minutes
The 2011 holiday season was almost ruined by a butter shortage in Norway. It was so serious people smuggled the spreadable staple in across the border to avoid tariffs.
#103: Even More Unusual Sports
April 21st, 2020 · 10 minutes
This week, Stephen and Myke cover three more weird sports — fox tossing, speed typing and rocket racing.
#102: Pink Lakes
April 7th, 2020 · 10 minutes
Not all bodies of water are blue, and not all saltwater is the same. On this episode, Myke and Stephen belly flop into the weird world of pink lakes.