Hosted by Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley.
Ungeniused is a show dedicated to covering the weirdest articles found on Wikipedia and sharing knowledge you'll (probably) never be able to use in real life.
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#60: The Cola Wars and New Coke
August 14th, 2018 · 20 minutes
At the height of a marketing battle with Pepsi, the Coca-Cola Corporation did the unthinkable and changed an American icon.
#59: Draft of Common Misconceptions
August 1st, 2018 · 21 minutes
This week, we pick some of our favorite misconceptions people believe.
#58: Hans Island
July 17th, 2018 · 10 minutes
Hans Island is a small uninhabited island between Canada and Greenland, and is the center of one of the oddest (and most adorable) land disputes in modern times.
#57: Left vs. Right-Hand Traffic
July 3rd, 2018 · 12 minutes
Why we drive on the side of the road we do, and why others do the opposite.
#56: Glasgow Ice Cream Wars
June 19th, 2018 · 10 minutes
In the 1980s, Glasgow-based drug cartels waged war on each other from ice cream vans.
#55: Food Trucks and Ice Cream Vans
June 5th, 2018 · 12 minutes
From chuckwagons after the Civil War to ultra-modern cuisine, food trucks have been part of the rural and urban landscape for decades.
#54: Jack the Ripper
May 22nd, 2018 · 14 minutes
From 1888–1891, an unknown assailant killed five women in the East End of London, going down in history was one of the world's most famous serial killers.
#53: Serial Killers
May 8th, 2018 · 10 minutes
When it comes to serial killers, terminology and classifications are important things to understand.
#52: Area 51
April 24th, 2018 · 12 minutes
Area 51 is a highly classified U.S. Air Force Base that has been home to numerous avionic projects over the years, and is often at the center of some of the world's more outlandish conspiracy theories.
#51: Toilet Paper Orientation
April 15th, 2018 · 11 minutes
Recording live in Atlanta, this week Stephen and Myke talk about one of the great debates in modern culture: which way toilet paper should hang from its roll.