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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#50: Pez
April 10th, 2018 · 10 minutes
Everyone's favorite pocketable candy has a long history of making people smile.
#49: Death by Coconut
March 27th, 2018 · 10 minutes
A falling coconut can be deadly, but it's not as common as a tragedy as the press makes it out to be.
#48: The Boeing 2707: America’s Answer to Concorde
March 13th, 2018 · 14 minutes
America wasn't going to take Europe's supersonic transport project lying down. The federal government helped fund the Boeing 2707, a response to Concorde that would never fly.
#47: The New England Vampire Panic
March 6th, 2018 · 8 minutes
Today, we all know vampires are fictional, but in the late 1800s, many believed they inflicted disease on their still-alive family members.
#46: The Presidential State Car
February 28th, 2018 · 10 minutes
Sitting Presidents have a pretty set of wheels, but they aren't allowed to drive.
#45: Valentine's Day
February 14th, 2018 · 11 minutes
Is it a day to celebrate love, or a scam by greeting card companies? Dive into this and the weird history of Valentine's Day this week with Stephen and Myke, who neglected to exchange gifts to mark the holiday.
#44: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and Friendly Floatees
January 31st, 2018 · 12 minutes
The Pacific Ocean may be home to a giant soupy mass of plastic and chemicals, but far more adorable litter has ridden its waves in the past, too.
#43: Emoji
January 24th, 2018 · 17 minutes
Stephen is joined by Jeremy Burge, the founder of Emojipedia, to discuss the small images that define so many of our digital conversations.
#42: Helicopter Prison Escapes
January 17th, 2018 · 14 minutes
Prison escapes via helicopter may seem cool, but they rarely end well.
#41: Y2K
January 3rd, 2018 · 15 minutes
It was feared that the year 2000 would arrive with worldwide calamity as the computers in our homes to the systems running our nation's power grid and nuclear power plants ground to a halt. Thankfully, that didn't happen, thanks to the work of engineers.