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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#140: Flamingos 🦩
November 2nd, 2021 · 12 minutes
Flamingos are weird and pink and can fly and some are bigger than others and some are smaller than others.
#139: Big Food
October 5th, 2021 · 12 minutes
This recording is about the world of food world records.
#138: Tardigrades
September 21st, 2021 · 8 minutes
This time, Myke and Stephen explore the tiny, weird world of tardigrades.
#137: The San Francisco Cable Car System
September 7th, 2021 · 16 minutes
The cable car system is a famous part of San Francisco, with history dating back over 150 years. In that time, a lot of things have changed about the system, but some haven't.
#136: The Voyager Golden Records
August 24th, 2021 · 12 minutes
Almost 12 billion miles away from Earth, two spacecraft are speeding away from our Solar System, each carrying a small sample of what it means to be human.
#135: A Reading of SPAM-Kus
August 10th, 2021 · 2 minutes
Please enjoy this small collection of SPAM-related poems, as read by Stephen.
#133: Microsoft Bob
July 13th, 2021 · 8 minutes
Most people think of Microsoft in the 1990s as a juggernaut in the software industry, but that doesn't mean they didn't have some ... weird ... products that made it to market.
#132: Chess Boxing
June 29th, 2021 · 11 minutes
It's chess with punching. Or boxing with a chess board. It's hard to tell.
#131: Rocket Mail
June 15th, 2021 · 7 minutes
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds ... especially if a rocket can be used.