Ungeniused

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. Hosted by Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley.

https://www.relay.fm/ungeniused

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 10m. Bisher sind 211 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint jede zweite Woche.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 14 hours 27 minutes

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episode 190: Buc-ee's


It's a gas station. It's a jerky bar. It's a set of very clean bathrooms. It's a gas station. It's a jerky bar. It's a bathroom. Are you getting it? This is not three highway stops. It's one highway stop. And they call it Buc-ee's.


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 July 11, 2023  10m
 
 

episode 189: Fainting Goats


We've all been startled by sudden noises, but some goats take being scared to an all-new level.


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 June 13, 2023  8m
 
 

episode 188: Jazz Design


It may have been a design for the lowly paper cup, but Jazz design has come to define much of the aesthetic we associate with the 1990s.


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 May 30, 2023  6m
 
 

episode 187: Long-term Nuclear Waste Warning Messages


Storing nuclear waste comes with many safety challenges. One of them is keeping people away from the site... even tens of thousands of years after everyone involved is dead and gone.


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 May 16, 2023  8m
 
 

episode 186: The Mighty Spork


Do you need to use a fork, but could also use a spoon? Get you a utensil that can do both!


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 May 2, 2023  8m
 
 

episode 185: Three More Weird Sports


It's been too long since Stephen and Myke looked at some unusual sports. Today, that wrong is righted with discussions of wife-carrying, toe wrestling and mobile phone throwing.


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 April 4, 2023  15m
 
 

episode 184: World Sauna Championships


From 1999 to 2010, Finland hosted an annual endurance contest that ultimately ended in tragedy.


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 March 21, 2023  10m
 
 

episode 183: McBarge and Expo 86


In 1986, Vancouver held a World's Fair. One feature of the expo — a floating McDonald's restaurant — has made waves ever since.


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 March 7, 2023  10m
 
 

episode 182: The 1961 Goldsboro B-52 Crash


60 years ago, a B-52 carrying two nuclear weapons crashed in North Carolina.


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 February 21, 2023  11m
 
 

episode 181: Parking Chairs


Need to call dibs on a parking spot after you dug it out of the snow? Just grab a chair!


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 February 7, 2023  11m