Wikireadia: The Podcast that reads Wikipedia.

Mad Dog 20/20, Night Train, Thunderbird ... Boone's Farm. We were all young once. Take a moment to peek into the history of this low-end section of the wine aisle. The original Wikipedia page lives a...

10 Mar 202112min

For decades, a lone telephone booth stood out in the remote Mojave Desert of California. Eventually -- like the Monolith -- it was discovered, popularized, vandalized and finally removed. Nevertheless...

8 Mar 20218min

The longest running show on TV, NBS'c Meet the Press. The original wikipedia page lives at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meet_the_Press

5 Mar 202124min

Wonder, the original brand-name white bread. It's "slo-baked." This episode is better than sliced bread. The original wikipedia page lives at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Bread From Chat GPT...

3 Mar 202112min

This episode is a bit of a deep dive into an agreement which allowed the resolution of a disputed 1876 US Presidential Election between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel J. Tilden. At...

26 Sep 202011min

Presidents come and go, and when they do, it's a process -- called a transition. Most times it goes pretty smoothly, but those days might be behind us. This episode takes a look at the history and pro...

26 Sep 202024min

Alger Hiss was a Soviet spy. Or was he? Back in the 1930s and 1940s so much was going on, it's hard to tell. Nevertheless, the Alger Hiss soy case is one of America's enduring tales of cold war espion...

7 Sep 20201h 10min

Side to side, top to bottom, it's the United States' Interstate Highway System. This is a fascinating (kinda) entry on the mechanics and the history of the system, including plenty of info on specific...

19 Aug 20201h