The Wikicast

It's a delayed Christmas miracle! Simon managed to peel himself from parenting, and Dan from... lawyering?, long enough to record an episode. We talk Jingle Jam, films, music, books, parenthood, and HE HAS TWO FAKE LEGS?? Siskin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_siskin The Longest Johns https://open.spotify.com/artist/5k979N1TnPncUyqlXlaRSv?si=7FWgVRJUTCybbADqxqVc5A The Pursuit https://www.yo...

Simon would like to apologise for the fact that this episode is *checks notes* FOUR MONTHS LATE. An awful lot has happened with the studio move and parenthood and about a million other things. Anyway, hear from the boys back in May talk surprisingly seriously about YouTube videos and completely lose it over a whole new genre of Australian music. We will be back with a more timely episode before lo...

After a bit of a gap - blame parenthood - Dan and Simon are back... and exceptionally hungry. Lots to catch up up. Let us know if we should all go to a prom together! BBC Proms https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/bbc-proms-24/ DCPOTW: Belshazzar’s Feast https://open.spotify.com/album/37Hf4eueeZJFuFNbADCXtL?si=ha0ZZHsRRkWH82Ain1vZkQ Fall of Civilisations podcast https://open.spotify.com/s...

Dan and Simon go deep on the Apple Pro Vision Plus Prime! Dan talks sport! Simon bites his tongue! No, literally! - Augsburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augsburg - Manufacturing Consent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturing_Consent - Ministry for the Future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_for_the_Future - DCPOTW St John Passion https://open.spotify.com/album/2WhsBhZD0vKhMf587eUi...

Turns out, Simon has OPINIONS about pre-school TV. Also discussion of Warhammer The Old World, books, a pub, and a really haunting carol from Canada. Oh, and happy new year lol. - Hollow Crown https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571288083-the-hollow-crown/ - The Buried Giant https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571315079-the-buried-giant/ - The Ministry for the Future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Simon and Dan learn about an incredible crossover event, and tell you about two quizzes that... have already happened. Whoops. Want a Wikicast pub quiz? Let us know! Roald Dahl story: https://web.archive.org/web/20180826034440/http://www.acnr.co.uk/mar_apr_2008/ACNRMA08_nerolit.pdf Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang JJ quiz: https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Simon and Dan have been on a bit of a break, and now they're back to whisper very quietly about it (don't want to wake the baby) Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewikicast   Gabriel Jackson: https://gabrieljackson.london/   DCPOTW: Caroline Shaw, Partita for 8 Voices: https://open.spotify.com/album/4LHSzEQPF6Iw20BGppFk31?si=JB3ALg9PStuIPXf1Kg3PCg   Miscast: https://www.youtube.com/@Misca...

Simon and Dan come up with their dumbest idea yet. Also we hear your takes on Barbenheimer! The Anarchy by William Dalrymple: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Anarchy-by-William-Dalrymple/9781635573954 Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast - Elizabeth Barrett Browning episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/elizabeth-barrett-browning/id1508123116?i=1000623124974 Elizabeth Barrett Brow...

What was your favourite arcade game? Email in and let us know! Also tell us what you thought of Barbie and/or Oppenheimer! While you do that, Dan and Simon discuss the events of a recent party, their thoughts on one of the best films of the year, and exporting baked beans to the Middle East. Yes, Swedish Wikicastians. Baked. Beans. Time Crisis 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Crisis_II Game So...

Dan and Simon serve up another dollop of wikipedia, a dash of chaos, a smattering of recommendations, all mixed together with heapings of their friend Hugo Wickman. Does this description actually matter to anyone? Who knows! Should we bring back poetry corner? Let us know! European Youth Event: https://european-youth-event.europarl.europa.eu/en/   Pelican limerick: https://countryroadsmagazine.com...

This just in: Simon is aware of twinks. Dan talks about househunting in London, Simon is a bad influence, and the wheels come this close to falling off the podcast car. Everyone: email in to force Dan into getting a Switch! Game Grumps impressions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW2Pxcg1aaw   Web series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_series   Wikicast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thew...

A special episode. The boys talk about Simon's dad and the role he played in both of their lives. Some things never change however: Dan talks about choral music, and Simon is mean about some children. Also, urine. DCPOTW: The Lark in the Clear Air https://open.spotify.com/track/0BOGgqnXESn2xd6jisx4Hz?si=c8f96537818242e9 Christopher Tin, Waloyo Yamoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp4wsgVYfjM  ...

It's been a while since the last episode. Simon opens up about why. Also: chatting about the Dungeons and Dragons movie, Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, and possibly the most chaotic Corin’s Pondence corner we’ve ever recorded. Rice’s Church Primer: https://www.ribabooks.com/rices-church-primer_9781408807521 Simon’s DnD one shot with Jasper: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1777333997 Simon’s doc...

Simon and Dan bring in the new year with... 12 months of monastery soups. Warning: this episode contains some certified Dan Maw moments. The boys read out some excellent correspondence, swap stories of Christmas, and reminisce about times spent together in Amsterdam

A new episode of the Wikicast? It's a Christmas miracle! Simon and Dan chat about Christmas in its various forms, singing, movies, and... well, the usual guff. But with a festive hat on! Also, Simon is sick. Sorry about that. This episode arrived on a paddle steamer before getting on a horse. Thank you to everyone who has come with us on the Wikicast journey in 2022! Sorry for wasting all your tim...

Simon gets on his high horse to rant about racehorses, while a sweaty Dan sneaks up on him with a fistful of dreamies, speaking Dutch the entire time. It's one of those episodes. #blorko -------- Big Red: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat_(horse)   Potoooooooo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot-8-Os   Hecatoncheires: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecatoncheires    DCPOTW Messa di Requiem,...

Yet more conversation between your two favourite British metrosexuals. This time discussing the Queen's funeral, sweat stories, and how to change the past. How would you change human history if you went back in time by 4000 years? Email in! -------- Northern grasslands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_short_grasslands Lyon film museum: https://en.lyon-france.com/discover-lyon/culture-and-mus...

It's a special episode people! Dan and Simon talk about tying the knot. (No, not them). Introducing pixel wife to the canon! Simon and Dan talk about the big day, perfume, books, the perils of being a lawyer, and for the first time in a while attempt some German tongue twisters... Do you have any wedding stories? Email in! -------- Fragrantica https://www.fragrantica.com/   Blessed Be the God and...

One house move, a stag do, a set of exams, and a whole load of bollocks later, Simon and Dan are back with a fresh serving of nontent! This week the boys talk about the first female novelist in the English language, some exciting viewing recommendations, and ZE FRENCH PART OF ALASKA HON HON HON -------- DCPOTW: Shine by Wickman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yud1ggCgofk   Stormzy gets a doctorat...

Dan and Simon are joined by a professional shitposter, Annie Rau from depthsofwikipedia! Annie introduces our heroes to a dazzling series of wikipedia articles, and we talk about... well... everything? Check out depthsofwikipedia everywhere, but here is Annie's Instagram! https://instagram.com/depthsofwikipedia   -------- Buttered cat paradox: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttered_cat_paradox   D...

Fs in the chat. An alarming clone concept, an MCU retrospective, and exam season advice await you in this thrilling episode of: SIMON AND DAN TALK ABOUT GUFF -------- Legless lizards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legless_lizard   Keeled scales: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeled_scales   DCPOTW: The Silver Swan by Orlando Gibbons: https://open.spotify.com/track/1dyHU9CgeTWIvb2serBHzE?si=45611f3...

Simon and Dan haven't spoken in weeks apart from the London incident so expect a big catch-up! Along the way they discover a rather unique album, talk about their latest discoveries on Netflix, and a reader describes the first (?) wikicast-themed dream... Lots of passion and geekery in this one, enjoy! -------- RPGeeks: https://www.simonoxfphys.com/rpgeeks   Westminster Cathedral: https://en.wikip...

Simon gets existential about YouTube, Dan proposes the Hans Zimmer crossover we've all been waiting for, and we introduce you to one of the finest Croatian musicians you've never heard of. Also, Simon gets turned into a child? Truly, one of our best episodes. -------- Teddy Lion on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teddylionband/   DCPOTW: Sure on this Shining Night by Morten Lauridsen: https:/...

It's a jobbing boat. What more needs to be said? A lot, it turns out. This episode is a doozy. We talk anime, give new music recommendations (check out the links below), Simon sings an impromptu country song, and Dan makes some... interesting... choices in a choose-your-own-adventure fan fiction. Not one to miss! -------- The Swedish Wikicast:  https://open.spotify.com/show/7CHknSBgaTPLTNMt5V7xlA?...

We secure an exclusive interview with the author of new smash hit book FIRMAMENT, Dr Simon Clark! Dan talks getting rona, and the pair investigate a new corner together... -------- Get Simon's book Firmament now: https://geni.us/firmament   The Swedish Wikicast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7CHknSBgaTPLTNMt5V7xlA?si=f404e865db2a4de8   DCPOTW: Poulenc Mass in G https://open.spotify.com/track/39Cin...