Wiki University

Are you dumber than you think you are? Are you smarter? How many years ago did humans start teaming up with dogs? Why'd the Hindenburg explode? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they ski their way across Wikipedia (with waaaaaaay too much confidence) from the psychological phenomenon of the Dunning Kruger Effect to the exciting winter sport of skijoring! TikTok: https://www.tikt...

Hey students take your seats and listen to Kyle and Jheisson as they go on a journey from the football pitches of England to the Food Pyramid *scheme* in the good ol' US of A! Jheisson reminisces about school cafeteria milk bags (remember milk bags?!) while Kyle tells a story about his first pie eating contest as an eight year old. Give it a listen! - Do your homework and leave a five star rating...

Kyle and Jheisson are tearing across Wikipedia! They go from Toynbee Tiles- the outsider art that contain messages of unknown origins and come crashing down on the Waffle House Index- an unofficial metric for destruction used by FEMA after major disasters. At the end of the episode you can some extra credit by learning about the Big Mac Index and the ingredients in special sauce. Share a Big Mac w...

Did George Lucas really weaponize poor people out of spite? Does the Westboro Baptist Church actually affiliate with a religion? What's lurking around your unconscious mind when you fall asleep? Have you ever been visited by a succubus?! Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they take a journey across Wikipedia from Spite House to Sleep Paralysis.. Spite house Westboro Baptist Churc...

What a lesson! Jheisson and Kyle learn all about the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876, dabble in the Book of the Damned,  pore over the history of giants and follow the sirens song across Wikipedia to mermaids.  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/ Music provided by Da...

What a trek! Kyle and Jheisson go for a New Years romp around Philly with the Mummers Parade, but mostly learn about their love of getting drunk and putting on blackface. Then they find out about Forest Fins and Frost Nazis before hiking deep into the Ural Mountains to investigate the Dyatlov Incident. Give it a listen and leave a review! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTub...

The Wiki Boys ring in the New Year! It's a French heavy episode as Jheisson and Kyle fly across Wikipedia from Wartime blackouts, to the London Blitz, across the English Channel to the Fall of France before they pop their corks by learning about that sweet, sweet bubbly, Champagne! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUv...

Kyle and Jheisson explore holiday traditions! They take the red pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes beginning their journey at Simulacra and Simulation- the inspiration for the Matrix. From there they uncover the history of CocaCola, give up drinking for the temperance movement, and get MADD before finishing up at the Jewish "tradition" of eating Chinese food on Christmas eve. L'chaim! TikT...

This one's a doozy! Kyle and Jheisson start at the Cleveland Elementary School Shooting in San Diego which is one of the rare school shootings with a female lead. Girl power! From that horrific event they leap across Wikipedia to the shoes that make sneakerheads salivate, Air Jordans. Did you know MJ wanted to be an Adidas guy? Along their journey they stop by a correctional facility for women, in...

Kyle and Jheisson begin their Wiki  journey at the Centennial Light Bulb which has been glowing  for over 100 years! Can you believe it? From there they learn about the long history of Ripley’s Believe It or Not,  fanboy out about Tea Leoni, and study the Hollywood elite before throwing themselves across Wikipedia to the game of dodgeball! Follow Wiki U on Instagram @wikiuniversity TikTok: https:/...

It's a wild ride as Kyle and Jheisson go from the sports related phenomenon of the yips and take a road trip across Wikipedia to the timeless, sleek designs of Airstream trailers.  Along their travels they  flip through the stellar career of powerhouse gymnast Simone Biles, discover the best way to avoid kidney stones (aka peehole disease), dabble in fentanyl and America's opioid epidemic, poke ar...

Why was the battle of Tsushima naval history's first, and last, decisive sea battle fought by modern steel battleship fleets? What is the most sustainable form of construction? Does researching happiness make you sad? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they sail across Wikipedia from Rammed Earth to The Battle of Tsushima. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouT...

If you died who would you appoint as your chief mourner?  Do you know what type of crop was grown in Beverly Hills before Gucci took over? Billboard Music got it's start in the 1890's reviewing circuses and what other hot 100 performers? The Wiki Boys Jheisson and Kyle answer these questions and more as they torch their way across Wikipedia going from the Hindu burn beds of Smashana to the Clipper...

Has the name Adolf been forever tainted or are there a few good Adolfs out there? How did Jesse Owens singlehandedly save Adidas? Where's the most extreme place that you've ironed a shirt? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they welcome a special guest to the podcast (an actual teacher!) and march across Wikipedia from the little known sport of extreme ironing to the founder of A...

Kyle and Jheisson learn about what they'll regret when they're on their death beds and make their way across Wikipedia to the phenomenon of synchronization TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/ Music provided by Davey and the Chains

Did you know Alexander Graham Bell was into motor-boating? Do you think he had a boat phone? Do monkey testicles provide male "rejuvenation"?  Why'd they make propellers so darn sexual? Jheisson and Kyle answer these questions and more as they rotate around Wikipedia from lesbian trailblazer  Marion 'Joe' Carstairs to a scientific concept that most people can't even wrap their brains around known...

Kyle and Jheisson eat their way across Wikipedia from Turing Machine to Reuben Sandwich TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/ Music provided by Davey and the Chains

The Wiki Boys fight their way across Wikipedia from the scientific phenomenon of spontaneous combustion to the ancient weapon from India known as the urumi.  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/ Music provided by Davey and the Chains

Who was killing all the hippies in the 1960's? What ever happened to Dr. Seuss's wife? Why is gothic architecture so scary? What song do you request at a wedding? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they hike across Wikipedia from the Hippie Trail to Wedding Superstitions. TOPICS COVERED Hippie trail Charles Sobhraj Random House Donald S Klopfer Dr. Seuss Helen Palmer Barbiturates...

Who really knows what you can recycle? How can you scare off young whippersnappers? Can mosquitos give you AIDS? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they pick their way across Wikipedia from the Zabaleen to the Mosquito Alarm TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/w...

Why are two Greek churches waring with bottle rockets? What the hell was the Ottoman Empire anyway? Is a Nilla Wafer really a wafer? Why is the Pope washing feet? This weeks class at Wiki U answers these questions and more as Kyle and Jheisson fly across Wikipedia from the Greek celebration of Rouketopolemos to the silicon carbide used for rings known as Moissanite. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/...

It may be hard to believe, but the Cannondale Bike company didn't get their start by making bikes. Their journey began in pre-cast concrete for housing. Nav Bhatia had a similar circuitous journey. As a Canadian immigrant from India he sought a career in mechanical engineer, but ended up selling cars putting him on a path that eventually led to his induction in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame...

Take me to Zion! The Wiki Boys learn about Arches National Park, the attempted assassination of the legendary Bob Marley, and Jheisson's recent engagement and move to LA TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wikiuniversity/ Music provided by Davey and the Chains

What event inspired Garrett Morgan to invent the gas mask? Could Buddhism save the environment? Was James A Garfield assassinated by his doctors? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they fight their way across Wikipedia from Garrett Morgan to Pacifism. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wikiuniversity  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmPDDjcbBJfR0s_xJfYCUvw Instagram:...

Things get really dark as Kyle and Jheisson wade through the Wiki waters traveling from the divisive artwork, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living to the divisive form of torture Chinese Water Torture. The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living Egg of Columbus Holocaust victims Freemasons Nazi Human Experimentation Medical Torture Torture Hang Dr...