Wiki'd - Episode 2 - Mad Jack Churchill and Florence Foster Jenkins

Episode 2 - Mad Jack Churchill and Florence Foster Jenkins

01/04/22 • 31 min

Did anyone still use swords in WWII? | What is the best song to play on the bagpipes to terrify my enemies? | Is it possible to become a millionaire with terrible singing?

Wiki’d is a Wikipedia podcast hosted by Rob and Orr - your two favourite Irish yarn-spinners. Each episode one of us brings a Wikipedia article that the other has no knowledge of, through which we explore the strange quirks and endearing language of humanity’s greatest resource.

If you want to listen more, you can get your dose of Wiki’d anywhere you get your podcasts or on wikid.simplecast.com

If you want to get in touch with us, please don’t hesitate to direct your hate mail towards:

[email protected]

or @wikidpod on twitter.

In this episode:

• Did anyone still use swords in WWII?

• What is the best song to play on the bagpipes to terrify my enemies?

Is it possible to become a millionaire with terrible singing?

Special Thanks to:

Mad Jack Churchill

Florence Foster Jenkins

and

Cosmé McMoon

Did anyone still use swords in WWII? | What is the best song to play on the bagpipes to terrify my enemies? | Is it possible to become a millionaire with terrible singing?

If you want to listen more, you can get your dose of Wiki’d anywhere you get your podcasts or on wikid.simplecast.com

If you want to get in touch with us, please don’t hesitate to direct your hate mail towards:

[email protected]

or @wikidpod on twitter.

In this episode:

• Did anyone still use swords in WWII?

• What is the best song to play on the bagpipes to terrify my enemies?

Is it possible to become a millionaire with terrible singing?

Special Thanks to:

Mad Jack Churchill

Florence Foster Jenkins

and

Cosmé McMoon

Previous Episode

Episode 1 - Maurice Wilson and Zero Stroke

How can I climb Mount Everest with absolutely no experience? | Can I just crash a plane into a snowy mountain and walk to the top? | How can I successfully raise forty trillion children?

If you want to listen more, you can get your dose of Wiki’d anywhere you get your podcasts or on wikid.simplecast.com

If you want to get in touch with us, please don’t hesitate to direct your hate mail towards:

[email protected]

or @wikidpod on twitter.

In this episode:

• How can I climb Mount Everest with absolutely no experience?

• Can I just crash a plane into a snowy mountain and walk to the top?

• How can I successfully raise forty trillion children?

Special Thanks to:

• Maurice Wilson

• Zero Stroke

and

Wilhelm II's questionable monetary policy

Next Episode

Episode 3 - Mike Malloy/Frane Selak and George Hackenschmidt

How to become World Heavyweight Champion by drinking 11 pints of milk a day | Can I still live after being frozen in snow and ice? | How to survive drinking an antifreeze and rat poison cocktail

If you want to listen more, you can get your dose of Wiki’d anywhere you get your podcasts or on wikid.simplecast.com

If you want to get in touch with us, please don’t hesitate to direct your hate mail towards:

[email protected]

or @wikidpod on twitter.

In this episode:

• How to become World Heavyweight Champion by drinking 11 pints of milk a day

•Can I still live after being frozen in snow and ice?

• How to survive drinking an antifreeze and rat poison cocktail

Special Thanks to:

Mike the Durable

Frane Selak

George Hackenschmidt