Episode 6 - U.S Presidential Pets and Golden Age of Piracy

01/04/22 • 31 min

How did FDR’s dog win him re-election? | Did the USSR place a listening device in JFK’s dog? | How did one female pirate take on the entire British Navy?

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.

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In this episode:

• How did FDR’s dog win him re-election?

• Did the USSR place a listening device in JFK’s dog?

• How did one female pirate take on the entire British Navy?

Special Thanks to:

FDR

Zheng Yi Sao

and

Pedantry

How did FDR’s dog win him re-election? | Did the USSR place a listening device in JFK’s dog? | How did one female pirate take on the entire British Navy?

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 did FDR’s dog win him re-election?

• Did the USSR place a listening device in JFK’s dog?

• How did one female pirate take on the entire British Navy?

Special Thanks to:

FDR

Zheng Yi Sao

and

Pedantry

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Episode 5 - Extraterrestrial Real Estate and 1904 Summer Olympics Men’s Marathon

Which German family has technically owned the moon since 1756? | What currency does the Nation of Celestial Space use? | How can powerful hallucinogens help you win an Olympic Marathon?

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:

• Which German family has technically owned the moon since 1756?

• What currency does the Nation of Celestial Space use?

• How can powerful hallucinogens help me win an Olympic Marathon?

Special Thanks to:

Extraterrestrial Real Estate

1904 Summer Olympics Men's Marathon

and

James Mangan

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Episode 7 - Geoffrey Pyke and Captain Kidd

How do I escape from prison using only a tennis net? | Why did Winston Churchill take a bath filled with sawdust? | Why was a bucket the weapon of choice for the infamous Captain Kidd?

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 do I escape from prison using only a tennis net?

• Why did Winston Churchill take a bath filled with sawdust?

• Why was a bucket the weapon of choice for the infamous Captain Kidd?

Special Thanks to:
Geoffrey Pyke

Captain Kidd

and

Muslin bags