Hosted by Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley.
Ungeniused is a show dedicated to covering the weirdest articles found on Wikipedia and sharing knowledge you'll (probably) never be able to use in real life.
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#193: John Hancock Tower
August 22nd, 2023 · 10 minutes
This 60-story, 790-foot skyscraper towered over Boston when it opened in 1976, and thankfully is still upright, despite some startling structural issues.
#192: The Citicorp Center Engineering Crisis
August 8th, 2023 · 11 minutes
The Citicorp Center's unique design turned heads when it opened in the 1970s. Little did people know that the building was in danger of collapse until secret repairs could be made.
#191: Vantablack
July 25th, 2023 · 10 minutes
“It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none — none more black.”
#190: Buc-ee's
July 11th, 2023 · 10 minutes
It's a gas station. It's a jerky bar. It's a set of very clean bathrooms. It's a gas station. It's a jerky bar. It's a bathroom. Are you getting it? This is not three highway stops. It's one highway stop. And they call it Buc-ee's.
#189: Fainting Goats
June 13th, 2023 · 8 minutes
We've all been startled by sudden noises, but some goats take being scared to an all-new level.
#188: Jazz Design
May 30th, 2023 · 6 minutes
It may have been a design for the lowly paper cup, but Jazz design has come to define much of the aesthetic we associate with the 1990s.
#187: Long-term Nuclear Waste Warning Messages
May 16th, 2023 · 8 minutes
Storing nuclear waste comes with many safety challenges. One of them is keeping people away from the site... even tens of thousands of years after everyone involved is dead and gone.
#186: The Mighty Spork
May 2nd, 2023 · 8 minutes
Do you need to use a fork, but could also use a spoon? Get you a utensil that can do both!
#185: Three More Weird Sports
April 4th, 2023 · 15 minutes
It's been too long since Stephen and Myke looked at some unusual sports. Today, that wrong is righted with discussions of wife-carrying, toe wrestling and mobile phone throwing.
#184: World Sauna Championships
March 21st, 2023 · 10 minutes
From 1999 to 2010, Finland hosted an annual endurance contest that ultimately ended in tragedy.