We Can Pedia

About We Can Pedia

Comedians Nathan and Tristan discuss the first article Wikipedia's Random Article feature throws at them. No take-backs. No second chances.

Publisher

Tristan Haze and Nathan Hugh Robért

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Jul 2025

Latest episode

13 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Get a Life: Cathyalia Okinawana

   (Tristan's new song and music video Diamonds and Gold is now out!) NHR goes down the well-worn moth dealership rabbithole. Why breed moths anyway? To feed the insects. A general sense of Groundhog Day is descending. Episode 6 saw your hosts discuss a genus of moth, Oenochroma. Now, having reached full maturity, we discuss a species (from a different genus). And next episode we have another specific season of sport from over ten years ago. Cathyalia okinawana is a species of snout moth in the genus Cathyalia. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 2003 and is known from Japan.[1][2]. Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram

2. 

   25 Jul 2026

   The Peacemaker Explodes: Dolores Catania

   We learn about a prominent fixture in the reality television world whose sometimes explosive behaviour conceals a deeply-held value of cohesion. We talk about being an entrepreneur with your ex, how Frankies can be male or female, the distinction between being a reality TV contestant vs. a star, and how in either case there can be more to such people than meets the eye. Dolores Catania (née Spagnola; born December 28, 1970) is an American television personality, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. She is best known as a main cast member of the reality tv show The Real Housewives of New Jersey, appearing in that capacity since the show's seventh season in 2016. Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram

3. 

   4 Jun 2026

   Juicebox with a Kick: Punch-Drunk Love (Soundtrack)

   For the second time in the history of the podcast, we've got a bit of a juicebox on our hands. Your hosts are falling rapidly in love with the work of Jon Brion, the composer of the Punch-Drunk Love soundtrack. NHR, who was already an afficianado of the film itself, explains how the soundtrack brilliantly mirrors and reinforces the action. Tristan, encouraged by the one song Brion sings on the soundtrack (Here We Go), together with the fact that Brion was the producer of Robyn Hitchcock's Jewels For Sophia, is now getting into Brion's only released solo album, Meaningless (2001, reissued 2022). This rich work (Meaningless, not the Punch-Drunk Love soundtrack), with its chequered history, is a prime example of a certain kind of highly produced piece of work by a perfectionist artist who serves liberally as a tonic to others but struggles with their own stuff (cf. Van Dyke Parks). We got rid of our one segment, where we guess about the topic. It's probably best if you don't think about whether you ever enjoyed it. Punch-Drunk Love is the 2002 soundtrack album featuring music composed by Jon Brion for the film of the same name. The album includes the song "He Needs Me" by Shelley Duvall from Robert Altman's 1980 film Popeye. The soundtrack received an enthusiastic review from classical music critic Greg Sandow.[1] Brion provides main vocals (in addition to playing most of the instruments) in the song "Here We Go". Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram

4. 

   25 Apr 2026

   Further Investigation Warranted: Eucalytpus erectifolia

   What does it really mean to say that something warrants further investigation? Where do the warrants come from? And how many more species of Eucalyptus might there be? These are the big, important questions your hosts are considering this episode. Along the way, more personal ones arise as well, such as whether NHR likes anything. This episode might just pull you back from the brink. Don't come braying to us when you're crashing out, mainlining episodes of Poirot, and winding up isolated in Tokyo. Eucalyptus erectifolia, commonly known as Stirling Range mallee,[1] is a species of mallee that is endemic to Western Australia. It has smooth bark, narrow lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and thirteen, white flowers and cup-shaped fruit. Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram

5. 

   13 Apr 2026

   What is Glory? (or, A "Card Hold" Piece of Chicken): The Invasion of Capri

   Your hosts are back at it, locked in combat. We discuss the idea of the glory of war, how it may have peaked around the time of Napoleon, and how this is a problematic idea to express properly. If a name originally means something etymologically, are you 'misspeaking' when you call something with that name when it lacks the feature that the name originally meant? NHR, astonishingly, argues for an affirmative answer. Tristan is gloating about his personal life going well (fortunes since reversed following the recording). NHR attempts to explain the Napoleon Complex through the lens of schema therapy. We stumble upon what we believe to be the best coat of arms ever. The invasion of Capri was the successful recapture of the Italian island of Capri from Britain by the Kingdom of Naples on 4–18 October 1808. Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram

6. 

   26 Feb 2026

   Tiny Desk Concert: Michael Serr

   Does loving a cat mean that you must anthropomorphize it? NHR is in crisis. Tristan learns that NHR's tiny desk is stored under his bed. In the opinions of many, it's impressive to be a professional athlete no matter what. NHR takes a more critical perspective. Michael Serr (born July 14, 1962) is a German retired football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. As of February 2009, he was working as a player agent. HonoursBundesliga champion: 1991DFB-Pokal winner: 1990DFL-Supercup: 1991[1] Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram

7. 

   10 Feb 2026

   Doing the Wrong Thing on the Computer: Security policy of the Enrique Peña Nieto administration

   A nice political episode. Tristan comes out against the Vietnamese and doesn't know what the Eye of Soron (?) is. NHR blames the hippy movement for the rise of organised crime in the Americas. The security policy of the Enrique Peña Nieto administration that governed Mexico from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2018 prioritized the reduction of violence rather than attacking Mexico's drug trafficking organizations head-on, marking a departure from the strategy of the previous six years during Felipe Calderón's administration.[1] Peña Nieto has set up a number of conceptual and organizational changes from the past regime policy, and one of the biggest contrasts is the focus on lowering murder rates, kidnappings, and extortions, as opposed to arresting or killing the country's most-wanted drug lords and intercepting their drug shipments.[1] The government of Calderón, however, has justified its position by stating that the current violence in the country is a necessary stage in Mexico's drug war, as weakening criminal groups fight for territorial control against one another and the government. Moreover, part of Peña Nieto's strategy also consists on the creation of a national police made up of 40,000 members, known as a "gendarmerie." He also proposed on centralizing the sub-federal police forces under one command.[1] The president-elect emphasized that he does not support the involvement or presence of armed U.S. agents in Mexico, but considers allowing the United States to instruct Mexico's military training in counterinsurgency tactics.[2] Beyond that, Peña Nieto promised that no other measures will be taken by the U.S. in Mexico.[2] While campaigning, Peña Nieto appointed a former general of the National Police of Colombia as his external advisor for public security, and boldly promised to reduce 50% of the murder rates in Mexico by the end of his six-year term.[3][4] Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram

8. 

   21 Jan 2026

   Jumping Around Like a Little Monkey: JDS Kumano

   We have "cold opens" as part of the format now. We discuss the intersection of naval and anime culture, Japanese curries, and the reality show Terrace House. NHR gives an interesting political account of Japanese "cuteness" as a response to unfair demands placed upon women in the wake of Japan's defeat by the Allies in World War II. JDS Kumano (DE-224) was the tenth ship of the Chikugo-class destroyer escorts of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. Development and designThe Chikugo class was designed as the modified variant of the Isuzu class, the preceding destroyer escort class. The main anti-submarine (ASW) weapon was changed from the M/50 375 mm (14.8 in) ASW rocket launcher to the ASROC anti-submarine missile. The octuple launcher for ASROC was stationed at the mid-deck, and the entire ship design was prescribed by this stationing.[1] Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram.

9. 

   7 Jan 2026

   A Massive Juicebox: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010 film)

   We got a juicebox on our hands here. After toiling through articles about moths and meaningless sport statistics, an oasis appeared before your hosts when Wikipedia's Random Article link took us to My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2010) starring Alyssa Milano and two blokes we aren't aware of. Unavailable on streaming services in both Australia and the UK, an ex-rental DVD copy formerly owned by Civic Video in East Brisbane was secured in the leadup to the episode, along with a USB-based DVD drive. We watched it together over Zoom and carried out a Critical Analysis in preparation for the main record, parts of which we will throw to from the studio. What you learn about this sprightly 84-minute film will shock you, it will make you laugh—but it may also make you think. The main love-interest Ethan drinks from a comically large mug (although we never mention that in the episode). He plays a game of tip, or tag, with a child—a game which in the world of this film has an eyebrow-raising name. Then the crown jewel: NHR breaks open a radical line of inquiry into the true meaning of the film, a Salt Lake City based production, that goes to the heart of the Mormon worldview. We engage in some frank soul-searching about why one of the emotional peaks of the film, involving an anguished confession regarding a sensitive topic, made us laugh so very hard. Closing out this rich tapestry are two cents from the polyamory community, in the form of an interesting and thoughtful lady by the name of Joreth. My Girlfriend's Boyfriend is a 2010 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Daryn Tufts, and stars Alyssa Milano, Christopher Gorham, Michael Landes, Beau Bridges, Tom Lenk and Carol Kane. Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram.

10. 

    23 Dec 2025

    Insecurity and Provocation: National League Division One in 2005

    NHR explains his baritone and tells a house-hunting story. Cricket is the most complicated game in the world (according to Stephen Fry). NHR heaps scorn upon Tristan's new coffee-table book of Australian Mammals, saying that this kind of book is commonplace in London and even calling it a 'magazine' late in the episode. We learn about the Duckworth-Lewis method for determining who wins a cricket match if it gets rained out. The table, showing all completed matches is as follows: 2005 totesport League – Division OnePos Team Pld W L NR Pts1 Essex Eagles 16 13 1 2 562 Middlesex Crusaders 16 10 5 1 423 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 16 7 7 2 324 Glamorgan Dragons 16 6 6 4 325 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 16 6 7 3 306 Lancashire Lightning 16 6 9 1 267 Gloucestershire Gladiators 16 6 9 1 268 Worcestershire Royals 16 5 10 1 229 Hampshire Hawks 16 5 10 1 22 Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram.

11. 

    29 Nov 2025

    Edward "Eddie the Butcher" Cummiskey Jr.

    If you're a New York mobster from the 1950's, what does it mean for your biographer to write that you talk like a New York mobster from the 1920's? Does it just mean that the way you speak is a bit out of date? The two circles 'boomers on Facebook' and 'extended families of gangsters' are discovered to coincide in a very attractive way. Tristan would have become a gangster if Goodfellas ended right after the Luftansa Heist. Nathan is struggling in London. Edward "Eddie the Butcher" Cummiskey Jr. (1934, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan – August 20, 1976, Chelsea, Manhattan) was a New York mobster who served as a mentor to Jimmy Coonan, leader of the Westies. Cummiskey is reputed to have shown Coonan how to dismember and dispose of murder victims by scattering their remains into the waters around the sewage treatment plant, which was operated by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection at Randalls and Wards Islands, notably in the Hudson River. Cummiskey was murdered by hitman Joseph Sullivan on August 20, 1976, in a bar. Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram.

12. 

    1 Nov 2025

    Kinda Cool: The Short-Toed Treecreeper

    It sinks in that ~20% of Wikipedia articles are about particular species. Once you have a substantial zoological collection going it's damn near impossible to get rid of it. We notice a tendency to just say facts from the article to each other and say they're 'cool' or 'kinda cool'. We manage to stay off Syd Barrett and NHR is rocked to learn that the phrase 'down pat' is not 'down packed'. NHR then takes us home with a lurid anecdote from his scouting days. I Tristan am also involved in the episode; I just chose not to mention it until now. The short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla) is a small passerine bird found in woodlands through much of the warmer regions of Europe and into north Africa. It has a generally more southerly distribution than the other European treecreeper species, the common treecreeper, with which it is easily confused where they both occur. The short-toed treecreeper tends to prefer deciduous trees and lower altitudes than its relative in these overlap areas. Although mainly sedentary, vagrants have occurred outside the breeding range. The short-toed treecreeper is one of a group of four very similar Holarctic treecreepers, including the closely related North American brown creepers,[2] and has five subspecies differing in appearance and song. Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram.

13. 

    1 Oct 2025

    Full Maturity: Oenochroma

    NHR provides a long overdue explanation of what he was thinking with the original title of the podcast. Tristan hauls him over the coals again. We discuss NHR's antipathy to biology, and the fact that he has reached full maturity. We get into what it means to dry a moth for a collection, and how the resulting item could survive a fire. As the episode draws to a close, NHR argues that Tristan is a Renaissance man and we announce NHR's move to London to pursue a career in stand up comedy, all while wearing headphones and recording the pod. Oenochroma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] Oenochroma means "wine colored" from the greek oeno (wine) and chroma (color). Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram.

14. 

    6 Sept 2025

    Activities Must Go Ahead: The 2018–19 Tanzanian Premier League

    'Football has to be played.' When we were forced to research and talk about the 2018-2019 season of the Tanzanian Premier League, we did not anticipate that this League would have been so plagued with activities not going ahead. Before we get there, Tristan nearly breaks open a huge match-fixing scandal that turns out to be a false alarm while NHR has some insight but also some padding. The 2018–19 Tanzanian Premier League is the 54th season of the Tanzanian Premier League, the top-tier football league in Tanzania (mainland only), since its establishment in 1965. The season started on 22 August 2018.[1] Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram.

15. 

    12 Aug 2025

    The Wolf of Lexicography

    Antun Vujić (born 14 July 1945). A fruitful episode about a fruitful man. From dissident political activity to squabbling over words. Was the wolf tamed? Or his vigour sublimated? NHR is off his chipolatas. We really like Antun. Where are the men like this in our culture? From heady beginnings in 1967 with an underground magazine before winding up at the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute in the early Seventies, we are dealing with a truly impressive man. He also completed a PhD in Philosophy of Science in 1985. We explore his virility. He received a sash and star. Antun Vujić (born 14 July 1945[1]) is a Croatian politician, philosopher, political analyst, lexicographer and author serving as a director of the Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography since 2012. He was a member of Croatian Parliament and Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government from January 2000 to December 2003. Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. Tristan on Instagram. NHR on Instagram. We Can Pedia on Instagram.

16. 

    29 Jul 2025

    Fable

    Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphised, and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson, which may at the end be added explicitly as a concise maxim or saying. A fable differs from a parable in that the latter excludes animals, plants, inanimate objects, and forces of nature as actors that assume speech or other powers of humankind. Conversely, an animal tale specifically includes talking animals as characters.[1] Usage has not always been so clearly distinguished. In the King James Version of the New Testament, "μῦθος" ("mythos") was rendered by the translators as "fable"[2] in the First Epistle to Timothy, the Second Epistle to Timothy, the Epistle to Titus and the First Epistle of Peter.[3] Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. IG: @wecanpedia See also Tristan's other podcast, Ultimate Segment with Tim Knight.

17. 

    15 Jul 2025

    Sveti Bartul

    Sveti Bartul (Italian: San Bortolo) is a village in the municipality of Raša, Istria in Croatia.[3] According to the 2021 census, its population was 265.[2] Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. IG: @wecanpedia See also Tristan's other podcast, Ultimate Segment with Tim Knight.

18. 

    2 Jul 2025

    Implicit Leadership Theory

    Hosted by Tristan Haze and Nathan Hugh Robért Implicit leadership theory (ILT) is a cognitive theory of leadership developed by Robert Lord and colleagues.[1] It is based on the idea that individuals create cognitive representations of the world, and use these preconceived notions to interpret their surroundings and control their behaviors.[2] Theme music by Edward Lonsdale. IG: @wecanpedia See also Tristan's other podcast, Ultimate Segment with Tim Knight.

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