A show that dives down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia to explore the sum of all human knowledge. In each episode comedians Kyle Berseth and Jheisson Nunez start at one article and navigate their way across Wikipedia to wherever the Wiki winds take them.
Pepsi Number Fever: The Biggest Marketing Blunder of the 90's
Pepsi's 1992 promotional campaign is likely their biggest marketing blunder of all time which is saying a lot considering during a commercial shoot they lit Michael Jackson on fire. In this episode of Wiki U Kyle and Jheisson dive into the marketing campaign that destroyed Pepsi's name in the Philippines and kept them in court for the next fourteen years. Additionally the Wiki boys learn about the New Coke, Atlanta's famous Varsity Restaurant, the history of American football (which goes all the way back to Greece!), the British slang "Buggery" and finally the f'd up story about Sodom and Gomorrah.
29 Jul 2025
Aloha: A force that holds together existence
Does aloha mean more than hello and goodbye? How did the United States come to "acquire" Hawaii? What is annexation vs conquest vs succession? How did the US solve all of the problems in the Middle East with the first Iraq War? Where can you pick up a gently used Howitzer? What is the world record for an F1 pit crew? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they surf their way across Wikipedia from Aloha and the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom to the Iraq War, F1 and everything in between!
15 Jul 2025
Silkies: Part chicken, part dog, all swag
Are Silkie chickens the funniest looking chicken in the world? Did Wallace and Gromit pave the way for animated comedies like Shrek? Is Nicholas Cage the greatest character actor of all time? Is the Foxcatcher Five a legitimate wrestling move? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they grapple their way across Wikipedia from Silkie Chickens, to brooding, the Irish Republican Army, the animated series Wallace and Gromit, to Muammar Gaddafi, and the movies of Nicholas Cage.
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28,106
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
7 ratings
Spotify
3.7 / 5
3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100
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87
Social presence
91
YouTube
72
Engagement
68
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