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Wiki Featured - Stories from Wikipedia's Daily Featured Articles
Wikipedia has a wealth of knowledge - every day it gives you one of its best as a featured article. Your hosts, Hari & Kimi, break it down into fun and rich stories so that you get lost in something NEW, everyday! Link to the daily featured article can be accessed from here: https://en.wikiped...
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The British Phantom: Turbocharged Legend of the UK Skies
Join Hari and Kimi as they explore the fascinating history of the McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service. Discover how this legendary American jet wa...
Paris 2024: The Transport Triumph
Join Hari and Kimi on "Wiki Featured - Stories from Wikipedia's Daily Featured Articles" as they dive into the massive logistical challenge of transpo...
Chessboard on the Rhine: Maneuvers of 1796
Join your hosts, Hari and Kimi, as they dive into a pivotal moment of the French Revolutionary Wars! Explore the Rhine campaign of 1796, where two Fre...
Unlocking the Secrets of Chinese Characters: From Oracle Bones to Unicode
Dive into the fascinating world of Chinese characters with Hari and Kimi! Discover the incredible history of this logographic writing system, one of o...
Ezra Pound: From Modernist Verse to Wartime Broadcasts
Join Hari and Kimi on Wiki Featured - Stories from Wikipedia's Daily Featured Articles as they dive into the complex and controversial story of Ezra P...
The Art of Being Seen: Cassatt's Bold Woman in the Loge
Join Hari and Kimi on Wiki Featured as they delve into Mary Cassatt's striking 1878 painting, "In the Loge". Explore how this Impressionist masterpiec...
Crimson Crown, Hooked Beak: The Red-capped Parrot
This episode, Hari and Kimi explore the dazzling Red-capped Parrot of southwest Australia. With its unmistakable bright crimson crown and green-yellow...
The Portland Spy Ring: Leaking Naval Secrets
Join Hari and Kimi as they uncover the incredible story of the Portland spy ring, a shadowy group that passed highly classified naval secrets from the...
Madagascar's Elusive Primates: Unpacking the Ultimate Lemur Guide
Join Hari and Kimi as they delve into the fascinating world of Madagascar's lemurs through the pages of the definitive field guide, Lemurs of Madagasc...
The Doomed World of Termina: Three Days to Disaster!
Get ready for a wild ride with Hari and Kimi as they plunge into the surreal and unsettling world of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask! A terrifying...
From Town Hall to Throne: Amsterdam's Royal Transformation
Hosts Hari and Kimi uncover the fascinating story of Amsterdam's Royal Palace! Originally a grand town hall in 1655, discover how it became a royal re...
Engraved in Gold: Roosevelt's Recessed Revolution
Get ready for another fascinating journey into the annals of history on Wiki Featured - Stories from Wikipedia's Daily Featured Articles! Join your ho...
Blue Flash of Passion: The High-Stakes World of the Blue-Tailed Damselfly
Plunge into the frantic and fiercely competitive mating rituals of the blue-tailed damselfly! Discover how males engage in intense scramble competitio...
The Unstoppable Spirit: Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope
Join Hari and Kimi as they delve into the extraordinary tale of Terry Fox, the Canadian athlete who, despite losing a leg to cancer, embarked on an in...
Jekyll and Hyde on Stage: When Victorian Terror Gripped the Theatre
Hari and Kimi delve into the chilling tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as it exploded onto the Victorian stage! Discover how Richard Mansfield's terrif...
Dive into Pulp Worlds: The Fantastic Saga of Fantastic Novels!
Join Hari and Kimi as they unearth the thrilling tale of Fantastic Novels, the American pulp magazine that resurrected classic science fiction and fan...
Edgar Towner: The Grazier Who Earned a Victoria Cross in the Trenches
Prepare to be amazed by the extraordinary true story of Edgar Towner, an Australian farmer who became a war hero on the Western Front! Join Hari and K...
Poison Spring: An Arkansas Massacre
Join Hari and Kimi as they delve into the brutal story of the Battle of Poison Spring, a Confederate victory that became infamous for the massacre and...
Unmasking the Bædling: Uncovering Anglo-Saxon England's Hidden Identities
Hari and Kimi delve into the mysterious world of Anglo-Saxon England to unearth the meanings behind the enigmatic terms bæddel and bædling. Were they...
The Hairy Delight of the Tropics: Unpacking the Rambutan
Get ready to explore a truly unique and captivating fruit! Join Hari and Kimi as they delve into the fascinating world of the rambutan, a bizarre yet...
Decoding the Mind: What Exactly Are We Talking About?
Ever wondered what the "mind" truly is? Join Hari and Kimi this week as they delve into the fascinating and often disputed world of the mind, explorin...
Octopus of the Reef: Unmasking the Galaxy Coral
Join us as we explore the vibrant world of Galaxea fascicularis, also known as octopus coral, fluorescence grass coral, or galaxy coral, found thrivin...
Black Sunday: When the Plains Turned Dark
Experience the terrifying reality of April 14th, 1935, when a monstrous dust storm, part of the infamous Dust Bowl, descended upon the American prairi...
Granada's Boy Sultan: Intrigue, War, and a Treacherous End
Join Hari and Kimi as they delve into the tumultuous reign of Muhammad IV of Granada! From ascending the throne at just ten amidst a whirlwind of cour...
Whispers of White: The Critically Endangered Bali Myna
Join Hari and Kimi in this gripping episode as they uncover the tragic tale of the magnificent Bali myna, a stunning snow-white bird teetering on the...
Sugar, Spice, and a Spritz of Acid: Unmasking the Banded Sugar Ant
Join Hari and Kimi as they delve into the fascinating world of Australia's banded sugar ant, a creature with a sweet tooth and a surprising arsenal! D...
The Gatekeeper's Gaze: Survival in the Spotlight
Tune in to Wiki Featured as your hosts, Hari and Kimi, delve into the captivating world of the gatekeeper butterfly! Discover the secrets of this stun...
The Cow Crusader: How One Governor Transformed America's Dairyland
Get ready for an incredible tale of ambition and udder determination! Join Hari and Kimi as they delve into the life of William D. Hoard, the newspape...
Matilda: The Uncrowned Queen
From Holy Roman Empress to the heart of a brutal English civil war! Join your hosts Hari and Kimi as they delve into the dramatic life of Empress Mati...
McQueen's Toxic Toy Shop: A Fashion Industry Fairground Fright
Step right up for a dark and dazzling ride into the mind of Alexander McQueen! Join Hari and Kimi as they unravel the twisted tale of his Autumn/Winte...
Timberline Hotel: Unmasking the Secrets of Rachel Foster
Brace yourselves for a chilling descent into the heart of a family's dark past! Join Hari and Kimi on this episode of Wiki Featured as they explore th...
The Extraordinary Eater: Unveiling the Secrets of the Giant Anteater
Join your favourite hosts, Hari and Kimi, as they unravel the incredible story of the Giant Anteater! Prepare to be captivated by a creature boasting...
Blue on Blue: The Falklands Friendly Fire Tragedy
Hosts Hari and Kimi delve into a shocking incident from the Falklands War: the day a British destroyer, HMS Cardiff, mistakenly targeted and destroyed...
The Ford Strikers Riot - A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Moment of American Labour History
Hari and Kimi delve into a powerful image frozen in time: the Ford Strikers Riot of 1941. Witness the raw intensity of the struggle between capital an...
Aston Martin Vanquish: The Grand Tourer Strikes Back!
Get ready for a thrilling ride as Hari and Kimi delve into the story of the Aston Martin Vanquish (2012), a stunning grand tourer that resurrected a l...
Eat My Shorts! The Wild Ride of Bart Simpson
Get ready for some serious "cowabunga"! Hari and Kimi dive into the anarchic world of Bart Simpson, Springfield's ten-year-old agent of chaos. From ch...
Moon Mail Scandal: The Apollo 15 Cover-Up
Blast off with Hari and Kimi as they uncover the unbelievable true story of the Apollo 15 mission that went postal! Discover how astronauts smuggled h...
Bamboo Secrets: Uncovering the Chestnut-naped Antpitta
Join your hosts, Hari and Kimi, as they delve into the vibrant world of a secretive South American bird. Discover the captivating life of the chestnut...
Hurricane Cindy: From Yucatán to Tornado Outbreak!
Get ready for a wild ride with Hari and Kimi as they delve into the surprising story of Hurricane Cindy in 2005! What started as a tropical wave off A...
Bridging the Divide: The Tale of Interstate 182
Get ready for a journey through bureaucracy, ambition, and the grit it took to connect a community! Join Hari and Kimi as they uncover the fascinating...