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Wik Me To Sleep

by Ari Hayes

Welcome to Wik Me To Sleep where, together, we follow intriguing blue links through the depths of Wikipedia until you’re sound asleep. Distract your racing mind with semi-interesting content until it becomes so boring you drift away.

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Episodes

  1. Big Radio 2 → Vegetarianism

    Let’s start tonight with Big Radio 2, dip into Pythagoras, Proto-writing, Euclidean algorithm, Balkans, Continued fraction, Lunar calendar, Sarajevo, and wrap up with Vegetarianism. Be sure to follow along for bonus content! Threads Instagram [email protected]

  2. Theudebald, Duke of Alamannia → Mannerism

    Tonight we learned about Theudebald, Duke of Alamannia then poked through time with Old St. Peter's Basilica, Michelangelo, Charlemagne, Sarcophagus, Saxons, Fresco, until finishing with Mannerism. If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, send a DM on: Threads Instagram...

  3. My Little Pony Collectible Card Game → Potlatch

    We leap off to sleep with My Little Pony Collectible Card Game, looked into Haida People, British Columbia Gold Rushes, Lionsgate, Hasbro, Toronto Stock Exchange, and finished with Potlatch. If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, send a DM on: Threads Instagram...

  4. Kyeyang Electric → Printing Press

    Tonight we start with Kyeyang Electric, visit the 1988 olympics, Italic script, Democratic Republic of Madagascar, Non-Aligned Movement, Imperialism, Seoul, Cartography, and conclude with the Printing Press. If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, send a DM on: Threads...

  5. Kai Lee → Roadster (Bicycle)

    Start the ride with Kai Lee, cruise through Vehicles, Friction, Pendulum, Flying Pigeon, Galileo Galilei, Experimental physics and end with Roadster (Bicycle). If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, send a DM on: Threads Instagram [email protected]

  6. Education FC → Sunlight

    Kick off with Education FC then weave through hearing about human skin, Somatosensory system, Bhutan, Dugong, the Arabian Sea, and the Himalayas before closing the episode with Sunlight. If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, send a DM on: Threads Instagram...

  7. Greta Linder → Flour

    Shhhhh! Tonight we start with Swedish librarian Greta Linder, jump around through potato pancakes, Halloween, Buckminster Fuller, the Stockholm Public Library, Mensa, Architectural functionalism, and wrap up with that basic food element, Flour. If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to...

  8. HMS Lys → Madison Square Garden

    We push off with HMS Lys, and jump around to Spice trade, American Basketball Association, Ethiopians, Age of Sail, before finishing at Madison Square Garden If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, send a DM on: Threads Instagram [email protected]

  9. Best of Wildside → Tahiti

    In tonight’s episode we start with Best of Wildside, then cover Cultural appropriation, Sweat lodges, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Blackfoot Confederacy, Hallelujah Picassos, and end with Tahiti! If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, send a DM on: Threads Instagram...

  10. Welcome to Wik Me to Sleep [Trailer]

    Don't want to commit to a full episode? Check out this quick trailer to learn all about the pod. If you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, please send an email to [email protected] Or DM me in your preferred social platform: Threads Instagram

  11. The Venetian Twins (musical) → Sedimentary rock

    Welcome back! Tonight we began with The Venetian Twins (musical) then covered Lake-effect snow, Sydney Opera House, Tug Hill, Floods, and closed with an extremely dry article about Sedimentary rock As always, if you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, please send an email to...

  12. Vyacheslav Lykho → Climate change policy of the United States

    Tonight we start with Vyacheslav Lykho, check in on chariot racing, satire, Pittsburgh, doping, and wrap up with Climate change policy of the United States. Warning, this episode is actually kinda interesting. As always, if you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, please send…

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  13. Alfarràs → Resin

    Tonight we started with Alfarràs learned about Goths, Cedar, Sake, Catalonia, Mold, Papyrus, and wrapped up with Resin. This was a particularly boring episode where I struggled through many pronunciations so I hope you drift off quickly! Special shoutout to Pliny the Elder who made appearances in...

  14. Bear Brook State Park → Norton Motorcycle Company

    Tonight we started with Bear Brook State Park, touched on Cape Cod, Puritanism, Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language, the Isle of Man TT, Bank Holidays, and more before concluding with Norton Motorcycle Company. As always, if you have a suggestion for a page you’d like me to start on, please send an...

  15. Arouca (footballer) → Price look-up code

    Tonight we started with Arouca (footballer) and finished with Price look-up code. I certainly had some trouble with non-english language pronunciation so forgive the errors and please send an email if you’d like to help me with my pronunciation: [email protected]

  16. Gründler → Socialist Market Economy

    Welcome to the pilot episode of Wik Me To Sleep where I follow intriguing blue links through the depths of Wikipedia to inform and distract your racing mind before slowly boring you to sleep. Today we started with Gründler and finished with Socialist Market Economy Email me with requests for...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to Wik Me To Sleep where, together, we follow intriguing blue links through the depths of Wikipedia until you’re sound asleep. Distract your racing mind with semi-interesting content until it becomes so boring you drift away.

HOSTED BY

Ari Hayes

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How many episodes does Wik Me To Sleep have?

Wik Me To Sleep currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Wik Me To Sleep about?

Welcome to Wik Me To Sleep where, together, we follow intriguing blue links through the depths of Wikipedia until you’re sound asleep. Distract your racing mind with semi-interesting content until it becomes so boring you drift away.

How often does Wik Me To Sleep release new episodes?

Wik Me To Sleep has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Wik Me To Sleep is created and hosted by Ari Hayes.
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