The Wikicast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Hans Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg - Wikicast 128
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a delayed Christmas miracle! Simon managed to peel himself from parenting, and Dan from... lawyering?, long enough to record an episode. We talk ...
Tim Membrey - Wikicast 127
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon would like to apologise for the fact that this episode is *checks notes* FOUR MONTHS LATE. An awful lot has happened with the studio move and pa...
Hauge Log Church - Wikicast 126
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a bit of a gap - blame parenthood - Dan and Simon are back... and exceptionally hungry. Lots to catch up up. Let us know if we should all go to ...
Greg Moore (ice hockey) - Wikicast 125
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Simon go deep on the Apple Pro Vision Plus Prime! Dan talks sport! Simon bites his tongue! No, literally! - Augsburg https://en.wikipedia.org/...
England in the late Middle Ages - Wikicast 124
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Turns out, Simon has OPINIONS about pre-school TV. Also discussion of Warhammer The Old World, books, a pub, and a really haunting carol from Canada. ...
Wade-Dahl-Till valve - Wikicast 123
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon and Dan learn about an incredible crossover event, and tell you about two quizzes that... have already happened. Whoops. Want a Wikicast pub qui...
The Mighty Echoes - Wikicast 122
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon and Dan have been on a bit of a break, and now they're back to whisper very quietly about it (don't want to wake the baby) Our Instagram: https:...
Cossipore - Wikicast 121
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon and Dan come up with their dumbest idea yet. Also we hear your takes on Barbenheimer! The Anarchy by William Dalrymple: https://blackwells.co.uk...
Up’n Down - Wikicast 120
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What was your favourite arcade game? Email in and let us know! Also tell us what you thought of Barbie and/or Oppenheimer! While you do that, Dan and ...
List of ambassadors of Sweden to Ukraine - Wikicast 119
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Simon serve up another dollop of wikipedia, a dash of chaos, a smattering of recommendations, all mixed together with heapings of their friend...
Where the Bears Are - Wikicast 118
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This just in: Simon is aware of twinks. Dan talks about househunting in London, Simon is a bad influence, and the wheels come this close to falling o...
Into the West (song) - Wikicast 117
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode. The boys talk about Simon's dad and the role he played in both of their lives. Some things never change however: Dan talks about ch...
Franklin County Jail (Benton, Illinois) - Wikicast 116
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while since the last episode. Simon opens up about why. Also: chatting about the Dungeons and Dragons movie, Everything, Everywhere, All A...
Adam Abell - Wikicast 115
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Simon and Dan bring in the new year with... 12 months of monastery soups. Warning: this episode contains some certified Dan Maw moments. The boys read...
Father Christmas - Wikicast 114
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new episode of the Wikicast? It's a Christmas miracle! Simon and Dan chat about Christmas in its various forms, singing, movies, and... well, the us...
Chatterton (horse) - Wikicast 113
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Simon gets on his high horse to rant about racehorses, while a sweaty Dan sneaks up on him with a fistful of dreamies, speaking Dutch the entire time....
Rubaboo - Wikicast 112
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yet more conversation between your two favourite British metrosexuals. This time discussing the Queen's funeral, sweat stories, and how to change the ...
Wedding - Wikicast 111
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a special episode people! Dan and Simon talk about tying the knot. (No, not them). Introducing pixel wife to the canon! Simon and Dan talk about ...
Snettisham hydroelectric power plant - Wikicast 110
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One house move, a stag do, a set of exams, and a whole load of bollocks later, Simon and Dan are back with a fresh serving of nontent! This week the b...
Erwin Kreuz - Wikicast 109 (with depthsofwikipedia!)
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Simon are joined by a professional shitposter, Annie Rau from depthsofwikipedia! Annie introduces our heroes to a dazzling series of wikipedia...
Plateau fence lizard - Wikicast 108
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fs in the chat. An alarming clone concept, an MCU retrospective, and exam season advice await you in this thrilling episode of: SIMON AND DAN TALK ABO...
Short Music for Short People - Wikicast 107
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Simon and Dan haven't spoken in weeks apart from the London incident so expect a big catch-up! Along the way they discover a rather unique album, tal...
Teddy Lion - Wikicast 106
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Simon gets existential about YouTube, Dan proposes the Hans Zimmer crossover we've all been waiting for, and we introduce you to one of the finest Cro...
Mascot (sternwheeler) - Wikicast 105
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a jobbing boat. What more needs to be said? A lot, it turns out. This episode is a doozy. We talk anime, give new music recommendations (check ou...
First contact (anthropology) - Wikicast 104
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We secure an exclusive interview with the author of new smash hit book FIRMAMENT, Dr Simon Clark! Dan talks getting rona, and the pair investigate a n...
Red Hills Wind Farm - Wikicast 103
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can you generate electricity with hamster wheels? What was the Christmas carol beef this year? And what the FUCK is going on with Star Wars musical te...
Zara Tindall - Wikicast 102
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The episode with a visual aid. Simon and Dan discuss House of Gaga, Olympic sports, the Jingle Jam, and finally read the brilliant Holopod Star Wars f...
Gert Palmcrantz - Wikicast 101
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a remarkable piece of continuity, Simon and Dan are in Sweden this episode! Specifically listening to some Jazz in the Pawnshop. Yes, PAWNshop. Dan...
Boops boops - Wikicast 100 (with Greta Thunberg, Isabelle Axelsson, and Erik from Alaska!)
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our 100th episode we're joined by some very special guests, the stars of the Swedish Wikicast! Featuring long-term readers Isabelle and Erik and n...
Speed limiter - Wikicast 099
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is Simon a criminal? Dan weighs in. Also, 99 episodes??? -------- Turboencabulator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turboencabulator Hogwarts Legacy h...
Prostanthera densa - Wikicast 098
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's erect, it's aromatic, it's often compact... it's the Wikicast! Simon and Dan talk about a shrub before getting on to the important issue of splur...
Icelandic Confederation of Labour - Wikicast 097
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The single most momentous email in the history of our podcast arrives in our inbox. Also, Icelandic labour, the IPCC, and running. Simon had to write ...
Hamilton Island Golf Club - Wikicast 096
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Simon create the most dazzling, entertaining, and dangerous sport known to humankind: Plughole Panic. Â Simon also panics Dan with his Neande...
739 BC - Wikicast 095
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When does human history begin? Which Olympic sport would be worst to compete in naked? Why is Simon using a bean tin as a microphone? The episode wher...
Swerve (film) - Wikicast 094
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australian budget thrillers? Costing how many dollarydoos? Warning: this podcast may also contain high octane discussion of IKEA furniture, electric b...
Edwin Holmes (inventor) - Wikicast 093
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The episode with a deep dark secret. Did Simon forget to take notes on what links to include? Maybe. -------- Cooke Nunc Dimittis: https://www.youtube...
Live: Legend I, D, Z Apocalypse - Wikicast 092 (with Barnaby Martin of Listening In!)
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Simon are joined by Barnaby Martin of the YouTube channel Listening In! We talk about film scores, baby metal, trash tv, auditioning stories, ...
WASR (AM) - Wikicast 091
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the podcast where Simon and Dan talk about tiny toys! It turns out we have an incredibly cool reader (just one though), and Dan reveals what it's...
Mars Pathfinder - Wikicast 090
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The article Simon didn't want to tear himself away from. The boys talk about flight on other planets, sponsoring a flight on this planet, and Dan disc...
New Caledonia men's national handball team - Wikicast 089
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An episode featuring Dan reciting poetry, Simon reveals a secret part of his past, and we discuss what would be worse: being Midas, or anti-Midas.... ...
Kisha club - Wikicast 088
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This one is a slow build to a very satisfying finish... Simon calls Dan dad twice, and the Balrog makes an appearance. Oh and twenty minutes of fan fi...
Jeff Gord - Wikicast 087
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Wikicast... after dark... (warning: may contain nipple nori roll nibbling) -------- Forniphilia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_furnitur...
Keith Brooking - Wikicast 086
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'll be honest, I edited this episode yesterday and I cannot remember for the life of me what we talk about. Something about Sea Beet I think? You're ...
Khaplu Palace - Wikicast 085
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wanna know how I got this skip? -------- George Mackay Brown: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/george-mackay-brown/Â Nightstalker: https...
RMAS Typhoon (A95) - Wikicast 084
30 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Simon: I feel like I've needed therapy for quite some time Dan, with no hesitation: yes  We're back! Filling your ears with honey and nonsense, inc...
Johannes Vermeer - Wikicast 083
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon apologises for any thunderclaps caused by his dummy thicc cheeks -------- Delft thunderclap: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delft#Delft_Explosion...
Pouteria aristata - Wikicast 082
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We. Are. Back. What's the article? Who cares. Simon and Dan natter on about what they've been up to, and drop some major bombs. Dan is doing something...
Theos Casimir Bernard - Wikicast 081 (with Adam our editor!)
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You asked, we delivered! We invited Adam on the show to tell us why we're not role models, and then get sucked into quick possibly the most interestin...
Pierce the Ploughman's Crede - Wikicast 080
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan nearly has a heart attack, Simon breaks his microphone, Dan goes nuts for poetry, Simon does something else, and the pair receive some cracking Co...
Tenma Shibuya - Wikicast 079
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After Simon and pixel girl go on their summer holidays the Wikicast can return! Dan and Simon treat you to a bumper episode, discussing a Japanese act...
Poets' Corner - Wikicast 078
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon and pixel girl sitting in a tree G E T T I N G E N G A G E D Also the first appearance of old man Dan corner, and by far the worst poetry you've...
Hermine Haselböck - Wikicast 077
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guten tag! Today ve are in die Alpes talking about OPERA JA -------- Freddie Mercury voice analysis:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3MjsrMNCbUÂ Wh...
Come Tomorrow (album) - Wikicast 076
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon lives! STOMP STOMP This week Simon and Dan learn about the Dave Matthews Band, which apparently they already knew about? But... didn't? They als...
Fortunato Arriola - Wikicast 075
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It happened again. Lockdown is clearly deteriorating our brains. We accidentally made some serious content. We're sorry, we're sorry, we're so, so sor...
Romance of the Western Chamber - Wikicast 074
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon and Dan make.... quality content? Purely by accident the boys manage to make something that actually educates people! Also discussion of puppets...
1999 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles - Wikicast 073 (with Hannah Witton!)
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by the luminous, learned Hannah Witton! Warning, this episode may contain: Simon's most embarrassing doctor story, butt proddi...
List of biblical names starting with A - Wikicast 072
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bring out your dead, bring out your dead.... It's the (first?) coronavirus episode, finding Dan in quarantine and Simon in his element. Clearly the se...
Oxford Group - Wikicast 071
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conspiracies two weeks in a row!? Also, a bizarre coincidence! Insane conspiracy theories! Heinrich Himmler! And much, much more. It's a doozy this we...
Miss China United Kingdom Pageant - Wikicast 070
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The boys discover a Chinese bot conspiracy on wikipedia? Or possibly read too much into some edit history. Also we both lose it at different times in ...
Macropetalichthys - Wikicast 069 (with Pixel Girl!)
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a very special episode. We are joined by Simon's girlfriend Pixel Girl! We talk about your school stories, review the Mandalorian, wonder how Pix...
Mr. Men - Wikicast 068
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon has a very special episode for Dan: our first ever bit of in the field reporting! Also in this week's irreverent podcast: Dan rapping! Simon imp...
Transylvania, Louisiana - Wikicast 067
12 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the airwaves, Simon and Dan come crashing back with a whole new hour of pseudo-content. How many Gs do...
Whitespotted toadfish - Wikicast 066
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 66.2 really, after Simon accidentally deleted his recording of 66.1... After an (explained) absence, the boys get possibly their shortest arti...
Balanchine (horse race) - Wikicast 065
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
 The boys are back after their summer break, and they are BURSTING with things to talk about. Horse racing! Singing! World of Warcraft! The Wurzels!...
St Patrick's Purgatory - Wikicast 064
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Simon gaze deeply into St Patrick's hole. If you have a site of historical importance near you, please do email in! We want to hear all about ...
The Whole Town's Talking - Wikicast 063
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
 Blowie. Exeter. Confession. Hoooo boy. Dan and Simon chat about old films and get caught in a wiki closed loop, the podcast loses some weight, we h...
Note-taking - Wikicast 062
22 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oh boy, Annie Edison wrote a wikipedia article. This episode is a lil shorter than normal as both of us were very tired bois when recording - Simon in...
2001–02 Nashville Predators season - Wikicast 061
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A shambolic season from an ice hockey team with an unfortunately named stadium... The boys are back, talking about their sporting prowess, recent TV f...
Kolmanskop - Wikicast 060
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The boys' terrible German accents are back, as they romp through a delightful article about a ghost town in southern Africa. Also featuring: white ign...
El Monte berry strike of 1933 - Wikicast 059
01 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
He's back! And so's Simon! The Wikicast returns after Dan finished his exams. And oh boy is his hangover hitting him hard. This episode we talk about ...
House of Commons Library - Wikicast 058
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The fact that we randomised on a Brexit related article is just cruel at this point. Simon and Dan talk Captain Marvel, Hansard, choral music, the Yog...
Juris Silovs (athlete) - Wikicast 057
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dan weeps in this one! WE'VE GOT A WEEPER! Also, talking about running, Dan's Genesis Sixteen audition, and how our friend Ed is in the Umbrella Acade...
Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Wikicast 056
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Simon discuss their first ever albums, how Dan started his singing career with Evanescence, and Simon's half marathon! Plus some fan-written p...
Haskell, Texas - Wikicast 055
02 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
OOOO EXCITING EPISODE! We introduce a new member of the Wikicast team, and introduce our first ever contest... WIKICAST FANIMATION CONTEST:Â https://g...
Do I Love You? (The Ronettes song) - Wikicast 054
24 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's our belated Valentines special! Simon and Dan talk about a lovely song from the 1960s, swap notes on their romantic lives, Simon gets rather exci...
Vallesa de la Guareña - Wikicast 053
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Simon and Dan discover a new Favourite wikipedia article! Simon airs some complicated feelings about Emma Stone's boobs! Also in this episode we recom...
Lithuania at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics - Wikicast 052 (drunk special)
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oh boy. You lovely volk donated money to charity in the Jingle Jam on the promise that Dan and I would get hammered and record an episode. So, er, her...
Christmas (surname) - Wikicast 051
22 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's our Christmas special! I can only apologise for the amount of time that we spend talking about Christmas movies and singing. It's almost like tha...
Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom) - Wikicast 050
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Simon gets rather angry about Brexit (and Name of the Wind). Our intrepid heroes also discuss climate change, Djesse (the new album from Jacob Collier...
Wikicast 049 - Orji
08 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan is very poorly and not just because he watched Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Film-making. Stick around for the ending... Also orgies. -------- -...
Wikicast 048 - Angostura bitters
17 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We treat you to a live drinks tasting and chocolate sampling, and Simon gets some bad news. Enjoy! -------- - Our Patreon:Â https://www.patreon.com/th...
Wikicast 047 - Parade of the Lost Souls
10 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's our overdue spoopy Halloween special OOOOOOooooo.... so we talk about Christmas. Enjoy! Please do email in your response to this week's doozy of ...
Wikicast 046 - Rivers in the Wasteland
27 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan was in charge of recording this one because Simon was ill, and to be honest it all falls to shit. Lots to talk about this week though! (not least ...
Wikicast 045 - 2005 Beijing Guoan F.C. season
20 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Simon literally rants for 20 minutes about YouTube in this one. Strap in. -------- - Our Patreon:Â https://www.patreon.com/thewikicast - History of Ma...
Wikicast 044 - Space Taxi
13 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is fantastic, and it's all because of you, our dear readers! Featuring outstanding correspondence, retro video game chat, discussion of S...
Wikicast 043 - Theo Chocolate
06 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pulling off evil ducks, Dan's teeth falling out, and a suspicious chocolate company... it's the Wikicast! To emphasise what we say in the episode, ple...
Wikicast 042 - Women's liberation movement in Europe
22 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our friend nearly assualted the cheeky girls! Simon got his soul destroyed! Dan farted really loudly! You've missed out on a lot since we last uploade...
Wikicast 041 - Miocene (with TierZoo)
18 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
 We are joined by the delightful Patrick from TierZoo on YouTube to talk about the Miocene, biology, how TierZoo videos are made, the Smash Bros met...
Wikicast 040 - UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
11 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dan talks about a transformative experience in Prague, Simon chats shit about the Incredibles 2, and we receive an incredibly exciting fan fiction! A ...
Best of the Wikicast 2017-2018
04 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
 The show just turned a year old, so we thought we'd compile some of our best moments into a special episode while Dan is on tour in Prague! You can...
Wikicast 039 - Egnatius Lucillianus (with Tom Zalatnai)
28 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk about movies where horses leave the big city to go to a small town stable. Or something. Also we're joined by lovely Canadian and fe...
Wikicast 038 - Vikram Bawa
14 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Dan sneezes like Michael Jackson! Simon has a breakdown! We are left speechless by the wiki article this week - it's a classic! -------- -...
Wikicast 037 SPECIAL - List of highways numbered 221 (with Alex Lathbridge)
17 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
 A bonus, bumper episode bursting with banter and alliteration! Apologies for the late release of this one - we had a few logistical issues recordin...
Wikicast 036 - Tanvir Sadiq
09 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Come out on a night out with Simon and Dan - it's Wikicast after dark.... Also, Nicaragua chat, Deadpool 2, Asian Tom Scot, and papier mache art... Pl...
Wikicast 035 - Poems for the Hazara
26 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Royal Wedding! Lots of music chat! Warhammer 40,000! Quite a packed episode this week - enjoy! -------- - Translation interviews:Â https://www.youtube...
Wikicast 034 - Minay Shmyryov
12 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the Belarusian Robin Hood of WW2, the economics of educational streaming, evensong, and substance abuse. Oh and hecking ruddy George wro...
Wikicast 033 - Chair (sculpture)
05 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's a giant f***ing chair. I don't know why we expected anything else. Also fan fiction, Marvel's Infinity War reviewed, and we moan about politics! ...
Wikicast 032 - Andrei Vlasichev
28 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Your intrepid wikipedia heroes return! This time Simon talks about visiting YogStudios, Dan talks about being a manly man and fixing a boiler, and thi...
Wikicast 031 - House of D
14 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
WE GOT MERCH! WE GOT AN AMAZING FAN FICTION! WE WERE IN THE SAME ROOM! HYYYYYYYYYYPPPPPPPPPE WIKICAST MERCH WIKICAST MERCHÂ Â https://www.simonoxfphys...
Wikicast 030 SPECIAL - Wilkins Peak (with Sally Le Page)
07 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sally and Simon are joined by Dan for a bit. Go follow her on the twitter, sometimes she's ok. In this episode the gang talk about taste in films, mo...