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The Weird Stuff Lurking in the "Depths of Wikipedia" [ENCORE]

The Weird Stuff Lurking in the "Depths of Wikipedia" [ENCORE]

FromINFLUENCE


The Weird Stuff Lurking in the "Depths of Wikipedia" [ENCORE]

FromINFLUENCE

ratings:
Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We're off this week, but sharing another one of our faves!
-- Original Show Notes, January 9, 2023 --
Wikipedia is your one-stop shop for high level info on public figures, geography, and academic concepts. But the volunteer editors of the free and open digital reference also make copious entries about "low quality images of cats," "Blobjects," "National Moth Week," Osama bin Laden's porn stash, and that time the Dave Matthews Band tour bus dropped poop on people in Chicago.
Alli and Lindsey talk with Annie Rauwerda, a writer, longtime Wikipedia editor, and creator of "Depths of Wikipedia," which has more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram alone. Annie discusses how the culture of Wikipedia generates obtuse and often hilarious articles, concepts, and photos taken out of context. She shares the funniest things she's found on the site, and how a beef with a sketchy influencer propelled her to fame.
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Released:
Aug 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

If it exists, there's probably a huge Internet community obsessed with it. In their quest to follow the Web's deepest wormholes, comedians Alli Goldberg and Lindsey Ford have hilarious and humanizing conversations with furries, geocachers, video game archeologists, TikTok witches, professional comment trolls, VR sex workers, and much more. They also explore the social, legal, and ethical ramifications of modern social media with experts and journalists. You can't un-hear this!