Spoken Wikipedia Podcast

Spoken Wikipedia Podcast Project
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New recordings from Wikimedia Commons publish promptly. Earlier recordings are released in a roughly shuffled order, paced to average about thirty minutes of listening per day. A long recording may therefore be followed by one or more quiet days. Each episode credits its reader and links to the original recording, the article as recorded, and the current article. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  1. 18h ago

    Psychologist

    A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states and perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how individuals relate to each other and to their environments. Psychologists usually acquire a bachelor's degree in psychology, followed by either a master's or a doctorate in psychology, with requirements varying by country. Unlike psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse-practitioners, psychologists usually cannot prescribe medication, but depending on the jurisdiction, some psychologists with additional training can be licensed to prescribe medications; qualification requirements may be different from a bachelor's degree and master's degree. Psychologists receive extensive training in psychological testing, communication techniques, scoring, interpretation, and reporting, while psychiatrists are not usually trained in psychological testing… Read by drkencarter. Recorded December 16, 2006; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=93999012 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychologist Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psychologist_(2).ogg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  2. 18h ago

    Psychologist

    A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states and perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how individuals relate to each other and to their environments. Psychologists usually acquire a bachelor's degree in psychology, followed by either a master's or a doctorate in psychology, with requirements varying by country. Unlike psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse-practitioners, psychologists usually cannot prescribe medication, but depending on the jurisdiction, some psychologists with additional training can be licensed to prescribe medications; qualification requirements may be different from a bachelor's degree and master's degree. Psychologists receive extensive training in psychological testing, communication techniques, scoring, interpretation, and reporting, while psychiatrists are not usually trained in psychological testing… Read by drkencarter. Recorded December 16, 2006; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=93999012 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychologist Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Psychologist.ogg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  3. 1d ago

    Brazen head

    A brazen head, brass, or bronze head was a legendary automaton in the Middle Ages to the early modern period whose ownership was ascribed to late medieval scholars, such as Roger Bacon, who had developed a reputation as wizards. Made of brass or bronze, the male head was variously mechanical or magical. Like Odin's head of Mimir in Norse paganism, it was reputed to be able to correctly answer any question put to it, although it was sometimes restricted to "yes" or "no" answers. In the seventeenth century, Thomas Browne considered them to be misunderstanding of the scholars' alchemical work, while in modern times, Borlik argues that they came to serve as "a metonymy for the hubris of Renaissance intellectuals and artists". Idries Shah devotes a chapter of his book The Sufis to providing an interpretation of this "head of wisdom" as well as the phrase making a head, stating that at its source the head "is none other than the symbol of the [Sufic] completed man." Read by Barnaby Walters. Recorded May 18, 2019; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=884926595 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazen_head Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:En-Brazen_head-article.ogg License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  4. 2d ago

    Grape juice

    Grape juice is obtained from crushing and blending grapes into a liquid. In the wine industry, grape juice that contains 7–23 percent of pulp, skins, stems and seeds is often referred to as must. The sugars in grape juice allow it to be used as a sweetener, fermented, and made into wine, brandy, or vinegar. In North America, the most common grape juice is purple and made from Concord grapes, while white grape juice is commonly made from Niagara grapes, both of which are varieties of native American grapes, a different species from European wine grapes. Grape juice can be made from all grape varieties after reaching appropriate maturity. Because of consumer preferences for characteristics in color, flavor and aroma, grape juice is primarily produced from American cultivars of Vitis labrusca, the Concord grape. Read by RajanD100. Recorded November 5, 2026; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1384011330 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape_juice Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:En-Grape_juice-article.ogg License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  5. 2d ago

    Riven

    Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a 1997 adventure game developed by Cyan Productions and published by Red Orb Entertainment for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to 1993's Myst, and the second installment of the Myst series. The game's story is set after the events of its predecessor; having rescued Atrus, who had been trapped by his sons, the player character is enlisted by him to free his wife from his power-hungry father, Gehn. Riven takes place almost entirely on the Age of Riven, a world slowly falling apart due to Gehn's destructive rule. Development of Riven began soon after Myst became a success, and spanned more than three years. In an effort to create a visual style distinct from that of Myst, director Robyn Miller and his brother, producer Rand Miller, recruited production designer Richard Vander Wende as a co-director. Broderbund employed a multi-million dollar advertising campaign to publicize the game's release. Riven received ports to the PlayStation, Sega… Read by Hi878. Recorded June 7, 2009; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=294004801 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riven Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riven.OGG License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  6. 3d ago

    Sony Pictures Kids Zone

    Sony Pictures Kids Zone is the kids and family entertainment label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and the former record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Despite the similarity in name, Sony Wonder is not directly related to the former Sony Wonder Technology Lab, an interactive technology and entertainment museum, although the museum was also owned by Sony. Read by Clay2004. Recorded November 4, 2026; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1382648284 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Kids_Zone Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:En-Sony-Pictures-Kids-Zone-article.ogg License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  7. 4d ago

    Toby Fox

    Robert F. "Toby" Fox (born October 11, 1991) is an American indie video game developer and composer. He is best known for creating and scoring the 2015 role-playing video game (RPG) Undertale, as well as Deltarune, a parallel story to Undertale released in chapters since 2018, with five of its planned seven chapters released as of November 2026. Undertale was developed almost entirely by Fox, and has been ranked by numerous publications as one of the greatest video games of all time. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Fox was significantly influenced by the RPG EarthBound (1994) during his childhood, later using RPG Maker to create games with his brothers. Inspired by the fan site Starmen.net, Fox began creating ROM hacks of EarthBound under the username Radiation, releasing the EarthBound Halloween Hack in 2008. Largely a self-taught musician, Fox relearned the piano during middle school to play video game music, joining the music team for Homestuck, a webcomic by Andrew Hussie, in… Read by M4V3R1CK32. Recorded November 3, 2026; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1383454711 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Fox Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:En-Toby_Fox-article.ogg License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

  8. 4d ago

    Wisconsin Territorial Centennial half dollar

    The Wisconsin Territorial Centennial half dollar is a commemorative half dollar designed by David Parsons and Benjamin Hawkins and minted by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936. The obverse depicts a pick axe and lead ore, referring to the lead mining in early Wisconsin, while the reverse depicts a badger and the territorial seal. Organizers of the territorial centennial celebration sought a commemorative half dollar as a fundraiser; at this time newly issued commemorative coins found a ready market from collectors and speculators. Accordingly, legislation was introduced by Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr., which, though it was amended, passed Congress without opposition. When initial designs by Parsons were rejected by the Commission of Fine Arts, Hawkins was hired, and he executed the designs, though Parsons was also given credit. A total of 25,000 pieces were coined for public sale in July 1936. This did not occur until after the centennial celebrations had ended, and… Read by M4V3R1CK32. Recorded October 30, 2024; the article may have changed since. The article as it stood when recorded: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1254443902 Article today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Territorial_Centennial_half_dollar Original recording: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:En-Wisconsin_Territorial_Centennial_half_dollar.ogg License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This episode is a format-shifted (MP3) copy redistributed under the same license. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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New recordings from Wikimedia Commons publish promptly. Earlier recordings are released in a roughly shuffled order, paced to average about thirty minutes of listening per day. A long recording may therefore be followed by one or more quiet days. Each episode credits its reader and links to the original recording, the article as recorded, and the current article. This show is an independent community project, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.

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    Spoken Wikipedia Podcast Project
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    231
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Recordings by their credited readers, CC BY-SA and similar free licenses; see each episode.
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    Spoken Wikipedia Podcast