Wikipedia is awesome. What’s not awesome is reading Wikipedia when you’re walking, driving, trying to get to sleep or sheltering in place. That’s what Wikireadia is here for — Wikireadia is the podcast wherein we pick the most interesting Wikipedia entries and then we read them to you. No commentary or analysis, just the entry itself and the smooth voice of your host Eric Goeres. From cultural phenomenons to scientific principles, architects to movie stars and sunken ships to space rockets, if it’s interesting and it’s on Wikipedia, we’re gonna read it.
Contact us at: wikireadia@pm.me
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Wikipedia is awesome. What’s not awesome is reading Wikipedia when you’re walking, driving, trying to get to sleep or sheltering in place. That’s what Wikireadia is here for — Wikireadia is the podcast wherein we pick the most interesting Wikipedia entries and then we read them to you. No commentary or analysis, just the entry itself and the smooth voice of your host Eric Goeres. From cultural phenomenons to scientific principles, architects to movie stars and sunken ships to space rockets, if it’s interesting and it’s on Wikipedia, we’re gonna read it.
Contact us at: wikireadia@pm.me
On March 1, 1932, someone did something bad to the 20-month old son of Charles "Lindy" Lindbergh (at the time, the most famous aviator in the world). It didn't end well for Lindy, baby Lindy, or for a German immigrant who lived on the Lexington Line -- and died in the electric chair. In Episode #301, we got into the "the most successful ditching in aviation history," and today, we dial into "the trial of the century."
Hey ChatGPT, what happened!?!: The kidnapping and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., the son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, took place on March 1, 1932, in New Jersey, USA. The 20-month-old baby was taken from his crib, and despite a massive search and nationwide manhunt, his body was found several months later in a nearby wooded area.
The case captured the attention of the nation and became one of the most famous crimes of the 20th century. After a long and complicated investigation, a suspect named Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested and tried for the crime. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1935, and was executed by electric chair in 1936.
The Lindbergh kidnapping and murder case had far-reaching impacts, leading to changes in U.S. law, including the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the introduction of new technologies for forensic evidence analysis. The case remains one of the most famous and well-known crimes in American history.
Wikireadia: The Podcast that reads Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is awesome. What’s not awesome is reading Wikipedia when you’re walking, driving, trying to get to sleep or sheltering in place. That’s what Wikireadia is here for — Wikireadia is the podcast wherein we pick the most interesting Wikipedia entries and then we read them to you. No commentary or analysis, just the entry itself and the smooth voice of your host Eric Goeres. From cultural phenomenons to scientific principles, architects to movie stars and sunken ships to space rockets, if it’s interesting and it’s on Wikipedia, we’re gonna read it.
Contact us at: wikireadia@pm.me
