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WBEZ's Wikipedia Files

by Chicago Public Media

Wikipedia is great, but all kinds of misinformation can make its way onto the site. We discern fact from fiction by asking the subjects to confirm or deny the contents of their Wikipedia entries.

Episodes

Weekend Passport: Images of hope and a Afro-Cuban dance party

0s · Published 29 Jun 15:10

Not sure what to do with your weekend? A photo exhibit about malaria and an Afro-Cuban dance party round out this week's edition of Global Passport.

Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump does the Wikipedia Files

0s · Published 20 Oct 20:58

In 2007, Fall Out Boy was on top of the world, topping the Billboard charts and performing for sold-out crowds of screaming teenagers.

Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita fact-checks his Wikipedia File

0s · Published 19 Oct 20:05

With no basketball season, the Chicago Blackhawks have the United Center to themselves (until the circus comes to town). It's sort of takes us back to the glory days of Blackhawk hockey, when Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita ruled the West Side. You know, before MJ was born.

Michael K. Williams (Omar from 'The Wire') examines his Wikipedia file

0s · Published 24 Sep 00:59

This week, actor Michael K. Williams made a quick stop-over in Chicago promoting his fall shows Boardwalk Empire and Community. Williams made his big splash by playing Omar Little for five seasons on the HBO show The Wire. So what does that mean? It means he has a kick-ass Wikipedia page.

Marc Maron finds extra television credits in his Wikipedia file

0s · Published 30 Aug 00:58

Marc Maron may have wrapped up the first run of his wildly popular WTF Podcast on WBEZ, but that won't stop us from fact-checking his Wikipedia Page. Maron stopped by our studios when in town earlier this month.

Eve Myles explains her wonky knuckle on Wikipedia Files

0s · Published 20 Jun 21:42

It's time for another installment of Wikipedia Files, the video segment where we fact-check Wikipedia pages with celebrities. Last week, we had the good fortune of high rollin' up at the Trump Tower.

Frank Thomas clarifies adjectives in his Wikipedia file

0s · Published 09 Jun 00:15

We haven't had a good Wikipedia Files sit-down since the turn of the year when we grabbed THE Stacey King at the United Center. So when news came that Frank Thomas was coming in studio, we jumped. Thomas did a quick two day press tour for a book he wrote the foreword on.

Stacey King fact-checks his Wikipedia entry

0s · Published 07 Jan 02:15

First off, may I just say that Stacey King is a giant? Look at how big he is compared to little ole' me. I would not want to meet him in the paint. King is well-known to Chicago sports fans. He was a role player during the Chicago Bulls first championship run in the early 90s.

Wikipedia Files: Stacey King

0s · Published 05 Jan 18:00

Superchunk's Jon Wurster has a rather accurate Wikipedia file

0s · Published 09 Dec 00:32

WBEZ's Wikipedia Files has 10 episodes in total of explicit content. Total playtime is 0:00. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 24th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on June 20th, 2023 02:25.