Citation Needed Wiki Stories Podcast

Citation Needed Wiki Stories (要出典なウィキ話, yōshutten na wiki-banashi) is a Japanese-language podcast series hosted by Takenari Higuchi, a member of Student Wikipedian Community in Waseda University Tokyo. This page is a central hub for the information of the podcast.

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About the podcast edit

Mission edit

Citation Needed Wiki Stories (CNWS) is a podcast that seeks to share the knowledge of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia movements, and promote the contribution to Wikimedia projects.

Audience edit

The target audience for the podcast will be Wikipedian/Wikimedian, Wikimedia communities, GLAMs, and individuals who are interest in Wikipedia and other Wikimedia movements.

Goals edit

  • Provide knowledge of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia movements.
  • Promote cooperation between Wikimedia projects and GLAMs and other cultural institutions.
  • Encourage people to contribute to Wikimedia projects.

News edit

  • Nov. 3, 2023, Diff article that introduces the podcast was published (Japanese).
  • Nov. 13, 2023, Diff article that introduces episode 2 of the podcast was published (Japanese).
  • Nov. 20, 2023, Diff article that interviews Higuchi was published (Japanese).

Episodes edit

Ep. Title (EN/JA) Release date (JST) Summary Listen
01 Who is a Wikipedian?
ウィキペディアンとは何者か
November 1st, 2023 This episode gives an overview of who Wikipedian is, and what they do on Wikipedia. Apple Podcasts

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02 Fan culture and Wikipedia
推し活とウィキペディア
November 8th, 2023 This episode gives a consideration of the affinity between fan culture and Wikipedia. Apple Podcasts

Spotify

03 Break the gender gap!
ジェンダーギャップをぶっ壊せ!
November 15th, 2023 This episode gives an overview of gender gap and bias on Wikipedia and how to solve it. Apple Podcasts

Spotify

04 Do youth hate Wikipedia?
若者はウィキペディアがお嫌い?
November 22th, 2023 Apple Podcasts

Spotify

05 What Wikipedian don't write on Wikipedia
ウィキペディアに何を書かないか
December 6th, 2023 Apple Podcasts

Spotify

06 Edit warring is tough
編集合戦は大変だ
December 13th, 2023 Apple Podcasts

Spotify

07 Languages in Wikipedia
ウィキペディアの言語
December 20th, 2023 Apple Podcasts

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08 2023 in Wikipedia
2023年のウィキペディア
December 27th, 2023 This episode gives a year-in-review about Wikipedia especially on Japanese Wikipedia community. Apple Podcasts

Spotify

09 Wikipedia Library is amazing
ここがスゴいぞウィキペディア図書館
January 10th, 2024 This episode gives an overview of Wikipedia Library. Apple Podcasts

Spotify

10 Wikipedia is not a newspaper
ウィキペディアは新聞ではありません
January 17th, 2024 This episode gives a discussion about why the breaking news articles are created on Wikipedia. Apple Podcasts

Spotify

11 Featured article and Good article
秀逸な記事と良質な記事
January 24th, 2024 This episode gives an overview of Featured article and Good article. Apple Podcasts

Spotify

12 What is "Ruwiki"
ロシア版ウィキペディア?Ruwikiとは何者か
February 7th, 2024 This episode gives a news about "Ruwiki", a newly established wiki by former a Russian Wikipedia editor. Apple Podcasts

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13 Why highway editors left Wikipedia
なぜ道路分野の執筆者はウィキペディアを降りたのか
February 14th, 2024 This episode gives a story of English Wikipedia's highway editors who left Wikipedia and established new wiki. Apple Podcasts

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14 Public Domain in Wikipedia
ウィキペディアにおけるパブリックドメイン
February 21th, 2024 This episode gives an overview of how Public Domain contents are used in Wikipedia. Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Contact edit

  • Email: Wikibanashi@gmail.com
  • SNS: Twitter/X (on Japanese)