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History is disgusting take for instance the 1838 JESUIT SLAVE SALE. Horrendous. Instead of being enslaved the Jesuit's should have granted these enslaved peoples' MANUMISSION. Members or Roman society who had been granted MANUMISSION were called PLEBEIANS and they contributed to the OVERTHROW OF THE ROMAN MONARCHY. When looking through history there is one thing that is certain, those in power will do everything not to lose it. Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It's Americana! It's Norman Rockwell's FOUR FREEDOMS and from there we move on over to the FDR who was against PROHIBITION, cause he loved to party. And honestly how could any God fearing American against the blood of Christ? Well you can't when you're engaged in the RELIGIOUS USE OF WINE! And where does this delicious nectar come from? Ask your local VITNER! IT's a hot EP! And your'e invited! Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

We begin with SJAFRUDDIN PRAWIRANEGARA an Indonesian Icon! He preached RELIGIOUS SOCIALISM which was highly influential during the GERMAN PEASANTS' WAR. And which famous man of the people was actually against the people aka peasants? MARTIN LUTHER! He was a famous HYMNWRITER you know? And where do many hymns come from? Why METHODISM! It's a religious episode which includes the slaughter of 100,000 to 300,000 peasants! The two go hand in hand! Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

YOOOO I'll tell ya what I want what I really really want... a RERELEASE OF EPISODE 85!! Do you wanna listen to our podcast? Then you gotta get those earbuds in! That's right, this episode is all about girl power. Kicking off with the renowned “A NICE DAY FOR A POSH WEDDING” which guest starred VICTORIA BECKHAM. And we all know what iconic girl group Victoria was in — THE SPICE GIRLS. And again they preached GIRL POWER, which turns out has punk roots! Apparently there were a lot of heroines in the late nineties, so many in fact that Buffy the Vampire Slayer spawned its own “-ology “ — BUFFOLOGY to be exact. From an episode of TV to the origin of a soft science, listen up for a deep dive into popular culture! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

We kick off episode 121 with the AMERICAN PADDLEFISH found in the Mississippi River and with a cartilage snout that resembles a paddle. They eat plankton which takes us over to PLANKTIVORES. The largest planktivore on earth is the BASKING SHARK whose oil filled liver is used in TRADITIONAL MEDICINE. And one of the oldest forms of traditional medicine is IRANIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE. Listen up and figure our your Mizaj! Are you wet, dry, warm or cold? ------ Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It's episode 120 and we're off to the mêlée! First we learn about SIR ROBERT DE UMFRAVILLE an English Knight. From there we move on to MARTIAL ARTS, specifically Historical European martial arts. Art indeed as it lives on today in LIVE ACTION ROLE PLAYING or LARP-ING. A LARP isn't written it is pure IMPROVISATION. Where else can you find IMPROVISATION? Why in PSYCHOTHERAPY of course! And what is PSYCHOTHERAPY commonly used to treat? OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER! From the Knights of yore to the mental illnesses of today, this episode will leave you saying YES AND! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

We kick it off with Mariah Carey's Video Album from 1993 HERE IS MARIAH CAREY. From there we move onto fabulous set designer BORIS ARONSON who got his start in YIDDISH THEATRE. And we slink from the theatrics of the stage to the drama of a well thrown party, as we learn about MASQUERADE BALLS. And what was the most iconic masquerade balls of the modern era? Truman Capote's BLACK AND WHITE BALL in 1966 at the Plaza Hotel. It was so inspired that INA GARTEN paid homage to its menu in one of her episodes of the Barefoot Contessa. From the whistle tones of Mariah to the decadence of the mid 60s this episode is a bonafide soirée! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

We start with the world's most formidable nerd, FARRAN ZERBE. A coin collector or NUMISMATIC he studied money and other types of currency like CIGARETTES in prison. And from there we head on over to JAZZ CIGARETTES or JOINTS which got their name from the OPIUM DENS of yesteryear which had their heyday in the US during the GOLD RUSH. Which instead of the folksy prospector being the first image that pops into mind when thinking GOLD RUSH, it should be the horrific CALIFORNIA GENOCIDE committed by the government on native peoples'. From studying coins to studying what depraved depths humanity will sink to have access to gold, this episode teaches a LOT! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

We kick it off with PATRICK FRANCIS HEALY, who was a JESUIT. And the JESUITS are a type of Catholic and Catholics love MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS. Mary's been known to show up time to time in many recounted MARY APPARITIONS. A notable sighting was OUR LADY OF ZEITUN. Some scientists think the apparition was a result of EARTHQUAKE LIGHTS. WE're going to leave it you to be the judge on this, our 117th episode! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan

All aboard! Or should it be all are bored. We kick off this episode with THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WAR MEMORIAL for WWI in England. SNOOZE. From there it's onto PADDINGTON STATION also in London and the terminus for the first unground train. Then we move onto a real titan of engineering ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL who placed second in the list of 100 GREATEST BRITONS. A list that was highly controversial as there were no Black Britons no the list. So a campaign was initiated by Patrick Vernon to create a poll of the 100 Greatest Black Britons and on that list MARY SEACOLE was voted number one. She was what many consider the first nurse. She and FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE revolutionized patient care. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE was into DATA VISUALIZATION and completely revolutionized the field of statistics, giving way to INFOGRAPHICS and ISOTYPES. Long story short, nurses have and will continue to change the world! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

We begin Episode 115 in the wilds of Madagascar with ARCHAEOINDRIS FONTOYNONTII. From there we move to the EXTINCT GIANT LEMUR a close cousin of our original fellow. Both were kinds of MEGAFAUNA that used to roam the earth until wiped out QUATERNARY GLACIATION or last ice age as it's known in POPULAR CULTURE. From POPULAR CULTURE we learn about the EVERYDAY LIVES of people or at least what one Wikipedia editor deems “non-negotiable reality.” From the huge animals that used to roam the earth to the mundane of our daily lives this episode really gives you some perspective. Enjoy Freakz!

We kick it off with the MU'AWIYA I, the first founder and caliph of the Umayyad. And then we learn of the turmoil between the Umayyad and the Prophet Muhammad which led to the CONQUEST OF MECCA. From there it's into the ABBASID DYNASTY which brought about the golden age of Islam. That lasted until Ghengis Khan and the MONGOLS showed up in town. Their empire stretched as far as current day Beijing. After the fall of the MONGOLS the MING DYNASTY took control. And who had a lot of power? Surprisingly, it was the imperial EUNUCHS. And the last remaining Imperial Eunuch died in 1996 SUN YAOTING. From the beginning of the Caliph to the last remaining Imperial Eunuch of China WikiFreakz we've spanned time once again! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It's 2022 and we're entering the new year with some funk. And not the kind you get from sitting in your apartment for days because of Omicron. We're talking funk like JAMIROQUAI, which as it turns it is the name of a group not a person. From there we are off to DISCO and who loves DISCO more than one who is a CELEBRITY?! And CELEBRITIES star in BOLLYWOOD which outpaced Hollywood in its production of features films in the 1960s. And from there we move over to the PARTITION OF INDIA. And from there we learn about the MAHARAJA and then a woman who rules without a man or a QUEEN REGNANT! From the space cowboy to the queen our first episode of 2022 takes us to the funky beats and beyond! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

Episode 112 and we're here for it! We kick it off at the epicenter of the cultural universe, New York City at the SURROGATES COURTHOUSE. A NYC Landmark designated by the NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION a commission in charge preserving the city's character. This led us to the art style of many of NYC buildings Art Deco! From there we dive into the arts jumping from FAUVISM to CUBISM and ending in the DADA MOVEMENT! From the city streets to the weird and wild absurd artist movements this episode is a good time!

It's episode 111 and hold onto your butts because we're heading South, Freakz! We kick it off with US ROUTE 30 IN IOWA which is a stretch of road and not much else. But it does intercept with the mighty MISSISSIPPI RIVER, a geographical treasure packed with history, like that of the STEAMBOAT. The STEAMBOAT had its heyday in the ANTEBELLUM SOUTH, where the horrors of slavery ran rampant as did the POOR WHITES. And a segment of POOR WHITES were called HILLBILLIES. And who were and are the most romanticized HILLBILLIES of all time? The HATTFIELDS AND MCCOYS of course and their never ending feud. This episode is simply Faulkneresque so grab a bottle of moonshine, relax and let the river take you south. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It's autumn and we're exactly where we want to be — New York City! We kick it off with the HARRY S. SINCLAIR HOUSE which is located on FIFTH AVENUE. Its growth as the main artery for the wealthy in New York City is fascinating! After learning about the rich we move downtown to ST. PATRICK'S OLD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL. Did you know Martin Scordcese went to school there? And he's Italian just like LITTLE ITALY former home to New York's Italian immigrants and now home to New York's tourists. We move on from LITTLE ITALY and learn about JACOB RIIS who was instrumental in the creation of flash photography. He was a champion of the impoverished residents of NYC using his photography to raise awareness about squalid living conditions. From the mansions on the Upper East Side to the Tenement Slums of downtown Episode 110 is one for the native New Yorker. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

Wikifreakz heads up north in this episode straight to the arctic! We kick it off with INUIT CLOTHING and then taking a deeper dive into the INUIT PEOPLE. INUIT SIGN LANGUAGE, a sign language signed only by those in the Inuit community, is nearly an extinct language. It could go the way of MARTHA'S VINEYARD SIGN LANGUAGE, which unfortunately is entirely extinct but in its heyday nearly ever resident of Martha's Vineyard signed it. Why would unique dialects of sign language exist within a community for generations and then one day disappear? Emigration for the latter and ENDOGAMY for the former. And an interesting side effect of ENDOGAMY is the FOUNDER EFFECT, when a group of homogenous genetics somehow produce an anomaly. Smaller gene pools mean INBREEDING which leads to FACIAL ASYMMETRY. Apparently all of our faces lean left unless you're one of the 2% of hotties. We end this genetically diverse episode with the BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS in an effort to better ourselves and better our social interactions. From the tundras of the north to the rich inner world of our self expression we take a trip on this episode that you won't want to miss!! Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

This episode starts with an American Soccer Match, THE MLS CUP 1996. That's a hard pass for us WikiFreakz, so we move on over to the weather -- HURRICANE LILI to be precise. She was a storm that lasted for nearly a month. Following in Lli's wake, we take a turn over to CUBA just like Lili did. And from there it's off to the 4th MILLENNIUM BC which is the first recorded human life in CUBA!? WHAT! And you know what else was invented in the 3000 BCs? ASTROLOGY AND ALCHEMY! Pseudosciences that begot charlatans such of the grandfather of one of the most infamous pyramid schemes CHARLES PONZI! From goooooals to fakers this episode is chock full of fun! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It's episode one hundred and seven! Can you believe it?! We kick it off with Shawnee Chief TECUMSEH who united the indigenous people of the America's to fight in the War of 1812. From him we move over to the CAPTURE OF DETROIT, which was a successful strategic move by TECUMSEH. And then we're off to some boring PROROGATION which is really just dork slang for ending a meeting. And you know who loves meetings, why super villain MITCH MCCONNEL! And then we learn the play by play of arch supervillain Donald Trump's ATTEMPTS TO OVERTURN THE 2020 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION! This is episode is chock full of American history yesterdays and todays. So buckle up and learn! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

From the TRIUMPH OF CLEOPATRA to the MODERN PAGAN, this episode is a delightful trip through the history of art and human sexuality. We start with the orgiastic painting, TRIUMPH OF CLEOPATRA, which makes us want to know more about the history of THE NUDE in art. That revelry takes us to India to the KHAJURAHO GROUP OF MONUMENTS which are very sexy! From there we move over to some not so sexy MONOLITHS which we lose interest in rather quickly, so we steer the WikiFreakz ship back to TANTRIC SEX. And let's face it, the people who are into TANTRIC SEX are pony tail wearing, crystal worshipping NEW AGE believers. And a common sect of new ageism is the MODERN PAGAN. The oily canvass of a 19th century painting to the practices of today's modern pagan, this episode is one for the ages! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It's our 105th episode and its out of this world! First it's a stop to the Kingfish himself, HUEY LONG who was ASSASSINATED! And what was his most famous political platform? The SHARE OUR WEALTH program! It was an extremely popular progressive proposition, people from all over the world were intrigued by Long's politics, including prolific author HG WELLS. One of the father's of modern science fiction HG WELLS wrote at length about ALIEN INVASION! EXTRA TERRESTRIALS in literature coming to earth by UFO! And from there it's off to a space religion RAËLISM! From socially progressive projects on Earth, aliens tooting around in their UFOs and a French space cult, THIS EPISODE RIPS! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It's the dog days of summer and we are here to deliver some Wikipedia! We kick it off (pun intended) with the BRISTOL CITY WFC. From there we move over to STRIKER, and then to RONALDO. Let's face it, we're not sports people; we do our damndest to get out of this sports trap and head on over to BARCELONA! From there it's off to God's Architect, ANTONI GAUDI, who utilized much STAINED GLASS. We move from Spain over to the US with the help of LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY, who did custom stained glass for the MARK TWAIN HOUSE! From the thrill of the pitch to the intricacy of Tiffany lamps this episode has something for literally everyone! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

WikiFreakz is back for a hot summer episode! Listen up as we kick it off with SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH. And then on to the show itself: SOUTH PARK. From there we move on over to VIRAL VIDEOS because that's where SOUTH PARK was born! And who could forget the classic NUMA NUMA? Then it's onto a video so viral it started the trend before the internet was even in existence, of course we're talking about EXPLODING WHALE! And how does a whale end up on the beach? We find out in BEACHED WHALES. Also did you know that when whales die in the ocean their carcasses create a WHALE FALL? An episode full of guts and viral videos just in time for the end of summer, you're gonna love it!! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

WikiFreakz is deep into summer and that means FUN! We kick off episode 201 with HBO's short-lived CARNIVALE which leads us into TRAVELING CARNIVALS. Is anything better than the smell of fried dough and corndogs accompanied by a chorus of cicadas on a warm summer night? There sure is! And it's the FREAK SHOW. Step right up WikiFreakz we're going to learn about some of the best performers to participate in these horrendous shows like LAZARUS AND JOANNES BAPTISTA COLLOREDO who by all accounts were PARASITIC TWINS. From there we double down and move on over to DIPYGUS - a rare condition causing double nether regions. And the most well known performer to suffer from this affliction was FRANK LENTINI, who was a performer from the age of 5. And speaking of showmen, is there any more renowned than BUFFALO BILL. We think not. Let this episode razzle-dazzle you with the tales of summers gone by at the carnival! Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

Episode 101! We're here, we're in your ear, we're WikiFreakz! First we kick it off with two LION CLASS BATTLE CRUISERS, which which were damaged in WWI and eventually broken down by SHIP BREAKING. That's not the only kind of demolition we're learning about in this ep, we also get hit by a WRECKING BALL. And where are those big balls made? A FORGE! And tools of destruction aren't the only things made in a forge, CYMBALS are, too! And what sound does a cymbal make? The voice of GOD! From the open seas, to the unknowable creator episode 101 will teach ya about the world, ya freakz! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

EPISODE 100! And it's a classic. First we blow your minds with NUCLEAR FISSION WAS DISCOVERED, then move on over Scientific American we dive headfirst into the publication NATURE! From there it's over to our favorite zaddy scientist, SIR ISAAC NEWTON! He's hot and skeptical, which leads to MAGICAL THINKING. Did you know the MALAGASY people have their own system of taboos known as fady? And a part of the fady is CATTLE RAIDING which, as it turns out, if full of action and intrigue! Celebrate 100 Episodes with us by leaving a review, telling or a friend or simply listening to the pod. We love ya, freakz!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It's WikiFreakz 99th episode and its a classic! We kick it off with famed ornithologist EMMA LOUISA TURNER who broke boundaries photographing birds. And from her we head over to the water and the alluring HOUSEBOAT, which is can be used for living or vacationing. And what happens to a ship when it has s lost its purpose, why it becomes a HULK! A floating vessel that is sometimes used to hold GUN POWDER. And did you know that Gun Powder is one of Ancient China's FOUR GREAT INVENTIONS! AND it was invented by Chinese Alchemists who were searching for the ELIXIR OF LIFE! Join us as we talk birds and immortality! You'll love it! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

It’s episode 98 and Jill and Connor kick it off with a something they know very little about - religion, specifically the pilgrimage practices of Islam. First it's the scandalous Caliph YAZID I, who BESIEGED MECCA in the mid 600s. And from there we take a trip to the holy land and learn about the KAABA and ZAMZAM WATER. And like all popular liquids there was a scandal with accusations of ARSENIC contamination. ARSENIC POISONING was quite common amongst the aristocracy in Europe and in domestic violence cases in the US beginning with REBECCA COPIN who tried to poison her HUSBAND. From Mecca to domestic relationships this episode’s pretty fun! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

From the blue skies to the inner earth, this episode is going to give you the ride of your life! First we kick it off with the BOEING 747 - a huge plane whose hull has been breached 61 times. We learn about those hulls in BOEING 747 HULL LOSSES. One such hull loss took place over JEJU ISLAND, a self governed volcanic island in South Korea. And you know us FreakZ love our lava and JEJU has a bounty! It even has LAVA TUBES - a unique geographic feature that occurs in many parts of the world. If you love death, destruction, flight, and lava, you’re gonna love episode 97! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

From Glaciers to the afterlife this episode of WikiFreakz hits on both the ethereal and the tangible. First we take a trip to South America with the QUELCCAYA ICE CAP, but turns out this ice cap is in the second largest glaciated area. So we head on over to COROPUNA the largest glaciated area, which is located in the Andes in Peru. From here we take a quick dip in the HOT SPRINGS and then veer over to THE LITTLE WHITE HOUSE where FDR spent he remainder of his life. He died in the middle of getting a portrait painted — an UNFINISHED PORTRAIT, which is an example of an UNFINISHED CREATIVE WORK. Sometimes an artist’s work goes unfinished because of DEATH. And wait, happens after you die? No one knows but the world’s religions have tried to suss it out with stories of JUDGEMENT in the afterlife. No matter what you believe we know you’ll love this episode you dirty little WikiFreak! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

Episode 95 and we’re talking film! First we kick off with 1995’s PERSUASION — based on Jane Austen’s book of the same name. From there we head into the rich genre of HISTORICAL DRAMAS and some of those dramas are called SWORD AND SANDAL films. Most of these were made in Italy which means they were DUBBED. And what film genre is really known for dubbing? MARTIAL ARTS FILMS! And those films are full of STUNTS. And filming a movie is not always safe and there’s a LIST OF FILM ACCIDENTS to prove it! Join us as the movies! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

We start this episode where we often do — in the Australian Airforce with pilot, LOU SPENCE. Did you know he fought in the KOREAN WAR?! And man the Korean War was brutal! Mass graves and the BODO LEAGUE MASSACRE in the South and KIM IL SUNG in the North. He had a contagious CULT OF PERSONALITY — a control mechanism often employed by the world’s most autocratic leaders. And what’s are some of the tools used to build these personality cults? THE BIG LIE and FLATTERY! And FLATTERY? Why that’s not all bad is it? Some of our best PICK-UP LINES are well-crafted flattery! Listen up and let us woo you with this fantastic episode of WIKIFREAKZ! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

Join us WikiFreakz for a tour of the lush region of Madiera! First, we take flight with the seabird ZINO’S PETREL which finds home in the region of Portugal known as MADIERA. And you may recognize the name from the type of wine made there — MADIERA WINE. Madiera has a long and complicated origin story, including surviving the GREAT FRENCH WINE BLIGHT. A blight that devastated almost all Europe’s vineyards but not Assyrtiko a varietal grown in Greece, specifically in SANTORINI. SANTORINI is an island known for its beauty and home to some of the fiercest volcanic action on earth. It is even credited with the myth of ATLANTIS. Pour yourself a glass and tune in to another wild WikiFreakz ride! Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ————————————————————————————————————- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

In this week’s episode our Freakz kick us off with an Australian soldier with a fun accent, it’s LIONEL MATTHEWS. From there we head on over to EXECUTION BY FIRING SQUAD, not so glamorous. Did you know that the last person executed by firing squad in the USA was RONNIE LEE GARDNER in 2010? Good grief and it was his choice because he wanted to commit BLOOD ATONEMENT. Blood atonement?! That sounds crazy, and guess what? It is a doctrine of MORMON FUNDAMENTALISM! And how do Mormon Fundamentalists meet these days? Why with the hashtag #DEZNAT. Sounds extreme! But don’t worry there’s a place for the more vanilla Mormon community too and that place is their popular blog BY COMMON CONSENT, which is just one facet of the lively MORMON BLOGGERNACLE. Us Freakz are learning about the internet today and you will too! Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan

Ahoy matey! Batten down the hatches and keep your landlubbers at bay! In this episode us WikiFreakz take the sea! First we learn about the SS MAUNA LOA which was torpedoed during WWII (of course!). Then we head under the surface to DIVE SITE also known as WRECK DIVING. From there we decide to take the less academic path veering away from UNDERWATER ARCHEOLOGY and go full steam ahead to TREASURE HUNTING! We learn about treasure hunters such as JOHN CHATTERTON and the crafty and little known pirate, JOSEPH BANNISTER! Nothing like a little sea adventure to break up the monotony that is our lives. Hoist your sails,and join us on the open ocean ya Freakz!

Episode Ninety, and it’s a face off!! First, we kick off with a rather boring English suburb CHEADLE HUME and then we move on over to the DOMESDAY BOOK - a document used to tally what was owed to the King. And which king started this practice? EDWARD THE CONFESSOR whose Feast Day is celebrated by the CHURCH OF ENGLAND. And looks like the Church of England is not so pure and innocent, as they have a history of SEX ABUSE committed by many clergy. One clergyman being PETER BALL who was committed to a mere 32 months in jail for MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE. From bad deeds in office we head over to more fun crimes like DUELING! Meet us in the creek bed at dawn, we’re about to shoot your head full of knowledge, ya Freakz!! Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz ------------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan --------------------------------------------------------------------

It’s an old school episode of Wikifreakz, and by that we mean we’re going back - all the way back to the beginning of recorded human history! First we kick off in Ancient Greece with ALEXANDER II ZABINAS. Did you know he kicked CLEOPATRA THEA and her husband Demetrius II out of Antioch in 125 BC? And CLEOPATRA THEA was married in a sumptuous ceremony in ACRE, ISRAEL. Turns out ACRE is one of the OLDEST INHABITED CITIES in the world! And so is HEIJŌ-KYŌ, the old capital of Japan. And Japan’s fourth Empress was EMPRESS GENMEI! She ruled the CHRYSANTHEMUM THRONE for only five years. And wait, who is the Emperor of Japan today? NARUHITO! And he is the 126th Monarch of Japan following JAPAN’S TRADITIONAL ORDER OF SUCCESSION. The first emperor of Japan, Kamu-yamato Iware-biko no Mikoto, was claimed to be descended from the sun goddess AMATERASU. And the sun goddess is only one of the “Three Precious Children” of the creator IZANAGI! That’s right Freakz, we get deep into the ancient world in this episode. Listen up and enjoy! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

First episode of the new year and WikiFreakz is here to celebrate! First we take a dip in the cool waters of Australia with the PACIFIC BLUE EYE, which is a type of fish. And what do fish do? Why they SHOAL AND SCHOOL! And both shoaling and schooling are defined by SYNCHRONIZATION! An act that is represented in multiple places including in the fabulous LIP SYNCS at DRAG SHOWS! And man, drag is anything but a drag especially when you head down to New Orleans for SOUTHERN DECADENCE! THat’s where these WikiFreakz will be come Labor Day (vaccine depending of course!) From the cool blue eye to the deep Southern Delta this episode is the right way to kick off 2021! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

As we head into the dark months of winter, WikiFreakz heads south — VERY SOUTH. Antartica! We start with MOUNT TAKAHE, a dormant volcano on the southern continent. And what does Mt. Takahe abut? Why it’s the AMUNDSEN SEA! Did you know that one of the US’s first expeditions to Antartica was OPERATION HIGHJUMP - an operation in which three men lost their lives. And they weren’t the only ones; there have been quite a few DEATHS IN ANTARTICA with the biggest disaster being the MOUNT EREBUS DISASTER of 1979 when 257 people perished. One of the causes of the Erebus Disaster was a WHITE OUT caused by snow which made the horizon disappeared from view. It's a snowy, scary, sad world out there and us WikiFreakz are here to learn about it! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

WikiFreakz begins with the FIRST CALVARY DIVISION, but since the calvary was active in WWII, our interest is quickly lost. We break from tradition and cruise the page for something more promising and there we happen upon the PYRAMID of NEFERIRKARE! Our next stop is FUNERARY CULTS and then off to GHOSTS! We try to raise the dead with NECROMANCY and finally call the dark side with SUMMONING. Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

Do you wanna listen to our podcast? Then you gotta get those earbuds in! That’s right, this episode is all about girl power. Kicking off with the renowned “A NICE DAY FOR A POSH WEDDING” which guest starred VICTORIA BECKHAM. And we all know what iconic girl group Victoria was in — THE SPICE GIRLS. And again they preached GIRL POWER, which turns out has punk roots! Apparently there were a lot of heroines in the late nineties, so many in fact that Buffy the Vampire Slayer spawned its own “-ology “ — BUFFOLOGY to be exact. From an episode of TV to the origin of a soft science, listen up for a deep dive into popular culture! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

This episode we start out with the most boring, morbid British man SIR FABIAN WARE — he catalogued grave you know. And from him we take a quick trip over to the UNIVERSITY OF PARIS where we learn about the thrilling events of MAY 68 — actions in the streets known as WILDCAT strikes. Turns out those same wildcats roamed Canada, too. There, members of Air Canada went on strike after heckling LISA RAITT who worked for the Canadian transportation office. Then it's just a stone's throw over to the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY which has miles and miles of track! All the way from Albany, NY to VANCOUVER, where our Wikifreakz train pulls into the station. Listen up, stay warm, wear a mask, and wash those hands!! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

Even though Halloween is over that’s not stopping WikiFreakz from keeping it spooky! We start off with the most dangerous game of all, Welsh Soccer. Join us as we learn about the FIRST GAME OF THE WALES NATIONAL TEAM. Then it’s off to YUGOSLAVIA which went through a lot of trials and tribulations. One of the most significant being the assassination of the King of Yugoslavia, Alexander by the murderous VLADO CHERNOZEMSKI! Vado was killed and when they buried him his gravestone only had a SKULL AND CROSSBONES. It's a symbol that originated with the DANSE MACABRE or dance of death! And that brings us right back to the season: ALLHALLOWTIDE! From cold blooded murder to dancing skeletons let us delight you! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

Jill and Connor kick it off with the creepy crawlies! First we stop to learn about the EASTERN GREEN MAMBA. And what are these little green devils filled with? Why VENOM of course. And did you know that they are an AMBUSH PREDATOR meaning they sit and wait for their prey? Some predators act as WOLVES IN SHEEPS CLOTHING. And a what a fun parable the wolf in sheep's clothing is, isn’t it? It dates back as far as the MIDDLE AGES! From the wilds of Eastern Africa to the antiquity of the Middle Ages this episode will leave your skin crawling and your mind reeling! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

It’s episode 81 and Jill and Connor kick it off down-under with Australian war hero VALSTON HANCOCK. From there we move into the RAAF COLLEGE or Royal Australian Air Force College which honestly is a little boring. But you know what’s not boring? The city of WAGGA WAGGA. It’s like New York — so nice they named it twice! The original inhabitants of Wagga Wagga are a fascinating people named the Wiradjuri who had many cool CULTURE HEROES! Turns out Culture Heroes are universal, as we learn with ANANSI from West Africa and KIVIUQ culture hero of the inuit! The sound's little rocky in this episode and for that I (Jill) apologize, but hey give it a listen! You’ll learn something! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

It's episode 80 and Jill and Connor are off to the races! They kick off this episode with the 2006 SUBWAY 500. It’s NASCAR baby, and we don’t really care. But we do care about records which takes us to the LANDSPEED RECORD! Man these guys could fly; some even broke the SPEED OF SOUND which, did you know?, emits a SONIC BOOM! Have you ever heard a SONIC BOOM, let’s ask that a different way… have you ever heard a BULLWHIP crack? Well then you have heard a sonic boom! And then it’s off to the wonderful world of WHIP CRACKING! Which is an art, duh. And then we leave Wikipedia for just a moment to visit Nathan Grigg’s whip cracking rendition of Cotton Eyed Joe. Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

First Jill and Connor stop at the 3RD SALESIAN WAR. Then it’s off to the theater! The THEATER OF WAR! And do you spell your theatre with an “e” at the end? WHY!? We find out in ENGLISH/AMERICAN SPELLING DIFFERENCES. And speaking of language have you read SHAKESPEARE!? Well you will now. And was he gay? Perhaps! Let’s get to the bottom of it with THE SEXUALITY OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE! Quite possibly our most literary episode! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

**Hey we're on vacation! Here's one of our favorite episodes!** From Feminism to Sex robot this episode of WikiFreakz is a crash course in gender roles! Join Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan as they explore feminism, gender neautral language, brothels sex dolls and finally sex robots! Feeling lonely? Don’t worry there’s a future coming for you! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan Follow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter and @Wikifreakz on Instagram

Join Jill and Connor as they explore Wikipedia, kicking off with the article of the day about JAMES THOMPSON. Did you know he was the first person to PLAT Chicago? What’s a plat? It’s s diagram to illustrate how you can divide land or subdivide land. It's a tool valued most by LANDOWNERS. And who is the greatest landowner of them all? Why THE CROWN of course! And wait, the crowns isn’t a person, it’s a institution right? WRONG! The crown is the PERSONIFICATION of the Monarch. Learn this and more like what are Jill and Connor's favorite theme restaurants are on this episode of Wikifreakz! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

Oh it’s summer in the city and Jill and Connor need to cool off by taking a quick dip into Wikipedia! Where do they start? Why where else but WWII and Operation Cobra! An operation that took place in France, which is full of BOCAGE landscaping. Did you know that bocage landscaping was depicted in CHELSEA PORCELAIN? You know what else was depicted in porcelain, the CRIES OF LONDON, who did all of their melodic screaming on the streets of London, specifically in the CUT. And if it wasn’t for the fabulous prose of HENRY MAYHEW, we might not even known what life was like back then. From the fields of France to the gutters of London, lets go to Europe in spirit because if you're American you can’t in reality! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

Join Jill and Connor for fun in the sun while stuck at home! First, they visit a place they’ve been before the page of PETER VAN GEERSDALE a British conservator on the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial which we learned about in Episode 14. From there it’s a quick jump over to FIBERGLASS and then onto the coolest summer sport, SURFING! And why not take a tropical trip down to TAHITI while we’re at it? And did you know that French artist PAUL GAUGIN had a residence in TAHITI and he had syphilis. YIKES! From hanging’ ten to sad artists with STDs let this episode be the escape you’ve been craving! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Venmo @jill-weiner-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Venmo @connor-creagan -------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz