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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

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

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

This week we are joined by Jill Weiner. Jill is a comedian and writer. She co-produces and co-hosts a weekly, standing-room-only comedy show in Williamsburg,  Laf Dance Saloon, and is the first female champion of the New York City based roast battle, Comedy Fight Club. She also produces and co-hosts the hilarious and informative podcast, WikiFreakz. Check it out!In this episode we discuss growing up in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, sins, not joining clubs, becoming friends with Jazz musicians, becoming a comedian, and so much more. You don't want to miss our discussion about Jill cold calling new boys in her school! Give it a listen!Follow Jill: @Jill_livesFollow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpodCarly: @carlyjmontagEmily: @thefunnywalshEmail us! Aloneatlunch@gmail.com**LEAVE US A RATING AND REVIEW**

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

**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

Jill and Connor kick off episode 72 of WikiFreakz with the THE SPALDING WAR MEMORIAL, which was built in remembrance of FRANCIS MCLAREN who actually didn’t die in the war. Sounds like a monument that would only exist in the ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE. And what populates the English Countryside but COUNTRY HOUSES! And why what a peculiar country house SEZINCOTE HOUSE is. Yes in fact it was designed in the style of the MUGHAL EMPIRE. And what were some other aspects of the mughal empire? Why the RED FORT. And what happened at the red fort? THE INDIAN REBELLION OF 1857. From a war memorial to remember a soldier who never made it to war to a failed rebellion this quarantine episode features some great moments of failure. 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

Since the situation has gotten a little sad and stagnant on Earth, Jill and Connor take to the far reaches of space in this third quarantined episode of WikiFreakz. First they look to the heavens and learn of the constellation HOLOGIUM. And what’s one of the stars in that constellation? Why! It’s the red dwarf GLIESE 106! That’s right and it turns out that the some of the exoplanets orbiting Gliese 106 might be in range of the HABITABLE ZONE. Imagine if we could leave this Earth for a new SUPER-EARTH. And why it turns out we may have found just such a planet in GLIESE 876D. Space if full of mysterious phenomenon like TRANSITS and other CELESTIAL EVENTS. METEOR SHOWERS ever heard of em?! Will the wonders of the universe ever cease? Unlikely! Bucket up, star babies, this episode will ease that earth-bound-anxiety! 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

There may be a global pandemic but that’s not stopping WikiFreakz. Jill and Connor recorded this episode from two different locations, which is why the audio is little off, but hey they’re doing their best. First they kick it off with something nice and mundane, the SONESTOWN COVERED BRIDGE and boy was that thing a feat of STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING. You know sometimes things fail, like in the PÉTION-VILLE SCHOOL COLLAPSE. Maybe the school wouldn’t have fallen apart if the maniac in charge had studied the HISTORY OF CONCRETE. And you know what’s historical and was built out concrete? The COLOSSEUM! And wow what a place, they had mock sea battles or NAUMACHIA in that thing! Take a break from the gloom and doom of the present to learn a little about the past. Stay freaky Freakz and WikiFreakz will be back in two weekz! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

Things are getting freaky in this episode! First we learn about THE DEATH OF CLEOPATRA VII and her on again off again lover MARC ANTONY. And what was their kingdom? The PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM. And did you know that many members of that kingdom married their siblings. We learn more with COUPLED SIBLINGS and the mingling of blood lines with CONSANGUINITY. And hey that leads directly to INCEST. Not all family relationships are based on blood, some are based on milk, and those folks are called MILK SIBLINGS. Gather your family, and hold them close it’s a new episode of WIkiFreakz! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz

In this episode Jill and Connor kick it off in the MidEast with the Al-Mu’tadid, a strict but learned prince. Then we’re off to Baghdad, which was home to the HOUSE OF WISDOM. Sadly, Baghdad has fallen upon hard times since its inception. And who’s the blame for that? Well quite a few people but also some ASSASSINS. Who, as it turns out had some very interesting MILITARY TACTICS. And tactics are used in wars at large even in ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE. And don't we know a great asymmetrical war? The American Revolution where we happen upon JOHN PAUL JONES the father of the US Navy! From the war in the desert to war on the ocean there’s no escaping WIKIFREAKZ! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Follow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter and Instagram

One of WikiFreakz’s most literary episodes to date! First Jill and Connor start with a two-thousand-pound work of art the Sutton Hoo Helmet. And you know what else is art, poetry. Enter acclaimed Irish poet Seamus Heaney. And what tools do poets use besides the pen and paper? The margins! Maginalia to be more precise and who also wrote in the margins, non other than Edgar Allan Poe. Did you know he married his 13-year-old FIRST cousin, Virginia Elia Clemm Poe! Spooky stuff, but not as spooky as the drama stirred by Poe’s devious letter-love triangle. Intrigue and drama around every corner; it's exactly what you would expect from WikiFreakz! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.com Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.info Follow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter and Instagram

Jill and Connor kick off WikiFreakz's fifty-third episode with the pop princess herself Taylor Swift. Did you know that she was listed on Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Greatest Songwriter’s of All Time. And who else was on that list, why Chuck Berry of course And we sent his music to space on the Voyager Golden Record. Who’s idea was this golden record anyway? None other than the captain of space ship earth himself Carl Sagan! Did you know he and his wife wrote the movie Contact starring Jodi Foster!? From the terrestrial Taylor Swift to the far reaches of existence buckle up we’re going into the unknown!! 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

This week we take a trip to the old country, and we mean OLD! We kick it off with the hottest Ralph on the block, Ralph Neville who as it turns out was keeper of The Great Seal in the 1200s. Where did this Seal come from? And why is it so great? Edward the Confessor will certainly know, and that leads us to the Normans. And boy those guys had some spooky rituals, but to be fair they have been doing the same thing for upwards of 2000 years so let them have their Phalluses! Don't like what you see? Keep your Evil Eye to yourself or you may get cursed! It's a doozy of an episode because it's all antiquity! 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

We ring in our 50th Episode with what else but true blue patriotism and war! First its the intrepid River Monitor Vardar. Then we learn about USS Monitor which had the world’s first revolving gun turret designed by Theodore Timby. And Theodore Timby once had a meeting with Abraham Lincoln in the White House which ranks #2 America’s Favorite Architecture. And the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial is also on the list and what a memorial it is! We learn about the architect and artist, Maya Lin who designed and built the memorial. And finally we land on the small mind of Ross Perot and his Reform party! 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

From mushrooms to tulips to torture, Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan take you Freakz on a real wikipedia trip! First we learn about a fungus amongst us, the Carolus Clusius. From there we head to the more favorable flora, tulips and the insanity that was Tulip Mania back in the 1600s. Next we dive into a book that explores the tulip bubble — Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. From there we go into the afterlife with the the spooky Drummer of Tedworth and the haunting of Cock Lane. Finally we end with the the delightful public humiliation that is the pillory! 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

In this episode we head down to the bayou! Louisiana-way that is. Jill and Connor kick it off with the saintly Jovan Vladimir who lost his damn head! Then we learn about folk saints and voodoo queens, and the biggest queen of them all Marie Laveau. Then it’s on to beliefs and practices of Voodoo and finally ending on Doctor John, who would bit off the heads of chicens and drink their blood! YUM! Special appearances in this episode by Spartacus and a thunderstorm! 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

Figaro, Figaro, FIGAROOOOO! It's high drama and tom foolery in this episode of WikiFreakz. Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan do it a little differently this time. First, we learn about the highly prolific composer Gioachino Rossini. Then we take a deep dive into the Barber of Seville! It's the next best thing to going to the actual opera, not to mention you can enjoy Wikifreakz in your sweatpants! 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

From Democracy to drama of Broadway, this episode is a real wild ride! First Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan learn about the United States Democratic Primary in Pennsylvania and then they dive into campaign advertising. Did you know the British put strict time limits and spending limits on campaign advertising? Next it's a turn to a different kind of theater, the historic gem Radio City Music Hall. And from there is all about the show - The Tony Awards, EGOT, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Elton Johns AIDS Foundation and the rocketman himself, Mr. Elton John! What a thrill! 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

From frozen food to fascism, this episode will chill you to the bone! First, get your magnifying glass and pipe its Scientific Detective Monthly. And what’s a mystery without weird tools, enter the bolometer! Bolometers may detect radiation from heat but what about the cold, oh burr its cryogenics and frozen food. Uh oh, sharp turn to the Spanish Civil War, Falangism and private property. Listen up and learn something, ya freakz! 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

Hope you’re hungry! In this episode Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan discover two titans of cookery fame - Eliza Acton and Isabella Beeton. Delving into their individual biographies and cookbooks (with a short stop in #spaghetti) Jill and Connor learn that the two women are more similar than they are different. And who can talk about the Victorian Age without learning about syphilis! And from there we head to Men Who Love Other Men (it’s just where Wikipedia led!)! This is an episode that uses all parts the Wikipedia, come get your earful! 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

From bravery to scandal, in this episode Jill and Connor run the full gamut! First, they discuss Danish born, Australian hero Jørgen Christian Jenson, who bluffed his way into capturing 50 Germans! Talk about gallant.. you know Jill and Connor are going to! From there it is a juicy jaunt into the world of scandal, featuring whistleblower Michael Christopher Woodford. And how can you have a whistleblower without organized crime. You can’t and that’s when we learn about the Yakuza! From foolhardy to downright criminal this episode will leave you flushed! 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

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 neutral language, brothels sex dolls and finally sex robots! Feeling lonely? Don’t worry there’s a future cumming 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

From a seabird to the vast unknown that is the internet - in this episode Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan go from the surf to surfing the world wide web. The Australasia Gannet takes us to the mutiny on The Bounty where we set sail to the Great Barrier Reef! And as luck would have, the Reef is one of the Wonders of the World! Who declares these things wonderful, let’s find out by looking into the INTERNET! And finally, you’re not alone, nobody is as we discover in the “I am lonely, will anyone speak to me?” chat thread! 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

This episode starts in the sleepy community of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. But as Jill and Connor quickly learn, peace is fleeting. From the pastoral plains, they delve into the Great Famine of Ireland, and the dastaredly deeds of the 7th Earl of Lucan, Richard John Bingham and his victim Sandra Rivett. Never to be seen again, John Richard Bingham is a fugitive from justice just like the FBI’s most wanted…wait, who are they?! Find out in this episode! 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

In this episode, Wikifreakz takes you from the skies, to the seas and to the vast, glass ocean of Apple technology! Jill and Connor begin in the celestial realm with a listing of 88 modern constellations, then it’s down to the raging waters with a study of poop decks, cruise ships, and the one and only Queen Mary 2. From the world’s largest passenger ship to the world’s biggest doors — welcome to Apple Park! In this episode we learn that people really love big shit! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan Follow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter

From Madagascar to the poo filled pits of India, Jill and Connor tackle it all in this episode. First to Madagascar and its unparalleled biodiversity featuring LEMURS! Next, move over Pangea, it’s the super the continent of GONDWANA! And hey, what is a Gond? Let’s find out with the Forest of the Gonds. Uh oh, turns out the Gonds were considered untouchable in India. And hey, what’s untouchability about anyway?! And why would you be untouchable if you’re a manual scavenger. Oh god, pit latrines, those poor people! Just in time for Thanksgiving, Wikifreakz gives you something to be thankful for — indoor plumbing! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives Follow Connor Creagan on IG @speakingmytruth247 and Twitter @connorcreagan Follow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter

This episode Jill and Connor kick it off with the intriguing, pulp-science-fiction magazine series, Wonder Stories. Then it's on to spacesuits, then SKINSUITS! Oh and how about the leotard? Where did that come from? Why an acrobat named Jules Leotard of course! And they finish it off with exotic dancers! Tune in and join the freak kingdom!! Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives Follow Connor Creagain on IG @speakingmytruth247 and Twitter @connorcreagan Follow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter and find WikiFreakz on Facebook!

Episode 31 Connor Creagan tells Janet a joke about the effects of motherhood. Listen to his podcast Wikifreakz.

Jill Weiner (comedian, WikiFreakz podcast co-host) guests. We revisit STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (5:53), then cover YOUNG SHELDON S1E9 “Spock, Kirk, and Testicular Hernia” (13:46) and the Luke Bryan album WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY (30:59). We learn something horrifying about kangaroos.

Welcome to Tinder Tales! This is my podcast about the best and worst of Online Dating. Boom Live Episode! This live episode is all about Grindr and all the other gay dating apps! I learned way too much and yet not enough! HOLY SHIT! We are on iTunes! Please Rate and Subscribe! Rick Crom (Louie, HBO's Divorced) – http://www.rickcrom.com Calvin Cato – @CatoCalvin Check out his podcast The Playable Characters Podcast!/ Connor Creagan – @ConnorCreagan Check out his Podcast WikiFreakz Follow me at @Piccolomeany and I also run a show called Ambush Comedy every Tuesday at Two Boots Williamsburg 8-8:30pm Everyone gets a free beer, 8:30 pm we start an awesome comedy show. Recently featured in Time Out NYC Tinder Tales Live is Friday January 19th at 7:30pm and is monthly! Preorder tickets for $7! Featuring Chris Calogero, Amy Shanker, and Julie Kotakis I have a new podcast called Talking Chopped! A podcast all about the TV Show Chopped. It’s hilarious I love it.