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WikiFreakz
By Jill Weiner & Connor CreaganComedy
WikiFreakz episodes
- #115 - Archaeoindris Fontoynontii, Giant Lemur, MegaFauna, Ice Age, Pop Culture & Everyday Life!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!53 min
- #114 - Mu’awiya I, Abbasid Dynasty, Mongols, The Ming Dynasty, Eunuchs & Sun Yaoting!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan59 min
- #113 - Jamiroquai, Disco, Celebrity, Bollywood, Partition of India, Maharaja & Queen Regnant!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan51 min
- #112 - Surrogates Courthouse, NYC Landmarks Preservation Comm, Art Deco, Fauvism, Cubism & Dada!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!54 min
- #111 - US Route 30, Mississippi River, Antebellum South, Hillbillies & Hattfields-McCoy Feud!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan51 min
- #110 - Harry S. Sinclair House, 5th Avenue, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, Little Italy & Jacob Riis!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan58 min
- #109 - Inuit, Inuit Sign Language, Martha’s Vineyard, Inbreeding & Big Five Personality TraitsWikifreakz 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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan54 min
- #108 - MLS Cup 1996, Hurricane Lili, Cuba, 4th Millennium BC, Astrology, Alchemist, & Charles Ponzi!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan47 min
- #107 - Tecumseh, Capture of Detroit, Mitch McConnel & Attempts to Overturn the 2020 Election!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan51 min
- #106 - Triumph of Cleopatra, Khajuraho, Monoliths, Tantric Sex, New Age & Modern Pagan!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan56 min
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Join comedians Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan as they explore the dark depraved depths of Wikipedia. Hilarity and knowledge ensue!!
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