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WikiFreakz
By Jill Weiner & Connor CreaganComedy
WikiFreakz episodes
- #85 - A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding, Victoria Beckham, Spice Girls, Girl Power, and Buffyology!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1-----------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz1 hr 4 min
- #84 - Sir Fabian Ware, Univ of Paris, May 68, Wildcat, Lisa Raitt, Canadian Pacific, & Vancouver!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz52 min
- #83 - Wales Football, Yugoslavia, Vlado Chernozemski, Skull & Bones, Danse Macabre, & Allhallowtide!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz54 min
- #82 — Eastern Green Mamba, Venom, Ambush Predator, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, and Middle Ages!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz50 min
- #81 - Valston Hancock, RAAF College, Wagga Wagga, Wiradjuri, Culture Hero, Anansi, and Kiviuq!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz58 min
- #80 - 2006 Subway 500, NASCAR, Landspeed Record, Sonic Boom, Bull Whip, & Whip Cracking!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz1 hr 5 min
- #79 - 3rd Silesian War, Theater(of War), William Shakespeare, and Sexuality of Shakespeare!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz1 hr
- #78 - Jessica Chastain, Feminist, Mister/Madame, Brothel, Sex doll & Sex Robots!**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_livesFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreaganFollow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter and @Wikifreakz on Instagram1 hr 1 min
- #77 - James Thompson, Plat, Land Owner, The Crown, Personification, and Cardinal Virtues!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz51 min
- # 76 - Operation Cobra, Bocage, Chelsea Porcelain, Cries of London, The Cut, and Henry Mayhew!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_liveswww.jilllives.comVenmo @jill-weiner-1--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoVenmo @connor-creagan--------------------------------------------------------------------Follow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz1 hr
About WikiFreakz
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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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