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WikiFreakz
By Jill Weiner & Connor CreaganComedy
WikiFreakz episodes
- #65 - Adele Spitzeder, Con Trick, Affair of the Diamond Necklace, AMORC, and Mystery Schools!Hold onto your wallets! In this episode Jill and Connor tackel the long con! We kick it off with ADELE SPITZEDER, a Bavarian con-woman. And what is a con, exactly? We find out in CONFIDENCE TRICK and then we learn of a con full of drama and intrigue THE AFFAIR OF THE DIAMOND NECKLACE. From there we move over to occultist and learn of the ANCIENT MYSTICAL ORDER ROSCAE CRUCIS which originated with the MYSTERY SCHOOLS of antiquity! From tricks to a three day hallucinogenic bender this episode will have you reeling!Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz56 min
- #64 - Æthelbald, Judith, Charlemagne, Great Schism, Southern Italy, Pompeii, and Pyroclastic Surge!Jill and Connor go way back for the beginning of this episode with the kingdom of ÆTHEBALD, KING OF WESSEX who was a bit of freak: he married his widowed step-mother JUDITH. And who was Judith, but the great-granddaughter of CHARLEMAGNE. Charlemagne’s rule was the impetus for the GREAT SCHISM OF 1054. And the schsim was a rift in the Catholic Church between the East and West, Rome and Constantinople. But that's boring so we move onto SOUTHERN ITALY - home to POMPEII which was lost in a the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. With every disaster a hero emerges and that hero is PLINY THE ELDER who was killed by Pompeii’s PYROCLASTIC SURGE. This episode is so fun you’ll be frozen in ash!Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz53 min
- #63 - China Sea Raid, Formosa, Submarine Volcano, Supercritical Fluid, Phases, and Ball Lightening!Jill and Connor harness the the powers of nature in this episode! First it’s off to where else but WWII with a quick stop at the SOUTH CHINA SEA RAID. From there we head to FORMOSA and after spending a brief time on land, we take a deep dive to SUBMARINE VOLCANOES. Did you know that water by submarine volcanoes can’t boil because of the pressure? It’s called SUPERCRITICAL FLUID. It has no CRITICAL POINT where it changes PHASE OF MATTER. And what’s the difference between phases of matter and STATES OF MATTER? And within states of matter we have plasma. And where’s plasma but in lightening! And did you know there’s all kinds of different kinds of lightening? BALL LIGHTENING has never been proven, but has been seen? It’s an episode that will have you marveling at this wonderful world of ours, Listen up Freakz!Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz59 min
- #62 - Death of Cleopatra, Marc Antony, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Consanguinity, Incest, and Milk Siblings!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.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz44 min
- #61 - Emanuel Moravec, Education of Youth, The SS, The House of Reps, and Public Television!Jill and Connor kick off Ep 61 with some well tread and read territory -- Nazis. More specifically the Czech nazi officer EMANUEL MORAVEC, who, other than being a nazi f*ck, was also responsible for heading the BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUTH. The Germans didn’t love this organization. Despite being fascist (which of course they DID love) it wasn’t Pro-German enough. And how did they know this? Why the SICHERHEITDIENST (The SS) of course! And did you know The SS was a SISTER ORGANIZATION of the Gestapo? And you know what else? THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and The US Senate are also sister orgs! And within the US House of Reps there is one independent member… who could it be!? Why it’s Bernie Sanders and before him it was Mainer ANGUS KING. And did you know he was a broadcaster on Maine PUBLIC TELEVISION!? From Czech fascism to the scandals of Maine Public TV what a tangled Wikipedia web we do weave! Right Freakz?!Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz48 min
- #60 - Caroline Brady, Ermanaric, Attila, Eswatini, and Sexual Fetishism!Jill and Connor start this episode with a girl named Brady, famous philologist CAROLINE BRADY. And who did she study? KING ERMANARIC who eventually committed suicide faced with the aggression of THE HUNS and their charismatic leader ATTILA. The Huns used JAVELINS and what does ESWATINI have on its flag but those very same javelins. And within Eswatini we find the study of RITUAL FETISHES which of course leads us to SEXUAL FETISHISM! From the halls our scholarly practices to the toes of foot fetishists, this episode will have your interests piqued!Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz1 hr 5 min
- #59 - HMS Royal Oak, Günther Prien, Great Depression, Black Sunday, Okie and Woody Guthrie!Jill and Connor kick off this episode with the British Warship the HMS ROYAL OAK which after touring WWI, met her match in WWII being torpedoed by u-boat captain GÜNTHER PRIEN. He was awarded the first KNIGHT'S CROSS OF THE IRON CROSS for killing over 800 people. What a nazi. From Günther we head to THE GREAT DEPRESSION, which coupled with the Dust Bowl and the unreal events of Black Sunday, made for dark days, literally and figuratively, for millions of Americans. OKIES they were called and boy were they mistreated, but within them rose the voice of the iconic WOODY GUTHRIE. An episode as American as war, man made disasters and capitalism! You're gonna love it, Freakz!!Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz IG and Twitter @wikifreakzz52 min
- #58 - McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, ISIS, Sharia Law, Blood as Food, Hangover, and Quackery!Jill and Connor start by taking flight with the MCDONNEL DOUGLAS F/A- 18 HORNET FIGHTER AIRCRAFT which was used in the fight against ISIS. And ISIS loves their rules! In fact they follow SHARIA LAW which is made up of the FIVE RULINGS. Some of those rulings involve food, and you know what you can’t enjoy? BLOOD AS FOOD. What a loss, truly, but blood is used in some very popular dishes like HAEJANG-GUK or hangover soup from Korea. And what is a HANGOVER? And why is there no cure? Medical science has given up on the search, but the QUACKERIES are still at it! Listen up, stay hydrated, learn and, you freakz!!50 min
- #57 - Al-Mu’tadid, Baghdad, House of Wisdom, Assassins, Asymmetrical War & John Paul Jones!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.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter and Instagram54 min
- #56 - Simon Hatley, Albatross, Inquisition, Witchcraft, and Deal with the Devil!What better way to acknowledge the changing of the seasons than to learn! Jill and Connor kick off this episode with the bad-luck-sailor SIMON HATLEY. But why was he cursed? Perhaps it was his killing of an ALBATROSS. Also, did you know Simon Hatley was tortured by the Spanish INQUISITION? The Inquisition was around forever and spent most of its time accusing people of WITCHCRAFT. A feature of witchcraft is necromancy and a DEALS WITH THE DEVIL! Get your pointy hats and brooms because tonight we ride with SATAN!Follow Jill Weiner on IG and Twitter @jill_lives www.jilllives.comFollow Connor Creagan on IG and Twitter @connorcreagan www.connorcreagan.infoFollow WikiFreakz @wikifreakzz on Twitter and Instagram1 hr 4 min
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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