WikiFreakz

By Jill Weiner & Connor Creagan

Join comedians Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan as they explore the dark depraved depths of Wikipedia. Hilarity and knowledge ensue!!

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WikiFreakz episodes:

May 07, 2019 #45 - Scientific Detective Monthly, Cryogenics, Íshúsfélag Ísfirðinga and Falangism!
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!
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53min
April 23, 2019 #44 - Eliza Acton, Spaghetti, Isabella Beeton, Syphilis, and Men Who Have Sex with Men!
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!
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56min
April 09, 2019 #43 - Jørgen Christian Jensen, Gallantry, Scandal, Michael Christopher Woodford and Yakuza!
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!
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53min
March 26, 2019 #42 - Jessica Chastain, Feminist, Brothel, Sex Dolls and Sex Robots!
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!
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1h 1min
March 12, 2019 #41 - Gannet, The Bounty, Great Barrier Reef, Internet, and “I am lonely, will anyone speak to me?"
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!
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50min
February 26, 2019 #40 - Lock Haven, The Great Famine, Richard John Bingham, and The FBI's 10 Most Wanted
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!
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59min
February 12, 2019 # 39 - Khalid al-Mihdhar, Kuala Lumpur al-Qaeda Summit, Covert Operation, and MKULTRA!
There’s no shortage of bad news and Wikipedia never disappoints. In this episode Jill and Connor start with the macabre once again — highjacker, Khalid al-Mihdhar. Then its some back tracking to the Kuala Lumpur al-Qaeda Summit and the Soviet-Afghan War. And you know we love overt wars but what’s better? Covert operations! And why not learn about one of the CIA’s most fucked up covert operations… MKULTRA? Turns out there ARE mysterious forces driving our lives behind the scenes.
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54min
January 29, 2019 #38 - ZETA, Nuclear Fusion, Ejnar Hertzsprung, TLR Camera, Soviet Occupation Zone, and Gulag!
In this episode, Jill and Connor go nuclear!! We begin on ZETA, a machine that heats up subatomic particles until they freak out and combine, giving off huge charges of energy. Then we learn about stars, main sequence ones to be exact. And we couldn’t learn about space without throwing in a well aged astrophysicist, Ejnar Hertzsprung. Then we take a little detour into cameras, but we can’t play with toys forever. So it’s onto WWII and finally the Soviet Gulags. They say necessity is the mother of invention, but in this episode we discover it’s war!
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58min
January 15, 2019 #37 - Banksia Oblongifolia, Indigenous Australians, Avoidance Speech, and Trojan Language!
Join Jill and Connor as they take a trip Down Under! That’s right, it’s our most Australian episode yet! First it's a stop with Banksia Oblongifolia, an Australian bush. We learn about the aboriginal folks of Australia and their languages, and did you know that some people aren’t allowed to talk about their in-laws? We do now after reading about Avoidance Speech. There are countless lost languages around the world, and us freakz tackle quiet a few! Start a convo, this episode gives you something to talk about!

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57min
January 01, 2019 #36 - Mensa, 88 Modern Constellations, Poop Deck, Cruise Ship, Queen Mary 2, and Apple Park!
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!
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56min

FAQs about WikiFreakz:

How many episodes does WikiFreakz have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.