History is disgusting take for instance the 1838 JESUIT SLAVE SALE.  Horrendous.  Instead of being enslaved the Jesuit's should have granted these enslaved peoples' MANUMISSION.  Members or Roman society who had been granted MANUMISSION were called PLEBEIANS and they contributed to the OVERTHROW OF THE ROMAN MONARCHY.  When looking through history there is one thing that is certain, those in power will do everything not to lose it.

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#124 - 1838 Jesuit Slave Sale, Manumission, Plebeians & Overthrow of the Roman Monarchy!

It's Americana!  It's Norman Rockwell's FOUR FREEDOMS and from there we move on over to the FDR who was against PROHIBITION, cause he loved to party.  And honestly how could any God fearing American against the blood of Christ?  Well you can't when you're engaged in the RELIGIOUS USE OF WINE! And where does this delicious nectar come from?  Ask your local VITNER!  IT's a hot EP!  And your'e invited!


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#123 - Four Freedoms, FDR, Prohibition, Religious Use of Wine & Viticulture!

We begin with SJAFRUDDIN PRAWIRANEGARA an Indonesian Icon!  He preached RELIGIOUS SOCIALISM which was highly influential during the GERMAN PEASANTS’ WAR.  And which famous man of the people was actually against the people aka peasants? MARTIN LUTHER! He was a famous HYMNWRITER you know?  And where do many hymns come from?  Why METHODISM!  It’s a religious episode which includes the slaughter of 100,000 to 300,000 peasants!  The two go hand in hand!


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#122 - Sjafruddin Prawiranegara, German Peasants’ War, Martin Luther, Hymnwriter & Methodism!

YOOOO I'll tell ya what I want what I really really want... a RERELEASE OF EPISODE 85!!

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!  

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(RERELEASE) #85 - Nice Day for a Posh Wedding, Victoria Beckham, Spice Girls, and Buffyology!

We kick off episode 121 with the AMERICAN PADDLEFISH found in the Mississippi River and with a cartilage snout that resembles a paddle.  They eat plankton which takes us over to PLANKTIVORES.  The largest planktivore on earth is the BASKING SHARK whose oil filled liver is used in TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.  And one of the oldest forms of traditional medicine is IRANIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.  Listen up and figure our your Mizaj!  Are you wet, dry, warm or cold? 
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#121 - American Paddlefish, Planktivore, Basking Shark, Shark Oil, & Iranian Traditional Medicine!

It’s episode 120 and we’re off to the mêlée!   

First we learn about SIR ROBERT DE UMFRAVILLE an English Knight.  From there we move on to MARTIAL ARTS, specifically Historical European martial arts.  Art indeed as it lives on today in LIVE ACTION ROLE PLAYING or LARP-ING.  A LARP isn’t written it is pure IMPROVISATION.  Where else can you find IMPROVISATION?  Why in PSYCHOTHERAPY of course!  And what is PSYCHOTHERAPY commonly used to treat?  OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER!  From the Knights of yore to the mental illnesses of today, this episode will leave you saying YES AND!


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#120 - Sir Robert de Umfraville, Martial Arts, Combat Reenactment, LARP, Improvisation & OCD!

We kick it off with Mariah Carey’s Video Album from 1993 HERE IS MARIAH CAREY.  From there we move onto fabulous set designer BORIS ARONSON who got his start in YIDDISH THEATRE.  And we slink from the theatrics of the stage to the drama of a well thrown party, as we learn about MASQUERADE BALLS.  And what was the most iconic masquerade balls of the modern era?  Truman Capote’s BLACK AND WHITE BALL in 1966 at the Plaza Hotel. It was so inspired that INA GARTEN paid homage to its menu in one of her episodes of the Barefoot Contessa.  From the whistle tones of Mariah to the decadence of the mid 60s this episode is a bonafide soirée!  

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#119 - Mariah Carey, Boris Aronson, Yiddish Theatre, Masquerade, Black & White Ball & Ina Garten!

We start with the world’s most formidable nerd, FARRAN ZERBE.  A coin collector or NUMISMATIC he studied money and other types of currency like CIGARETTES in prison.  And from there we head on over to JAZZ CIGARETTES or JOINTS which got their name from the OPIUM DENS of yesteryear which had their heyday in the US during the GOLD RUSH.  Which instead of the folksy prospector being the first image that pops into mind when thinking GOLD RUSH, it should be the horrific CALIFORNIA GENOCIDE committed by the government on native peoples’.  From studying coins to studying what depraved depths humanity will sink to have access to gold, this episode teaches a LOT!  

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#118 - Farran Zerbe, Numismatics, Cigarette, Joint, Opium Den, Gold Rush & California Genocide!

We kick it off with PATRICK FRANCIS HEALY, who was a JESUIT.  And the JESUITS are a type of Catholic and Catholics love MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS.  Mary’s been known to show up time to time in many recounted MARY APPARITIONS.  A notable sighting was OUR LADY OF ZEITUN.  Some scientists think the apparition was a result of EARTHQUAKE LIGHTS.  WE’re going to leave it you to be the judge on this, our 117th episode!

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#117 - Patrick Healy, Jesuit, Virgin Mary, Marian Apparition, Zeitun & Earthquake Lights!

All aboard!  Or should it be all are bored.  We kick off this episode with THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY WAR MEMORIAL for WWI in England. SNOOZE.  From there it's onto PADDINGTON STATION also in London and the terminus for the first unground train. Then we move onto a real titan of engineering ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL who placed second in the list of 100 GREATEST BRITONS.  A list that was highly controversial as there were no Black Britons no the list.    So a campaign was initiated by Patrick Vernon to create a poll of the 100 Greatest Black Britons and on that list MARY SEACOLE was voted number one.  She was what many consider the first nurse.  She and FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE revolutionized patient care.  FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE was into DATA VISUALIZATION and completely revolutionized the field of statistics, giving way to INFOGRAPHICS and ISOTYPES.  Long story short, nurses have and will continue to change the world!



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#116 - Western Railway Memorial, Isambard Brunel, Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale & Isotype!

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!

#115 - Archaeoindris Fontoynontii, Giant Lemur, MegaFauna, Ice Age, Pop Culture & Everyday Life!

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!

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#114 - Mu’awiya I, Abbasid Dynasty, Mongols, The Ming Dynasty, Eunuchs & Sun Yaoting!

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!  

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#113 - Jamiroquai, Disco, Celebrity, Bollywood, Partition of India, Maharaja & Queen Regnant!

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!

#112 - Surrogates Courthouse, NYC Landmarks Preservation Comm, Art Deco, Fauvism, Cubism & Dada!

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.

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#111 - US Route 30, Mississippi River, Antebellum South, Hillbillies & Hattfields-McCoy Feud!

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.


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#110 - Harry S. Sinclair House, 5th Avenue, St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, Little Italy & Jacob Riis!

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!!


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#109 - Inuit, Inuit Sign Language, Martha’s Vineyard, Inbreeding & Big Five Personality Traits

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!

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#108 - MLS Cup 1996, Hurricane Lili, Cuba, 4th Millennium BC, Astrology, Alchemist, & Charles Ponzi!

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!  

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#107 - Tecumseh, Capture of Detroit, Mitch McConnel & Attempts to Overturn the 2020 Election!

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!



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