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!

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 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!

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 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!

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 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!

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 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!

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!

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!

Join comedians Jill Weiner and Connor Creagan as they explore the dark depraved depths of Wikipedia.  Hilarity and knowledge ensue!!
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#119 - Mariah Carey, Boris Aronson, Yiddish Theatre, Masquerade, Black & White Ball & Ina Garten!

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