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Rosa Parks with Princess Weekes
Today, Princess Weekes takes us to meet the real Rosa Parks. Find Princess on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@princess_weekes?si=qPVPnRDuJyfySdEX): Princess’ video, “The 1920s Sex Scandal You’ve Never Heard of” (https://youtu.be/odq8iebaqDw?s
George Michael Part 2 with Marcus McCann
Let's go outside in the sunshine. An extended cut of this episode is available for Patreon and Apple Plus subscribers. You can buy Marcus McCann's book, Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander Off the Path, here. (https://houseofanansi.c
George Michael Part 1 with Marcus McCann
He turned a bright spark into a flame. (Part 1 of 2!) You can buy Marcus McCann's book, Park Cruising: What Happens When We Wander Off the Path, here. (https://houseofanansi.com/products/park-cruising) Content warning: this episode briefly
Hoax Spectacular! with Chelsey Weber-Smith
Sarah talks with Chelsey Weber-Smith, host of American Hysteria, about some of their favorite hoaxes—from the Loch Ness Monster to the Taco Liberty Bell—and ponder the value of pranks in a world of misinformation. You can find Chelsey here
BONUS Britney Spears Book Club with Eve Lindley
Celebrity correspondent Eve Lindley came by to tell us about Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me. This is part one of a four-part saga we're currently releasing on Patreon and Apple Plus, and in this episode we get into Britney's family
The Oscars Streaker with Michael Schulman
In 1974, Robert Opel ran naked through the Academy Awards telecast, and into American history. Today, Michael Schulman, a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Oscar Wars, tells Sarah the story of gay history, art, and tragedy th
Balto with Blair Braverman
Blair Braverman tells us how the legendary story of one good dog is actually a story of two good dogs. Read Blair’s book, Small Game (https://bookshop.org/p/books/small-game-blair-braverman/18155642) Read Blair’s Patreon (https://www.patreo
The Shoe Bomber with Miles Klee
This week, writer Miles Klee tells us why we have to take our shoes off at the airport. Read Miles Klee at Rolling Stone. Support You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/yourewrongabout) Buy cute merch (https:
Tiny Tim with Harmony Colangelo
This week, Harmony Colangelo tiptoes through the tulips with us. You can find Harmony at This Ends at Prom here (https://podpeople.me/this-ends-at-prom)! Support You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/yourewr
The “Pro-Life” Movement with Megan Burbank
During what should’ve been Roe v. Wade’s 51st birthday week, Sarah and reproductive health policy reporter Megan Burbank take a look at the movement, decades in the making, to tear down abortion rights in America, starting with the hypocris
The Battle of the Sexes with Julie Kliegman
Sarah teams up with writer and editor Julie Kliegman—author of the hotly anticipated book MIND GAME (https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538168066/Mind-Game-An-Inside-Look-at-the-Mental-Health-Playbook-of-Elite-Athletes)—to look back at tennis's Ba
The Exorcist with Marlena Williams
The Exorcist turns 50 this week, so we invited Marlena Williams, author of Night Mother: A Personal and Cultural History of the Exorcist, to come tell us about the little possession movie that changed America forever. Was the set cursed by
Influencers with Taylor Lorenz
“The creatures outside looked from influencer to human, and from human to influencer, and from human to influencer again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” Taylor Lorenz, author of Extremely Online, takes Sarah on a hor
Cattle Mutilation with Rachel Monroe
Mulder and Scully were busy this week, so Monroe and Marshall are on the case. Did UFOs really travel across the galaxy to experiment on American cows in the 1970s? And if so, why did they come back after fifty years? You can find Rachel on
Amy Winehouse with Eve Lindley
This week, celebrity correspondent Eve Lindley tells Sarah about why we should all be thankful for Amy Winehouse. Note: this episode depicts struggles with eating disorders, addiction and self harm. Please listen with care. We are thankful
Our Dearest Fears with Chelsey Weber-Smith
This week, American Hysteria’s Chelsey Weber-Smith gives Sarah some exposure therapy. You can find Chelsey / American Hysteria here (https://www.chelseywebersmith.com/). Support You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon (https://www.pat
Lizzie Borden with Princess Weekes
Forty whacks with a wet noodle, Bart! This week, Princess Weekes tells Sarah the true story of the crime of the century… the nineteenth century, that is. You can find Princess on YouTube here (https://www.youtube.com/@Princess_Weekes). Supp
Mindhunting with Sarah Weinman
"What is it about the culture that has conditioned us to favor the wants and needs and desires, however horrible, of a serial murderer, as opposed to--most often--the women and girls that they harmed and killed?" This week, Sarah Weinman ta
Changing Your Mind
Here's one from our bonus vault: you sent in your stories about moments when you found yourselves changing your minds, and we listened. When do we do it? Why do we do it? What does it take? Here are some of your answers. Support You're Wron
Sound of Freedom with Michael Hobbes AND Human Trafficking re-release
Like so many other mostly imaginary topics, human trafficking is in the news again. Michael Hobbes—ever heard of him??—came by so Sarah could tell him about Sound of Freedom, a surprise hit summer movie that promises it can end child slaver
The Most Normal Girl in Cleveland with Heather Radke
This week, Heather Radke brings us a tale of pageants, eugenics, and butts. You can find Heatheronline here. (http://www.heatherradke.com/) You can see Norma/Norman here (https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/SVwzl8LGJyzqv5oGbKvYcpOlS6o=/80
The Cottingley Fairies with Chelsey Weber-Smith
This week, Sarah tells her favorite kind of story to American Hysteria’s Chelsey Weber-Smith: one where two girls hoaxed the world without trying very hard. You can find Chelsey + American Hysteriaonline here. (https://www.chelseywebersmith
Bonnie and Clyde (and Blanche and Buck) with Jamie Loftus
“Why don’t something happen?” Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow died in 1934, but their legend gets bigger every year. This week, Jamie Loftus brings us back to reality with a tale of prison breaks, FBI malfeasance, love, guitars, and hot dog
Fleetwood Mac's Rumours with Carolyn Kendrick
This week, we bring you a re-release from our bonus vault as Sarah tells Carolyn Kendrick about the making of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours. We learn about the worlds of songwriting and production, how the music business has changed since the 197
Renée Richards with Julie Kliegman
This week, Sports Illustrated’s Julie Kliegman volleys with Sarah about trans athlete Renée Richards’s fight for her right to play in the U.S. Open. They also dig into how the dialogue surrounding trans athletes has and hasn’t changed in th
Lesbian Seagulls with Lulu Miller
Fly with us, lesbian seagull. This week Radiolab’s Lulu Miller brings us a story of queer nature and scientists in denial, featuring seagulls, penguins, rams, swans, dolphins, and—maybe the gayest animal of all—humans. To learn more about t
The Hot Mess Express Spectacular!
“I felt that empathy like it was directed towards me, and it helped me feel like my unhappiness was enough.” On our fifth anniversary, we asked for your stories about what You’re Wrong About has meant to you. Here they are. Support us: Bonu
We Need to Talk About the New York Times with Tuck Woodstock
“What if you were writing a profile on someone named Janet and I was your editor, and I was like, ‘I’m sorry, for balance, find someone who wants to kill Janet’?” This week, Tuck Woodstock, host of Gender Reveal, takes us on a journey throu
Debi Thomas with Leslie Gray Streeter
In 1988, twenty-year-old American figure skater Debi Thomas headed to the Calgary Olympics to face off against East German juggernaut Katarina Witt. In the process, she became the first Black American in history to medal at a Winter Olympic
Sinéad O'Connor with Allyson McCabe
This week, we fight the real enemy with Allyson McCabe. Here's where to find Allyson online here (https://www.allysonmccabe.com/). You can find Allyson's book Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters here (https://www.allysonmccabe.com/my-book). Support
