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Chris McCandless with Blair Braverman
This week, survival correspondent Blair Braverman tells Sarah the story of a Supertramp. In 1996, Jon Krakauer's book Into the Wild described a young man, Chris McCandless, who changed his name, walked into the Alaskan bush, and died after mistakenly
Spring Tour Announcement!
You're Wrong About is going back on tour! We're doing a bunch of live shows in North Americame, producer and musician Carolyn Kendrick, and some fabulous guestsand we hope you come think about some stuff, and also that you laugh. Doing the fou
Napster with Niko Stratis
This week, a tale of two Shawns/Seans, their impossible dream, and the file sharing service that lived fast, died young, and helped create the internet as we know it. Plus, Metallica.Here's where to find Niko:WebsiteNewsletterTwitterResources cited i
Karen Carpenter Part 2 with Carolyn Kendrick
In this episode, Carolyn and Sarah follow Karen from the height of her fame through her struggle to find independence, her attempts at eating disorder recovery, and finally to her death on February 4, 1983, when she was just 32 years old. Then it's t
Valentine's Show A Go-Go Livestream announcement!
Join us for a Valentine's Day live stream, presented by Moment. We'll be joined by Jamie Loftus and we'll be serenaded by Carolyn Kendrick. It's a You're Wrong About Valentine's Day Variety Show.February 14th5 PM Pacific, 8 P
Trailer: Unreformed
Extry! Extry! New podcast by Josie Duffy Rice!In 1968, five Black girls escaped from the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children, a so-called reform school outside of Montgomery, Alabama. These girls were not the first children to run away from th
Karen Carpenter Part 1 with Carolyn Kendrick
Long ago and oh so far away, Carolyn and Sarah fell in love with Karen Carpenter when they saw her drum. We examine her meteoric rise.CONTENT WARNING: Karen Carpenter died in 1983 of complications from an eating disorder. Most of our eating disorder disc
Baby Jessica with Blair Braverman
On October 14, 1987, 18-month-old Jessica McClure fell down a well in Midland, Texas. This week, Sarah tells our survival correspondent, Blair Braverman, about the community that worked to rescue her, and the nation that watched.Here's where to find
Beanie Babies with Jamie Loftus
Theyre winsome and soft and so fun to cuddle/ With one of Tys Beanie Babies, you could never go wrong/ But they were all born from a toxic puddle/ It really was capitalism all along.This week, Jamie Loftus tells us the story of the greatest toy fad of t
Where Have All the Preppies Gone? with Avery Trufelman
Put on your Docksiders for a stroll through history with Avery Trufelman, who shows us how Ivy style became preppy, and how preppy fashion escaped the campus and took over the world. Were talking about clothing, class, race, and the American dream: you