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This week we welcome Mark Z Jacobson to the show to lay out the case for a full immediate transition to renewable energy, and how he's crunched the numbers to show that wind / water / solar can meet our energy needs right now, clean our air, and address climate change. No Miracles Needed: How Today's Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air - https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/no-miracl...

In 1944, the precursor to the CIA published the 'Simple Sabotage Field Manual'. Now declassified, sections of this document are sometimes spread online framed as a guide to disrupting left-wing movements. In this special bonus episode, the Wrong Boys read the document, and are surprised by what they find. full ep: https://www.patreon.com/posts/307-simple-field-100810339 Links: PDF: https://www.cia...

In this very special 444th episode (sent back in time from the future) the Wrong Boys discuss the 4/4/4 Movement. A new and exciting labor movement to split the work year into three equal parts: four months for work, four months for vacation, and four months for democracy. support the show: http://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Theme Song by hunt hunt hunt camp: https://hunthunthuntcamp.bandcamp.com/

We're back with the second part of our transition Q&A, focusing on frequently asked questions related to the role of authoritarianism, self-defense, means & ends, and political parties as we navigate sticking to our values while on the road to a democratic, ecological, egalitarian future. full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/305-q-how-might-99011357

Learn what gets under the Wrong Boys skin, from the petty to the profound, as we let the rage flow freely in this first episode of Season 10 and have a realization about the effectiveness of utopian political anger. Support the show: https://patreon.com/srslywrong Theme song by Far Flowers   farflowers.bandcamp.com

Aaron and Shawn answer a series of our most-asked questions about Library Socialism, focusing on first steps of a hypothetical Library Socialist movement, transitionary trajectories towards an ecological and democratic society, and share a toolkit of possible steps towards a democratic, ecological, egalitarian future pushed by people power and our highest ideals.  A path where the good folks win o...

Wrong Boys discuss the soulless hierarchal theories of Frederick Taylor and his influence on evolution of the workplace. full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/303-taylorism-96698428 Theme Song by alman the man: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0phmPAQKm91ez7HJPTUEZ1

In this very special holiday bonus episode, Aaron and Shawn talk about the ad-hoc Christmas Truce between 100,000 German and British soldiers during WW1, spitball some utopian policy, and talk about a world where fewer 18 year old's heads are exploded for basically no reason. Listen to the whole thing here:  *302 - The Christmas Truce (1914) | Patreon

Can we have our cake and eat it too? Can humanity live comfortable, luxurious lives, all while reducing our energy consumption and living within the bounds of ecology? Listen to find out! Support the show: http://patreon.com/srslywrong Theme song by Spam Risk: https://spamrisk.bandcamp.com/releases Photo Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/38436453@N07/3924238584

The Wrong Boys, who do not believe in ghosts, buy a spooky house on the cheap to open up a sanctuary for fragile puppies. 

Aaron and Shawn answer a series of our most-asked questions about Library Socialism, focusing on first steps of a hypothetical Library Socialist movement, transitionary trajectories towards an ecological and democratic society, and share a toolkit of possible steps towards a democratic, ecological, egalitarian future pushed by people power and our highest ideals. A path where the good folks win ou...

We are joined by Cory Doctorow to discuss three of his recent books "Chokepoint Capitalism", "The Internet Con", and "The Lost Cause". We discuss Enshittification, Monopolies, Interoperability, Green New Deals, and Library Socialism! Help Cory Kickstart the new audiobook for 'The Lost Cause': https://lost-cause.org/ Support the show: http://patreon.com/srslywrong

Plunging into the strange (and often horrifying) world of academic evolutionary psychologists describing their own beliefs in public podcast appearances, we hear from and respond to David Buss, Randy Thornhill, Geoffrey Miller, and Jordan Peterson on the nature of patriarchy and human sexuality. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Theme Song by Brain Tan: https://braintan.bandcamp...

The culmination and crescendo of the Atlas Shrugged film series trilogy is a broken mess of a film that lays the contradictions at the heart of Rands philosophy bare for all to see. full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/295-atlas-movie-89184789 Theme Song by Harpers of the World: https://fasola.org/

Part two of our Atlas Shrugged The Film The Podcast series. With a lower budget and an all-new cast, can this film do what the first couldn't and convert the Wrong Boys to Randian Libertarianism? The answer within. Get the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/294-atlas-movie-88831316 Theme Song by Emil Kjølhede: emilkjoelhede.bandcamp.com

This teaser is the first in a new Patreon series on the Atlas Shrugged film trilogy. Join us as we recount and critique the cinematic adaptation of the first third of Ayn Rand's libertarian magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged. Full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/293-atlas-movie-88399620

What do you get what you take plain old patriarchy and apply a fresh new pseudo-scientific veneer of hierarchical naturalism? Get your mating preferences in order, start evaluating one another's genes, and enjoy this examination of Evo-Psych Bullshit. Support our show on Patreon: 292 - Evo-Psych Bullshit | Patreon

The Wrong Boys try their hand at a "classic srsly wrong" style episode, like the "good old days" and riff for two hours about a variety of subjects that happen to be on their mind. Subjects include the writers/actors strike, the movie "how to blow up a pipeline," and the Degrowth/Banana discourse on twitter. *291 - There is More Than One Way to Lose a Banana | SRSLY WRONG on Patreon

We talk to utopian authors Troy Vettese & Drew Pendergrass about Half Earth Socialism, their vision for a climate-respecting future. A future that rejects bioengineering and nuclear power in favor of a democratic rewilding of half the earth, in order to absorb carbon emissions and restore biodiversity. The Book: https://www.versobooks.com/en-ca/products/2650-half-earth-socialism The Half Earth...

The Wrong Boys take a deep look at the history of copyright, rebut common arguments against online piracy, and stand in awe at the utopian possibilities of file sharing. Originally Released March 1, 2023 on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong

This is a teaser for all an all-new BONUS episode on Patreon. There will be no digital kissing practice on portable nintendo this week, as we complete our analysis of Jordan Peterson's book with his final 3 rules, where his hierarchy train of thought finally reached its political destination, with a long digression into anti-feminist politics. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.c...

The wrong boys continue their 4 hour odyssey into Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Midjourney, and the rest of them. 

The Wrong Boys are talking AI, ALI, AGI, and ASI- ChatGPT, Midjourn, For-Profit Hype Cycles, Self Driving Cars, Roko's Basilisk, Whether AI can save us, and Whether AI might doom us. Whether we should even call it AI in the first place. What about the Artists? All these ideas and more, crammed into this humdinger of a 2 hour first course of our two-part on AI. Show notes to follow Episode Artwork...

hawn is joined by Graham Culbertson of the Everyday Anarchism podcast to talk about Library Socialism, Everyday Anarchism, Basic Income vs Jobs Guarantee, David Graeber, and other topics! Doctorow on Everyday Anarchism: Graeber's Pirate Enlightment -- Cory Doctorow (everydayanarchism.com) Democratize Everything on Srsly Wrong: 207 – Democratize Everything – srsly wrong

Shawn and Aaron continue their read of Jordan Peterson's fascinatingly strange right wing Christian diarrhea self-help book, getting through rules 7, 8, and 9 with some digressions about all-meat diets and hierarchal naturalism. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/83564328/