You're Wrong About

This week Carmen and Sarah read the rest of Alice’s bitchin' diary, and ponder the truths that only lies can tell. Digressions include Pamela and Clarissa, sadistic switch hitters, and orange yeast rolls. You can hear Part 1 here and Part 3 here .  Here's where to find Carmen: Website Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Bonus Episodes on Apple Podcasts Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch W...

Sarah and Carmen complete their epic trilogy by meeting Rick Emerson on the edge of Mount Doom to discuss his book, Unmask Alice , and some of the story behind the diary that has captivated America—and informed its drug policy—for half a century. Digressions include multi-level marketing, Oceans Eleven, the Great Salt Lake. You can hear Part 1 here and Part 2 here . Here's where to find Rick...

This week we’re dishing up a mouthwatering feast of history, gossip, and white collar crime. Guest Sarah Archer tells the tale of Martha Stewart, a girl from New Jersey who achieved world domination by letting us look at her basket collection. Digressions include prairie dresses, condensed soups, and how to tell if your tween is reading Sunset Magazine. Some Notes: K-Mart Commercial Early Martha S...

This week, Sarah tries to solve the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, in which nine experienced ski hikers fled their shelter and ran into the frigid night for reasons unknown. Digressions include yetis, snowmobiles, and Rachel Monroe. Sarah miraculous does not sing Rilo Kiley’s “Portions for Foxes.” Some Notes: The New Yorker   The BBC Cracked Nature The Atlantic The New York Times Here'...

Where did all these prisons come from? WBEZ’s Shannon Heffernan is here to give us part of the answer, which involves “small government” (of course), Lennie Briscoe (as always), the pink flowers of Alcatraz, and a prison sweepstakes that produced the actual worst song of the 80s. Two quick corrections via Shannon: "I said Illinois has potential plans to shrink one prison and close another. Th...

This week we begin our journey into the totally true not at all made up diary that has been scaring America’s teens for fifty years. Digressions include Jell-O, magic mushrooms, and ironing your hair, and Sarah promises to trip with Carmen. “Button, Button” is by Richard Matheson. You can hear Part 2 here and Part 3 here. Here's where to find Carmen: Website Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patr...

We want to play a game. This week, Dana Schwartz stuffs us in an iron maiden and explains why the most famous Medieval torture devices are none of the above. Digressions include the Kings Cross Wax Museum, getting stabbed in the butt, and the pivot to video era. Links to stuff discussed within: 5 Of The Most Gruesome Medieval Torture Devices [Buzzfeed] Sutton hoo artifact [1] Sutton hoo artifact [...

How did the information superhighway get so gridlocked? Guest Anne Helen Petersen tells Sarah the story of how email took over the world and our working lives, and what it would mean for us to get a little of our lost time back. Plus, a Kurt Loder cameo. Here’s where to find Anne: Twitter Substack Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah&ap...

What do Chopin, Kylie Jenner, baby carrots, and the War of the Worlds all have in common? They’re all part of Sarah and Chelsey Weber-Smith’s speedrun  through common misconceptions—plus a little Satanic Panic, as a treat. Here’s where to find Chelsey: Chelsey + American Hysteria Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Y...

Laci Mosley ( Scam Goddess ) tells Sarah about Linda Taylor and the origins of the Welfare Queen myth ("the build the wall" of the 70s). They also discuss the origins of the Ronald Reagan myth, and how the latter used the former to become the "Beyoncé of the GOP." Here’s where to find Laci: Laci on Twitter Laci's podcast Scam Goddess Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon D...

What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today. Josh Gondelman is here to laugh and cry with us, and to unpack the heaps of big feelings in Groundhog Day .  Subscribe to You Are Good here . Josh Gondelman can be found on Twitter and right here . Support You're Wrong About: Subscribe on Patreon (monthly bonus episodes!) Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch Support the show

Josie Duffy Rice and Sarah discuss the role of junk science in the criminal justice system. It is a big turkey to carve up and Josie serves Sarah a bleakly empowering feast.     Here’s where to find Josie Josie on Twitter Josie's website Correction (February 22, 2022): The initial release of this episode included the suggestion that medical examiners do not need MDs. In the unedited conversat...

In this final installment of the Amityville Horror Winter Book Club , Sarah tells guest host Jamie Loftus about Jodie the Demon Pig's scary hooves, the catharsis of exorcism, and how the book kinda debunks itself. Here's where to find Jamie: The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]  Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch...

Willa Paskin (of Slate's Decoder Ring ) brings Sarah back to 2005, when Tom Cruise jumping on a couch became the talk of the town. We will return to Amityville (part 3 of 3) next time!   Here's where to find Willa: Decoder Ring Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch Tom Cruise on the couch notes Oprah episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930BhfJxFxU Tom...

Jessica Chastain and Sarah discuss Tammy Faye Bakker. Chastain is the star and a producer of the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye .  After Jessica and Sarah’s chat, they introduce this episode about Tammy Faye Bakker and Jessica Hahn from the early days of You’re Wrong About. — “She only said one thing her whole life”: Sarah tells Mike how two decent women became scapegoats for the actions of one t...

Sarah continues telling guest host Jamie Loftus about the Amityville Horror, and the two touch on ghosts, fallen angels, poltergeists, the space race and intimidating pictures of Mandy Moore.   Here's where to find Jamie: The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]  Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch Where else to find us: S...

Sarah tells guest host Jamie Loftus about the Amityville Horror, how it’s a Christmas story, and why buying murder furniture might not be such a great idea.   Here's where to find Jamie: The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]  Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, You Are Goo...

Jamelle Bouie explains to Sarah what the Reconstruction era was, why it remains relevant today, and how this history lesson is one that could get some high school teachers into legal trouble due to passage of anti-CRT laws. Jamelle at t he New York Times Jamelle's podcast Unclear and Present Danger Jamelle discussing the Electoral College on YWA Jamelle talking with Sarah about the Saw series...

Emma Berquist stops by to tell us about how true crime doesn't have to make us better people, and in fact may be more harmful to us than we realize—but we don't let her in, because we don't want to get KILLED! Content advisory: This episode contains some brief descriptions of a violent knife attack. Episode Info + Links : https://www.buzzsprout.com/1112270/episodes/9590031 Emma&apos...

Special Guest Jamie Loftus tells Sarah about Ed and Lorraine Warren (of The Conjuring and Annabelle fame). Topics of interest include Connecticut as a locus of scary happenings, New England uncles, and psychic communication with a tearstained Bigfoot.  Here's where to find Jamie: The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]  Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patre...

Special guest Dana Schwartz tells Sarah about Catherine the Great. Topics of interest include the very not great life of serfs, the accidental flattening of women via the girl-bossification of history, and a very solid Bertie Wooster reference. Here's where to find Dana: Noble Blood [podcast] and Anatomy, A Love Story [novel] Support us: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy cute mer...

An announcement! Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy stickers, magnets, T-shirts and more Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, You Are Good Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show

From our friends at Maintenance Phase, the story of how Nestlé executives, global health institutions and a very racist white lady seeded a nutritional myth we're still living with today. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy stickers, magnets, T-shirts and more Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, You Are Good Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Sup...

Mike tells Sarah how a tragic story became a national punchline and a decades-long moral panic. Digressions include a sympathetic psychic, a paternalistic principal and a manure mishap. Mike appears to be unaware of the difference between a cousin and a nephew. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy stickers, magnets, T-shirts and more Where else to find us: Sarah's o...

While our next episode's in the oven,  enjoy this gem from the YWA vault! Support us: Subscribe on Patreon Donate on Paypal Buy cute merch Where to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show