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by Sarah Marshall
Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 1m
Halloween Listener Special
What does Halloween mean to you? For this listener submission episode, we asked you to send in your favorite Halloween memories and you delivered the spooky, the funny, and the heartfelt, showing that this schlocky holiday may in fact be the true holiday of love. Original music brought to you by Magpie Cinema Club Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler Send your submissions for the Where I Live holiday special to sloppyandalive@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago55 min
Halloween Pranks with Chelsey Weber-Smith
Choose wisely: trick or treat? Starting in the late 1800s, the spooky and goofy version of Halloween we know today became a time of ruckus and sometimes dangerous pranks by kids and teenagers that caused widespread property damage and bodily harm. For this episode, Halloween correspondent Chelsey Weber-Smith joins Sarah to take a look at old newspaper articles detailing these pranks, and the reactions they elicited until the adults of the mid-20th century finally took control back from the youth, trying their best to soften the annual Purge-esque mayhem. Digressions include how to eat a cactus (and why), the killer clown panic, and the horror of midnight margaritas. More Chelsey Weber-Smith: Listen to American Hysteria Follow on Instagram Original music in this episode brought to you by Magpie Cinema Club Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch YWA on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 29, 20262h 19m
The Crocodile Hunter with Brianna Bowman
Crikey! How does a man decide to wrangle giant reptiles for a living? For this episode, ocean correspondent Brianna Bowman shares the life story of Australian icon Steve Irwin, the beloved Crocodile Hunter who captured the slithering hearts of kids in the late 90s and 2000s. Starting with his lizard- and snake-laden childhood and his early work with “problem crocodiles,” Brianna takes Sarah through Steve’s romance with Terri, the equally animal-obsessed love of his life; their career together at the Australia Zoo and rise to TV stardom; and the shocking news of his improbable death. Digressions include sea anemones, Jurassic Park, and H2O: Just Add Water. More Brianna Bowman: http://www.briannabowman.com https://www.patreon.com/c/rewildingkeiko Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler: http://www.linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster Brianna recommends: Steve's papers that he coauthored: pone.0000949 1..5 and Estuarine crocodiles ride surface currents to facilitate long‐distance travel - Campbell - 2010 - Journal of Animal Ecology - Wiley Online Library Steve explaining the research to Conan and other things: Crocs...IN SPACE His allegedly last show at Australia Zoo: Steve Irwin’s very last show at Australia Zoo, before he passed away. : r/interestingasfuck Some great Crocodile Hunter clips: Steve’s Wildest Croc Encounters | The Crocodile Hunter | Animal Planet His captures for Read's research happen at 10:18 His memorial service: STEVE IRWIN MEMORIAL TRIBUTE More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch YWA on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 15, 20261h 13m
Back to School with Gabe Henry
Who will you be this year? No matter your age, it’s likely that your body remembers the school calendar, and with the blooming aisles of binders and pencils and backpacks, it’s easy to feel like a nervous, hopeful kid waiting for that first day back in class. For this episode, Antiquated Education Correspondent Gabe Henry tells Sarah about the history of the shopping season known as Back to School, from the Depression-era department store promotions and the original mascots, to the development of trendy clothes, lunch boxes, and notebooks, and into the memorable commercials and new gadgets of the 1980s and 90s. Together they discuss the commercialization of ritual and what the promises of Back to School shopping taught us about the reinvention of the self. Digressions include the Nickelodeon blimp, Fred Meyer Jewelers, and the Ann Getty baby craze. More Gabe Henry: http://www.gabehenry.com Get Gabe's book "Enough is Enuf: Our Failed attempts to Make English Easier to Spell" @gabe.henryy on Instagram Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler: http://www.linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch YWA on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 1, 20261h 12m
Ballet with Megan Burbank
Megan Burbank’s gotta dance. The centuries-old dance style known as ballet has been stereotyped in our modern world with images of refined, wispy, frighteningly disciplined young women fighting viciously for roles in ethereal productions. For this episode, Adult Dance Correspondent Megan Burbank shares with Sarah the history and transformation of this misunderstood art from its early days as a fancy French aristocratic performance, to its post-French Revolution embrace by the working class, and finally into 20th century America when the expected body of the ballerina began to take shape. Megan also shares her own experience as a late-onset ballerina, dispelling myths about what ballet is, who can participate, and what we can learn about ourselves through its techniques. Together they discuss the line between art and sport, the aspects of horror found in many ballets, and whether it is too late for all of us to become the prima ballerina of our dreams. Digressions include: Final Destination acupuncture, the smell of the Scholastic book fair, and the questionable advertising employed by Tab soda. Send your submissions for our Halloween Listener Spectacular (scary stories or Halloween nostalgia) to sloppyandalive@gmail.com before August 31st! Referenced: Ballet Evolved How Political Anxiety Turned Me into a Late-Onset Ballerina eXit SPACE Dance Studio International Adult Ballet Festival TAB Soda Fever Dream More Megan Burbank: Burbank.industries Burbank Industries on Substack Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch YWA on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 11, 20261h 25m
"Heaven is for Real" with Adrian Daub
If your four-year-old told you about a trip to heaven, would you believe them? For a pastor named Todd Burpo, the answer was yes. In 2010, his book Heaven Is For Real—co-authored by Lynn Vincent—became a runaway bestseller. This week, Sarah tells In Bed with the Right co-host Adrian Daub the story of this strange little book, and how it reveals more about us than it does the afterlife. Digressions include Shakerism, The Big Lebowski, and the ongoing debate around pets in heaven. Send your submissions for our Halloween Listener Spectacular (scary stories or Halloween nostalgia) to sloppyandalive@gmail.com before August 31st! More Adrian Daub: http://www.adriandaub.com Adrian’s new book What Tech Calls Governing comes out August 18th Listen to In Bed with the Right Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch YWA on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 28, 20261h 6m
Lightning Round with Chelsey Weber-Smith
How many maligned women can you name in 30 seconds? For this episode, Sarah gives Chelsey Weber-Smith of American Hysteria a lightning round pop quiz on You’re Wrong About topics over the years with stakes so high that you’ll have to hear them to believe them. Digressions include an evil preteen softball team, the alternative pronunciation of pasta, horror movie publicity stunts, and at what point an infant becomes a baby. More Chelsey Weber-Smith: Listen to American Hysteria Follow American Hysteria on instagram Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch YWA on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 14, 202657 min
What I Love: A Listener Summer Special
How do I love thee? For this special episode, we asked you to send us a voice message about something you love. From gas station coffee to tap dancing to rocks to the inner lives of rats, you answered—and showed us that when we experience the things that other people love, that love starts to feel like our own. Edited + produced by Miranda Zickler Original music in this episode is brought to you by Miranda Zickler and AJ McKinley, otherwise known as Magpie Cinema Club More You're Wrong About:...
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