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This week we travel back to the 80s, when America’s parents decided to freak out over some kids rolling dice and drawing things on graph paper! Adrian Daub walks Sarah through the history of Dungeons & Dragons, and the panic it inspired.  Content note: The story we're telling today also involves suicide; please listen with care.  Find Adrian online here. Buy his book The Cancel Culture Panic here.  And check out this delightful 60 Minutes segment about the dangers of Dungeons & Dragons from 1985. Support You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show: You Are GoodLinks:https://www.adriandaub.com/https://www.amazon.com/Cancel-Culture-Panic-American-Obsession/dp/1503640841/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjnJ8dWin3ohttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodhttp://maintenancephase.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maggie Mertens tells us a tale of the first women who fought to run the marathon, and of one woman who decided to cut to the finish line. Find Maggie online here. Find Maggie's book Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women online here.Support You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show: You Are GoodLinks:https://maggiemertens.com/https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/maggie-mertens/better-faster-farther/9781643753355/https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodhttp://maintenancephase.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.You can find American Hysteria here. Support You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are Good[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks:https://www.chelseywebersmith.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-hysteria/id1441348407https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-goodhttp://maintenancephase.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To tell the story of the "dream team" we must begin by going back to the future. This week we learn why O.J. Simpson fired the man who defended John DeLorean and why a briefcase of cocaine isn’t always a smoking gun. Digressions include Bob’s Big Boy, Margaret Thatcher and the Fonz.  Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Links! 1970 GTO Humbler commercial  1981 DeLorean commercial Howard Weitzman on John DeLorean in 2013  The "better than gold" tape  John DeLorean Reinvented The Dream Car. Then He Totaled It. Delorean is Freed  Key Witness Against DeLorean Begins Testimony  Government Paid Informer  Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike tells Sarah the real reason Congress called a bunch of rockers to Washington D.C. Digressions include cartoon violence, sleeveless tees and Trixie Mattel. Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" and Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" are dissected at length.  Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks!  The hearing transcript  Dee Snider's memoir Frank Zappa's memoir Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music Music-Evoked Emotions—Current Studies  Don’t Let The Man Get You Down: Rock and Roll and The Development of The Parents’ Music Resource Center Save the Children: The Parents’ Music Resource Center and Media Activism Highway to Hell: Laws, Lawsuits, and Moral Panic over Heavy Metal Music The Parents’ Music Resource Center: From Information to Censorship “Leer-Ics” or Lyrics: Teenage Impressions of Rock 'n' Roll Parental Advisory – Explicit Content: The Parents Music Resource Center, Conservative Music Censorship, and the Protection of Children Andrew Hartman’s A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars The Effects of Violent Music on Children and Adolescents A Comparative Historical Analysis of Post-war Moral Panics and the Construction of Youth from 1938 to 2010 Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike tells Sarah how a congressional wife started a moral crusade. Digressions include Sheena Easton, Satanic rhymes and teen homicide statistics. Ozzy Osbourne's bat story is recounted in full. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks! Save the Children: The Parents’ Music Resource Center and Media Activism Everything you need to know about Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat in Des Moines Highway to Hell: Laws, Lawsuits, and Moral Panic over Heavy Metal Music,  The Emergence of Youth Suicide: An Epidemiologic Analysis and Public Health Perspective The Role of Gun Supply in 1980s and 1990s Youth Violence The Parents’ Music Resource Center: From Information to Censorship Parental Advisory – Explicit Content: The Parents Music Resource Center, Conservative Music Censorship, and the Protection of Children Andrew Hartman’s A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars Trends in Premarital Sex in the United States, 1954–2003 'I'd Sell You Suicide': Pop Music and Moral Panic in the Age of Marilyn Manson A Comparative Historical Analysis of Post-war Moral Panics and the Construction of Youth from 1938 to 2010 “Children Having Children,” the 1985 moral panic article in Time   Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Eric Michael Garcia tells Mike and Sarah about the deep roots of a pernicious modern myth. Digressions include Mary Tyler Moore, British place names and supermodel dating habits. Mike finally gets to talk about Swedish statistical methods. Here's some of Eric's work on autism and here's his book! Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we put on our suits and head back to the courtroom. O.J. Simpson pleads not guilty, Marcia Clark finishes questioning Kato Kaelin and Bob Shapiro continues to furrow his brow. Digressions include "Speed," the Kuleshov effect and the intentional boringness of American law. In the final ten minutes, we talk briefly about the crime scene and Marcia’s reaction to it. If you'd like to see the arraignment footage for yourself it's here. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike tells Sarah how a troll-ish experiment turned a South Carolina teenager into one of the most maligned women of the 1990s. Digressions include Sally Ride, Anne Hathaway and, as usual, "Newsies." Mike struggles with the word "infirmary" throughout.The pictures of Shannon we discuss in this episode are here.Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks!  Catherine Manegold's "In Glory's Shadow: Shannon Faulkner, the Citadel, and a Changing America" Susan Faludi’s “The Naked Citadel” Marching In Step: The Citadel And Post World War II America  A Judicial Blow for "Jane Crowism" at The Citadel in Faulkner v. Jones The Citadel's Lone Wolf, Shannon Faulkner Surviving the Company of Men Shannon Faulkner and The Citadel: The Effects of Using Litigation as an Instrument of Social Reform Saving The Males: The Sociological Implications of the Virginia Military Institute and the Citadel (since we recorded this episode we've learned that the author of this piece has been accused of sexual harassment. Apologies for not mentioning it on the show!) Single-Sex Education: New Perspectives and Evidence on a Continuing Controversy Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the early days of Paula and O.J.’s relationship and the celebrity cameos reach either a high or a low point. Digressions include date etiquette,  cat scams and room-temperature Diet Coke. Mike has his head in his hands for long periods. In this episode we discuss domestic abuse, including the violence Nicole Brown Simpson experienced and the circumstances of her 911 calls. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we return to the  O.J. Simpson trial and learn what Paula Barbieri did after the Bronco chase. Digressions include fish, beef and grocery shopping while conventionally attractive. Neither co-host has a firm grasp on the meaning of the word "festive." Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks! Paula on "Primetime Live"  The Time cover  Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike tells Sarah the complicated story of an over-simplified study. Digressions include Tonya Harding, "The Meg" and Kitty Genovese. The Milgram obedience studies and the "broken windows" theory of policing receive bonus debunkings. Thanks to Thibault Le Texier for helping us with this episode! Here's his book, "The History of a Lie," and the English-language summary, "Debunking the Stanford Prison Experiment." Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks!  The Original Study Philip Zimbardo's "The Lucifer Effect" Zimbardo's 1973 NYT article David Jaffee’s precursor study at Toyon Hall Ben Blum's "The Lifespan of a Lie" The Stanford prison experiment in introductory psychology textbooks: A content analysis The Real Lesson of the Stanford Prison Experiment Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment: Could Participant Self-Selection Have Led to the Cruelty? Interpersonal Dynamics in a Simulated Prison: A Methodological Analysis The Obedience Alibi: Milgram's Account of the Holocaust Reconsidered  Obedience in Perspective: Psychology and the Holocaust Unchaining the Stanford Prison Experiment: Philip Zimbardo’s famous study falls under scrutiny The Secrets of Abu Ghraib Revealed: American Soldiers on Trial Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike tells Sarah what makes older Americans more vulnerable to misinformation — and who is delivering it to them. Digressions include "Supernatural," the Rachel and a fake university in Pennsylvania. We recorded this episode before the election but tried not to make it too obvious.Here's the article Mike wrote with all the research he did for this episode:  Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 history, her childhood, her years of searching for stardom, and her life until the eve of "...Baby One More Time." *A content warning—in this episode we talk about mental health struggles, and a part of the story around minute 22 involves suicide. Eve Lindley on Instagram.Support You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are GoodLinks:https://www.instagram.com/eveclindley/http://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-good Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah tells Mike about the thrilling conclusion to a children’s labor action and an overlooked Disney musical. Digressions include cronuts, carrier pigeons and Sylvester Graham’s crackers.  Both hosts agree that they love saying the word "papes."Most of the information in this episode comes from Sarah's two new favorite books, Vincent DiGirolamo’s “Crying the News” and David Nasaw’s “Children of the City.” And here's the link to the newsboy footage we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gatfLuD-DoSupport us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchWhere else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah tells Mike about media history, labor organizing, century-old moral panics — and the unlikely Disney musical that introduced her to all three. Digressions include Sting, "The Princess Bride" and 19th century graphic design. Both co-hosts recount their extremely millennial work histories.Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchWhere else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Harvey Milk's killer really given a light sentence after claiming that junk food made him do it? Mike's spinoff podcast, Maintenance Phase, dives into the rumor and finds a very You're Wrong About twist. Subscribe to Maintenance Phase here: https://linktr.ee/maintenancephase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topical episode! Special guest Jamelle Bouie tells Sarah and Mike about his problematic Founding Father faves and the bewildering institution they handed down to us. Digressions include '70s lapels, "Reversal of Fortune" and the Eurovision Song Contest. The filibuster rule and the three-fifths compromise receive bonus debunkings. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchWhere else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“You can be a hot mess express and still leave the world better than you found it.” In the final episode of our series, we talk about Diana’s untimely death and the everlasting conspiracy theories surrounding it. Digressions include RPGs, Madonna and Tickle Me Elmo. This episode contains spoilers for the movie “The Queen.” Here's the photos and clips we talked about in this episode: https://rottenindenmark.org/2020/11/09/princess-diana-part-5/Support us: http://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about?ref_id=10420Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Diana leaves the royal family with her reputation intact and her title slightly edited. Digressions include "Love Actually," "Pride and Prejudice" and Marie Antoinette. Both co-hosts reveal their staunch affirmative stance on wine moms. Unfortunately, this episode includes descriptions of self-harm. Here's the photos and clips we talked about in this episode: https://rottenindenmark.org/2020/11/01/princess-diana-part-4-the-divorce/Support us: http://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about?ref_id=10420Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the scariest thing in America is unfettered capitalism and unaccountable corporations? Sources: https://rottenindenmark.org/2018/06/30/the-exxon-valdez-oil-spill/Support us: http://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about?ref_id=10420Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Mike comes on Sarah’s new show to talk about robots, dads, the little metal hands guys and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." An Oops! All Pop Culture episode of You’re Wrong About.Why Are Dads: https://linktr.ee/whyaredads Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike has a new podcast! Here's the first episode, in which he debunks the absurd Cold War trauma factory that was once administered to 75% of American children.  If you want to subscribe to Maintenance Phase, click here: http://maintenancephase.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mike and Sarah dissect the Creepy Encounters subreddit and how to handle our creepy feelings in an unsafe time and place.  Digressions include Carol Kane, McDonald's and Uber.  Sarah wonders if human traffickers have taken serial killers’ jobs. Here's Mike's new podcast! http://maintenancephase.com Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks! "I was almost sex trafficked and didn’t realize until nearly a year later" "Homeless lady approaches my car while i’m eating alone at the Mcdonald’s, doesn’t realize i’m not stupid" "Do not let your Uber Driver cancel your ride while in the car" Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 that happened after Robert’s fifteen minutes were over. Read Michael’s work here.Support You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are GoodLinks:https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/michael-schulmanhttp://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-good Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Diana swaps out her husband for a Horse Dude and Mike and Sarah act out other people's PG-13 dirty talk. Digressions include shoulder pads, Billy Joel and "Seinfeld" (twice!). There's a moment 55 minutes in that is going to make you feel very weird. As with previous installments, this episode contains detailed descriptions of disordered eating.Here's the photos we talked about in this episode: https://rottenindenmark.org/2020/10/11/princess-diana-part-3-the-affairs/Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Diana gets married, joins her new family and meets the press. Digressions include Judy Garland, Edward Cullen and the AITA subreddit. Unfortunately, this episode includes detailed descriptions of suicide attempts and eating disorders. Here's the photos we talked about in this episode: https://rottenindenmark.org/2020/10/05/princess-diana-part-2-the-wedding/Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchWhere else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start our new series with the story of a girl, a prince and the society that convinced them they liked each other. Digressions include camels, Beyoncé and the idiosyncrasies of British place names. We're sorry to say that this episode has detailed descriptions of disordered eating. Here's a link to the photos and clips we discuss in this episode: https://rottenindenmark.org/2020/09/28/princess-diana-part-1-the-courtship/Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchWhere else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance PhaseLinks!  Andrew Morton's "Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words" Tina Brown's "The Diana Chronicles" Hillary Mantel's "Royal Bodies" Zoë Heller's "Where Prince Charles Went Wrong" (Mike said it was Adam Gopnik on the show! That sucks and he's sorry!) Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our 100th episode, American Hysteria host Chelsey Weber-Smith visits our campfire to tell us about the time America was besieged by a killer clown panic ... and then the time it happened all over again. Digressions include Jon Stewart, "The Blair Witch Project" and John Wayne Gacy. Sarah coyly references the Hartford circus fire several times but no one seems to notice.”If you want to skip the 100th-episode stuff, the Clown Content begins around 10:15.Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchLinks! American Hysteria on the web: https://www.chelseywebersmith.com/americanhysteria& on Instagram: @americanhysteriapodcast & on Twitter: @amerhysteria Chelsey's "Phantom Clowns" episode:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-hysteria/id1441348407https://open.spotify.com/show/4VjkwFSQpgnHwugtqJwSxD Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“It’s like these men are being held in a bubble as science marches forward.” Mike tells Sarah how one of history's most unethical experiments came crashing down. Digressions include the history of penicillin, the power of TV movies and the mysterious diagnosis of "Satan's crabs." This episode is happier than the last one, but still contains a lot of racist language and some grisly Nazi examples toward the beginning. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merchLinks! Under the Shadow of Tuskegee: African Americans and Health Care Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Medical Research versus Human Rights “There Wasn't a Lot of Comforts in Those Days:” African Americans, Public Health, and the 1918 Influenza Epidemic The Study Of Untreated Syphilis In The Negro Male Racism and Research: The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study The 1972 Ebony article The Discovery of Penicillin—New Insights After More Than 75 Years of Clinical Use Syphilis Victims in U.S. Study Went Untreated for 40 Years The Rhetoric of Dehumanization: An Analysis of Medical Reports of The Tuskegee Syphilis Project Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike tells Sarah about the longest "non-therapeutic" experiment in medical history. Digressions include deep fried ice cream, Kato Kaelin and a hot-yoga cabinet. As a warning, this episode contains long quotes from eugenic memos and detailed descriptions of medical racism. We promise to do a happier episode soon. Huge thanks to Susan Reverby, Vanessa Northington Gamble and Lillian Head for helping Mike with the research for this episode! Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Links! Under the Shadow of Tuskegee: African Americans and Health Care Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Medical Research versus Human Rights Rethinking the Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Nurse Rivers, Silence and the Meaning of Treatment “There Wasn't a Lot of Comforts in Those Days:” African Americans, Public Health, and the 1918 Influenza Epidemic The Study Of Untreated Syphilis In The Negro Male Nurse Eunice Rivers: Marching to Doctor's Orders in the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in the Jim Crow South Racism and Research: The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment: Medical Ethics, Constitutionalism, and Property in the Body The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment: Biotechnology And The Administrative State Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sarah makes a Nancy Grace-style argument against the prosecution. Digressions include '90s romantic comedies, Betty Broderick and flatscreen TVs.Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah tells Mike about her new foray into Dad Studies and, for the second time this week, discusses a horror movie about families from 1975 and sings a little.Subscribe! https://linktr.ee/whyaredads Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah tells Mike about the real-life conspiracy written between the lines of a 1970s horror novel. Digressions include "Rosemary's Baby (again), Disney World (of course), a brief history of the American pharmaceutical industry and a long recipe for stew.Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Links! "She Touched Me" from "Drat! The Cat!" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G69_Fx_YVuU The Carousel of Progress- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmrSiJTMf7s The Magic Worlds of Walt Disney – National Geographic August 1963 -- https://disneyavenue.wordpress.com/category/national-geographic-aug-63/ "More Work for Mother" by Ruth Schwartz Cowan https://www.google.com/books/edition/More_Work_For_Mother/9YM1tAEACAAJ?hl=en "The Age of Anxiety" by Andrea Tone https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Age_of_Anxiety/sgkXBQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=age+of+anxiety&printsec=frontcover "The Battered Parent Syndrome" ad for Milton - http://www.bonkersinstitute.org/medshow/fembps1.html "The Magic Bullet" by Heather Radke, on Miltown - https://www.topic.com/the-magic-bullet "The Family That Built an Empire of Pain" by Patrick Radden Keefe, on the Sackler family -- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/30/the-family-that-built-an-empire-of-pain "Dopesick" by Beth Macy https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dopesick/23BBDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=dopesick+macy&printsec=frontcover Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In another "mini" episode that accidentally turned mega, Mike tells Sarah about the Wayfair conspiracy theory and the sketchy statistical screenshots that have shown up in its wake. Digressions include "Inside Llewyn Davis," Miranda Priestley and (sigh) Jeffrey Epstein. This episode contains, we're sorry to say, detailed descriptions of child abuse. We recommend listening to this episode alongside our "Human Trafficking" episode from last year, which contains much more context for understanding this issue: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-trafficking/id1380008439?i=1000465289965Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 GameRead Blair’s Patreon (and learn more about sled dogs!)Support You're Wrong About:Bonus Episodes on PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are GoodLinks:https://bookshop.org/p/books/small-game-blair-braverman/18155642https://www.patreon.com/bravermountainhttp://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-good Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike tells Sarah how a silly sports promotion galvanized a reactionary movement. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-language musicals. Songs are dissected; the honor of David Bowie and late-night salad bars are defended.Huge thanks to historians Tavia Nyong'o, Eric Gonzaba, Luis-Manuel Garcia and Gillian Frank for helping Mike with this episode! Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Links!   Tavia Nyong'o's "I Feel Love: Disco and Its Discontents" Gillian Frank's excellent article on disco and his delightful podcast Luis-Manuel Garcia's alternate history of club culture and dissection of the gay left's opposition to disco Alice Echols' "Hot Stuff"   Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey"    Tim Lawrence's "Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979"  Peter Shapiro's "Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco" Undone did a great episode on Disco Demolition Night “The Flip Sides of 1979” “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night,” the (fabricated) New York Magazine story that inspired “Saturday Night Fever” Tony Smith interview "Disco and The Queering of the Dance Floor" Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike tells Sarah about the most common forms of violence in America and how they differ (twist!) from what gets shown on TV. Digressions include Perry Mason, “It’s A Wonderful Life” and fruit-toting strategies. Mike appears not to understand the meaning of the term “order of magnitude.” This episode contains descriptions of police violence; the last 15 minutes are just a huge bummer generally. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Links!   Monica Bell's "Anti-Segregation Policing" Daanika Gordon's "The Police as Place-Consolidators: The Organizational Amplification of Urban Inequality” "Homicide Investigations in Context: Exploring Explanations for the Divergent Impacts of Victim Race, Gender, Elderly Victims, and Firearms on Homicide Clearances" "Homicide Arrest Clearances: A Review of the Literature" "Assessing and Responding to the Recent Homicide Rise in the United States" "Can Homicide Detectives Improve Homicide Clearance Rates?" "Effective Police Homicide Investigations: Evidence from Seven Cities with High Clearance Rates" "Wrongful Convictions, Policing, and the 'Wars on Crime and Drugs'" "Did De-Policing Cause the Increase in Homicide Rates?" The DOJ's Antelope Valley Investigation "Explaining the Recent Decline in Domestic Violence" "Gender Differences in Patterns and Trends in U.S. Homicide, 1976–2015" "Police Responses to Violent Crime: Reconsidering the Mobilization of Law" "What Caused the Crime Decline?" Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sarah walks Mike through Nancy Grace’s prosecution of American juries. Cameos include Mark Geragos (again), O.J. Simpson (inevitably) and Jessica Hahn (thank God). Gus Van Sant’s masterpiece "To Die For" is discussed at length. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Mike tell Laura and Adrian about how we met, how we research and what we would say to Jessica Simpson if we ever met her.Follow the The Feminist Present here: gender.stanford.edu/podcastSupport us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Nancy Grace makes her case against defense attorneys in general and Scott Peterson’s lawyer in particular. Digressions include Batman, tough on crime mixtapes and the Iraq War. After two and a half years, Sarah finds her first Satanic cult — but maybe the real Satanic cults are the friends we made along the way. This episode summarizes the cases in Nancy Grace’s "Objection!," which include two child molestation and murder cases and a lengthy description of the autopsy report on the deaths of Laci and Connor Peterson.Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“It’s interesting that we became enthusiastic about ASL in the process of teaching it to a population that couldn’t benefit from it.”Mike tells Sarah about a very special ape and the very problematic humans around her. Digressions include video dating, "Biography" and the terrible terrible inventor of the telephone. We start with a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT about the future of the show. Both co-hosts understand the difference between chimps, monkeys and apes but occasionally misspeak.For a transcript of this episode (Thanks Andrea!), click here or copy-paste:https://rottenindenmark.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/YWA-Koko-the-Gorilla-Transcript.pdf Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Links! Marcus Perlman, the researcher Mike interviewed! "Human and Animal Cognition: Continuity and Discontinuity" "In Memorium: Koko, A Remarkable Gorilla" "What Do Talking Apes Really Tell Us?"  “Monkey Business” “Talk to the Animals,” the 1980 Omni article “Animal Bodies, Human Minds: Ape, Dolphin, and Parrot Language Skills” 1979 New York Magazine article on Herb Terrace “The Last Distinction?” “The Sad Twilight of Koko The Gorilla and Her 'Mother'” “Why Koko Can’t Talk” “The Other Side of Silence: Sign Language and the Deaf Community in America” “The Education of Koko” Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Candace Opper tells Mike and Sarah how a grunge star became the protagonist in one of America's most persistent conspiracy theories. Digressions include Neil Young, protest songs and the coolest baby of the 1990s. Mike continues to mine his public school education for anatomically impossible rumors. This episode contains detailed descriptions of suicide.Pre-order Candace's book, check out her website or follow her Tweets!  Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The criminal justice system should treat everyone like a white teenage girl whose future it’s concerned about disrupting.” Sarah tells Mike about Melissa Drexler, the New Jersey teenager who (according to George F. Will) killed her newborn baby due to the influence of Metallica and the United States Supreme Court. Digressions include Baby Moses laws, “Citizen Ruth” and Ted Bundy’s political leanings. To the surprise of no one, we end up discussing true crime tropes in great detail.This episode contains detailed descriptions of neonaticide. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah tells Mike how a superhero’s genesis was a supervillain’s origin story all along. In our new deep dive, we tackle Nancy Grace’s “Objection!” and debate how defendants should behave at trial, why prosecutors seem to make good daytime TV stars and whether Nancy really came to New York City with a curling iron and a dream.Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On June 17, 1994, the world screeched to a halt so 95 million Americans could watch a white SUV crawl through L.A. Today, we finally talk about the infamous Bronco chase, the men inside the car and the myth they left behind. Digressions include “The Fugitive,” Larry King and Jack Nicholson twice. Like previous episodes about the events of this day, this episode discusses suicidal ideation.Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 PatreonBuy cute merchWhere else to find us:Sarah's other show, You Are GoodLinks:https://www.rollingstone.com/author/miles-klee/http://patreon.com/yourewrongabouthttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-abouthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpodhttps://www.podpage.com/you-are-good Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“You really shouldn’t date people who go in thinking, ’This person has good bones but they’re a fixer-upper.’” This week, we complete our Jessica Simpson book club with the appearance of a new man who triggers some old anxieties. Digressions include Dolly Parton, mom jeans and a forgotten Hollywood power couple. We talk about “Garden State” longer than we intended. Mike finally gets to tell the octopus story, which he thinks about all the time. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of Pride Month and revolutions past, present, and future, we're re-releasing our episode on the Stonewall Uprising. Let the sunshine in. Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I’m being pulled into planet myth … and I like it here.” Special guest Dana Schwartz tells Mike and Sarah how a short, brutal story became an enduring myth. Digressions include Titanic nostalgia, Princess Jasmine and Dr. Phil. A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to Rasputin, Russia’s greatest love machine.  Find Dana at her website or listen to her podcast!Support us:Subscribe on PatreonDonate on PaypalBuy cute merch Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices