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You're Wrong About

Sarah Marshall
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Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.

  1. 6d ago • Subscribers Only

    Doll Mail with Chelsey Weber-Smith

    What isn’t a doll, really? For this episode, uncanny correspondent Chelsey Weber-Smith joins Sarah to revisit the dolls of their February bonus, and to hear your letters about the dolls of your past. Together they discuss tales of Barbie Wars, Edinburgh coffin dolls, and dolls made out of knees. Also, Sarah finally gives a real primer on American Girl Dolls to her former tomboy guest. Digressions include the Weekend Dad toy box, summer of Stephen king curriculum, and which Beanie Baby best represents Billy Corgan. Photos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/doll-mail-with-159406455 More Chelsey Weber-Smith: http://www.americanhysteria.com http://www.instagram.com/americanhysteriapodcast Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler: linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster More You're Wrong About: linktr.ee/ywapod

    1h 22m

  2. May 26

    Rainbows with Lulu Miller

    Why are there so many songs about rainbows (and what’s on the other side)? A bridge between worlds, a map to a pot of gold, the centerpiece of a Lisa Frank trapper-keeper, and of course, an ever-changing symbol of the LGBTQ+ community, the rainbow has been a profound part of the human experience for thousands of years. For this early Pride Month episode, science correspondent and bisexual seagull Lulu Miller explains to Sarah the history of our understanding of rainbows: why they exist, what they are made out of, and what they have represented. Together they discuss the figures that have tried to pin down this natural wonder, the power of its spectrum of meaning, and the comfort and terror of the infinity it once represented. Digressions include the boring transcendence of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the secret joys of trigonometry, and the best gay Hannibal Lecter.  More Lulu Miller: https://radiolab.org/team/lulu-miller Lulu on Instagram Lulu's book Why Fish Don't Exist Original music in this episode brought to you by Magpie Cinema Club featuring Brendan Liu Except for "Roy G Biv" from this episode of Lulu's WNYC show Terrestrials, which is written and performed by Alan Goffinski and included on The Bridge EP And also Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert Edited + Produced by Miranda Zickler: http://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster The poem Lulu read was Singularity by Marie Howe More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch Support the show

    1h 13m

  3. May 12

    What to Carry, What to Burn with Blair Braverman

    Ada Blackjack wants one thing: To make enough money to bring her son home from an orphanage. But good work is hard to find in 1920s Nome, Alaska, so when four strangers come to town, looking to hire someone for a secret yearlong expedition, Ada embarks on the trip—not knowing that she’ll be the only one of them to survive.  This is the first episode of YWA correspondent Blair Braverman's new podcast, What to Carry, What to Burn. To hear the second half of Ada's story (also featuring Sarah Marshall!), visit the links below: RSS feed: https://shows.acast.com/what-to-carry-what-to-burn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-to-carry-what-to-burn/id1896260781 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatToCarryPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4L7FCFQLcmG2NwPw7ayE1D More Blair Braverman: www.blairbraverman.com More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch Support the show

    1h 4m

  4. Apr 29

    Desperation Pie with Sarah Archer

    What would you do for a desperation pie? Kitchen correspondent Sarah Archer is here to talk with Sarah about the American food trends that marked the 20th century and how they related to the political and cultural changes of a nation in need of constant culinary inventiveness. They discuss the specialties of the barren Depression Era, the food-related propaganda and rationing of the wartime years, the meteoric rise of post-war disposability, the premade mixes and “exotic” dishes of midcentury housewives, and the special tastes of Soviet Cold War diplomacy. Throughout the episode, they discuss the messages these eras transmitted to the women in charge of the kitchen and draw parallels to our new era of trad wife cooking and carnivore dieting. Digressions include the unique features of Star Trek aliens, why cottage cheese is the Cher of foods, and how ironing sheets can be a potent tool for procrastination. More Sarah Archer: https://www.sarah-archer.com/ Design for Dreaming 1956 appliance fantasy film: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/design-for-dreaming-1956/ Midcentury Menu exhibition at the MFAH: https://www.mfah.org/art/exhibitions/midcentury-menu-dining-in-the-atomic-age Meals with a Foreign Flair: https://archive.org/details/mealswithforeign00desm Edited + Produced by Miranda Zickler: http://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch Support the show

    1h 14m

  5. Apr 28 • Subscribers Only

    Rhinelander v. Rhinelander

    Can the power of love ever conquer the love of power? When Leonard Kip Rhinelander, the heir son of a wealthy New York real estate family, met a working class girl named Alice Jones in the 1920s, it became a passionate romance for the ages. That is, until the Rhinelander family found out about Alice’s mixed race background and threatened to cut Kip off from their fortune, transforming a happy new marriage into a public legal nightmare. For this episode, ____ correspondent Princess Weekes tells Sarah the story of the landmark 1925 annulment case of Rhinelander v. Rhinelander and also provides context about how state governments were defining whiteness and Blackness after the Civil War, and together they discuss the modern versions of the pseudoscientific ideas still making the rounds in certain online spaces. Digressions include the Dakota Land Rush, a potential co-op in drafty castle tower, and the hope for a Meghan Markle Book Club. More Princess Weekes: https://www.youtube.com/@Princess_Weekes https://www.instagram.com/princess_weekes/ https://www.tiktok.com/@princesspendulum Edited + Produced by Miranda Zickler: http://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster More You're Wrong About http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod

    1h 26m

  6. Apr 14

    The Great American Spelling Bee with Gabe Henry

    Can you use the word in a sentence? For this episode, Spelling Correspondent Gabe Henry takes Sarah through the surprisingly rampageous (r-a-m-p-a-g-e-o-u-s) history of the Spelling Bee, a uniquely American phenomenon. From the earliest examples of late night “spelling matches,” to the rough-and-tumble contests of the early frontier, to the controversy of the first National spelling bee, it turns out that these mild-mannered academic flexes were once both raucous and revolutionary. Gabe also brings his own spelling bee to test the gifted child that still buzzes within Sarah Marshall. Digressions include Ben Franklin’s morning routine, why we need more statues of kids, and the Wolf Blitzer Hologram. More Gabe Henry: gabehenry.com Gabe's book Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell  Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch YWA on Instagram Support the show

    1h 26m

  7. Apr 1

    Crop Circles with Chelsey Weber-Smith

    What do men really get up to at the pub? For this April Fools' Day episode, Sarah tells urban legend correspondent Chelsey Weber-Smith of American Hysteria the history and the mystery behind crop circles, those sophisticated patterns left imprinted in corn and wheat fields said to be made by alien beings. For years, no one could find a rational reason for their mysterious existence as they spread across various countries; that is, until a pair of surprising culprits finally came forward to reveal their master prank. Digressions include Ramona Quimby’s dad’s alma mater, sexy adaptations of costume drama novels, and the unrivaled power of shaky cam footage. More Chelsey Weber-Smith: Listen to American Hysteria Follow American Hysteria on instagram Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler "Every Corn is a Glamorous Woman" is a semi-original song by Magpie Cinema Club (it's just "Rockabye") More You're Wrong About: Bonus Episodes on Patreon Buy cute merch YWA on Instagram Support the show

    1h 14m

  8. Mar 28 • Subscribers Only

    The Orca Report with Brianna Bowman

    Do orcas really hate millionaires? And if so, why don’t they vote? Deep sea correspondent Brianna Bowman is here with the answers to these and other burning (bubbling?) questions, plus a submarine trip down memory lane. While reflecting on their expansive Keiko series, they also discuss killer whale true crime, Deadliest Catch, and that Wuthering Heights movie (which sadly contains no marine mammals). Produced + edited by Miranda Zickler http://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster More Brianna Bowman: Brianna's Website http://www.briannabowman.com/ Support Brianna's new podcast Rewilding Keiko on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/c/rewildingkeiko Submit a voicemail with your memories of Keiko at rewildingpodcast@outlook.com (Brianna's Note: yes, Outlook! I’m a weirdo) Linkedin (Brianna's Note: yes I am a double weirdo) https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannahbowman/ @rewildingkeiko on Instagram Buy her a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/rewildingkeiko More You're Wrong About: linktr.ee/ywapod

    2h 8m
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