I Mae Be Wrong, But...

Caroline Mae Woodson
  • 5.0 (7)
  • Society & Culture
  • Updated Weekly

Got a favorite quote you can't stop thinking about? 📝 You're in the right place. "I Mae Be Wrong, But..." is the podcast hosted by writer Caroline Mae Woodson, who's as obsessed with words as you are. Each episode, she dives into a single, classic quote, unearthing its history and linking its message to the modern media and life. It's a book club without the homework, designed for anyone who wants a new perspective on the world—one word at a time. Follow her and her words elsewhere: 💌TikTok: https://shorturl.at/qwME2 💌Instagram: https://shorturl.at/gWDFK

  1. My Mom Made Me This Way x Debbie Woodson

    Jan 22

    My Mom Made Me This Way x Debbie Woodson

    This episode is a love letter to shared stories. Caroline and her mom talk about growing up immersed in books, theatre and music; and how those shared experiences became their favorite stories. From sneaking into sketchy purse buildings in New York to crying at concerts, revisiting Wicked, and reading The Penderwicks out loud, this conversation is about how culture becomes family tradition.

    45 min

  2. 12/11/2025

    Doers Vs. Talkers x Virginia Woolf

    In this episode, Caroline takes you from her college commencement speech to Virginia Woolf to summer camp crushes.This month’s theme is tradition: the lovely parts we inherit, the darker parts we try not to repeat, and the bizarre fact that women couldn’t get approved for their own credit cards until fifty years ago. Caroline unpacks a line from To the Lighthouse, spirals lovingly through Woolf trivia, and talks about how our lives stack on top of each other like messy little family heirlooms. She reviews God of the Woods (no spoilers, she hasn’t finished it), explains why she watched Minx exclusively for Nick Miller, and shares why the play God of Carnage might be the truest thing ever written about “civilized” adults. And then, of course, a story about a summer camp crush named Ian—because what’s tradition without a rite of passage? Full of books, plays, TV, nostalgia, and tiny human illuminations, this episode is a reminder that all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves… but she may be wrong.

    22 min

  3. 12/04/2025

    I'm a Hick, I'll Kill You: Tradition x Marcus Aurelius

    Caroline kicks off a month on tradition with a trio of touchstones that somehow make perfect sense together: the grounded wisdom of Marcus Aurelius, the chaotic comfort of apocalyptic cartoons, and the heart-thumping emotional messiness of Sally Rooney’s novels. These become her compass points as she digs into why we crave routine, community and the tiny rituals that keep us steady—even when the world feels like it’s tilting. (A waitress shouting “I’m a hick, I’ll kill you” makes a cameo, but only to prove the point.) External Sources Highlighted: Meditations — Marcus AureliusCarol and the End of the WorldBeautiful World, Where are You? by Sally Rooney“In the Airplane Over the Sea” by Neutral Milk Hotel

    29 min

  4. 11/27/2025

    Dissecting the Bird (and Other Ways to Miss the Point) x Charles Dickens

    At a unicorn pajama party in California, Caroline finds herself running games, managing cupcakes, and teaching seven-year-olds the power of a good thank-you note. From Peppy’s birthday to Dickens’ ghosts, this episode is about gratitude, presence, and remembering how much we already have—stuffed ravens and all. This week's episode finishes out our month focusing on gratitude and talks about the TV show "Beef", Ocean Vuong's "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous", and the song "Dissect the Bird".

    23 min

  5. 11/20/2025

    Tiny Spaces, Big Hearts x A.A. Milne

    What starts as a Facebook Marketplace rescue mission for a $30 pink chair turns into a reflection on how (and with what) we fill our lives — and our hearts. This week, Caroline traces a very college-theater-kid kind of furniture saga back to Piglet’s reminder that even a small heart can hold a large amount of gratitude. There’s a little Winnie-the-Pooh lore, a little Sally Rooney, a song, a movie, a poem about lactose, and a lot of talk about how friends, furniture, and feelings end up furnishing our lives.

    24 min

  6. 11/13/2025

    The Mouse, the Monologue, and the Good Eye x Sally Rooney

    So what do you do when there’s a mouse on a sticky trap? No, really, what do you do? If you’re an acting student, apparently you bring it to class.This week, Caroline unpacks a campus legend about one empathetic theater major, a live mouse, and the chaos that ensued, all to arrive at a surprisingly tender point: what it means to look at the world—and the people in it—with a good eye. From Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo to Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” to a new film about grief and gratitude (A Real Pain), Caroline traces a thread through stories of compassion, heartbreak, and human decency. Along the way, there are sentimental dads, careful moms, and the painful but necessary art of not hating your ex. Because sometimes, showing goodness starts with seeing it—even in the stickiest of situations. But I may be wrong.

    25 min

  7. 11/06/2025

    The Afterparty of Love (Grief) x Thornton Wilder

    In this November installment of I Mae Be Wrong, But…, Caroline Mae Woodson engages with the notion that grief is “love with nowhere to go,” using Thornton Wilder’s line “the highest tribute to the dead is not grief, but gratitude.” We talk about a grandmother’s engagement ring, a kitchen recipe card, and to broader themes of remembrance and living well, rather than simply mourning. Interweaving pop-culture examinations of the show “Long Story Short”, the series “WandaVision”, and the song “The Luckiest” —she explores how grief and gratitude can sift into our everyday lives, not by vanishing, but by transforming. This episode invites listeners to reconsider how gratitude can become a practice, a lens through which we honor past love and continue forward, carrying both memory and motion.

    24 min
  8. The Misquote Trick-or-Treat x Halloween Special

    10/30/2025

    The Misquote Trick-or-Treat x Halloween Special

    Happy Halloween!On this very spooky Thursday, Caroline has a trick-or-treat special episode of the podcast with famous quotes that we have been tricked into thinking are by someone else or mean something entirely different than their original intent. After recounting a chilling investor lunch about the real scariest creature on Earth (spoiler: it might be us), she takes us wandering door-to-door through a haunted neighborhood of famous quotes that have been totally, wildly, hilariously misattributed. Marie Antoinette? Sherlock Holmes? Einstein? And fun twist… “blood is thicker than water” originally meant the opposite of what you think. Together we peek behind the mask of cultural memory to see how stories morph, how language plays tricks, and how people make history whether they behave or not. It’s a light-hearted candy bag full of fact checking, nostalgia, and the occasional existential jump scare about humanity itself. Caroline leaves you with a watchlist of her favorite Halloween films, a plastic pumpkin full of curiosity, and one final reminder: humans may be the scariest species out there… but she may be wrong.

    23 min
See All (16)

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
7 Ratings

About

Got a favorite quote you can't stop thinking about? 📝 You're in the right place. "I Mae Be Wrong, But..." is the podcast hosted by writer Caroline Mae Woodson, who's as obsessed with words as you are. Each episode, she dives into a single, classic quote, unearthing its history and linking its message to the modern media and life. It's a book club without the homework, designed for anyone who wants a new perspective on the world—one word at a time. Follow her and her words elsewhere: 💌TikTok: https://shorturl.at/qwME2 💌Instagram: https://shorturl.at/gWDFK

Information

  • Creator
    Caroline Mae Woodson
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Caroline Mae Woodson
  • Show Website
    I Mae Be Wrong, But...