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You're Wrong About

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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The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Mike tells Sarah that America’s most devastating oil spill was not, in fact, a DUI. Digressions include “Titanic" (obvio... Read more

30 Jun 2018

1hr 1min

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The 2000 Election

The 2000 Election

Mike tells Sarah how a close election and an even closer Supreme Court decision established the political template we're... Read more

12 Dec 2018

1hr 12mins

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The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

Mike tells Sarah how a false rape allegation became a right-wing rallying cry and a left-wing conspiracy theory. Digress... Read more

14 Nov 2018

1hr 10mins

Ranked #4

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The O.J. Simpson Trial: Paula Barbieri Part 1

The O.J. Simpson Trial: Paula Barbieri Part 1

"Centering conversations around blame is not the most useful thing for us to be doing." Sarah tells Mike about the woman... Read more

1 Nov 2019

1hr 22mins

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Sexting

Sexting

“We’re uncomfortable with the evidence that teen girls have sexual agency.” Special guest Amy Hasinoff tells Mike and Sa... Read more

11 Jun 2019

40mins

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The O.J. Simpson Trial: Marcia Clark Part 1

The O.J. Simpson Trial: Marcia Clark Part 1

Sarah tells Mike how Marcia Clark got the slam-dunk case that ended her career as a trial lawyer. Digressions include st... Read more

14 Nov 2019

1hr 20mins

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The O.J. Simpson Trial: The Bronco Chase

The O.J. Simpson Trial: The Bronco Chase

On June 17, 1994, the world screeched to a halt so 95 million Americans could watch a white SUV crawl through L.A. Today... Read more

17 Jun 2020

1hr 5mins

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Elián González

Elián González

Mike tells Sarah how a 5-year-old kid transformed a city, divided a political party and (maybe) determined a presidentia... Read more

25 Apr 2019

1hr

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‘Yoko Ono Broke Up The Beatles’

‘Yoko Ono Broke Up The Beatles’

Mike tells Sarah how the myth of meddling wives serves to exonerate terrible husbands. Digressions include "50 Shades of... Read more

10 Sep 2019

1hr 19mins

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Koko The Gorilla

Koko The Gorilla

“It’s interesting that we became enthusiastic about ASL in the process of teaching it to a population that couldn’t bene... Read more

6 Jul 2020

1hr 20mins

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The American Taliban

The American Taliban

“He’s been punished even more than the American prison system can aspire to punish anyone”: Mike tells Sarah how John Wa... Read more

5 Jun 2019

1hr 11mins

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Dan Quayle v. Murphy Brown

Dan Quayle v. Murphy Brown

“Why did we make fun of Dan Quayle for misspelling the word ‘potato’ when we should have made fun of him for arguments l... Read more

9 May 2019

51mins

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The O.J. Simpson Trial: Kato Kaelin Part 1

The O.J. Simpson Trial: Kato Kaelin Part 1

Sarah tells Mike how an aspiring actor protected and then betrayed Nicole Brown Simpson without knowing he was doing eit... Read more

16 Dec 2019

1hr 8mins

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The O.J. Simpson Trial: Paula Barbieri Part 2

The O.J. Simpson Trial: Paula Barbieri Part 2

"There’s no precedent for women in this family being treated like they matter." Sarah tells Mike about the Bronco chase ... Read more

2 Dec 2019

1hr 25mins

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Tonya Harding Part 1

Tonya Harding Part 1

Sarah tells Mike the story of a world-class figure skater who worked at a mall potato restaurant. Digressions include “S... Read more

18 Jul 2019

1hr 12mins

Ranked #16

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Anastasia

Anastasia

“I’m being pulled into planet myth … and I like it here.” Special guest Dana Schwartz tells Mike and Sarah how a short, ... Read more

1 Jun 2020

1hr 1min

Ranked #17

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Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking

Mike tells Sarah how NGOs, activists and George W. Bush resurrected the 'stranger danger' panic for the modern era. Digr... Read more

25 Nov 2019

1hr 37mins

Ranked #18

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Alpha Males

Alpha Males

Sarah tells Mike that animal behavior is an imperfect template for human society. Digressions include rabbits, Bob’s Bur... Read more

4 Aug 2018

49mins

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Gary Hart

Gary Hart

Sarah tells Mike how a sex scandal ruined a rising star and established a new template for American elections. Digressio... Read more

7 Feb 2019

49mins

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Jeffrey Dahmer

Jeffrey Dahmer

Sarah tells Mike that shoddy policing (and Milwaukee generally) are responsible for one of America's most prolific seria... Read more

1 Sep 2018

58mins

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