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Language | English |
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Original release | May 2, 2018 |
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Website | yourewrongabout |
You're Wrong About is an American history and pop culture podcast created by journalist Michael Hobbes and writer Sarah Marshall. It has been hosted by Marshall since its inception; Hobbes also hosted until 2021.[1] Launched in May 2018, the show explores misunderstood media events by interrogating why and how the public got things wrong. Show topics have included events like the Challenger Disaster, the O. J. Simpson Trial, and the Murder of Kitty Genovese and covered people such as Anna Nicole Smith, Yoko Ono, Tonya Harding, and Lorena Bobbitt.[2] It was named one of the ten best podcasts by Time in 2019.[3]
About
Michael Hobbes is an American journalist and a former reporter for HuffPost.[4] He is also the co-host of the podcast Maintenance Phase with Aubrey Gordon, as well as the podcast If Books Could Kill with Peter Shamshiri.[5][6]
Sarah Marshall is an American writer whose work has appeared in BuzzFeed, The Believer, and The New Republic.[7] She is known for an interest in the mischaracterization of women by the mainstream media best demonstrated in her 2014 long-form profile of Tonya Harding.[7] The show began after Hobbes reached out to Marshall and proposed that they try to recreate their deep-dive research processes in audio format.[8] The pair only met in person after recording the show remotely for the first five months.[8]
During each episode, Hobbes and Marshall trade off on researching the show's topic, with one host taking on the research and analysis of a topic and the other coming to the discussion with little-to-no knowledge about the relevant details.[8] Each episode begins with the less informed host sharing what they remember about the person or event in question. Together they then explore the topic in a generally chronological manner, discussing relevant public responses and dominant societal trends from the era, before debunking that response and the subsequent media coverage. Witty observations and pop-culture references are woven in throughout the discussion. The discussions include references to primary resources used during the research process along with and direct quotes from media coverage interviews with relevant players.[9]
In March 2020, the podcast began a quarantine book club in response to COVID-19 lockdowns. The related episodes differ from the regular format as they focus on a single book with one host having read it and the other learning about it over the course of multiple episodes. Books covered include the satanic ritual abuse book Michelle Remembers, Jessica Simpson's autobiography Open Book, and Objection! by American lawyer and television personality Nancy Grace.[10]
The podcast is a part-time effort for both hosts and relies on crowd-funding.[11] The independent nature of the show is rooted in moral concerns about critiquing the media and potential constraints inherent to sponsorship.[11]
In October 2021, it was announced that Hobbes was leaving the podcast and the show would continue with Marshall and guests.[12]
Reception
In 2019, You're Wrong About was named one of the ten best podcasts by Time.[3] Writing for the Irish Times, Sarah Griffin praised the show's conversational tone noting how Hobbes and Marshall "handle incredibly dark subjects with a levity that never feels disrespectful."[13] Rachel Syme compared Hobbes and Marshall as a modern-day Statler and Waldorf, claiming their show is a history podcast that "assumes the audience is capable of complex thought."[8]
Episodes
2018
No. | Episode Title | Episode Summary | Guest | Release Date |
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1 | "The Satanic Panic" | TBA | – | May 2, 2018 |
2 | "Going Postal" | TBA | – | May 3, 2018 |
3 | "Crack Babies" | TBA | – | May 4, 2018 |
4 | "Afterschool Specials" | TBA | – | May 5, 2018 |
5 | "Matthew Shepard" | TBA | Mike Owens | May 12, 2018 |
6 | "Stockholm Syndrome" | TBA | – | May 20, 2018 |
7 | "Anita Hill" | TBA | – | May 26, 2018 |
8 | "Monica Lewinsky" | TBA | – | June 2, 2018 |
9 | "The Clinton Impeachment" | TBA | – | June 9, 2018 |
10 | "The Jonestown Massacre" | TBA | Rachel Monroe | June 16, 2018 |
11 | "Snuff Films" | TBA | – | June 25, 2018 |
12 | "10th Episode Spectacular!" | TBA | – | July 14, 2018 |
13 | ""The Godfather"" | TBA | – | July 21, 2018 |
14 | "Kurt Cobain and "Copycat Suicide"" | TBA | Candace Opper | July 28, 2018 |
15 | "Alpha Males" | TBA | – | August 4, 2018 |
16 | "D.A.R.E." | TBA | – | August 18, 2018 |
17 | "Jeffrey Dahmer" | TBA | – | September 1, 2018 |
18 | "Iran-Contra" | TBA | – | September 10, 2018 |
19 | "Columbine" | TBA | Rachel Monroe | September 17, 2018 |
20 | "The Obesity Epidemic" | TBA | – | September 19, 2018 |
21 | "Multiple Personality Disorder" | TBA | – | October 1, 2018 |
22 | "Shaken Baby Syndrome" | TBA | – | October 8, 2018 |
23 | "Halloween Special! Ed Gein and Slasher Movies" | TBA | – | October 17, 2018 |
24 | "Urban Legends Spectacular!" | TBA | – | October 24, 2018 |
25 | "Stranger Danger" | TBA | – | October 31, 2018 |
26 | "Lorena Bobbitt" | TBA | – | November 7, 2018 |
27 | "The Duke Lacrosse Rape Case" | TBA | – | November 14, 2018 |
28 | "Roe v. Wade" | TBA | Megan Burbank | November 21, 2018 |
29 | "Amy Fisher" | TBA | – | December 3, 2018 |
30 | "The 2000 Election" | TBA | – | December 12, 2018 |
31 | ""A Dingo's Got My Baby"" | TBA | – | December 19, 2018 |
2019
No. | Episode Title | Episode Summary | Guest | Release Date |
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32 | "The Challenger Disaster" | TBA | – | January 3, 2019 |
33 | "Enron" | TBA | – | January 16, 2019 |
34 | "Tammy Faye Bakker and Jessica Hahn" | TBA | – | January 25, 2019 |
35 | "Gary Hart" | TBA | – | February 17, 2019 |
36 | "Acid Rain" | TBA | – | February 15, 2019 |
37 | "Anna Nicole Smith" | TBA | – | February 20, 2019 |
38 | "Terri Schiavo" | TBA | – | March 5, 2019 |
39 | "The "Ebonics" Controversy" | TBA | – | April 4, 2019 |
40 | "The Preppy Murder" | TBA | – | April 18, 2019 |
41 | "Elián González" | TBA | – | April 25, 2019 |
42 | "Dan Quayle v. Murphy Brown" | TBA | – | May 9, 2019 |
43 | "Homelessness" | TBA | – | May 16, 2019 |
44 | "Exorcism" | TBA | – | May 28, 2019 |
45 | "The American Taliban" | TBA | – | June 5, 2019 |
46 | "Sexting" | TBA | Amy Hasinoff | June 11, 2019 |
47 | "Kitty Genovese and "Bystander Apathy"" | TBA | – | June 20, 2019 |
48 | "The Stonewall Uprising" | TBA | – | June 27, 2019 |
49 | "Tonya Harding Part 1" | TBA | – | July 18, 2019 |
50 | "Tonya Harding Part 2" | TBA | – | July 26, 2019 |
51 | "Sex Offenders" | TBA | – | August 7, 2019 |
52 | "The Victims' Rights Movement" | TBA | – | August 16, 2019 |
53 | "Gangs" | TBA | – | August 22, 2019 |
54 | "'Yoko Ono Broke Up The Beatles'" | TBA | – | September 10, 2019 |
55 | "The Wardrobe Malfunction" | TBA | – | September 19, 2019 |
56 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Nicole Brown Simpson Part 1" | TBA | – | October 3, 2019 |
57 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Nicole Brown Simpson Part 2" | TBA | – | October 17, 2019 |
58 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Paula Barbieri Part 1" | TBA | – | November 1, 2019 |
59 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Marcia Clark Part 1" | TBA | – | November 14, 2019 |
60 | "Human Trafficking" | TBA | – | November 25, 2019 |
61 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Paula Barbieri Part 2" | TBA | – | December 2, 2019 |
62 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Kato Kaelin Part 1" | TBA | – | December 16, 2019 |
2020
No. | Episode Title | Episode Summary | Guest | Release Date |
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63 | "D.C. Snipers Part 1" | TBA | – | January 6, 2020 |
64 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Kato Kaelin Part 2" | TBA | – | January 20, 2020 |
65 | "D.C. Snipers Part 2" | TBA | – | February 3, 2020 |
66 | "Why Didn't Anyone Go to Prison for the Financial Crisis?" | TBA | – | February 10, 2020 |
67 | "D.C. Snipers Part 3" | TBA | – | February 24, 2020 |
68 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Marcia Clark Part 2" | TBA | – | March 9, 2020 |
69 | "D.C. Snipers Part 4" | TBA | – | March 23, 2020 |
70 | "Quarantine Book Club: "Michelle Remembers" (Week 1)" | TBA | – | March 26, 2020 |
71 | "The Exploding Ford Pinto" | TBA | – | April 2, 2020 |
72 | "Quarantine Book Club: "Michelle Remembers" (Week 2)" | TBA | – | April 6, 2020 |
73 | "Marie Antoinette" | TBA | Dana Schwartz | April 13, 2020 |
74 | "Quarantine Book Club: "Michelle Remembers" (Week 3)" | TBA | – | April 16, 2020 |
75 | "Quarantine Book Club: "Michelle Remembers" (Week 4)" | TBA | – | April 23, 2020 |
76 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: When Kato Met Marcia" | TBA | – | April 27, 2020 |
77 | "Quarantine Book Club: "Michelle Remembers" (Week 5)" | TBA | – | April 30, 2020 |
78 | "The Y2K Bug" | TBA | – | May 4, 2020 |
79 | "Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson's "Open Book" (Week 1)" | TBA | – | May 7, 2020 |
80 | "Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson's "Open Book" (Week 2)" | TBA | – | May 14, 2020 |
81 | "The Disappearance of Chandra Levy" | TBA | – | May 25, 2020 |
82 | "Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson's "Open Book" (Week 3)" | TBA | – | May 28, 2020 |
83 | "Anastasia" | TBA | Dana Schwartz | June 1, 2020 |
– | "Re-Release: The Stonewall Uprising" | TBA | – | June 4, 2020 |
84 | "Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson's "Open Book" (The Conclusion!)" | TBA | – | June 8, 2020 |
85 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: The Bronco Chase" | TBA | – | June 17, 2020 |
86 | "Deep Dive: Nancy Grace's "Objection!" (Week 1)" | TBA | – | June 18, 2020 |
87 | ""The Prom Mom"" | TBA | – | June 25, 2020 |
88 | "Courtney Love" | TBA | Candace Opper | June 29, 2020 |
89 | "Koko The Gorilla" | TBA | – | July 6, 2020 |
90 | "Deep Dive Week 2: Nancy Grace v. The Defense" | TBA | – | July 13, 2020 |
– | "Bonus Episode! Sarah and Mike on "The Feminist Present" Podcast" | TBA | – | July 16, 2020 |
91 | "Deep Dive Week 3: Nancy Grace v. The Jury" | TBA | – | July 20, 2020 |
92 | "Murder" | TBA | – | July 27, 2020 |
93 | "Disco Demolition Night" | TBA | – | August 3, 2020 |
94 | "Wayfair and Human Trafficking Statistics" | TBA | – | August 10, 2020 |
95 | "The Stepford Wives" | TBA | – | August 24, 2020 |
96 | "Bonus Episode! Sarah's New Podcast "Why Are Dads"" | TBA | – | August 27, 2020 |
97 | "Deep Dive Week 4: Nancy Grace v. The Constitution" | TBA | – | August 31, 2020 |
98 | "Tuskegee Syphilis Study Part 1: The Lie" | TBA | – | September 8, 2020 |
99 | "Tuskegee Syphilis Study Part 2: The Truth" | TBA | – | September 14, 2020 |
100 | "Killer Clowns" | TBA | Chelsey Weber-Smith | September 21, 2020 |
101 | "Princess Diana Part 1: The Courtship" | TBA | – | September 28, 2020 |
102 | "Princess Diana Part 2: The Wedding" | TBA | – | October 5, 2020 |
103 | "Princess Diana Part 3: The Affairs" | TBA | – | October 12, 2020 |
104 | "Halloween Special: Creepy Encounters" | TBA | – | October 19, 2020 |
– | "Bonus: The President's Physical Fitness Test" | TBA | Aubrey Gordon | October 22, 2020 |
– | "Bonus: Why Are Dads on "Terminator 2"" | TBA | Alex Steed | October 29, 2020 |
105 | "Princess Diana Part 4: The Divorce" | TBA | – | November 2, 2020 |
106 | "Princess Diana Part 5: The Crash" | TBA | – | November 9, 2020 |
107 | "The Electoral College" | TBA | Jamelle Bouie | November 16, 2020 |
– | "Bonus: The "Twinkie Defense"" | TBA | – | November 19, 2020 |
108 | "The Newsboys' Strike of 1899 (Part 1)" | TBA | – | November 23, 2020 |
109 | "The Newsboys' Strike of 1899 (Part 2)" | TBA | – | November 30, 2020 |
110 | "Losing Relatives to Fox News" | TBA | – | December 7, 2020 |
111 | "The Stanford Prison Experiment" | TBA | – | December 21, 2020 |
112 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Paula Escapes From L.A." | TBA | – | December 28, 2020 |
2021
No. | Episode Title | Episode Summary | Guest | Release Date |
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113 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: My Fair Paula" | TBA | – | January 11, 2021 |
114 | "Shannon Faulkner & Sex Discrimination at The Citadel" | TBA | – | January 18, 2021 |
115 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: The Arraignmaker" | TBA | – | January 25, 2021 |
116 | "The Anti-Vaccine Movement" | TBA | Eric Michael Garcia | February 1, 2021 |
117 | "Tipper Gore vs. Heavy Metal: The Case Against "Porn Rock"" | TBA | – | February 8, 2021 |
118 | "Tipper Gore vs. Heavy Metal: The Hearing" | TBA | – | February 15, 2021 |
119 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: The DeLorean Detour" | TBA | – | February 22, 2021 |
– | "Bonus: "The Dark Knight"" | TBA | Aubrey Gordon, Alex Steed | March 1, 2021 |
120 | "Vanessa Williams Part 1: Becoming Miss America" | TBA | – | March 8, 2021 |
– | "Bonus: Dr. Oz" | TBA | Aubrey Gordon | March 15, 2021 |
121 | "Vanessa Williams Part 2: Saving The Best For Last" | TBA | Cassie da Costa | March 22, 2021 |
122 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mr. F. Lee Bailey" | TBA | – | April 5, 2021 |
123 | ""Political Correctness"" | TBA | – | April 19, 2021 |
124 | "The Chicks vs. The Iraq War" | TBA | – | May 3, 2021 |
125 | "Cancel Culture" | TBA | – | June 7, 2021 |
126 | "Summer Book Club: "The Satan Seller" (Part 1)" | TBA | – | June 28, 2021 |
127 | "Summer Book Club: "The Satan Seller" (Part 2)" | TBA | – | July 12, 2021 |
128 | "Summer Book Club: "The Satan Seller" (Part 3)" | TBA | – | July 26, 2021 |
129 | "Summer Book Club: "The Satan Seller" (The Debunking!)" | TBA | – | August 9, 2021 |
130 | "The O.J. Simpson Trial: Runaway Grand Jury" | TBA | – | August 23, 2021 |
– | "Re-Release: Dan Quayle vs. Murphy Brown" | TBA | – | September 6, 2021 |
131 | "The McDonald's Hot Coffee Case" | TBA | – | September 13, 2021 |
– | "Bonus: The Great Protein Fiasco" | TBA | Aubrey Gordon | September 27, 2021 |
– | "Mike Lives in a Downtown Hotel" | TBA | – | October 11, 2021 |
132 | "Catherine the Great" | TBA | Dana Schwartz | October 25, 2021 |
133 | "Ed and Lorraine Warren" | TBA | Jamie Loftus | November 8, 2021 |
134 | "True Crime" | TBA | Emma Berquist | November 21, 2021 |
135 | "Reconstruction" | TBA | Jamelle Bouie | December 5, 2021 |
136 | "Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 1" | TBA | Jamie Loftus | December 20, 2021 |
2022
No. | Episode Title | Episode Summary | Guest | Release Date |
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137 | "Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 2" | TBA | Jamie Loftus | January 3, 2022 |
138 | "Talking Tammy Faye Bakker" | TBA | Jessica Chastain | January 10, 2022 |
139 | "Tom Cruise on Oprah's couch" | TBA | Willa Paskin | January 24, 2022 |
140 | "Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 3" | TBA | Jamie Loftus | February 6, 2022 |
141 | "CSI: Junk Science" | TBA | Josie Duffy Rice | February 20, 2022 |
– | "Bonus: Groundhog Day with Josh Gondelman" | TBA | Alex Steed, Josh Gondelman | March 7, 2022 |
142 | "Ronald Reagan and "The Welfare Queen"" | TBA | Laci Mosley | March 14, 2022 |
143 | "Juliet's Balcony" | TBA | Chelsey Weber-Smith | March 28, 2022 |
144 | "How Email Took Over the World" | TBA | Anne Helen Petersen | April 11, 2022 |
145 | "Medieval Torture" | TBA | Dana Schwartz | April 25, 2022 |
146 | "Go Ask Alice Part 1" | TBA | Carmen Maria Machado | May 9, 2022 |
147 | "The Prison Boom" | TBA | Shannon Heffernan | May 23, 2022 |
148 | "The Dyatlov Pass Incident" | TBA | Blair Braverman | June 6, 2022 |
149 | "Martha Stewart" | TBA | Sarah Archer | June 20, 2022 |
150 | "Go Ask Alice Part 2" | TBA | Carmen Maria Machado | July 4, 2022 |
151 | "Go Ask Alice Part 3" | TBA | Rick Emerson, Carmen Maria Machado | July 4, 2022 |
152 | "Eugenics" | TBA | Eric Michael Garcia | July 18, 2022 |
153 | "Porn Wars" | TBA | Nona Willis Aronowitz | August 2, 2022 |
154 | "Henry Lee Lucas" | TBA | Rachel Monroe | August 15, 2022 |
155 | "The Donner Party" | TBA | Chelsey Weber-Smith | August 29, 2022 |
156 | "Hunting Serial Killers" | TBA | Michael Hobbes | September 12, 2022 |
157 | "Online Shopping" | TBA | Amanda Mull | October 3, 2022 |
– | "Your Abortion Stories" | TBA | – | October 17, 2022 |
158 | "Flight 571: Survival in the Andes" | TBA | Blair Braverman | October 31, 2022 |
159 | "The Movie Rating System" | TBA | Karina Longworth | November 15, 2022 |
160 | "Where Have All the Preppies Gone?" | TBA | Avery Trufelman | November 28, 2022 |
161 | "Beanie Babies" | TBA | Jamie Loftus | December 12, 2022 |
162 | "Baby Jessica" | TBA | Blair Braverman | December 26, 2022 |
2023
No. | Episode Title | Episode Summary | Guest | Release Date |
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163 | "Karen Carpenter Part 1" | TBA | Carolyn Kendrick | January 16, 2023 |
164 | "Karen Carpenter Part 2" | TBA | Carolyn Kendrick | January 30, 2023 |
165 | "Napster" | TBA | Niko Stratis | February 13, 2023 |
166 | "Chris McCandless" | TBA | Blair Braverman | February 27, 2023 |
167 | "Juvenile "Justice"" | TBA | Josie Duffy Rice | March 13, 2023 |
168 | "What Even Is Justice?" | TBA | Amanda Knox | March 28, 2023 |
169 | "Sinéad O'Connor" | TBA | Allyson McCabe | April 10, 2023 |
170 | "Debi Thomas" | TBA | Leslie Gray Streeter | April 25, 2023 |
171 | "We Need to Talk About the New York Times" | TBA | Tuck Woodstock | May 15, 2023 |
– | "The Hot Mess Express Spectacular!" | TBA | – | May 29, 2023 |
172 | "Lesbian Seagulls" | TBA | Lulu Miller | June 12, 2023 |
173 | "Renée Richards" | TBA | Julie Kliegman | June 26, 2023 |
174 | "Fleetwood Mac's Rumours" | TBA | Carolyn Kendrick | July 11, 2023 |
175 | "Bonnie and Clyde (and Blanche and Buck)" | TBA | Jamie Loftus | July 17, 2023 |
176 | "The Cottingley Fairies" | TBA | Chelsey Weber-Smith | August 7, 2023 |
177 | "The Most Normal Girl in Cleveland" | TBA | Heather Radke | August 21, 2023 |
178 | "Sound of Freedom with Michael Hobbes" | TBA | Michael Hobbes | September 5, 2023 |
179 | "Changing Your Mind" | TBA | Listener Call In | September 18, 2023 |
180 | "Mindhunting" | TBA | Sarah Weinman | October 2, 2023 |
181 | "Lizzie Borden" | TBA | Princess Weekes | October 16, 2023 |
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- ↑ "You're Wrong About". Stitcher. Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- 1 2 Dockterman, Eliana (November 30, 2019). "The 10 Best Podcasts of 2019". Time. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ↑ Sawyer, Miranda (August 29, 2020). "The week in radio and podcasts: You're Wrong About…, Futile Attempts (At Surviving Tomorrow) and more". the Guardian. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ↑ Mason, Isabella (October 22, 2020). "Body positivy podcast takes scientific approach". Old Gold & Black. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ↑ Giorgis, Hannah (June 12, 2023). "A Podcast About the Airport Best Sellers We Can't Escape". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- 1 2 Moss-Horwitz, Benjamin (December 2, 2020). "Host of 'You're Wrong About' podcast talks how the media misconstrues scandals at KWH". www.thedp.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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- ↑ Shure, Marnie; Nateras, Jose; Lindsey, Craig D. "You're Wrong About looks back at Princess Di and her awful marriage". AUX. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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- 1 2 Touros, Cyrena (October 22, 2019). "Can a 'nobody' make a popular, financially stable podcast?". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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- ↑ Griffin, Sarah (January 26, 2019). "Podcast of the week: You're Wrong About". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.