Author: Sarah Marshall

March 14, 2022

You're Wrong About - Ronald Reagan and “The Welfare Queen” with Laci Mosley

Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess) tells Sarah about Linda Taylor and the origins of the Welfare Queen myth ("the build the wall" of the 70s). They also discuss the origins of the Ronald Reagan myth, and how the latter used the former to become the "Beyoncé of the GOP."

Here’s where to find Laci:

Laci on Twitter
Laci's podcast Scam Goddess

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Sarah's other show, You Are Good
[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase

Some articles referred to in this episode:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2013/12/linda_taylor_welfare_queen_ronald_reagan_made_her_a_notorious_american_villain.html
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/the-queen-linda-taylor-welfare-reagan-podcast.html
https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/josh-levin/the-queen/9780316513272/
https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-welfare-queen-w-ayo-edebiri/
https://newrepublic.com/article/154404/myth-welfare-queen

Links:

https://twitter.com/DivaLaci
https://www.earwolf.com/show/scam-goddess/
http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod
https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good
http://maintenancephase.com

March 7, 2022

You're Wrong About - Bonus: Groundhog Day with Josh Gondelman

What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today. Josh Gondelman is here to laugh and cry with us, and to unpack the heaps of big feelings in Groundhog Day.

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Josh Gondelman can be found on Twitter and right here.

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Links:

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http://www.josieduffyrice.com/
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https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod
https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good
http://maintenancephase.com

February 21, 2022

You're Wrong About - CSI: Junk Science with Josie Duffy Rice

Josie Duffy Rice and Sarah discuss the role of junk science in the criminal justice system. It is a big turkey to carve up and Josie serves Sarah a bleakly empowering feast.

Here’s where to find Josie

Josie on Twitter
Josie's website

Correction (February 22, 2022): The initial release of this episode included the suggestion that medical examiners do not need MDs. In the unedited conversation, Josie corrected herself on this point, but we inadvertently removed it in the edit. The episode has since been edited to remove any confusion regarding this point.

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Where else to find us:

Sarah's other show, You Are Good
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Some articles referred to in this episode:

February 7, 2022

You're Wrong About - Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 3 with Jamie Loftus

In this final installment of the Amityville Horror Winter Book Club, Sarah tells guest host Jamie Loftus about Jodie the Demon Pig's scary hooves, the catharsis of exorcism, and how the book kinda debunks itself.

Here's where to find Jamie:

The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]

Support us:

Where else to find us:

Sarah's other show, You Are Good

[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase

Links:

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-bechdel-cast-30089535/
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-my-year-in-mensa-55379945/
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-aack-cast-by-jamie-loftus-83922273/
http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod
https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good
http://maintenancephase.com

Support the show (http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout)

January 24, 2022

You're Wrong About - Tom Cruise on Oprah’s couch with Willa Paskin

Willa Paskin (of Slate's Decoder Ring) brings Sarah back to 2005, when Tom Cruise jumping on a couch became the talk of the town.

We will return to Amityville (part 3 of 3) next time!

Here's where to find Willa:

Decoder Ring

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Tom Cruise on the couch notes

Oprah episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930BhfJxFxU

Tom Cruise Kills Oprah meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRbhE3GRiUE

Amy Nicholson's revelatory piece reframing Tom Cruise and the couch jump: https://www.laweekly.com/how-youtube-and-internet-journalism-destroyed-tom-cruise-our-last-real-movie-star/

Rich Juzwiak piece on the meaning of the couch jump: https://www.gawker.com/5912665/gone-and-back-tom-cruises-couch-jumping-remembered

New York Times hand wringing about the event:

A few other interesting, what it all meant pieces:

Where else to find us:

Sarah's other show, You Are Good

[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase

Links:

https://slate.com/podcasts/decoder-ring
http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod
https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good
http://maintenancephase.com

January 10, 2022

You're Wrong About - Talking Tammy Faye Bakker with Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain and Sarah discuss Tammy Faye Bakker. Chastain is the star and a producer of the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

After Jessica and Sarah’s chat, they introduce this episode about Tammy Faye Bakker and Jessica Hahn from the early days of You’re Wrong About.

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“She only said one thing her whole life”: Sarah tells Mike how two decent women became scapegoats for the actions of one terrible man. Digressions include Larry Flynt, NPR tote bags and Playboy back issues. This episode contains a detailed description of a sexual assault [01:02:40 - 01:17:05]

Support us:

Where else to find us:

Sarah's other show, You Are Good

[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase

Links:

http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod
https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good
http://maintenancephase.com

January 3, 2022

You're Wrong About - Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 2 with Jamie Loftus

Sarah continues telling guest host Jamie Loftus about the Amityville Horror, and the two touch on ghosts, fallen angels, poltergeists, the space race and intimidating pictures of Mandy Moore.

Here's where to find Jamie:

The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]

Support us:

Where else to find us:

Sarah's other show, You Are Good

December 20, 2021

You're Wrong About - Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 1 with Jamie Loftus

Sarah tells guest host Jamie Loftus about the Amityville Horror, how it’s a Christmas story, and why buying murder furniture might not be such a great idea.

Here's where to find Jamie:

The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]

Support us:

Where else to find us:

Sarah's other show, You Are Good