You're Wrong About

134 episodes · 10 with AI analysis

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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People · top 20

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Insanity Defense Legal Standards (McNaughton Test, Durham Rule, Model Penal Code)Mental Health Institutionalization and Deinstitutionalization PolicyCriminal Culpability and Mental Illness IntersectionJury Misconduct and Media Influence in High-Profile TrialsGender Bias in Mental Health Evidence and DiagnosisPost-Hinckley Legislative Reforms and Unintended ConsequencesCarceral Mental Health Systems and Prison-Based TreatmentGuilty But Mentally Ill Verdict CategoryParasocial Relationships and Threat AssessmentExpert Witness Testimony in Insanity Defenses

Analyzed Episodes

Aug 19, 2025

The Insanity Defense with Mackenzie Joy Brennan

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Sep 16, 2025

Samantha Smith vs. the Cold War with Maris Kreizman

Cold War diplomacy and citizen engagementChild activism and youth agency in politicsMedia representation of enemy nations and propaganda

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Sep 30, 2025

The Auralyn with Blair Braverman

Maritime Survival and Life Raft TacticsGender Dynamics in Wilderness Survival NarrativesPsychological Resilience and Will to Live

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Oct 14, 2025

Midnight Ghost Shows with Chelsey Weber-Smith

Midnight Ghost Shows History (1930s-1960s)Spiritualist Séances and Parlor TricksTheater Gimmicks and Special Effects

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Oct 28, 2025

Introducing: The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall

Satanic Panic of the 1980sMoral Panic Theory and Social MovementsFalse Accusations and Wrongful Persecution

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Nov 11, 2025

The Dictionary Wars! with Gabe Henry

Dictionary Wars and Lexicographic CompetitionLanguage Standardization and National IdentitySpelling Reform Movements in English

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Nov 25, 2025

Cold War Santa with Sarah Archer

Cold War consumer culture and atomic age designSanta Claus visual evolution and iconographyPost-WWII nuclear family domesticity and gender roles

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Dec 23, 2025

Where I Live: The Listener Holiday Special

Community Mutual Aid NetworksGentrification and Housing AffordabilityMedia Misrepresentation of Cities

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Jan 27, 2026

Keiko Part 1 with Brianna Bowman

Orca Biology and BehaviorMarine Mammal Captivity and WelfareConservation Fundraising and Charismatic Megafauna

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Feb 10, 2026

Keiko Part 2 with Brianna Bowman

Killer whale (orca) biology and behaviorMarine mammal captivity and welfare standardsAnimal rehabilitation and release protocols

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