322 – Landlords, Rent Strikes, and Tenant Unions (w/Tracy Rosenthal & Leonardo Vilchis)
Nov 11, 2024
We are joined by Tracy Rosenthal and Leonardo Vilchis, two co-founders of the largest tenants’ union in the USA, to talk about housing, organizing, a system that puts property values above humanity, and what tenants can do about it.
This week we turn our imagination goggles toward the concept of justice, exploring how it’s currently practiced vs what an ideal justice system would look like.
Housework is a never-ending job that every household needs to do, that causes conflicts between roommates, that disproportionately falls on women, and that you don’t even get paid for.
This episode is your one-stop show for cleaning tips & tricks, hacks, stats, and facts on housework, and the historical wages for housework movement.
This episode on SRSLY WRONG, Shawn & Aaron discuss the ways in which rich people, and the existence of “richness” corrupts and ruins everything in our society.
Books mentioned: Limitarianism by Ingrid Robeyns Mastering the Universe by Rob Larson
217 – Trash! (2020)
Aug 08, 2024
This classic Srsly Wrong episode now has a transcript!
Whether stinking up our humble alleyways or our pristine twitter feeds, TRASH is something that everybody hates.
But what, or who, is trash?
This week, The Wrong Boys and their pal Trash Puppet use a magnifying glass to discover that trash is neither person nor object, but an Ideology
316 – WRONG WARS Ep 3 – For The Family
Jul 29, 2024
The WRONG WARS Saga Continues!
When little Jeffy joins a cult, his father is left with no choice but to do what is necessary to save his son, even if it means betraying everything he believes in.
Wrong Wars is a new audio comedy series from Srsly Wrong, available only on Patreon
We are joined by comedian and activist Kate Willett to discuss the housing crisis and what the real solutions are. Nimbys v yimbys, supply arguments, social housing, homelessness, and more!
314 – The Shock Of Victory (w/ Franz)
Jun 28, 2024
Shawn and Franz discuss David Graeber’s 2007 essay “The Shock of Victory”, which makes the provocative claim that “the biggest problem facing direct action movements is that we don’t know how to handle victory.”
313 – WRONG WARS EP 2: Airline Food – TRAILER
Jun 15, 2024
The WRONG WARS Saga Continues! A disagreement about airline food becomes an economics lesson with deadly consequences, and pirates! Wrong Wars is a new audio comedy series from Srsly Wrong, available only on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/313-wrong-wars-2-106229823 Thanks for your support!
312 (TRAILER) – WRONG WARS Ep 1: No Guts, No Glory
May 31, 2024
The WRONG WARS Saga Begins!
After a chance encounter at a gloryhole changes one mans life forever, the world will never be the same.
311 – Srsly Wrong 10th Anniversary Special
May 24, 2024
Hard to believe Srsly Wrong is ten years old. Come celebrate a decade of utopian podcasting with Shawn and Aaron as they reminisce and reflect on the show, answering listener questions alongside an audio-dramatized biopic-esque reenactment of their podcasting journey. Thank you all for your support, we would never have done it without you!
310 – Big Mad about Big Oil’s Big Apocalypse (w/ Hazel Thayer)
May 10, 2024
The oil and gas industry has known for decades that climate change is real and they covered it up for profit. We are joined this week by Hazel Thayer to discuss the details behind this travesty, which many are now calling history’s largest corporate campaign of mass murder.
309 TEASER – Further Conversation About the Politics of Anger and The Idea of Violence
May 01, 2024
We got a lot of feedback on episode 304 (about Anger) and episode 305 (about political transition and in particular the sections on violence) and we thought, hey, maybe we can just continue both of those conversations together, in a very special bonus episode, and see if that dialogue generates anything interesting. Spoiler alert: it did. Also, we did some sketches. I know we usually do so maybe I don’t need to say that, but, I don’t know, I just wanted to make it clear because I think the sketches in this episode are great. Full Ep Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/309-we-respond-103318727
308 – The Case for 100% Wind Water Solar to Combat Climate Change (w/ Mark Z Jacobson)
Apr 12, 2024
This week we welcome Mark Z Jacobson to the show to lay out the case for a full immediate transition to renewable energy, and how he’s crunched the numbers to show that wind / water / solar can meet our energy needs right now, clean our air, and address climate change.
307 TEASER – Simple Sabotage Field Manual
Mar 22, 2024
In 1944, the precursor to the CIA published the ‘Simple Sabotage Field Manual’. Now declassified, sections of this document are sometimes spread online framed as a guide to disrupting left-wing movements. In this special bonus episode, the Wrong Boys read the document, and are surprised by what they find.
444 – 4 Months for Work, 4 Months for Vacation, 4 Months for Democracy
Mar 08, 2024
In this very special 444th episode (sent back in time from the future) the Wrong Boys discuss the 4/4/4 Movement. A new and exciting labor movement to split the work year into three equal parts: four months for work, four months for vacation, and four months for democracy.
305 (TEASER) – Q&A: How A Library Socialist Transition Might Happen
Feb 23, 2024
We’re back with the second part of our transition Q&A, focusing on frequently asked questions related to the role of authoritarianism, self-defense, means & ends, and political parties as we navigate sticking to our values while on the road to a democratic, ecological, egalitarian future.
Learn what gets under the Wrong Boys skin, from the petty to the profound, as we let the rage flow freely in this first episode of Season 10 and have a realization about the effectiveness of utopian political anger.
298 – [UNLOCKED] Q&A: How to Make Library Socialism Now
Jan 24, 2024
Aaron and Shawn answer a series of our most-asked questions about Library Socialism, focusing on first steps of a hypothetical Library Socialist movement, transitionary trajectories towards an ecological and democratic society, and share a toolkit of possible steps towards a democratic, ecological, egalitarian future pushed by people power and our highest ideals. A path where the good folks win out over bad, despite all the forces against us. This week on SRSLY WRONG. Support our show on Patreon: patreon.com/srslywrong Transcipt now available: https://srslywrong.com/transcripts/
303 – (TEASER) Taylorism
Jan 23, 2024
Wrong Boys discuss the soulless hierarchal theories of Frederick Taylor and his influence on evolution of the workplace.
Library Socialism & Complementarity (2019)
Jan 16, 2024
We continue our re-release of the fan favorite Library Socialism trilogy with the final of the OG trilogy. This time, exploring the philosophical alternative to hierarchy, the notion of cooperative difference, and the dynamic tension of mutually dependent opposites. We explore complementarity as a natural fact, analytical framework, and ethical imperative. Hierarchy, reciprocity, nature, life, death, grasping and loss are just some of the topics touched on as the Wrong Boys try really hard not to talk about the meaning of life. Transcript Available: SRSLY WRONG 200 – Library Socialism & Complementarity (Transcript) Support our show on Patreon: SRSLY WRONG | Creating a utopian comedy podcast | Patreon Join us on the Library Socialism forum, Usufruct Commons.
Library Socialism & The Irreducible Minimum (2019)
Jan 08, 2024
In another fan favorite re-release. Human need: what exactly is it, how do we meet it, and what level should nobody fall below? These are the questions which plague the Wrong Boys as they embark on the next exciting installment of their series on Library Socialism.
For your use and enjoyment: a re-run of a fan-favorite episode of Srsly Wrong, using the lenses of history, complexity, retention, and culmination to talk about libraries, sharing, and the socialist future we want to build.
302. TEASER – The Christmas Truce (1914)
Dec 20, 2023
In this very special holiday bonus episode, Aaron and Shawn talk about the ad-hoc Christmas Truce between 100,000 German and British soldiers during WW1, spitball some utopian policy, and talk about a world where fewer 18 year old’s heads are exploded for basically no reason.
Can we have our cake and eat it too? Can humanity live comfortable, luxurious lives, all while reducing our energy consumption and living within the bounds of ecology? Listen to find out!
298. [TEASER] – How To Make Library Socialism Now Q&A
Oct 27, 2023
BONUS EPISODE – Aaron and Shawn answer a series of our most-asked questions about Library Socialism, focusing on first steps of a hypothetical Library Socialist movement, transitionary trajectories towards an ecological and democratic society, and share a toolkit of possible steps towards a democratic, ecological, egalitarian future pushed by people power and our highest ideals. A path where the good folks win out over bad, despite all the forces against us. This week on SRSLY WRONG. https://www.patreon.com/posts/91752280 Theme Songs by Trai Bo & Dan H
297 – Platform Decay, and How Amazon Raises Prices for Everyone (w/ Cory Doctorow)
Oct 07, 2023
We are joined by Cory Doctorow to discuss three of his recent books “Chokepoint Capitalism”, “The Internet Con”, and “The Lost Cause”. We discuss Enshittification, Monopolies, Interoperability, Green New Deals, and Library Socialism!
296 – Evolutionary Psychology: Rapey and Fake
Sep 27, 2023
Plunging into the strange (and often horrifying) world of academic evolutionary psychologists describing their own beliefs in public podcast appearances, we hear from and respond to David Buss, Randy Thornhill, Geoffrey Miller, and Jordan Peterson on the nature of patriarchy and human sexuality.
295 (TEASER) – Riffing on Atlas Shrugged: The Movie 3
Sep 13, 2023
The culmination and crescendo of the Atlas Shrugged film series trilogy is a broken mess of a film that lays the contradictions at the heart of Rands philosophy bare for all to see.
294 (TEASER) – Dunking on Atlas Shrugged: The Movie 2
Sep 06, 2023
Part two of our Atlas Shrugged The Film The Podcast series. With a lower budget and an all-new cast, can this film do what the first couldn’t and convert the Wrong Boys to Randian Libertarianism? The answer within.
293 – TEASER – Making Fun of Atlas Shrugged: The Movie Pt 1
Aug 29, 2023
This is the first episode in a new Patreon series on the Atlas Shrugged film trilogy. Join us as we recount and critique the cinematic adaptation of the first third of Ayn Rand’s libertarian magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged.
What do you get what you take plain old patriarchy and apply a fresh new pseudo-scientific veneer of hierarchical naturalism? Get your mating preferences in order, start evaluating one another’s genes, and enjoy this examination of Evo-Psych Bullshit.
Support our show on Patreon: 292 – Evo-Psych Bullshit | Patreon Theme Song by Dopecreature Stephen Jay Gould on Sociobiology Bookchin on Sociobiology The Age of Scientific Sexism by by Mari Ruti | ISBN 1628923792 Mothers and Others by Sarah Hrdy | ISBN 0674060326 Adapting Minds by David J. Buller
291. (TEASER) There’s More Than One Way to Lose a Banana
Jul 28, 2023
In this BONUS EPISODE, The Wrong Boys try their hand at a “classic srsly wrong” style episode, like the “good old days” and riff about a variety of subjects that happen to be on their mind. Subjects include the writers/actors strike, the movie “how to blow up a pipeline,” and the Degrowth/Banana discourse on twitter.
We talk to utopian authors Troy Vettese & Drew Pendergrass about Half Earth Socialism, their vision for an egalitarian and ecological future. A future that rejects solar geoengineering and nuclear power in favor of a democratic rewilding of half the earth, in order to absorb carbon, cut methane, and restore biodiversity.
279. [UNLOCKED] The Golden Age of Internet Piracy
Jul 10, 2023
The Wrong Boys take a deep look at the history of copyright, rebut common arguments against online piracy, and stand in awe at the utopian possibilities of file sharing. Originally Released March 1, 2023 on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Theme Song by Brain Tan: https://braintan.bandcamp.com/
289. TEASER – A Critique of Peterson’s 12 Rules Part 3
Jun 28, 2023
This is a teaser for all an all-new BONUS episode on Patreon.
There will be no digital kissing practice on portable nintendo this week, as we complete our analysis of Jordan Peterson’s book with his final 3 rules, where his hierarchy train of thought finally reached its political destination, with a long digression into anti-feminist politics.
The Wrong Boys are talking AI, ALI, AGI, and ASI- ChatGPT, Midjourn, For-Profit Hype Cycles, Self Driving Cars, Roko’s Basilisk, Whether AI can save us, and Whether AI might doom us. Whether we should even call it AI in the first place. What about the Artists? All these ideas and more, crammed into this humdinger of a 2 hour first course of our two-part on AI.
Shawn is joined by Graham Culbertson of the Everyday Anarchism podcast to talk about Library Socialism, Everyday Anarchism, Basic Income vs Jobs Guarantee, David Graeber, and other topics!
285. TEASER – A Critique of Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules (Part 2)
May 26, 2023
This is a teaser for all an all-new BONUS episode on Patreon. Shawn and Aaron continue their read of Jordan Peterson’s fascinatingly strange right wing Christian diarrhea self-help book, getting through rules 7, 8, and 9 with some digressions about all-meat diets and hierarchal naturalism.
284. A Child’s Right to Read and Know (w/ librarypunk)
May 16, 2023
Crossover episode! We went on librarypunk about the rights of minors to read, to know, and to be treated as people. We talk about our memories as children and accessing information at various stages in our development, and what the liberation of children will look like in regard to libraries.
Read WOM Books: The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins by Hal Whitehead, Luke Rendell The Soul of an Octopus by sy montgomery Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
280. SRSLY WRONG EATS THE BUGS (Preview)
Mar 22, 2023
In this very special new BONUS episode, Aaron + Shawn discuss eating bugs, the world economic forum, globalism vs globalization, the politics of disgust, and even try out eating a few bugs of their own.
Books cited: Edible Insects: A Global History by Gina Louise Hunter Edible Insects and Human Evolution by Julie J Lesnik Insects: the edible field guide by Stefan Gates
The Wrong boys speak with David Graeber about his new book ‘Bullshit Jobs’, exploring the ever multiplicating ways our society makes up stuff for people to do. They also discuss the puritan work ethic, and even discover how to solve global poverty in just three steps.
The Wrong Boys take a deep look at the history of copyright, rebut common arguments against online piracy, and stand in awe at the utopian possibilities of file sharing.
278 – PIRATES (w/ Marcus Rediker)
Feb 09, 2023
Detailing the true egalitarian, working-class history of the golden age of piracy with historian Marcus Rediker.
277 – Comedy Against Work (w/ Madeline Lane-McKinley)
Jan 27, 2023
We are joined by Madeline Lane-McKinley to talk about the intersections between comedy and utopianism, the world of stand-up comedy and the tendency towards domination-centered comedy, using comedy to escape work, and the importance of play.
In this freewheeling BONUS conversation, the wrong boys talk about Aaron being a mobile gamer, Shawn’s reaction to playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (2), fascism in video game culture, the term “fashy” and a number of other related subjects. Listen to the full ep here: *276 – Talking About Video Games | SRSLY WRONG on Patreon
(UNLOCKED) Platforms of Freedom: Prefiguring Library Socialism
Jan 05, 2023
In this 2021 installment of Platforms of Freedom, we try to think through what the most important apps might be in a library socialist future
In this brand new sketch episode, we follow Jelcinda, the personal lawyer of an embattled and controversial Santa Claus, as she discovers the true meaning of christmas. Thanks for listening to our show this year, and we’ll be back in 2023 with more wonderful beautiful content for you, you wonderful and beautiful person! Thank you Dan Warren and Dopecreature for their original musical contributions to this episode!!
274 – (TEASER) The Haitian Revolution, Pt 2: The Gang Abolishes Slave Society
Dec 13, 2022
We are re-launching our patreon-exclusive Revolution Series, with this continuation of our look at the Haitian revolution, and how the slave revolts led to the end of slavery.
UNLOCKED – 237 – Platforms of Freedom
Dec 08, 2022
In this UNLOCKED bonus episode, Aaron and Shawn think through what a democratic social technology might look like, building on concepts from social ecology and tools on existing digital platforms. Become a SRSLY WRONG donator to support our show: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong
273 – Hostile Library Socialism Q&A (TEASER)
Nov 30, 2022
In the new BONUS episode of SRSLY WRONG, and 3rd in the Q&A series, Aaron and Shawn respond to YouTube comments that are hostile to Library Socialism, looking for slivers of genius.
272 – Library Socialism Q&A: Delicious Food (and other consumables)
Nov 25, 2022
In our second Library Socialism Q&A we are answering all of your food-related questions! How do we librarify food? What will Utopian food production look like? Should we abolish restaurants? Grocery Stores? Listen to find out!
271 – That Sarcastic Twitter Voice Thing & Other Mildly Pleasurable Annoyances (TEASER)
Nov 17, 2022
Here’s a SPECIAL PREVIEW of episode 271, which is a BONUS EPISODE you can listen to here if you donate that “sweet six” at $6/mo or more and become a verified BEAUTIFUL GENIUS(!)
In this brand spanking new episode of SRSLY WRONG, Shawn and Aaron talk about ‘twitter voice’, being a jerk on the internet, what ‘cringe’ is, strategies for introverts at parties, whether or not a podcast is a party, the pejorification of ‘blue check’, Elon Musk, and other oddities, fascinations, or observations. https://twitter.com/SrslyWrong
270 – The Future is Degrowth (w/ Aaron Vansintjan)
Nov 01, 2022
The ideology of infinite economic growth destroys the ecological foundations of human life, produces alienating ways of living and working, gives rise to undemocratic productive forces and techniques, and mismeasures our lives, standing in the way of well-being and equality of all.
Shawn shares the story of the time that an enormous orca whale approached him while he was kayaking the the gulf islands with his beloved girlfriend. Aaron and Shawn discuss whether it is “magical” to encounter a biological animal which is perfectly explainable through rigorous evolutionary science. Shawn shares some personal news. Support the show! http://patreon.com/srslywrong Theme song by dope creature: https://soundcloud.com/dopecreature
267 – Library Socialism Q&A: Heirlooms and Motivation
Oct 04, 2022
The Wrong Boys respond to questions from the audience about Library Socialism. Covering topics ranging from holidays, motivation, democratic production, degrowth, disability justice, heirlooms and personal items, this ep is jam packed with Library Socialist analysis! Ask us more questions here! https://forms.gle/wJGuKHisNZfjZXZ39
Discussing the ways that genuine and important concern for the welfare of children has been weaponized by bad actors in order to advance hierarchical political agendas, with a particular focus on “groomer” panic, sex education, and LGBT rights.
The Wrong Boys compare and contrast the big words floating around the ideas of age discrimination, anti-youth sentiment, anti-elder sentiment, and try to unpack the way they might be useful or complimentary. Also, the “child listening inc.” guys become incredibly rich by listening to children. Tune in now.
264 – Papa & Boy V: PHANTOMS of LEGACY
Sep 10, 2022
Boy Fatherson is dead. Grab your popcorn and call your father, the Papa and Boy Fatherson Saga continues with an explosive edge-of-your seat thrill ride from the twisted minds who brought you Papa and Boy IV.
The battle at Father’s Pass has pushed both Papas and Boys into a strategic retreat. Fatherson International has a new acting CEO because Papa Fatherson has been feeling a bit tired lately and things haven’t worked out with setting up an interview. And a new boy hero rises…
263 – A Conversation with Pearson Bolt about Child Liberation
Aug 24, 2022
Shawn is joined by Pearson from Coffee With Comrades to have a discussion inspired by two books: Escape from Childhood by John C Holt, and Raising Free People by Akilah S. Richards. In this freewheeling conversation, we talk about studenthood, the abolition of family, and the process of teaching yourself how to treat children with respect.
The Books we read: Raising Free People by Akilah S Richards | ISBN-10: 1629638331 Escape from Childhood by John C Holt | ISBN-10: 0913677043
The Wrong Boys reflect on their childhoods, think about the ways that society lets children down, and imagine a directly democratic agetopia, where differences in age are part of a complimentary whole.
Support the show! http://patreon.com/srslywrong
Opening Theme Song by Trái Bơ: https://traibo.bandcamp.com/ Closing Theme Song by Dope Creature: https://soundcloud.com/dopecreature
Links: The Child and It’s Enemies – Emma Goldman: https://libcom.org/article/child-and-its-enemies-emma-goldman No! Against Adult Supremacy: https://archive.org/details/no-against-adult-supremacy Why is the Child Crying? Slavery, Settler Colonialism, and the Ontological Misfortune of Childhood – Toby Rollo: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/toby-rollo-brian-davis-arthur-silber-no-against-adult-supremacy-vol-10#toc1 Childism by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (CW: Child Abuse): ISBN-10: 0300173113 Escape from Childhood by John Holt: ISBN-10: 0985400293
261 – Papa & Boy IV: The Television Special
Aug 08, 2022
We’re back for season 9!
The Papa & Boy Adventures radio series is back with this very special season premiere. What happened at the battle at father’s pass? What does boy want to talk to papa about? What will papa and boy do next do next?
It’s red in tooth and claw, a war of all against all, as each individual gene struggles to survive at the expense of others in a zero-sum competition for reproduction across generations, which coincidentally serves to naturalize the rule of the rich and powerful, and justify cruelty and indifference towards the weak, this week, on SRSLY WRONG.
The journey of Wrongtown continues, and the pieces of a bigger picture begin to fall into place
This episode collects sketches from episodes 121, 127, 133, 134, 147, 151, and 172, as well as new material (and never before heard restored archival stuff)
BIG DRAMA in Wrongtown this week, as the wrong boys attempt to polarize and adjudicate the concept of drama, debate streamers, and high school, in a high-stakes battle for status in front of an audience, in a slightly exhausting way, to learn important lessons about what it means to be human. It’s Juicy! Support SRSLY WRONG on Patreon for early access and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong
255 – A Conversation on Intimate Direct Democracy w/ Modibo Kadalie & Andrew Zonneveld
Apr 23, 2022
A fascinating, wide-ranging discussion with Modibo Kadalie and Andrew Zonneveld, Author and Editor of ‘Intimate Direct Democracy’ covers many topics from the importance of directly democratic history, archeology, and technology to the threads of intimacy and democracy that tie together music, comedy, and conversation.
254 – No Bosses & Participatory Economics W/ Michael Albert
Apr 13, 2022
Imagine a world without bosses! The Wrong Boys speak to Michael Albert, author of “No Bosses,” about Participatory Economics, democratic workers councils, fair job complexes, and the process of building a participatory and democratic economy.
IQ demolished. Definitively. Goodbye IQ. You’re not real. Brain numbers are a foolish undertaking, tied to unimaginable suffering and horror. You are not science. Bye bye.
252 – The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere W/ Dr. Paulette Steeves
Mar 25, 2022
This week on the show, the Wrong Boys speak with Canadian Cree-Métis Archaeologist Dr. Paulette Steeves about the evidence for peopling of the Americas, going back at least 60,000 years, but as much as 200,000+ years or more, and talk about the racist colonial biases in Archaeology over the last 100 years that ignored First Nations oral histories in favor of the disproven ‘Clovis-first’ hypothesis.
Agnotology: The Making and Unmaking of Ignorance by Robert N. Proctor ISBN 0804759014
251 – Racism, Not Race (w/ Joseph L. Graves & Alan Goodman)
Mar 09, 2022
This week the Wrong Boys are joined by Joseph L Graves Jr and Alan H Goodman to discuss the pseudoscientific concept of ‘biological race’ and it’s very real roots in colonial racism.
250 – Interview: Emily Drabinski for ALA President
Feb 25, 2022
This week, Shawn interviews leftist candidate for President of the American Library Association Emily Drabinski about the role, her goals in office, and labour issues facing Librarians today.
This is an edited down version of the live variety show we held in discord on Jan 25, 2022. If you want to hear the whole episode, or join us for the next one on March 20, 2022 at 2PM PST, sign up to get access to our discord! https://www.patreon.com/posts/62665680
248 – Not a ‘Nation of Immigrants’ (w/ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
Feb 07, 2022
We are joined by historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to discuss her new book, why America is not ‘a nation of immigrants’, and how this feel-good liberal mythos, created by JFK and exemplified in the musical ‘Hamilton’, obscures America’s settler colonial history
247 – Boycotting Monopolies, Selling Out, and Changing Things From the Inside (w/ THIIRD WAVES)
Jan 05, 2022
This week, the Wrong Boys team up with the crew from Thiiird Waves to think together about the complexities of workplace and income dynamics and radical politics, touching on the ethics of taking job offers with corporate monopolies, the idea of ‘selling out’, the tensions between collective responsibilities and individual choices, ways in which power can corrupt plans to change things from the inside, and the structure of rejecting unjust orders.
Are human beings innately special little angel babies? “Deep Down” are we good or evil? What does the corrupting influence of power have to do with it? Should we tell loving lies? Does power make us lie even to ourselves about our own lies? All these subjects and more, in this special episode of SRSLY WRONG, for our Donor Community! (This is a preview clip of a full episode.) Join our Patreon to Hear the whole thing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-246-angel-60194498
243 – Revolutionary Prefiguration (w/ Anark)
Nov 05, 2021
This episode is a deep dive into what it means to build prefigurative institutions that can help us actualize the transition to a better society. Special guest Anark and the Wrong Boys explore how our organizations should be structured, the pitfalls we might face, and the difficult questions that might come along the way.
Correction: A previous version of this episode included the statement that Emiliano Zapatawas a committed anarchist. Zapata was was influenced by Ricardo Flores Magón and the Magonistas, who were anarchists, but was not an anarchist himself.
242 – The Dawn of The Dawn of Everything (w/ David Wengrow)
Oct 18, 2021
The Wrong Boys are joined by David Wengrow to talk about changing human history (starting with the past) and his new book, co-authored with the late David Graeber, on myths about the origins of human society, why both Hobbes and Rousseau are wrong, and why human history may be less set in stone, and more full of playful, hopeful possibilities, than we tend to assume. Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong
Correction: The Wrong Boys mispronounce the word “Teotihuacan” (Saying ‘Teo-teh-hoo-i-can’)- It is actually pronounced “Teo-Tiwa-Khan” (/teɪˌoʊtiːwəˈkɑːn/)
241 – Reading Black Anarchists (w/ St. Andrew)
Oct 01, 2021
Drawing plentifully from the writings of various Black anarchists, this wide ranging discussion touches on the relevance of anarchism to colonized people, self-determination, the Black Panthers, prefiguration, care work, raising children, white anarchists, and more!
240 – Election Fraud 2020 pt 2: Living in a For-Profit Disinfo Dystopia
Sep 14, 2021
In this thrilling conclusion to the saga of the Wrong Boys ill-fated attempt to change one person’s mind about election fraud, our intrepid investigators catch a glimpse of the structure that holds up all the bullshit, and worry what might happen if we can’t find a way out of it.
239 TEASER- Platforms of Freedom pt 2 – Apps for Library Socialism
Sep 07, 2021
In this special episode for our patreon community, we explore two potential “killer apps” that could slowly but surely erode capitalism & build a Library Socialist society in it’s place.
238 – Wrong Boys Investigate: Election Fraud 2020, pt 1
Aug 11, 2021
In this episode the Wrong Boys put on their fact checking hats, as a personal conflict with an online friend leads them down a strange spiral into the minutia of the wacky world of the election 2020 conspiracy claims
Opening Theme by The Sultans Closing Theme by Far Flowers
TEASER – 237 – Platforms of Freedom Pt 1
Aug 09, 2021
Online platforms have quickly become a major force in society, mediating the human social sphere in ways never before possible. Currently, this is being used to benefit those at the top, but what woulda truly collaborative, democratic online platform look like?
It’s a big question, and one we only started to discuss in this first part of a new series for our patrons, Platforms of Freedom
235- The Imaginary Tragedy of the Hypothetical Commons
Jul 16, 2021
Once upon a time, a man named Garret Hardin dreamed up a spooky story about common property and proposed a horrifying question: “What if this always inevitably happens?” Turns out, it doesn’t Support the show: http://patreon.com/srslywrong
234 – Why Workplace Democracy? (w/ Prof. Richard D. Wolff)
Jul 01, 2021
Most people spend most of their waking hours at work, being told what to do, as well as how and when to do it without any opportunity to help make those decisions for themselves. We think this is wrong, and so does Professor Richard D. Wolff, who joins us to answer the question– why workplace democracy?
— Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, NYC. He is the founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Economic Update. His latest book is The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself, which can be found along with his other books Understanding Socialism and Understanding Marxism at www.democracyatwork.info —
233 – Look For The Helpers (w/ Mexie and Breht)
Jun 14, 2021
In these unprecedented and (in many ways) awful times, it can be difficult to make sense of the world in a way that is fruitful and beneficial
In this special panel discussion, the Wrong Boys, along with friends Breht and Mexie, set out to build on Mr. Rogers advice to “look for the helpers”, and try their best to articulate everything that is deep and meaningful about helping others, as well as being helped
Soccer Jersey Study https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/identity-emergency-intervention-how-social-group-membership
Revolutionary Left Radio’s “Paying Tribute to Radical Voices of Black Liberation” https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/paying-tribute-to-voices-of-black-liberation
Pro-social behavior increases meaning in life http://home.uchicago.edu/~nklein/ProsocialBehaviorIncreasesMeaning.pdf Pro-social behavior reduces effects of stress https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2167702615611073
Pro-Social Behavior in Early Life https://positivepsychology.com/prosocial-behavior/
Nothing lays bare the stark unfreedom of the wage labor system quite like a bleak monday morning. A day that represents monotony, drudgery, and the end of fun.
Many say that it can’t be helped, that mondays are inevitable. But is that really true? Or is a world without mondays actually possible?
*UNLOCKED* Ep 181 – Virtue and Terror: The French Revolution pt 2
May 25, 2021
The King is dead, but the revolution is just getting started. Robespierre and the Jacobins have a plan: using the means of State Terror, they will create a Republic of Virtue, complete with new cults, new calendars, new clocks, and shiny new revolutionary Citizens.
The Wrong Boys finish their look at the French Revolution with a look at the complex relationship between Terror, Virtue, and Trauma.
231 – Business Confidence & Capital Strikes (w/ Michael Schwartz and Kevin A. Young)
May 17, 2021
Why do the rich have so much influence over policy? Is it all because of corporations lobbying politicians? Or is there a more fundamental dynamic at play — one that activists can use to their benefit?
Michael Schwartz and Kevin A. Young (co-authors of “Levers of Power: How the 1% Rules and What the 99% Can Do About It”) join us to discuss how the wealthy employ capital strikes and the logic of ‘business confidence’ to make sure that most good policies never get passed.
230 – A Chat About May Day (w/ Max, Franz, Liz and Amy!)
Apr 30, 2021
Spring is here – a time to feast, dance around the maypole, and organize the working class to achieve a more just society for everyone
This episode explores May Day, it’s history, and meaning with a panel of guests made up of friends of the show Liz, Amy, Max, and Franz. It also marks our seven year anniversary of doing Srsly Wrong!
UNLOCKED – Ep 180 – The French Revolution, Pt. 1
Apr 03, 2021
This formerly patron-only episode is now up for all
King Louis XVI of France was beheaded by guillotine on January 21, 1793 – a pivotal event in (the often quite unsafe) birth of modern liberal democracy.
In part one of our look at the French Revolution, the Wrong Boys examine the events leading up to the death of the king (and the birth of the French First Republic), and try to grapple with what these events mean today for those of us who want to make the world a better place.
According to Webster’s Dictionary, sheeple are “people who are docile, compliant, or easily influenced”. According to Natural News, science has proven that 95% of people are sheeple. Wrong Boys investigate.
This Simpsons has had an enormous impact on American culture. By analyzing its past, present, and potential for the future, the Wrong Boys hope to answer the question of whether this formative show can ever become watchable again
2020 is finally over — it’s in the rear-view window baby, gone forever, and here at srsly wrong we wanted to say arrivederci with style and ring in the new year by marking the clear dividing line between one year and the next, reflecting on what has been, and looking forward to the future
224 – Social Ecology & Imagining Utopia (pt 3)
Dec 21, 2020
With a firm basis rooted in natural history and direct democracy, the Wrong Boys and the ISE continue their exploration of what a post capitalist future might look like, and how we might get there
223 – Social Ecology & the End of Capitalism (pt 2)
Dec 14, 2020
Imagining the end of capitalism is a gargantuan task. This week the Wrong Boys along with educators from the Institute for Social Ecology roll up their sleeves, get down into the dirt, and imagine a vision of a post-capitalist society from the epistemological ground up
222 – Economics as Horseshit (w/ Neighbor Science)
Nov 26, 2020
Nov 25, 4:26 PM What are the foundational assumptions of neoclassical economics? The Wrong Boys team up with Ryan from Neighbor Science to investigate, and what they find is so ridiculous it’s almost unbelievable.
221 – Self-Immolation (w/ Brent Cooper)
Oct 30, 2020
On May 29, 2019, Arnav Gupta burned himself alive on the White House lawn, wearing a USA t-shirt. Very few people noticed, and even fewer tried to listen to what Arnav might have been telling us.
Activist and writer Brent Cooper joins the Wrong Boys for a wide-ranging discussion on this event, self-immolation broadly, and a metamodernist approach to critiquing society and building a better world.
~Episode Artwork by Arnav Gupta, entitled “HARAMBE OR BLACK PANTHER: THE WORLD IS AS YOU SEE IT”~
Our rapid technological progress comes with many wonderful–and many horrifying–potentials. Politicians and businessmen seem determined to steer our society towards the horrifying.
Author and Journalist Cory Doctorow joins the Wrong Boys to help us understand the encroaching tech dystopia, and what we need to focus on to steer back towards the wonderful, liberatory potential of tech.
219 – Social Ecology & the Critique of Hierarchy (Pt 1)
Oct 02, 2020
The ecological crisis is a social crisis, and in this weeks episode the Wrong Boys have teamed up with educators from the Institute for Social Ecology to explain why
Come learn about the strange and wonderful world of Wrongtopia, complete with five separate types of nomads, as they introduce borders for the first time, cycling through multiple library related revolutions over the course of thousands of years that culminates in a battle for the heavens themselves
218 – The Emotional Intelligence Spectacular
Jun 22, 2020
This week the Wrong Boys tear open their chests and use rulers and measurements to discover that our feelings are actually real and they matter, politically and practically.
Turns out that every person has a dark and shameful secret — we all need to hear the words “Whatever you feel, it’s okay. I understand. It doesn’t make me like you any less.”
216 – MUTINY! (w/ John from Working Class History)
May 25, 2020
This week John from the Working Class History podcast joins us to talk about MUTINIES! Defined as ‘criminal conspiracies against lawful authority’, but mutinies are sometimes the only way normal everyday enlisted people have to do to save themselves and do right by their fellow soldiers and citizens.
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering “what the heck is theory and why do people keep telling me to read it instead of explaining their political positions?!!” then this podcast special presentation is for you
214 – Zoological Intergalactic (pilot ep)
May 07, 2020
Zoological Intergalactic is the story of one Bear and one Lizard, criminals employed together at one Corporation, who take the problem of undocumented extinction in the universe
Lawyers Note: All allegations made against Adult Swim and Mike Lazzo are true, legally defensible, and happened in alternate timeline Bravo-55. (Special thanks to the Wrong Boys from that timeline who donated this episode to us to help in these trying times)
The Wrong Boys have been charged with the crime of Hubris for asserting that a better world is possible. To stand with their defense, please listen, like, and share this very important episode to get the word out. These charges are spurious. We will be vindicated.
*UNLOCKED* 162 -meetings suck, get organized! (& bonus sketch w/ the Serfs)
Apr 24, 2020
This bonus episode was originally released to patrons in summer 2018. This unlocked version also features a brand new sketch we did with The Serfs!
“A lot of people think that meetings really suck, but what if the problem runs deeper than that?? The Wrong Boys share their experiences and investigate what it means to be an effective political organizer. “
We keep hearing people say that all landlords are bastards. Are they just being cruel for no reason? Is the role of landlord in society just? What does it even mean to be a bastard? Time to pop open the hood on the housing system and and get to the bottom of all this trouble.
211 – Papa vs Boy vol III – DEATHWORDS
Apr 04, 2020
In this thrilling conclusion to the Papa Boy Adventures first season, tensions mount as Papa Fatherson and all the papas of the world attempt to quash the Boycult threat, once and for all
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210 – Zero-Sum Pattern Grid World
Mar 25, 2020
-Complete, no-nonsense list of everything contained in this episode- 1) Humorous sketches taking place inside a “pattern grid world” 2) Analysis of a) zero sum games/thinking/social structures b) winning/losing and effects on psychology, self worth, fulfillment 3) A Great Man of History Deathbed moment, and a) A new beginning
Attributions: some music/sound effects from zapsplat.com
209 – The Power of Loneliness
Mar 16, 2020
As human beings, we have a deep need for friendship and human connection. But in a world where time is money, and socializing becomes just another expense to cut back on, an epidemic of loneliness threatens to swallow us all from the inside.
Is there a way to fight back? To combat loneliness? To crush and destroy it forever? Wrong Boys investigate.
208 – Papa Boy Adventures, Vol 2: Based and Boypilled
Feb 28, 2020
The adventure continues! The historical tensions between papa and boy come to a head as scores of boys around the world begin dropping out of society to follow a strange new online ideology called ‘taking the boy pill’
Choo Choo!! Democracy Train is coming through [in its necessary historical role to bring democracy from almost nothing (currently) to absolutely everything (the future)]! Between stops we have special entertainment by the Wrong Boys, who will be answering broad criticisms of democracy and detailing the train’s magnificent plan Opening theme by DJ Matt Hogan Closing theme by Phillip Osmon support the show: patreon.com/srslywrong
Vegan Vanguard Appearance – “Building Utopia”
Feb 02, 2020
“In this episode, Mexie sits down with the Wrong Boys of the SRSLY Wrong podcast to discuss all things utopic! We cover a lot of ground, from social ecology, to library socialism, to Revolution (both material and internal). The Wrong Boys are delightful as always and we hope you enjoy this one! ” description from vegan vanguard
Utopian Horizons appearance – Inventing The Future & Library Socialism
Jan 30, 2020
Wrong Boys on the Utopian Horizons podcast to “talk about the valuable critique and strategies laid out in Inventing the Future, a book arguing for a post-capitalist world without work, and delve into the intricacies of Aaron and Shawn’s own utopian vision: Library Socialism”
206 – Papa and Boy Adventures Ep 1 – The Fatherson System
Jan 27, 2020
Papa Fatherson has developed a new hit parenting system to overcome the historical tension between fathers and sons in this debut episode of Papa and Boy Adventures
205 – The Haitian Revolution, Pt 1: The Sacred Right of Property (teaser)
Jan 18, 2020
At the same time that in France, the Jacobins were declaring the universal rights of man, in the French slave colony of Saint Domingue, half a million human beings were being held as property, a sacred right. In this installment of their Revolution Series, the Wrong Boys explore the horrors of slavery, the hypocrisy of the French, and begin to tell the story of the most successful slave revolt in history, which would buck the white supremacist global order, and establish a new and independence nation, the first to abolish slavery in North America.
Convenience for whom? The wrong boys explore the ins and outs of convenience, and integrate common criticisms of “convenience culture” into a call for a new utopian full convenience, a society which makes everything essential as easy as possible, and forges a deep complementary convenience between all parties, creating 10,000 years of world peace, and making the world very nice without labour violations. Tune in to this radio play and learn why corner stores are bastions of revolutionary potential.
203 – The Winnipeg General Strike (w/ Maximillian Alvarez)
Dec 14, 2019
One hundred years ago, the biggest and longest general strike in Canadian history took place in Winnipeg. The Wrong Boys are joined by Maximillian Alvarez from Working People Pod to take a deep dive into the history of the strike and its violent, bloody finale.
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All the best heads in the worlds have been put together, and their prescription is clear: we need billionaires to not exist. And so, the Wrong Boys have produced this Bon Voyage Spectacular in order to mark the end of one world, and the beginning of the next.
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201 – “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch!”
Nov 19, 2019
Each of us is born helpless and in need of lunch. Is it ever possible to get that lunch for free? Or are we doomed to wander the earth forever paying for each and every lunch? Tanstaafl??? Wrong Boys investigate.
200 – Library Socialism & Complementarity
Nov 10, 2019
The Library Socialism Trilogy concludes as we explore the concept of Complementarity as a natural fact, analytical framework, and ethical imperative. Hierarchy, reciprocity, nature, life, death, grasping and loss are just some of the topics touched on as the Wrong Boys try really hard not to talk about the meaning of life.
Intro theme by Far Flowers Outro theme by Phillip Osmon
The Wrong Boys examine the form, function, and effects of the prison system, and determine that it is a moral nightmare that must be dismantled as quickly as possible
Election season has come to Canada, and the wrong boys chat with Ricochet co-founder and former Vancouver City Council candidate Derrick O’Keefe to talk about the parties, the polling, the media sphere, a Green New Deal for Canada, and taking the billionaires money away.
Kino Lefter Appearance – ‘Children of Men, the Only Modern Movie ‘
Sep 05, 2019
The Wrong Boys are on Kino Lefter, a leftist film discussion podcast, to talk about Children of Men.
Go check out Kino Lefter’s other eps! It’s a good show!
197 – Accelerationism: THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH (teaser)
Aug 31, 2019
Some say that the only way to the revolution is by accelerating the current trajectory, heightening the contradictions to collapse the waveform. Is it true? Is the only way out through? The Wrong Boys investigate.
196 – Library Socialism & The Irreducible Minimum
Aug 22, 2019
Human need: what exactly is it, how do we meet it, and what level should nobody fall below? These are the questions which plague the Wrong Boys as they embark on the next exciting installment of their series on Library Socialism.
Coffee With Comrades Appearance – “Shit-Posting is Counterrevolutionary”
Aug 13, 2019
The Wrong Boys join Pearson and Mel from Coffee with Comrades to talk about extremely online leftism, sectarian shenanigans, prefiguration, and Mr. Fred Rogers.
195 – Woke Bae Justin Trudeau: Destroyed with facts and logic (w/ Alberta Advantage)
Aug 06, 2019
On this very special mash-up podcast, the Wrong Boys are joined by Team Advantage over at the Alberta Advantage podcast to talk about our woke bae Prime Minister, and all the ways in which he neither woke nor bae.
Check out the Alberta Advantage podcast here: https://albertaadvantagepod.com/
Theme song is a mash up between the AA theme, and a srsly theme by hunt hunt hunt camp: https://hunthunthuntcamp.bandcamp.com/
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193 – Organizing First Steps (w/ Amy and Liz)
Jul 12, 2019
Wrong Boys are joined by Liz and Amy from the podcast Rebel Steps podcast to discuss leftist organizing, and stuff like group dynamics, what organizing is, and how to take your first steps
The Wrong Boys are joined by Tim (aka SOLE) from The Solecast to stage a kind of intervention for all the workaholics out there, and talk about the debilitating effects of work culture and working too much
Check out Tim on The Solecast and find his music at soleone.org
It is one of the most powerful forces in existence. It has shaped our biology and our society. Our personal lives can be defined by it, or by the lack of it. Wars turn on it. Politics are decided based on it. Bodily health depends on it. People live for it, and people kill for it.
We speak, of course, about the Power of Friendship.
Former Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Mike Gravel joins the Wrong Boys to talk about throwing shoes, ending war, direct democracy, and teaming up with two teens to run for president
For your use and enjoyment: a special episode of Srsly Wrong, using the lenses of history, complexity, retention, and culmination to talk about libraries, sharing, and the socialist future we want to build.
188 (teaser) The Inevitable Glorious Revolution: Brainstorm, pt 2 (w/ Breht O’Shea)
May 22, 2019
Breht O’Shea joins the Wrong Boys’ ongoing revolutionary brainstorming session to talk about Marxist Leninist strategy, leftist unity, defense, violence, and the relationship between means and ends.
this week on the show we tackle the totally normal question of whether people should be turned away when escaping from war, or seized from their homes and thrown in jail or deported because they moved across the wrong line on a map
this episode includes sound effects from zapsplat.com
186 – The Wrong Boys decide to be nice for once
Apr 28, 2019
Critics call SRSLY WRONG ‘the meanest podcast of all time’, ‘two asshole jerks being haters for an hour every week’, and of course ‘wretched vitriol so toxic it could be considered biological warfare’. So we got to thinking — what would it be like if we were nice, for once? Would that help the spread of good ideas? Is being nice revolutionary? (spoiler: yes, it is)
Gotta get that CLOUT baby, hell ya, wanna be RECOGNIZED for my contributions to society because we all have deeper insecurities than we show to the public and it’s important to feel valued and appreciated by your peers.
Call The Wrong Boys new HOLLYWOOD Voicemail Line and leave us a message!
This week, the Wrong Boys investigate the importance of DETAILS by applying class analysis to Democratic Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang’s Basic Income proposal. #yanggang and #antiyanggang (and #whotfisyang) welcome, this episode caters to everyone.
some music and sound effects from www.zapsplat.com
Ep 182 – SWEETIE TREK – Liberatory Sci-Fi (w/ Lyta Gold)
Mar 20, 2019
Toss out all your boring theory and get ready to curl up with some fantastic woman-authored fiction! Special guest Lyta Gold (amusements editor for Current Affairs magazine) joins the Wrong Boys to discuss liberatory sci-fi queen Ursula K Le Guin, Star Trek socialism, utopias, dystopias, the scam of realist fiction, and the importance of imaginative fiction and comedy in our neoliberal society.
Check out the Current Affairs Store to find Lyta’s work in The Big Book of Amusements! https://www.currentaffairs.org/store Theme song by dopecreature https://www.dopecreature.com/ Support the show on Patreon:
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Ep 181 – Virtue and Terror: The French Revolution pt 2 (TEASER)
Mar 13, 2019
The King is dead, but the revolution is just getting started. Robespierre and the Jacobins have a plan: using the means of State Terror, they will create a Republic of Virtue, complete with new cults, new calendars, new clocks, and shiny new revolutionary Citizens.
The Wrong Boys finish their two-parter on the French Revolution with a look at the complex relationship between Terror, Virtue, and Trauma.
Ep 180 – The French Revolution Pt 1 (teaser)
Feb 25, 2019
King Louis XVI of France was beheaded by guillotine on January 21, 1793 – a pivotal event in (the often quite unsafe) birth of modern liberal democracy.
In part one of our look at the French Revolution, the Wrong Boys examine the events leading up to the death of the king (and the birth of the French First Republic), and try to grapple with what these events mean today for those of us who want to make the world a better place.
This episode is part of our ongoing Revolution Series, available on Patreon as a thank you to the beautiful geniuses who make this podcast possible
Ep 179 – The Valentine’s Day Special
Feb 14, 2019
It’s a Valentine’s day spectacular as the Wrong Boys examine everything from medieval Courtly Love, to modern dating and apps, the creepiness of love potions and Cupid, and the utopian future of love.
Set your love-dials to ‘Together Forever’ and strap yourselves in for a lifelong commitment to the only podcast that will make you truly happy forever because it is your actual soulmate.
some music and sound effects from www.zapsplat.com
Ep 178 – The People’s Republic of Walmart (w/ Leigh Phillips & Michal Rozworski)
Feb 10, 2019
Walmart is the world’s largest corporation, a mantle it has achieved by (internally) eschewing market-based allocation, and developing itself into a sophisticated and well-functioning globally-planned economy.
This week, guests Leigh and Michal join the Wrong Boys to talk about their new book, and how analyzing the biggest, multinational, consumer-facing corporations puts to rest the myth that economic planning doesn’t work.
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Ep 177 – The Birth of Capitalism (w/ Franz)
Jan 29, 2019
As the global Capitalism market works to spread its tentacles into every aspect of human life on earth, you can’t help but wonder: how the heck did this all get started in the first place???
Special guest Franz returns to the show to give the Wrong Boys a lesson about the historical development of Capitalism!
Ep 176 – The inevitable glorious revolution to liberate all people and usher in a post scarcity utopia forever – pt1 (teaser)
Jan 21, 2019
Time for a REVOLUTIONARY BRAINSTORM. The Wrong Boys take a look at some different ideas for achieving a revolutionary change in society, discussing the benefits and drawbacks of each in this very special first episode in a patron-only series about the GLORIOUS REV
Friendly daily reminder that our number one tool for dismantling capitalism is *checks notes* snarky comments online.
Ummm but maybe web based snark isn’t the best mode of political communication??? For grown adults in the year of our lord 2019??? But ok???
theme song by Phillip Osmon
Ep 174 – Mark Zuckerberg, will you be our friend?
Dec 31, 2018
This week The Wrong Boys gaze into The All-Seeing Face, longing for joy and human connection, instead finding a malicious, psychologically invasive hell casino that tracks their every move and thought, creating a trove of information so vast and powerful that no mere human could morally choose how to wield it.
In a desperate last attempt to fix this dystopia, the boys send a friend request to the man in charge of it all, and then wait, nervous, yet hopeful, that Mark Zuckerberg will finally become their friend.
w2t 173 – A Spider-Swarm Christmas (In Australia)
Dec 17, 2018
This week it’s news! Topics include: – spiders killing us all – dirty climate deals – 15 yr old climate genius – george bush death party? – christmas in australia
Ep 172 – The Intellectual Light Web (w/ Nathan J Robinson)
Dec 03, 2018
The Intellectual Light Web is a fierce new renegade political movement based in hope, joy, humor, and making the world a better place for everyone. Nathan J Robinson of Current Affairs Magazine joins the Wrong Boys to discuss this exciting new left tendency, which is rapidly gaining steam, despite being silenced, ignored, and shuttered by conservatives who hate free speech.
They also discuss the new movement’s dark mirror-world counterparts – The (so-called) Intellectual Dark Web
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Now that we know escaping the ecopocalypse is 100% technologically feasible, the next logical step for the Wrong Boys is imagining the beautiful world we’d like to build instead, and speculating on how to get to ECOTOPIA
This week on the show we’re all gonna fucking die as the world burns because rich men sold out our shared habitat for cash and elected representatives continue to sit by and let it happen.
Ep 168 – Aaron’s Dream (FULL EP ON PATREON)
Oct 09, 2018
A rare journey inside of Aaron’s sleepy dreamy head where we find guillotines, broken starbucks windows, The Wrong Boys’ deepest off-the-record secrets, and the true meaning of liberty.
This ep is a gift to our patrons – Thanks for donating!
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Ep 165 – Tipping
Sep 04, 2018
What’s the deal with tipping? Wrong Boys investigate!
(spoiler: it’s a classist, sexist, racist institution that makes the world less wonderful for everyone)
Opening Theme by ELB11, recorded at Fractured Past Studios
Ep 164 – The Revolution Will be Hilarious (w/ Adam Krause)
Aug 24, 2018
Author Adam Krause joins the Wrong Boys to explain the close link between comedy and democracy, why authoritarians are almost never funny, and how comedic skills can help us create a kinder, gentler, and more rational future.
The Wrong Boys interview Matthew Lang of the Seattle Transit Riders Union, and Matt Bruenig of the People’s Policy Project, to discuss HITTING JEFF BEZOS with a PEOPLE’S BLUE SHELL, knocking him back to fourth, and housing all homeless people in Seattle and across America!
Ep 162 – meetings suck, get organized! (teaser)
Aug 07, 2018
A lot of people think that meetings really suck, but what if the problem runs deeper than that?? The Wrong Boys share their experiences and investigate what it means to be an effective political organizer.
Ep 161 – Brocialists Against Patriarchy (w/ Franz)
Jul 26, 2018
This week, special guest Franz shows the Wrong Boys how to crush brews, bump fists, dismantle patriarchy, and have a strong class analysis – all while imparting a deep lesson about what it means to be a bro to all.
Ep 159 – Misanthropy is a Death Cult!
Jul 10, 2018
The Wrong Boys get polemical this week as they delve into the unseemly (and factually deficient) world of thoughts and ideas that lack a basic respect for human life.
Corporation Motivation by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Ep 157 – Listen up, Elon! (w/ Brett O’Shea)
Jun 27, 2018
Dear Elon Musk,
This week The Wrong Boys had Brett from Revolutionary Left Radio on their show to talk about podcasting, his politics, working together, your condemnable business practices, and the best way for you to cash that cheque you’ve been flaunting all over Twitter and actually be a Socialist.
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Ep 154 – You Can Create New Words
Jun 06, 2018
Its Neologisms! Neologisms! Neologisms! this weeks as the Wrong Boys go on a fantastical journey through the heady and enchanting world of BRAND NEW WORDS and all the wonderful ways in which they can make our lives so, so much better.
PS – they also share a few words that they’ve invented themselves!!
theme song by Hunt Hunt Hunt Camp!
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Ep 153 – Bullshit Jobs (w/ David Graeber)
May 26, 2018
The Wrong boys speak with David Graeber about his new book ‘Bullshit Jobs’, exploring the ever multiplicating ways our society makes up stuff for people to do. They also discuss the puritan work ethic, and even discover how to solve global poverty in just three steps.
EP 152 – This Episode Was Made By Machines
May 14, 2018
This episode isn’t about machines. It’s made by a podcast-making machine. Workdays vs. Raises, Property Appreciation vs. Wages, TV Good or TV Bad?, Comparative Legal Treatment of Rich and Poor, and Cynics Vs. Fools. This is a special machine produced episode of the SRSLY WRONG Podcast.
Theme song by ECOVENGANCE
Homeless Man vs. Corporate Thief https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/homeless-man-versus-corporate-thif/
Your Home Might Make More Money Than You https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/San-Francisco-real-estate-home-appreciation-value-12826095.php
Ep 149 – Wrongtown
Mar 30, 2018
This week, the Wrong Boys truly live up to their name, as in the midst of Wrongtown’s very first mayoral election, they make a huge error, leading to a deep exploration of the nature of wrongness itself.
In this very special episode, the Wrong Boys open their eyes for the very first time, and see the world for what it really is.
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Ep 146 – School Shootings Are Bad
Mar 01, 2018
A journey through gun laws, violent media, and social alienation as the Wrong Boys get to the bottom of the most horrifying trend of the millennium.
Ep 138 – Virtue Signalling
Feb 20, 2018
Full episode available to non-patrons for the first time!
“The biggest enemy of virtue is not those who do wrong, but those who signal virtue. Virtue is good, obviously, but signalling virtue is very bad. This is the extent of my analysis.” – Freakin Mooks who’s dumb ass arguments can’t even scratch the Wrong Boys pearly white armor.
“Enough is Enough!” is the motto this week as the Wrong Boys talk about all the ways in which we could, and sometimes already do, have enough of enough things in order to take care of ourselves and the planet. They present pragmatic policy proposals that could end homelessness and hunger in just a few easy steps.
Theme Song by Trái Bơ
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Ep 141 – Diversity of Tactics
Jan 17, 2018
The utopian practice involves tirelessly working towards the ever-receding horizon of the best possible world for everyone. There’s a lot to be done, and a lot of different tactics that can be of use. The Wrong Boys discuss the place that violent and non-violent direct action have in the work of striving for a better tomorrow, and cast a light on the widest possible spectrum of tactical options.
Ep 138 – Virtue Signalling (patreon episode)
Dec 22, 2017
“The biggest enemy of virtue is not those who do wrong, but those who signal virtue. Virtue is good, obviously, but signalling virtue is very bad. This is the extent of my analysis.” – Freakin Mooks who’s dumb ass arguments can’t even scratch the Wrong Boys pearly white armour
Everything you both do and don’t want to know about eggs
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Ep 134 – Creativity
Nov 16, 2017
A penetrating examination of creativity and all of its many aspects, starring Shawn, Aaron, and of course – Sparkle Baby.
Ep 133 – “You guys aren’t cynical enough…”
Nov 01, 2017
This week the Wrong Boys address the criticism that they are far too optimistic and nowhere near cynical enough by getting down on their knees and worshiping the zero.
A tribute to America’s greatest poet and philosopher, Fred Rogers.
Ep 130 – Jean Against the Machine
Oct 09, 2017
Jean Swanson is a long time activist against poverty and homelessness on Vancouver’s downtown eastside, and she’s running for Vancouver city council. Shawn speaks with her about her life, activism, and campaign, while Aaron bends down and smooches his landlord’s beautiful feet.
In this very special Wrongtown Mystery, Shawn and Aaron investigate the ear, its origins, its beauty, and how to use it to listen. Meanwhile, tensions with their incompetent intern Jeffrey reach a boiling point as he makes one mistake they can’t forgive.
Ep 124 – What do you mean when you say hierarchy?
Sep 05, 2017
The Wrong Boys dissect the different ways people use the term hierarchy, try to zero in on what the leftist critique of hierarchy is about, and make a huge discovery – that anything that can be charted in a triangle shape is natural, moral, good, and amazing.
Is technology Jesus? Or is it more like an homicidally insane person who thinks he’s Jesus? Answering a question from a listener, The Wrong Boys take on the case to get to the bottom of the question — Can technology save us?
– Charlottesville Nazi rally and car murders around the world
– Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
– The moral merits of cheering brain cancer
– Dreamhost vs. The DOJ, ACLU vs. The CIA, The Mooch and Bannon out, Iran nuclear deal, Philipino drug war, and more!
(recorded Aug 19, 2017, released Aug 20, 2017)
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Ep 117 – The S.W.E.A.T. pledge
Jun 29, 2017
Millionaire and former host of Discovery Channel’s ‘Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe wants the Wrong Boys to sign his S.W.E.A.T. pledge (Skill & Work Ethic Aren’t Taboo). Will Shawn and Aaron promise to live by his principles and affirm that they are an accurate summation of their personal beliefs? Listen to find out.
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Ep 116 – VEGETARIANISM
Jun 22, 2017
We have a mystery on our hands: should we be vegans? Is eating meat ok? What about the poor animals? The wrong boys get to the bottom of it.
W2T – 115 – Lifehack: Get naked and imply you have a gun
Jun 15, 2017
This week we talk about:
– Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s revolutionary leftist platform for France
– Big wins for local Vancouver activists and Canadian political comeuppance
– Anti-Fa and Bernie Bro Violence
– Amazon vs. The Government
– Qatar, North Korea, being fired for saying stuff, Trump’s alleged obstruction of justice, amputated feet, and more!
(recorded and released June 14, 2017)
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Ep 114 – Universal Basic Outcome
Jun 07, 2017
You’ve heard of a Universal Basic Income for years now — that’s old news, it’s MySpace, it’s AskJeeves — Universal Basic Outcome is new, it’s fresh, it’s innovative. Honestly, you probably haven’t even heard of it yet it’s so new and cool, but it’s the next Instagram, the next Uber, the next real innovation in government social programs.
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EP 113 – Should We Vote?
Jun 02, 2017
Shawn’s a voting superstar and Aaron’s a flaky voter who isn’t that confident in the system. When their powers combine, the Wrong Boys get right to the bottom and discover the perfect solution to all problems facing modern democracy.
Is it better to be a self-indulgent jerk who says everything that’s on their mind? Or a sneaky manipulative gaslighting piece of shit who just uses language to trick people into agreeing with them? One of those two things is 100% right and we tell you which one.
Ep 111 – Human Nature
Mar 10, 2017
Shawn and Aaron are abducted by a troubled, misunderstood (but fundamentally good) person and need to escape from his evil fortress of doom, finding that on the way they discover all the secrets of human nature.
W2T – 110 – Bald Around The Moon (the police episode)
Mar 03, 2017
This week The Wrong Boys get to the bottom of: – The crisis plaguing police departments and the wrong moves leftists make in talking about it – Canadian party leadership races and ‘Pretty Boy Trudeau’s’ broken promises – Trump ties to Russia, tricking young women into assassinations, rich people going around the moon and the gift of being bald
(recorded and released March 2, 2017)
Ep 109 – Meta-Mythology (and not killing millions of people)
Feb 24, 2017
Do we need a guiding myth, or is that just irrational hogwash? How do we fight for a better future without accidentally being evil? Is Star Wars real? Was the Holodomor a genocide? What can we learn from the story of Papa Bookchin? The Wrong Boys investigate.
Ep 108 – Bernie would have won (and he did win)
Feb 17, 2017
This week, Aaron and Shawn take you on a sentimental journey into a world that could have been, where Bernie Sanders triumphed in a historic election against Donald Trump and became the 45th president of the United States.
Ep 100 – FULL UTOPIA WORLD PEACE
Jan 12, 2017
We promised you that after 1000 episodes of our podcast, the world would experience 10,000 years of world peace. In this, the stunning, long-awaited 100th episode of Srsly Wrong, Shawn and Aaron put their imaginations in gear and bring the entire world 10% of the way to the beautiful, unreachable ideal of FULL UTOPIA WORLD PEACE.
Ep 96 – Google Murray Bookchin
Sep 28, 2016
Shawn and special guest co-host Pete talk about Murray Bookchin, Communalism, and the task of building a left movement.
Ep 83 – Consumerism (Live! From the Mall)
Jun 15, 2016
This episode is available to those who support us on Patreon!