What happened to Thomas Hobbes on you're wrong about?
In October 2021, it was announced that Hobbes was leaving the podcast and the show would continue with Marshall and guests. In 2019, You're Wrong About was named one of the ten best podcasts by Time.
Why did Thomas Hobbes leave the podcast?
The podcast is a part-time effort for both hosts and relies on crowd-funding. The independent nature of the show is rooted in moral concerns about critiquing the media and potential constraints inherent to sponsorship. In October 2021, it was announced that Hobbes was leaving the podcast and the show would continue with Marshall and guests.
What is the tone of Thomas Hobbes and Marshall danger?
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."
Who is Imelda Hobbes and why is she famous?
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. The show began after Hobbes reached out to Marshall and proposed that they try to recreate their deep-dive research processes in audio format.
What does Sarah tell Mike about the Donner Party?
Sarah tells Mike about the convoluted history of a contested term. Digressions include James Bond, Charles Manson, and rat poison. Mike tells Sarah about the complicated legacy of Anita Hill and the not-particularly-complicated facts of her case. Digressions include Tootsie, Garrison Keillor, and the Donner Party.
What are the digressions in the book?
Digressions include car crashes, September 11, Diane Sawyer, and the terrors of teenage journaling. Mike tells Sarah that America has sent the wrong messages and done the wrong things about obesity for more than half a century. Digressions include height (again), sweatshops, and Julianne Moore.
What did Mike tell Sarah about the Space Shuttle disaster?
Mike tells Sarah how the infamous space shuttle disaster came to be seen as a white-collar crime. Digressions include the Donner Party, George Lucas, and Jurassic Park. Mike tells Sarah how a "bad apples" explanation kept us from seeing the real scandal at the heart of America's largest corporate bankruptcy.
What does Sarah tell Mike about the Milwaukee scandal?
Sarah tells Mike that shoddy policing (and Milwaukee generally) are responsible for one of America's most prolific serial killers. Digressions include panel vans, Anita Bryant, early man, and Hannibal Lecter. Mike tells Sarah why the biggest scandal of Reagan's presidency provides more (depressing) lessons about current politics than Watergate.
What is the movie that Sarah tells Mike about?
July 21, 2018. ( 2018-07-21) Sarah tells Mike about how America's favorite gangster movie is really its favorite killing-the-American-Dream movie. Digressions include the Mona Lisa, Bruce Springsteen, and the tyranny of height-ism.
What does Mike Owens tell Sarah and Mike about?
Special guest Mike Owens tells Sarah and Mike about the (attempted) debunking of the gay-bashing victim. Digressions include Leopold and Loeb, Basic Instinct, and Rolling Stone. Sarah tells Mike about the convoluted history of a contested term. Digressions include James Bond, Charles Manson, and rat poison.
What does Sarah tell Mike about the witches?
In the first episode, Sarah tells Mike about why America spent a decade worried about witches running daycare centers. Mike tells Sarah about the rash of mass shootings carried out by postal workers in the 1980s and 1990s. Sarah tells Mike about the long history of white anxiety over black motherhood.
