249 – SRSLY WRONG LIVE! (teaser)
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...
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248 – Not a ‘Nation of Immigrants’ (w/ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
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...
247 – Boycotting Monopolies, Selling Out, and Changing Things From the Inside (w/ THIIRD WAVES)
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...
246- ANGEL BABIES (PREVIEW)
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?...
245 – Malatesta’s Anarchist Programme (w/ Zoe Baker)
This is a deep dive reading of Malatesta’s “An Anarchist Programme” with Zoe Baker. Support the show!http://patreon.com/srslywrong Opening Theme Song by Dope Creature: https://soundcloud.com/dopecreatureClosing Theme Song by The Window Smashing Job Creators:...
244 – Disability Justice (w/ Lateef McLeod)
This week Lateef Mcleod joins the Wrong Boys to discuss the principles of Disability Justice, why accessibility is important for everyone, and how capitalism systematically reduces people to our labor power, denying...
243 – Revolutionary Prefiguration (w/ Anark)
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...
242 – The Dawn of The Dawn of Everything (w/ David Wengrow)
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...
241 – Reading Black Anarchists (w/ St. Andrew)
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...
240 – Election Fraud 2020 pt 2: Living in a For-Profit Disinfo Dystopia
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...
239 TEASER- Platforms of Freedom pt 2 – Apps for Library Socialism
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. listen to...
238 – Wrong Boys Investigate: Election Fraud 2020, pt 1
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...
TEASER – 237 – Platforms of Freedom Pt 1
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...
236 – Talking to Ironweeds about Library Socialism and bein’ Sweetie Pie
In this Srsly Weeds crossover we talk about the ins and outs of a library socialist society and what it means to do things ‘sweetie pie’ Check out Ironweeds Theme song by...
235- The Imaginary Tragedy of the Hypothetical Commons
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...
234 – Why Workplace Democracy? (w/ Prof. Richard D. Wolff)
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...
233 – Look For The Helpers (w/ Mexie and Breht)
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,...
232 – I Hate Mondays!
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...
*UNLOCKED* Ep 181 – Virtue and Terror: The French Revolution pt 2
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...
231 – Business Confidence & Capital Strikes (w/ Michael Schwartz and Kevin A. Young)
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...
230 – A Chat About May Day (w/ Max, Franz, Liz and Amy!)
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,...
Malls After the Revolution (Laborwave Radio Appearance)
Interview Shawn did with Laborwave Radio imagining how something like a shopping mall might look in a future Library Socialist society Link to Aaron’s youtube stream about Ted Kaczinski’s Articlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDWowH_Vvc Support Srsly...
UNLOCKED – Ep 180 – The French Revolution, Pt. 1
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...
229 – Sheeple
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. Theme song...
228 – Tales from Wrongtown Pt 1
Once upon a time, there was a town called Wrongtown. This is how their story begins. This episode collects sketches from episodes 74, 86, 111, 133, 134, and 136, as well as...
227 – Can the Simpsons be saved?
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...
226 – Political Charts
For centuries political chartographers have pondered the question – What is the true shape of politics? A line from left to right? Or maybe a square with four quadrants? Or is it,...
225 – Orbit Repeat 2021!
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...
224 – Social Ecology & Imagining Utopia (pt 3)
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...
223 – Social Ecology & the End of Capitalism (pt 2)
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,...