Podcast Episodes

The Donner Party with Chelsey Weber-Smith

You may:

1. Travel on the established trail
2. Take the Hastings Cutoff

What is your choice?

Chelsey Weber-Smith (American Hysteria) tells Sarah about th…

3 years, 8 months ago

Henry Lee Lucas with Rachel Monroe

This week we’re taking the back roads with Rachel Monroe, who tells us how the most prolific serial killer in American history may have been somethin…

3 years, 8 months ago

Porn Wars with Nona Willis Aronowitz

Here’s some money, go see a Porn War. This week we’re going on a field trip to Times Square with Nona Willis Aronowitz, author of Bad Sex, to learn a…

3 years, 9 months ago

Eugenics with Eric Michael Garcia

This week, Eric Michael Garcia tells Sarah about America’s barely forgotten pastime, plus the Supreme Court’s long history of horrifying decisions. D…

3 years, 9 months ago

West Coast Tour Announcement

This is a super quick message to let you know we'll be having a You're Wrong About West Coast mini tour in September.

We'll be going to Portland on 9/…

3 years, 9 months ago

Go Ask Alice Part 2 with Carmen Maria Machado

This week Carmen and Sarah read the rest of Alice’s bitchin' diary, and ponder the truths that only lies can tell. Digressions include Pamela and Cla…

3 years, 10 months ago

Go Ask Alice Part 3 with Rick Emerson and Carmen Maria Machado

Sarah and Carmen complete their epic trilogy by meeting Rick Emerson on the edge of Mount Doom to discuss his book, Unmask Alice, and some of the sto…

3 years, 10 months ago

Martha Stewart with Sarah Archer

This week we’re dishing up a mouthwatering feast of history, gossip, and white collar crime. Guest Sarah Archer tells the tale of Martha Stewart, a g…

3 years, 10 months ago

The Dyatlov Pass Incident with Blair Braverman

This week, Sarah tries to solve the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, in which nine experienced ski hikers fled their shelter and ran into the fr…

3 years, 11 months ago

The Prison Boom with Shannon Heffernan

Where did all these prisons come from? WBEZ’s Shannon Heffernan is here to give us part of the answer, which involves “small government” (of course),…

3 years, 11 months ago