263 - A Conversation with Pearson Bolt about Child Liberation
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.
1hr 17m Aug 24, 2022
1hr 17m
S9 Ep262: Society Lets Children Down
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 ...
1hr 15m Aug 18, 2022
1hr 15m
261 - Papa & Boy IV: The Television Special
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? support the show on patreon: patreon.com/srslywrong
55m Aug 08, 2022
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260 - Survival of the "Fittest"
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. Support the show! http://patreon.com/srslywrong T...
2hr 24m Jun 24, 2022
2hr 24m
259 - Bullying!
Aaron and Shawn get to the bottom of bullying. Subscribe to survive:  https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Theme Songs by "e. june" and "the window smashing job creators" Comment and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HM7mwCHM8r4 Graeber - The Bully's Pulpit https://davidgraeber.org/articles/the-bullys-pulpit-on-the-elementary-structure-of-domination/ Miéville - On Social Sadism https://...
1hr 37m Jun 09, 2022
1hr 37m
258 – Srsly Wrong LIVE SHOW 2! (teaser)
This is an edited down version of our second-ever live show, held in discord on Mar 20, 2022. We discussed staying optimistic during hard times To hear the full episode, sign up on our patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/258-srsly-wrong-66644733
15m May 19, 2022
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257 - Tales from Wrongtown Pt 2
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) Theme Song by Far Flowers: https://farflowers.bandcamp.com/ Thanks for donating!
1hr 47m May 16, 2022
1hr 47m
256 - Drama !!
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.co...
1hr 21m May 06, 2022
1hr 21m
255 - A Conversation on Intimate Direct Democracy w/ Modibo Kadalie & Andrew Zonneveld
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. Support the show! http://patreon.com/srslywrong Opening Theme Song by Jodi ...
2hr 11m Apr 23, 2022
2hr 11m
254 - No Bosses & Participatory Economics W/ Michael Albert
Imagine a world without bosses! The Wrong Boys speak to Michael Albert, author of "No Bosses," about Participatory Economics, fair job complexes, and the process of building a participatory and democratic economy 
1hr 50m Apr 13, 2022
1hr 50m
253 - Why IQ is Bullshit
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. Theme Song by Harpers of the World: https://fasola.org/ Support the show! http://patreon.com/srslywrong Links: Stephen Jay Gould on Intelligence Tests (IQ), the Nature - Nurture Controversy 1995: https://www.youtube.com/wa...
1hr 38m Apr 01, 2022
1hr 38m
252 - The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere W/ Dr. Paulette Steeves
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' hypothe...
1hr 17m Mar 25, 2022
1hr 17m
251 - Racism, Not Race (w/ Joseph L. Graves & Alan Goodman)
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. Theme Song by Trái Bơ: https://traibo.bandcamp.com/ Links: Get the Book: “Racism, Not Race”: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/racism-not-race/9780231200660 Joseph L Graves Jr on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
1hr 38m Mar 09, 2022
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250 - Interview: Emily Drabinski for ALA President
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. Emily's website: https://www.emilydrabinski.com/ On Vocational Awe: https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/ On Library Socialism: https://boingboing.net/2019/11/24/usufruct-comp...
42m Feb 25, 2022
42m
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 next one on March 20, 2022 at 2PM PST, sign up to get access to our discord! http://www.patreon.com/srslywrong (https://www.patreon.com/posts/55703517) Here is a link to the ultra contact form to submit questions  https://forms.gle/77f1PWf81aRxE...
19m Feb 17, 2022
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248 - Not a Nation of Immigrants (w/ Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz)
This week we are joined by historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to discuss 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 Theme Song by Brain Tan: https://braintan.bandcamp.com/ Links: ‘This is no ‘nation of immigrants’’ - (article) by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz : h...
1hr 47m Feb 07, 2022
1hr 47m
247 - Boycotting Monopolies, Selling Out, and Changing Things From the Inside
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...
1hr 47m Jan 05, 2022
1hr 47m
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? Does power make us lie even to ourselves about our own lies? - All these questions and more in this special bonus episode for our patreon community!
18m Dec 22, 2021
18m
245 - Malatesta's Anarchist Programme (w/ Zoe Baker)
A deep dive reading of Malatesta's "An Anarchist Program" with Zoe Baker.  Support the show! http://patreon.com/srslywrong Opening Theme Song by Dope Creature: https://soundcloud.com/dopecreature Closing Theme Song by The Window Smashing Job Creators: https://thewindowsmashingjobcreators.bandcamp.com/ Links: An Anarchist Programme - Errico Malatesta (1920 version): https://theanarchistl...
1hr 46m Dec 12, 2021
1hr 46m
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 our wholeness as human beings We need your support to make this show! https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Closing Theme Song by Spam Risk:  https://spamrisk.bandcamp.com/album/s-t ...
1hr 38m Nov 23, 2021
1hr 38m
243 - Revolutionary Prefiguration (w/ Anark)
This episode is a deep dive into what it means to build prefiguartive 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. Theme Song by Brain Tan: https://braintan.bandcamp.com/  Links / Furthe...
2hr 8m Nov 05, 2021
2hr 8m
242 - The Dawn of The Dawn of Everything
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. Links: Buy “The Dawn of Ev...
1hr 50m Oct 18, 2021
1hr 50m
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 anarchists, and more! St. Andrewism on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SaintAndrewism  Theme Song by Brain Tan: https://braintan.bandcamp.com/ Supp...
1hr 57m Oct 01, 2021
1hr 57m
240 - Election Fraud 2020 pt 2: Living in a For-Profit Disinfo-topia
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. Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/155XG6ma_Dta7HscoTBqbU6XxwDtFoDK5_o96wiQ6J0o/edit?usp=sharing Openi...
2hr 4m Sep 14, 2021
2hr 4m
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 the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/55703517 Opening Theme by Little King Trash Mouth: https://lktm.bandcamp.com/ Closing Theme by Far Flowers: https://farflowers.bandcamp.com/
13m Sep 07, 2021
13m
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 world of the election 2020 conspiracy claims
1hr 29m Aug 11, 2021
1hr 29m
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 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  get...
14m Aug 09, 2021
14m
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 (https://www.patreon.com/Ironweeds) ! Theme song by Spam Risk (https://spamrisk.bandcamp.com/album/s-t)
1hr 54m Jul 23, 2021
1hr 54m
235 - The Imaginary Tragedy of the Hypothetical Commons
1hr 32m Jul 16, 2021
1hr 32m
234 - Why Workplace Democracy? (w/ Prof. Richard 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 for themselves. We think this is wrong, and so does Professor Richard Wolff, who joins us to answer the question-- why workplace democracy? -- Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst...
1hr 15m Jun 30, 2021
1hr 15m
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, 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 ...
2hr 6m Jun 14, 2021
2hr 6m
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 can't be helped, that mondays are inevitable. But is that really true? Or is a world without mondays actually possible? Theme Song by Trái Bơ https://traibo.bandcamp.com/ Thanks For Donating! 
1hr 15m Jun 07, 2021
1hr 15m
*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 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 Tra...
1hr 58m May 25, 2021
1hr 58m
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 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 ...
1hr 45m May 17, 2021
1hr 45m
230 - A Chat About May Day (w/ guest panel)
Spring is here - a time to feast, dance around the maypole, and organize the working class to achieve a more just society for everyone We explore 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!
2hr Apr 30, 2021
2hr
Malls After the Revolution (Laborwave Radio Appearance)
This is an interview Shawn did on Laborwave Radio (https://www.laborwaveradio.com) about imagining how something like a shopping mall might look in a future Library Socialist society Aaron's youtube stream about Ted Kaczinski's Article https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDWowH_Vvc Support Srsly Wrong! https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong
1hr 14m Apr 19, 2021
1hr 14m
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 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 ...
1hr 26m Apr 03, 2021
1hr 26m
229 - Sheeple
According to Websters 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 by The Window Smashing Job Creatorshttps://thewindowsmashingjobcreators.bandcamp.com/ donate: https://patreon.com/srslywrong
1hr 20m Mar 05, 2021
1hr 20m
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 new material (and never before heard restored archival stuff) Theme song by Far Flowers https://farflowers.bandcamp.com/ 
1hr 14m Feb 20, 2021
1hr 14m
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 show can ever become watchable again  Theme song by Far Flowers  https://farflowers.bandcamp.com/ donate: https://patreon.com/srslywrong 
49m Feb 03, 2021
49m
226 - Political Charts
Is it a line from left to right? Or maybe a square with four quadrants? For centuries, political scientists and chartographers have pondered the question: what is the shape of politics? Theme song by dope creature (https://www.dopecreature.com/) Charts: The Pyramid Made up of tiny cubes (https://www.facebook.com/srslywrong/photos/a.262285997282716/1571126359732000) Aaron's Truly Centrist Char...
1hr 55m Jan 23, 2021
1hr 55m
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 marking the clear dividing line between one year and the next, reflecting on what has been, and looking forward to the future Theme song by Little King Trash Mouth: https://lktm.bandcamp.com/  Our 2015 Orbit Repeat Special is here...
1hr 16m Jan 06, 2021
1hr 16m
224 - Social Ecology and the End of Capitalism, pt 2
With a firm basis now established 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 to get there support the show on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Institute for Social Ecology website (articles, courses, more): https://social-ecology.org/wp/ Support the ISE on Patreon: https:/...
2hr 28m Dec 21, 2020
2hr 28m
223 - Social Ecology and the End of Capitalism, pt 1
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 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong ISE website (articles, courses, more): https://social-ecology.org/w...
2hr 4m Dec 14, 2020
2hr 4m
222 - Economics as Horseshit (w/ Neighbor Science)
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. Theme song by The Window Smashing Job Creators (https://thewindowsmashingjobcreators.bandcamp.com/) Support us on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/srslywrong) Show Notes (https://docs.google.com/docu...
1hr 27m Nov 26, 2020
1hr 27m
221 - Self-Immolation (w/ Brent Cooper)
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 wor...
1hr 46m Oct 30, 2020
1hr 46m
220 - Stop Techno Dystopia! (w/ Cory Doctorow)
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.  Them...
1hr 54m Oct 16, 2020
1hr 54m
219 - Social Ecology and the Critique of Hierarchy
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 Theme song by Spam Risk https://spamrisk.bandcamp.com/releases Support the ISE on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/institute4socialecology Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Works by guests: Towards Clima...
1hr 53m Oct 02, 2020
1hr 53m
WRONGTOPIA HISTORY SUPERCUT
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 Features an all new introduction as well as clips from Srsly Wrong eps 187, 189, 196, and 200 h...
1hr 6m Jul 09, 2020
1hr 6m
218 - The Emotional Intelligence Spectacular
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."  Donate to the show! https://www.patreon.com/...
1hr 59m Jun 22, 2020
1hr 59m