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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,...

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. support the show on patreon:https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong cw:...

Pieces of shit. What are they? Who are they?   *turns to mirror*   Am I a piece of shit? The answers to all these questions and more, right here! support the...

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...

Surveillance billionaire Peter Thiel is an example of a rich guy who ruins everything. He’s not a good guy. support the show: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Source Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-CHXcEaAkSulBaNqdVZG9qh52xeOWOgFBTAv-xReZ1Q/edit#heading=h.1bq8umv8qozj Theme Song: Matt Hogan

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

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...

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! Support the...

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...

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...

The WRONG WARS Saga Begins! After a chance encounter at a gloryhole changes one mans life forever, the world will never be the same. Wrong Wars is a new audio comedy series...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wrong Boys discuss the soulless hierarchal theories of Frederick Taylor and his influence on evolution of the workplace. full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/303-taylorism-96698428 Theme Song by alman the man:https://open.spotify.com/artist/0phmPAQKm91ez7HJPTUEZ1

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...

The Wrong Boys, who do not believe in ghosts, buy a spooky house on the cheap to open up a sanctuary for fragile puppies.  Support the show: http://patreon.com/srslywrong

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!...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This week, Shawn and Aaron continue their maddening descent into AI sludge hell. Support our show on Patreon Show Notes:SRSLY WRONG 287/288 – AI Show Notes – Google Docs Episode Artwork by...

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...

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! Doctorow on Everyday Anarchism:Graeber’s...

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...

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...

We have a balanced discussion about the first 6 rules for life from Jordan Peterson’s life’s work. This bonus episode is an antidoot to chaos. full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/283-jordan-12-1-82213892

This whale octopus mushroom, Shawn and Aaron Whale Octopus and Mushroom. For you and your WOM. Support our show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Theme Song by Far Flowers:https://farflowers.bandcamp.com/Read WOM Books:The Cultural Lives of Whales...

Shawn and Aaron are joined by Video Essayist Andrewism to discuss David Graeber’s second posthumous book- “Pirate Enlightenment” Support our show on Patreon:SRSLY WRONG | Creating a utopian comedy podcast | Patreon...

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...

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...

This is a teaser for our full length bonus episode available here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/279-golden-age-79421989 The Wrong Boys take a deep look at the history of copyright, rebut common arguments against online piracy, and stand...

Detailing the true egalitarian, working-class history of the golden age of piracy with historian Marcus Rediker. support the show on patreon!https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Check out ‘Under the Banner of King Death’ here!http://www.beacon.org/Under-the-Banner-of-King-Death-P1928.aspx Marcus’ Website:https://www.marcusrediker.com/...

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...

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...

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 Donate to our Patreon for more bonus...

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...

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. Get the full episode...

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...

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....

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?...

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...

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,...

Friend-of-the-show Franz joins us to talk about capitalist childhoods, social reproduction theory, and child liberation. Theme Song by Brain Tan:https://braintan.bandcamp.com/ Support our show on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong

Shawn & Aaron give a brief update on the Papa & Boy Cartoon series. (it’s out) Watch Episode One Freehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcilVLtY7zk Watch the full Five-Episode Series on Means TVhttps://means.tv/programs/papaandboy Recent Podcast Appearances: The...

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...

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...

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”...

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....

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...

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....

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....

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...

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,...

Aaron and Shawn get to the bottom of bullying. Subscribe to survive: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Comment on YouTube:https://youtu.be/HM7mwCHM8r4 Theme Songs by “e. june” and “the window smashing job creators” Graeber – The Bully’s Pulpit...

This is an edited 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

-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...

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...

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...

Shawn appears with Hugh and Nicole from Ad Astra on Doomer v Bloomer to discuss which tactics and strategies social movements can use to best achieve universal human liberation. Check out our...

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...

“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,...

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...

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 support us by becoming a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 theme song by...

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,...

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!

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...

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...

The Wrong Boys join Pearson and Mel from Coffee with Comrades to talk about extremely online leftism, sectarian shenanigans, prefiguration, and Mr. Fred Rogers. check out the show and get the full...

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...

Franz returns to the show to talk about what money is, how it came to be this way, and just exactly how bad it is screwing all of us over. Check our...

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...

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...

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....

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 Help...

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...

Wrong Boys join Breht and Alyson Escalante to discuss and debate the merits of categorizing Marxism as a science. (we all collaborated on a sketch at the end as well!) Hear more...

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. Listen to the full episode...

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...

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...

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...

This week the Wrong Boys examine one of the most common, most effective, and yet most underappreciated revolutionary tactics: running and hiding Theme Song by Phillip Osmon support us on Patreon http://patreon.com/srslywrong...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 theme song...

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...

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...

are we really doomed? is it possible to avoid massive human suffering and extinction? what would mr. rogers say??? wrong boys investigate. theme song by Trai Bo https://traibo.bandcamp.com/ support us on patreon...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The solution to homelessness is to give people homes and we can do it right now nobody deserves this Special thanks to InvisiblePeople.Tv for the amazing work they do interviewing people who...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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....

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 Wrong Boys examine the parade of failures that is the history of privatization. Theme Song by Far Flowers Donating helps us make better content. If you enjoy what we do, please...

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.   Donating helps us make better content....

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.

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...

The Wrong Boys lay out a perfect plan to make sure that everybody always has the exact same amount of money in their bank account, no matter what. Contribute and get bonus...

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“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...

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...

Shawn is joined by Nicole and Hugh from Ad Astra Comix to talk about their work, as well as the current state of activism and the left. Buy ‘The Beast’ and see...

“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...

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A penetrating examination of creativity and all of its many aspects, starring Shawn, Aaron, and of course – Sparkle Baby.

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. leave us a...

A tribute to America’s greatest poet and philosopher, Fred Rogers.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

This week we talk about: – 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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Shawn and special guest co-host Pete talk about Murray Bookchin, Communalism, and the task of building a left movement.

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