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Check out our Cartoon Show “Papa & Boy” – out now!

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...

Oct 17, 20221 min

S9 Ep 268268 – Shawn Saw a Whale (Magical)

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...

Oct 14, 20221h 12m

S9 Ep 267267 – Library Socialism Q&A: Heirlooms and Motivation

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...

Oct 4, 20221h 38m

S9 Ep 266266 – Think of the Children!

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”...

Sep 23, 20221h 38m

S9 Ep 265265- Ageism, Misopedy, Adult Supremacy, Child Liberation, Childism, Adultism, Child Rights, Etc.

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....

Sep 16, 202246 min

S9 Ep 264264 – Papa & Boy V: PHANTOMS of LEGACY

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...

Sep 10, 20221h 2m

S9 Ep 263263 – 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....

Aug 24, 20221h 17m

S9 Ep 262262 – 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....

Aug 18, 20221h 15m

S9 Ep 261261 – 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...

Aug 8, 202255 min

S8 Ep 260260 – 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,...

Jun 24, 20222h 24m

259 – Bullying!

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...

Jun 9, 20221h 37m

S8 Ep 258258 – Srsly Wrong LIVE SHOW 2! (Teaser)

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...

May 19, 202215 min

S8 Ep 257257 – 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...

May 16, 20221h 47m

S8 Ep 256256 – 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...

May 6, 20221h 21m

S8 Ep 255255 – 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...

Apr 23, 20222h 11m

S8 Ep 254254 – 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, democratic workers councils, fair job complexes, and the process of building a participatory...

Apr 13, 20221h 50m

S8 Ep 253253 – 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...

Apr 1, 20221h 38m

S8 Ep 252252 – 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...

Mar 25, 20221h 17m

S8 Ep 251251 – 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....

Mar 9, 20221h 38m

S8 Ep 250250 – 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...

Feb 25, 202241 min

S8 Ep 249249 – SRSLY WRONG LIVE! (teaser)

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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...

Feb 17, 202218 min

S8 Ep 248248 – 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...

Feb 7, 20221h 47m

S8 Ep 247247 – 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...

Jan 5, 20221h 47m

S8 Ep 246246- 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?...

Dec 22, 202117 min

S8 Ep 245245 – 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:...

Dec 12, 20211h 46m

S8 Ep 244244 – 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...

Nov 23, 20211h 38m

S8 Ep 243243 – 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...

Nov 5, 20212h 8m

S8 Ep 242242 – 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...

Oct 18, 20211h 50m

S8 Ep 241241 – 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...

Oct 1, 20211h 57m

S8 Ep 240240 – 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...

Sep 14, 20212h 4m

S8 Ep 239239 TEASER- Platforms of Freedom pt 2 – Apps for Library Socialism

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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...

Sep 7, 202113 min

S8 Ep 238238 – 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...

Aug 11, 20211h 29m

Ep 237TEASER – 237 – Platforms of Freedom Pt 1

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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...

Aug 9, 202114 min

S8 Ep 236236 – 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...

Jul 23, 20211h 54m

S8 Ep 235235- 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...

Jul 16, 20211h 32m

S8 Ep 234234 – 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...

Jul 1, 20211h 15m

S8 Ep 233233 – 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,...

Jun 14, 20212h 6m

S8 Ep 232232 – 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...

Jun 7, 20211h 15m

Ep 181*UNLOCKED* Ep 181 – Virtue and Terror: The French Revolution pt 2

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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...

May 25, 20211h 58m

S8 Ep 231231 – 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...

May 17, 20211h 45m

S8 Ep 230230 – 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,...

Apr 30, 20211h 59m

Malls After the Revolution (Laborwave Radio Appearance)

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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...

Apr 19, 20211h 14m

Ep 180UNLOCKED – Ep 180 – The French Revolution, Pt. 1

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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...

Apr 3, 20211h 26m

S7 Ep 229229 – 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...

Mar 5, 20211h 20m

S7 Ep 228228 – 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...

Feb 20, 20211h 14m

S7 Ep 227227 – 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...

Feb 3, 202148 min

S7 Ep 226226 – 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,...

Jan 23, 20211h 56m

S7 Ep 225225 – 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...

Jan 6, 20211h 16m

S7 Ep 224224 – 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...

Dec 21, 20202h 28m

S7 Ep 223223 – 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,...

Dec 14, 20202h 4m