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You're Wrong About
Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.
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Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (Week 3)
Episode Date: May 28, 2020We discuss Jessica's reality-show marriage and its painfully ordinary end. Digressions include "Showgirls," "The Notebook" an...
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The Disappearance of Chandra Levy
Episode Date: May 25, 2020“It’s a mess and a nightmare and maybe it’s disingenuous to think you can turn the story of someone being murdered into anything else.” Mike tells Sar...
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Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (Week 2)
Episode Date: May 14, 2020“Her parents’ financial success is dependent on her abdomen.” This week, Jessica moves to L.A., records a video and meets a boy. The celebrity cameos...
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Quarantine Deep Dive: Jessica Simpson’s “Open Book” (Week 1)
Episode Date: May 7, 2020Our journey through late-'90s pop stardom begins with an intervention and ends with an audition. Digressions include Willie Nelson, Ozzy Osbourne...
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The Y2K Bug
Episode Date: May 4, 2020Mike tells Sarah how an obscure technical glitch became a nationwide mobilization. Digressions include Twitter beefs, “The Net” and VHS pricing. We sp...
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Quarantine Book Club: “Michelle Remembers” (Week 5)
Episode Date: April 30, 2020We conclude our book club with Michelle's escape from the dungeon. The dead baby trend continues; Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Satan’s fingernails...
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The O.J. Simpson Trial: When Kato Met Marcia
Episode Date: April 27, 2020Sarah tells Mike about the clash of the titans, the fury at the grand jury. We follow Kato, the wise fool of the kingdom, for the week between the mur...
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Quarantine Book Club: “Michelle Remembers” (Week 4)
Episode Date: April 23, 2020This week, our lithe psychiatrist takes his favorite patient hiking, a priest burns some furniture and Michelle tries to escape her remembering. This...
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Quarantine Book Club: “Michelle Remembers” (Week 3)
Episode Date: April 16, 2020Sarah and Mike continue into the depths. With Dr. Pazder home from Mexico, he and Michelle continue their journey into her subconscious, and the stori...
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Marie Antoinette
Episode Date: April 13, 2020“What’s sad about her has nothing to do with the content of her character.” Special guest Dana Schwartz tells Mike and Sarah how an Austrian princess...
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Quarantine Book Club: “Michelle Remembers” (Week 2)
Episode Date: April 6, 2020Sarah and Mike continue their journey into the book that launched a thousand lawsuits. Michelle and Dr. Pazder’s relationship grows more troubling by...
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The Exploding Ford Pinto
Episode Date: April 2, 2020Mike tells Sarah about a dying industry, a dangerous car and the Pulitzer Prize-winning article that misrepresented them both. Digressions include “Mi...
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Quarantine Book Club: “Michelle Remembers” (Week 1)
Episode Date: March 26, 2020Sarah describes the spark that ignited the Satanic Panic. Our setting is a therapist’s office in 1976 Victoria, B.C., and our digressions include Sybi...
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D.C. Snipers Part 4
Episode Date: March 23, 2020In the final chapter of our series on the D.C. sniper attacks, Mike finally tells Sarah about the D.C. sniper attacks. Digressions include “The Abyss,...
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The O.J. Simpson Trial: Marcia Clark Part 2
Episode Date: March 9, 2020Sarah tells Mike about a week in the life of Marcia Clark, who became America’s most famous prosecutor on June 13, 1994. Digressions include car phone...
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D.C. Snipers Part 3
Episode Date: February 24, 2020Mike tells Sarah about the indoctrination of Lee Boyd Malvo and the beginning of the sniper attacks. Digressions include Jonestown, Greek tragedy and...
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Valentine’s Day Re-Release: Anna Nicole Smith
Episode Date: February 14, 2020Valentine’s Day re-release! Sarah and Mike reflect on one of the only love stories they’ve ever covered on the show.Continue reading →Support us:Subsc...
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Why Didn’t Anyone Go to Prison for the Financial Crisis?
Episode Date: February 10, 2020“Every big fish you catch, you end up with a hole in the net.” Mike tells Sarah how America’s white-collar crime spree got so bad. Digressions include...
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D.C. Snipers Part 2
Episode Date: February 3, 2020Mike tells Sarah how a nice Jamaican kid became the disciple of a mean American adult. Digressions include Tonya Harding (of course), “Sliding Doors”...