September 18th ⢠7 pm
The pandemic catapulted Youâre Wrong About, the podcast all about righting historical wrongs, to name-brand-level fame, or at least New Yorker write-up-level fame. Youâre Wrong About is hosted by Sarah Marshall, a Portland journalist whose career focuses on empathetically re-examining tragic figures such as Tonya Harding. Her former co-host, journalist and Seattleite Michael Hobbes, gravitates toward similar topics.
Marshall and Hobbesânow Marshall and a guest hostâspend each episode rehashing their research from old documents, stories, and insights on specific events to shine new light on old perceptions. In a conversational and humorous way, Youâre Wrong About encourages its listeners to consider all angles to popular, often-misguided narratives.
Think you know everything about Princess Dianaâs death? You probably donât. What about the D.C. Snipers? The Stanford Prison Experiment? The Donner Party? The Obesity Epidemic? Nope, thereâs lots more to those stories.
For many of us living deep inside this cursed misinformation age, Youâre Wrong About has been a helpful tether to reality, a reminder to value thoughtfulness over reactiveness, and that historyâeven our recent pastâis absolutely bonkers.
With her podâs continued success, Marshall is bringing the show to live audiences on an inaugural in-person tour of four West Coast cities. Sheâll be at the Vera Project on September 18th at 7 pmâalthough tickets are, sadly, already sold out. If youâre one of the lucky ducks that snagged some, expect special guests (maybe former host Michael Hobbes? Or author, pop culture columnist and recent Youâre Wrong About guest host Anne Helen Petersen??? Someone else from the Seattle area??) and musical performances. And if youâre not, you can always listen (or relisten) to the podcast in its original form.
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