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Comedy, politics, and swearing from the former Senior Writer of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

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    • Mar 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    People Are Drawing Bad Conclusions From the Gay Rights Fights of the 2000s (E66)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 37:15


    Are liberals making the same mistake on transgender medicine that we made on gay rights in the '90s? Or are we making new, exciting mistakes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Babies, Super Bowls, Presidents, Slender Man, Not Necessarily In That Order (E65)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 38:05


    Tips on how to get your baby elected mayor of Shut The Fuck Upsville, followed by an argument for accomodating the habits of drunken slobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Debt Ceiling Two-Pack (E64)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 41:17


    An attempt to gauge the stupidity of the debt ceiling fight that honestly doesn't really scratch the surface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What Does Value Mean? (E63)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 36:42


    Is Avatar the greatest artwork of all time? Proving that argument completely batshit insane isn't as easy as you might think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    OMG Stop Freaking Out is a Bad Response to Right-Wing Freak-Outs (E62)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 35:20


    A calm, measured reaction to a fiery mountain of bullshit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Climate Change is a Technological Challenge, Not a Moral Crusade (E61)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 45:08


    How stupid is the whole gas stove dialogue, on a scale from a billion to a jillion? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Insanity in Congress - Weirdness in Hollywood two-pack (E60)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 37:12


    Pondering ways that Congressional dysfunction could be worse and exploring how Hollywood makes stuff that couldn't possibly be worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Shitty Parenting Equals Shitty Politics (E59)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 30:39


    Do bad parenting and bad politics come from the same place? It sure seems like it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Only Five Things I Liked in 2022 and Mailbag (E58)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 41:22


    2022 was a year of exactly five good things, and the awfulness of various Archdukes Ferdinand is pondered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Why Do We Even Bother Making Movies (E57)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 35:03


    A massive shift is happening in entertainment -- how long before entertainment really notices? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Crypto Collapse and the Value of Wet Blankets (E56)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 38:27


    Responding to Matt Yglesias' thoughts on hiring good people and wondering if it took too long for people to see through crypto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    I Lowered My Epigenetic Age By 12 Years in Six Months and I Wish I Was Dead (E55)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 35:51


    Tips for living your best horrible life and reflections on the US Men's World Cup team. #Ad Sign up today at butcherbox.com/IMIGHTBEWRONG and use code IMIGHTBEWRONG to get 10% off your first box and ground beef for the life of your membership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ten Fans to Watch for at the 2022 World Cup (E54)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 26:52


    At the World Cup, some of the best entertainment is usually near the field, not on it. #Ad Sign up today at butcherbox.com/IMIGHTBEWRONG and use code IMIGHTBEWRONG to get Free Ribeyes for a Year plus $10 off.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Too Late To Be Relevant Election Reactions (E53)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 36:21


    What the hell happened in last week's elections? Here's 30 minutes of pretending to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How Much Are Democrats To Blame For Inflation (E52)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 41:22


    Who's to blame for inflation -- Putin, Xi Jinping, or Democrats? Yes. But there's more to the story. #Ad Right now, Trade is offering our listeners a total of $30 off your subscription plus free shipping at https://www.drinktrade.com/mightbewrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Podcast Two-Pack: One About Gluing Your Balls to the Venus de Milo, One About Race Essentialism In Writing (E51)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 52:28


    Two pieces from the price of zero! A very stupid one about protests and a very-stupid-but-there-are-also-serious-parts one about writing outside of your identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What if the Standard Left-Wing Position on Trans Issues Was to Support Evidence-Based Care But Skip All the Cultish Bullshit? (E50)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 40:10


    Could the left's argument on trans issues be smarter? Well it couldn't possibly be dumber than the dumbest version. #Ad Trade Coffee is offering our listeners a total of $30 off your first order at drinktrade.com/mightbewrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Mailbag and Everything - Nothing is Illegal (E49)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 43:15


    I answer your questions! And also the question of why people use the word "illegal" in international relations as if it means anything, which is a question nobody asked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Did We Learn a Single Fucking Thing From Covid (E48)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 38:09


    How the far right and far left ended up in a weird, mutually-supporting coalition on Covid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Meritocracy is Vital (E47)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 36:47


    The second part of my two-part trilogy (because "trilogy" sounds good and "bilogy" isn't a thing) about meritocracy. Check out my coffee collection at drinktrade.com/mightbewrong for $30 off your subscription to the best coffees in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Merit is Meaningless (E46)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 34:41


    The discussion before a discussion of meritocracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Enough with the Lore, Thank You (E45)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 27:10


    Can we please get straight to the dragons and elves without hearing about dragons and elves from years past? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What's a Progressive, Anyway (E44)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 30:25


    Progressivism is more than just the word liberals started using when we got to chicken to call ourselves "liberal". But what is it, exactly? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fill In the Blank Syndrome is Bad (E43)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 29:58


    Political activity seems to fry some people's brains, or to at least be the activity of choice for people whose brains were already fried. What can we do about that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Green Energy Subsidies are the Future (E42)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 36:10


    A big decision on climate policy has been made basically because we had no other options. Is the option we're going with any good? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    How Will We Escape from Trump Hell (E41)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 33:18


    When are we allowed to stop talking about Trump? The Justice Department's next moves will go a long way towards answering that question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Complete Nonsense Two-Pack (E40)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 31:46


    Sometimes, you've got to put Taiwan and the Supreme Court aside and engage in some aggressive stupidity. This is one of those times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Court's Conservatives are Lying About Gay Marriage (E39)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 34:58


    If the Supreme Court is a neutral body that applies judicial principles in a consistent way, then gay marriage is under threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    In Hell, I Will Assign Pronouns to Fictional Characters All Day (E38)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 30:50


    Writers have no good solutions to the "what traits do you give to a fictional character?" problem, but that doesn't mean we can't think about all the ways that we're screwed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What Makes a Good President (E37)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 30:15


    It's easy to say that Jon Stewart should not run for president, but explaining why not is a bit trickier.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Stoner Question Has Changed the Course of Climate Policy (E36)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 30:57


    Getting high and digging deep on the Supreme Court's West Virginia v. EPA ruling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Are You Taking Advantage of the New Freedoms (E35)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 33:21


    Let's try to quantify just how great it is to not go into an office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Tariff Debate is Stupid Even By Our Standards (E34)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 24:08


    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Past, Present, and Future of I Might Be Wrong (E33)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 31:51


    An announcement about what the hell this thing is and will be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Playing the Excruciatingly Long Game on Guns (E32)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 35:23


    Big gun control measures can't pass because they're too big. But maybe small measures can't pass because they're too small. Let's explore the vast pointlessness of the American gun control debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Great Dumbening (E31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 41:00


    Has the political left moved left? Has the right moved right? Is politics just getting dumber and more annoying, generally? Let's try to find some answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Accept Cookies Pop-Ups Aren't the Worst Part of Europe's Data Privacy Law (E30)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 37:43


    A landmark internet privacy law went into effect four years ago. How's that going? A new study suggests that it's going great if you're Facebook or Google! Everyone else: Not so much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    It's Always the Adults Fault (E29)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 27:37


    Are we in an era in which older people are often the wrong kind of pathetic? It seems like maybe we are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Interview with Substack CEO Chris Best (E28)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 53:22


    Social media can be kind of hellish, but does it have to be that way? Can a platform connect content creators with consumers in a way that isn't bad for literally everyone? Substack CEO Chris Best gives his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Trying to Un-Muddle the Twitter Free Speech Debate (E27)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 38:33


    There's a lot of talk about social media, free speech, and censorship, but...what the hell are we actually talking about? This issue is actually a couple of issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    I Demand That Twitter Be a Forum (E26)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 26:28


    Twitter excels at letting asses make asses of themselves. It would be a shame if that changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Let's Overreact to the French Election (E25)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 32:41


    Uncool nerd Emmanuel Macron and crazy cat lady Marine Le Pen are headed to a runoff election in France. How did they get there, what can we learn, and do we absolutely HAVE to learn it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Asshole Right is Running the Dipshit Left's Playbook in Florida (E24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 30:18


    Bad behavior is bad behavior, even when it's "your side" that does it. And when the other side does it...also bad! Lotta bad behavior all around these days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Is There Even the Slightest Chance That We, As a Nation, Are Becoming Somewhat Humorless (E23)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 30:37


    When the Fresh Prince is dishing out public beatdowns on live TV, it's maybe time to at least wonder if we're becoming humorless. And even if that question doesn't have a clear answer, it's worth thinking about what humorlessness represents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Next Time Sanctions Dislodge a Regime (E22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 35:57


    The sanctions on Russia can do a lot, but they can't do everything. Also: What I understand to be the rules about when comedians can and can't make fun of a person's appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fatherhood and Failure Both Start Out the Same Way (E21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 20:38


    A mountain of social science research shows that having a father is good for kids. And you don't even need to be a very good father in order for fatherhood to be very good.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The American People Are Old Enough to Know Where Gas Prices Come From (E20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 24:18


    Gas prices are spiking, so now's a good time to address the too-common belief that the President has a great deal of control over gas prices. He doesn't, and we should really stop pretending like he does. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Lesson From Iraq That Gives Me Hope For Ukraine (E19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 30:45


    How big of a mistake has Putin made in Ukraine? It's starting to look awfully damn big. And the Iraq War reminds me that dictators sometimes make mistakes that are difficult for me to even comprehend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Ukraine Is Where World Views Collide (E18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 31:00


    It's tempting to see might-makes-right, blood-and-soil views of international relations as a thing of the past, but they're not a thing of the past until they're a thing of the past. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reminded us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    We Can Promote Justice Without Being Henry Ford-Level Racist Against Asian Americans (E17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 32:12


    Harvard is clearly discriminating against Asian Americans. Thankfully, there's a way of addressing inequality that's less unbelievably racist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Is There Any Guiding Principle About Who to Associate With (E16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 28:36


    We all have to make decisions about who to associate with and who to avoid. Are there any principles here? Or are we all just making it up as we go? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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