Comedy, politics, and swearing from the former Senior Writer of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
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
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
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
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
A calm, measured reaction to a fiery mountain of bullshit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
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
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
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
A massive shift is happening in entertainment -- how long before entertainment really notices? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The discussion before a discussion of meritocracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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An announcement about what the hell this thing is and will be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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