Srsly Wrong

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 world of the election 2020 conspiracy claims Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/155XG6ma_Dta7HscoTBqbU6XxwDtFoDK5_o96wiQ6J0o/edit?usp=sharing Want more? Support our investigations:https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Opening Theme by The Sultans Closing Theme by Far Flowers

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 what woulda truly collaborative, democratic online platform look like? It’s a big question, and one we only started to discuss in this first part of a new series for our patrons, Platforms of Freedom  get the full episode here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/54323815

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 Spam Risk donate to the show!

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’tSupport the show: http://patreon.com/srslywrong Theme song by Punkerslut: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4mZ1BGcxV58HKJZzOYdpyM

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 for themselves. We think this is wrong, and so does Professor Richard D. Wolff, who joins us to answer the question– why workplace democracy? — Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, NYC. He is the founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Economic Update. His latest book is The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself, which can be found along with his other books Understanding Socialism and Understanding Marxism at www.democracyatwork.info — Theme song by Spam Riskhttps://spamrisk.bandcamp.com/releases donate to the show!https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong

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, the Wrong Boys, along with friends Breht and Mexie, set out to build on Mr. Rogers advice to “look for the helpers”, and try their best to articulate everything that is deep and meaningful about helping others, as well as being helped Check our the work of our guests!Mexie – Youtube    |    Podcast   |   Positive Leftist NewsBreht – https://www.revolutionaryleftradio.com/Referenced in the episode: Soccer Jersey Studyhttps://www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/publications/identity-emergency-intervention-how-social-group-membership Revolutionary Left Radio’s “Paying Tribute to Radical Voices of Black Liberation”https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/paying-tribute-to-voices-of-black-liberation Pro-social behavior increases meaning in lifehttp://home.uchicago.edu/~nklein/ProsocialBehaviorIncreasesMeaning.pdfPro-social behavior reduces effects of stresshttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2167702615611073 Pro-Social Behavior in Early Lifehttps://positivepsychology.com/prosocial-behavior/ Theme song by Harpers of the World – https://fasola.org/ Keep the show going! https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong

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 can’t be helped, that mondays are inevitable. But is that really true? Or is a world without mondays actually possible? Theme Song by Trái Bơhttps://traibo.bandcamp.com/ Thanks For Donating!

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 with new cults, new calendars, new clocks, and shiny new revolutionary Citizens.  The Wrong Boys finish their look at the French Revolution with a look at the complex relationship between Terror, Virtue, and Trauma. Theme Song by E. June:https://soundcloud.com/e_d-endonate to the showhttps://www.patreon.com/srslywrong Intractable by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100194Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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 use to their benefit? Michael Schwartz and Kevin A. Young (co-authors of “Levers of Power: How the 1% Rules and What the 99% Can Do About It”) join us to discuss how the wealthy employ capital strikes and the logic of ‘business confidence’ to make sure that most good policies never get passed. Read Levers of Power – https://www.versobooks.com/books/3181-levers-of-power More reading:Georgia’s Voter Suppression Is Sparking Boycotts. History Shows They Can Work. (truthout.org)History Shows That Sustained, Disruptive Protests Work – YES! Magazine (yesmagazine.org)The Cops Can Be Defeated — But Not by Taking Obama’s Advice (jacobinmag.com)A Tipping Point for the Defeat of Fossil Fuels? – TomDispatch.comHow the 99% can force the 1% to defeat COVID-19 | Salon.comTheme song by E. June – https://soundcloud.com/e_d-enDonate to keep Srsly Wrong alive! – https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong

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, and meaning with a panel of guests made up of friends of the show Liz, Amy, Max, and Franz. It also marks our seven year anniversary of doing Srsly Wrong! Check out the work of our guests!Amy/Liz – Rebel Steps PodcastFranz – Doomer v Bloomer PodcastMax – Working People Podcast Further reading:The Incomplete, True, Authentic, and Wonderful History of May Day (pmpress.org)Death in the Haymarket by James Green (chron.com)Further listening:Working People – Mini-cast: May Day, Our Day (w/ Raechel Anne Jolie) (google.com)Eight Hour Day- Pete Seeger – YouTube Donate to the show!https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong