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Dec 12, 2021 • 1h 47min
245 – Malatesta’s Anarchist Programme (w/ Zoe Baker)
This is a deep dive reading of Malatesta’s “An Anarchist Programme” with Zoe Baker.
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Opening Theme Song by Dope Creature: https://soundcloud.com/dopecreatureClosing Theme Song by The Window Smashing Job Creators: https://thewindowsmashingjobcreators.bandcamp.com/
Links:An Anarchist Programme – Errico Malatesta (1920 version): https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/errico-malatesta-an-anarchist-programmeThe Method of Freedom: an Errico Malatesta reader (pdf): https://libcom.org/library/method-freedoman-errico-malatesta-reader-errico-malatestaMalatesta’s Writings on The Anarchist Library: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/errico-malatestaZoe Baker Reading the 1899 version of An Anarchist Program (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1jxOsFsKnYZoe Baker on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3FD64RRsrCLpiZNkq7ZkSgZoe’s Blog (w/ video transcripts and sources): https://anarchopac.com/Zoe’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anarchopac

Nov 23, 2021 • 1h 39min
244 – Disability Justice (w/ Lateef McLeod)
This week Lateef Mcleod joins the Wrong Boys to discuss the principles of Disability Justice, why accessibility is important for everyone, and how capitalism systematically reduces people to our labor power, denying our wholeness as human beings.We need your support to make this show!https://www.patreon.com/srslywrongTranscript available: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-qbfN7V-iPeLnPN5gmtk3uavg5B_158tJsQrnq69uEg/Closing Theme Song by Spam Risk: https://spamrisk.bandcamp.com/album/s-t
ep Links:
10 Principles Of Disability Justice: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bed3674f8370ad8c02efd9a/t/5f1f0783916d8a179c46126d/1595869064521/10_Principles_of_DJ-2ndEd.pdf Lateef’s Article in Harbinger – ‘Social Ecology and Disability Justice: Making A New Society’: https://harbinger-journal.com/issue-1/social-ecology-and-disability-justice/ Pods and Pod Mapping Worksheet – Mia Mingus (Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective): https://batjc.wordpress.com/resources/pods-and-pod-mapping-worksheet/ Capitalism and Disability – Marta Russell and Ravi Malhorta (Socialist Register): https://socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/view/5784/2680 Lateef’s Poem ‘I am too pretty for some Ugly Laws’: https://getlitanthology.org/poemdetail/164/ Lateef’s Poem ‘Are you scared of me?’: https://www.riseandresist.org/blog/2018/9/11/are-you-scared-of-me accessibility | cripchick’s weblog (archive.org): https://web.archive.org/web/20090623080206/http://blog.cripchick.com/archives/2910 Fragrance free femme of colour genius (brownstargirl.org): https://brownstargirl.org/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-genius/ Autistic Hoya — A blog by Lydia X. Z. Brown: Ableism/Language: https://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html Lateef’s Podcast – Black Disabled Men Talk: https://blackdisabledmentalk.com/

Nov 5, 2021 • 2h 8min
243 – Revolutionary Prefiguration (w/ Anark)
Anark, a special guest, joins the Wrong Boys to discuss building prefigurative institutions, the importance of aligning means and ends, the power of experiential knowledge, the concept of revolutionary prefiguration, the role of councils and consensus processes, the focus of Cooperation Jackson on communalism and prefiguration, challenges of building alternative systems, intelligence organizations and decentralization of power, the application of prefiguration in creating horizontal societies, political activism and materialism.

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Oct 18, 2021 • 1h 50min
242 – The Dawn of The Dawn of Everything (w/ David Wengrow)
The Wrong Boys are joined by David Wengrow to talk about changing human history (starting with the past) and his new book, co-authored with the late David Graeber, on myths about the origins of human society, why both Hobbes and Rousseau are wrong, and why human history may be less set in stone, and more full of playful, hopeful possibilities, than we tend to assume.Support our show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong
Links:Buy “The Dawn of Everything”: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/616885/the-dawn-of-everything-by-david-graeber-and-david-wengrow/9780771049828How to Change the Course of Human History: https://www.eurozine.com/change-course-human-history/Hiding in Plain Sight: Democracy’s indigenous origins in the Americas: https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/democracy/hiding-plain-sightGraeber and Wengrow on the Myth of the Stupid Savage (Video – 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvUzdJSK4x8David Graeber & David Wengrow Teach-Out (Video – 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNbWlD-lqYQGraeber/Wengrow: Paleolithic Politics & Why It Still Matters (Video – 2015): https://vimeo.com/145285143Slavery and Its Rejection Among Foragers on the Pacific Coast of North America: A Case of Schismogenesis? (Video – 2018): https://www.college-de-france.fr/site/philippe-descola/seminar-2018-03-22-10h00.htmUnfreezing the Ice Age: The Truth about Humanity’s Deep Past (2021): https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/19/unfreezing-the-ice-age-the-truth-about-humanitys-deep-pastForget ‘Liberté’ – 17th-Century Indigenous Americans Knew a Lot More About Freedom Than Their French Colonisers (2021): https://novaramedia.com/2021/10/19/forget-liberte-17th-century-indigenous-americans-knew-a-lot-more-about-freedom-than-their-french-colonisers/Rethinking cities from the ground up (Wengrow, 2019) – https://medium.com/whose-society-whose-cohesion/rethinking-cities-from-the-ground-up-73d92059b15fCorrection: The Wrong Boys mispronounce the word “Teotihuacan” (Saying ‘Teo-teh-hoo-i-can’)- It is actually pronounced “Teo-Tiwa-Khan” (/teɪˌoʊtiːwəˈkɑːn/)
Opening Theme Song by E JuneClosing Theme Song by Spam Risk:https://spamrisk.bandcamp.com/album/s-t

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Oct 1, 2021 • 1h 58min
241 – Reading Black Anarchists (w/ St. Andrew)
Drawing plentifully from the writings of various Black anarchists, this wide ranging discussion touches on the relevance of anarchism to colonized people, self-determination, the Black Panthers, prefiguration, care work, raising children, white anarchists, and more!
St. Andrewism on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/c/SaintAndrewism Theme Song by Brain Tan:https://braintan.bandcamp.com/Support Us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/srslywrong
Further Info:St. Andrew’s video on Black Anarchism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyNKTY97oxwLorenzo Kom’boa Ervin – Anarchism and the Black Revolution: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/lorenzo-kom-boa-ervin-anarchism-and-the-black-revolutionLorenzo Kom’boa Ervin – The Progressive Plantation: The Progressive Plantation | The Anarchist LibraryAshanti Alston – Beyond Nationalism But Not Without It: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ashanti-alston-beyond-nationalism-but-not-without-itAshanti Alston – Childhood & The Psychological Dimension of Revolution: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/ashanti-alston-childhood-the-psychological-dimension-of-revolutionAshanti Alston on the Black Panthers and the Zapatistas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYQ8N6sit2EKuwasi Balagoon – Letters From Prison: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/kuwasi-balagoon-letters-from-prisonGreg Jackson – Authoritarian Leftists: Kill the Cop in Your Head: https://archive.iww.org/history/library/Jackson/copinyourhead/Dr Seuss’s The Sneetches (PDF): https://bowmanatbrooks.weebly.com/uploads/8/3/8/3/8383240/the-sneetches.pdfThe Sneetches II: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aNWTYs5VxhhkE0PKSC5mUNCLzECeABQyBIC3CGkbkdc/Black Anarchism – A Reader: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/black-rose-anarchist-federation-black-anarchism-a-readerBSA Twitter Thread – Don Cox : https://twitter.com/BlackSocialists/status/1280495769318014978

Sep 14, 2021 • 2h 5min
240 – Election Fraud 2020 pt 2: Living in a For-Profit Disinfo Dystopia
In this thrilling conclusion to the saga of the Wrong Boys ill-fated attempt to change one person’s mind about election fraud, our intrepid investigators catch a glimpse of the structure that holds up all the bullshit, and worry what might happen if we can’t find a way out of it.
Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/155XG6ma_Dta7HscoTBqbU6XxwDtFoDK5_o96wiQ6J0o/edit?usp=sharing
Opening Theme Song by DJ Matt Hogan
Closing Theme Song by Conor Drake: https://soundcloud.com/conor-drake

Sep 7, 2021 • 13min
239 TEASER- Platforms of Freedom pt 2 – Apps for Library Socialism
In this special episode for our patreon community, we explore two potential “killer apps” that could slowly but surely erode capitalism & build a Library Socialist society in it’s place.
listen to the full episode here:https://www.patreon.com/posts/55703517
Opening Theme by Little King Trash Mouth:https://lktm.bandcamp.com/

Aug 11, 2021 • 1h 29min
238 – Wrong Boys Investigate: Election Fraud 2020, pt 1
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

Aug 9, 2021 • 15min
TEASER – 237 – Platforms of Freedom Pt 1
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

Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 55min
236 – Talking to Ironweeds about Library Socialism and bein’ Sweetie Pie
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’
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Theme song by Spam Risk
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