How inflated statistics, cultural anxieties and moral crusaders turned a tiny number of missing children into a decade-long political project. Digressions include 1870s parenting, “E.T.” and the lack of parks in Los Angeles. Both co-hosts secretly believe that the popularity of TV movies in the 1980s explains all of America’s social problems. <a href='https://rottenindenmark.org/2018/10/31/stranger-danger/'>Continue reading →</a> Support us: <a href='http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout'>Subscribe on Patreon</a> <a href='https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/yourewrongaboutpod'>Donate on Paypal</a> <a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about?ref_id=10420'>Buy cute merch</a>Where to find us: <a href='http://linktr.ee/whyaredads'>Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads</a> <a href='http://maintenancephase.com/'>Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase</a><a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout">Support the show</a>

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Stranger Danger

Sarah is a journalist obsessed with the past. Every week she reconsiders a person or event that's been miscast in the public imagination.