Who really ended the Cold War, Ronald Reagan or a ten-year-old girl? Eighties correspondent Maris Kreizman joins us for a heartfelt conversation about America’s Youngest Ambassador, Samantha Smith, a child who wrote a letter to Soviet General Secretary Yuri Andropov in hopes of cooling nuclear tensions. Then, Andropov wrote back. Maris and Sarah discuss the burden we place on the youth to “change the world” while simultaneously scolding them for their naivety. Digressions include the millennial urge to cut up plastic soda can rings, Christina Applegate’s SNL infomercial, and an important lesson from the Golden Girls.More Maris Kreizman:<a href='https://www.harpercollins.com/products/i-want-to-burn-this-place-down-maris-kreizman?variant=43182608711714'>Buy the book, I Want to Burn This Place Down</a><a href='https://www.themarisreview.com/'>Subscribe to the newsletter, The Maris Review</a><a href='https://bsky.app/profile/maris.bsky.social'>Maris on Bluesky</a> More You're Wrong About:<a href='https://www.patreon.com/yourewrongabout'>Bonus Episodes on Patreon</a> <a href='https://yourewrongabout.dashery.com/'>Buy cute merch</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/yourewrongaboutpod'>YWA on Instagram</a>Sarah's other show, <a href='https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/'>You Are Good</a><a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout">Support the show</a>

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