{"podcast":{"title":"I Hate James Dobson","slug":"i-hate-james-dobson-6843508","podcast_index_feed_id":6843508,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65f51da78c14020018575c35","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/i-hate-james-dobson","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1710562280136-e5045293624efb18e84852ada8cdf219.jpeg","author":"Jake & Brooke","episode_count":65,"summary":"Dr. James Dobson is a clinical psychologist, founder of Christian media empire Focus on the Family, a spiritual advisor to every Republican President since Reagan, and a paragon in the Evangelical Christian movement. And he's a massive dick. Join therapists Jake (a former Evangelical) and Brooke (who knows almost nothing about Evangelical culture) as they read and tear apart Dobson's works. Get ready to laugh, cry, and rip your hair out as we explore the very many reasons why I Hate James Dobson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T02:18:58.805350+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 37: Shiny Happy People Season 2","slug":"episode-37-shiny-happy-people-season-2","published_at":"2025-08-04T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508/episode-37-shiny-happy-people-season-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508","url":"https://shows.acast.com/i-hate-james-dobson/episodes/episode-37-shiny-happy-people-season-2","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65f51da78c14020018575c35/e/689053edeb4229c91917f26c/media.mp3","summary":"This episode is a case study in going with the flow as both Jake and Brooke made last-minute pivots to cover the new season of Shiny Happy People. It's like a greatest hits of I Hate James Dobson - and Brooke learns the real reason for the season. Plus, the episode is just a vibe, really. Works Cited: Crist, O. et al. (Directors). (2025, July 23). Shiny Happy People Season 2: A Teenage Holy War . [Docuseries]. Amazon Prime Video. https://www.amazon.com/Shiny-Happy-People-Teenage-Holy/dp/B0FD3G7PP7 Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This episode is a case study in going with the flow as both Jake and Brooke made last-minute pivots to cover the new season of Shiny Happy People. It's li…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4892,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508/episodes/episode-37-shiny-happy-people-season-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508/episode-37-shiny-happy-people-season-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}