{"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 41: James Dobson Isn't The (Only) Problem","slug":"episode-41-james-dobson-isn-t-the-only-problem","published_at":"2025-09-29T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508/episode-41-james-dobson-isn-t-the-only-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508","url":"https://shows.acast.com/i-hate-james-dobson/episodes/episode-41-james-dobson-isnt-the-only-problem","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65f51da78c14020018575c35/e/68da0762730cf5a747487cf3/media.mp3","summary":"Oh boy there's nothing I love more on a Monday morning than a heaping helping of context! On this episode, Jake and Brooke take a journey through the forces that are bigger than Dobson, to focus on the real problem. Spoilers, it's capitalism again. References: Lakhani, N. et al., (2021, July 14). Revealed: the true extent of America’s food monopolies, and who pays the price. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/jul/14/food-monopoly-meals-profits-data-investigation n.a. (n.d.) National Christian Charitable Foundation. SourceWatch . https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/national-christian-charitable-foundation/ Stein, C. (2025, September 11). Charlie Kirk in his own words . The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/charlie-kirk-quotes-beliefs Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S https://uppbeat.io/t/richard-bodgers/bingo-crazy License code: XRE0PJJK46DUNEK6 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Oh boy there's nothing I love more on a Monday morning than a heaping helping of context! On this episode, Jake and Brooke take a journey through the forc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5191,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508/episodes/episode-41-james-dobson-isn-t-the-only-problem/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-41-james-dobson-isn-t-the-only-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}