{"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 46: Love Must Be Tough","slug":"episode-46-love-must-be-tough","published_at":"2025-12-08T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508/episode-46-love-must-be-tough","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508","url":"https://shows.acast.com/i-hate-james-dobson/episodes/episode-46-love-must-be-tough","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65f51da78c14020018575c35/e/69368eeaa63c6eaa5937b48c/media.mp3","summary":"Thank goodness we don't care about being demonitized because this episode goes places advertisers wouldn't go anywhere near. Jake and Brooke talk about the toxic sludge that is Love Must Be Tough, another book that defines his legacy. At least you can hear Brooke's cat purring at points - that counts for something! Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/get-that-thing License code: CJC8J8D177SDPEA3 https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetter License code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Thank goodness we don't care about being demonitized because this episode goes places advertisers wouldn't go anywhere near. Jake and Brooke talk about th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5433,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-hate-james-dobson-6843508/episodes/episode-46-love-must-be-tough/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-46-love-must-be-tough.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}