I Hate James Dobson

Jake, Brooke

ihatejamesdobson@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A therapeutic-comedy deep dive into the legacy of Dr. James Dobson and Focus on the Family, with two therapists “reading and tearing apart” his ideas. It’s a niche, confrontational lens on evangelical parenting/sex-and-marriage messaging—best for PR folks working on religion, culture, and sex-ed/therapy debates.

Metrics

Episodes: 64

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

ihatejamesdobson@gmail.com

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Host

Jake - One of the show’s two hosts; described as a therapist and a former Evangelical. Provides an insider-to-outsider perspective on evangelical culture while critiquing James Dobson’s work.

Brooke - One of the show’s two hosts; described as a therapist who “knows almost nothing about Evangelical culture.” Offers an outsider interpretive lens to explain and critique Dobson’s messaging and its i...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Mental health/therapy-adjacent commentary and/or creators/journalists with expertise critiquing evangelical media (e.g., podcast hosts, authors, researchers).
Required Achievements:  
Podcasting/creator work critiquing conservative or evangelical media, Published writing or public-facing commentary on religion/culture, Therapy/clinical or educational expertise related to the themes being discussed

Recent Guest Discussions

Josh Boerman - Discussion Of Dobson’s Focus On The Family Film Series Videos In The Context Of Sex/birds-and-bees Messaging.

Recent Topics

Evangelical, Parenting, Sex Ed, Religion, Therapy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
I Hate James Dobson
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Episode 59: The John Paulk Story

June 08, 2026

Happy Pride, Readers! This is an episode Jake has been waiting to make for a second now, so get ready as Jake and Brooke talk about the story of John Paulk, first told in Bringing up Boys and then re-examined 25 years later in the podcast "Atonement: The John Paulk Story". It's a story of pain, redemption, and c*nty letters from TV producers - it really is everything you'd want from a Pride episode. Check out our patreon! patreon.com/ihatejamesdobsonOr go to ihatejamesdobson.com for all our l...

Episode 58: What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women

May 25, 2026

Howdy ho, readers! On this episode, Jake and Brooke discuss the finale of the Focus on the Family Film series, a movie with a title so obnoxious it was one of the first running jokes of the blog: What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women. Brooke and Jake discuss the content, as well as just why Dobson is so bad at all of this. And now, we never have to talk about this terrible title ever again.Check out our Patreon! www.patreon.com/ihatejamesdobsonMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!...

Episode 57: Preparing for Adolesence

May 11, 2026

Hi there readers! Ready to hear James Dobson talk about the birds and the bees? No? Too bad, that's what today's episode is. Jake and Brooke (and very special guest Josh Boerman from The Worst of All Possible Worlds) to talk about the next two videos in Dobson's classic "Focus on the Family" film series. And if I put what the conversation is about, I will ruin all SEO opportunities so you'll have to listen and find out what happens!Check out Josh's work:https://joshboerman.comhttps://www.patr...

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