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Episode 5: Bringing Up Boys - Part 1
Ep. 5
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Buckle up boys and girls (and NO ONE ELSE!), things get unhinged this time around. Jake and Brooke talk all about Dobson's commercially-successful trash fire called Bringing Up Boys. There's cringe, there's trauma, there's holy bones - this episode has it all.
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"The Coming Attack on an Essential Element of Women's Freedom" (2023). by Kimberly Wehle, The Atlantic
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64. Episode 64: James Dobson Wrote A Third Eugenics Novel That Isn't Nearly As Horny But Somehow That Makes It Worse
01:27:24||Ep. 64This third and final novel puts Jake and Brooke's mental fortitude to the test. We finally get the answers to questions no one was asking, like "What happens to Kevin Tolbert?" (nothing) and "Will Matthew Adams finally face justice?" (kind of). All that and more in this episode.Check out our patreon! patreon.com/ihatejamesdobsonOr go to ihatejamesdobson.com for all our linksReferences: Gonya, D. (2017, Jan 10). From The Start, Obama Struggled With Fallout From A Kind Of Fake News. NPR.org https://www.npr.org/2017/01/10/509164679/from-the-start-obama-struggled-with-fallout-from-a-kind-of-fake-newsMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: W13H7KUENAVGWSLM
63. Episode 63: James Dobson wrote an Even Hornier Eugenics Novel
01:06:28||Ep. 63We're unfortunately back, back, back, again with another Dobson novel. It's a sequel to his first novel, "Fatherless", and it's somehow even hornier than last time. It's also a poorly written mystery, and entirely ineffective social critique - all in 1! Wow!Check out our patreon! patreon.com/ihatejamesdobsonOr go to ihatejamesdobson.com for all our linksIll-Conceived Podcast can be found at https://www.illconceivedpodcast.com or wherever you get your podcastsMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: W13H7KUENAVGWSLMhttps://uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/get-that-thingLicense code: NY6GML3MWBPKFY87
62. Episode 62: James Dobson Wrote a Horny Eugenics Novel
01:30:00||Ep. 62I feel like the title really says it all on this one, folks. Dobson wrote a novel about eugenics. It's wildly horny. It's pretty bad. Jake and Brooke will tell you all about it - and also a lot about sandwiches. That's mostly unrelated.Check out our patreon! patreon.com/ihatejamesdobsonOr go to ihatejamesdobson.com for all our linksMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5Shttps://uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/get-that-thingLicense code: CLTQBJCDSM2QEAWO
61. Episode 61: The Strong-Willed Adults (feat. Kevin & Kelly)
01:00:54||Ep. 61Wowza! We have guests! Today, Jake is joined by Kevin and Kelly to talk about what comes after James Dobson. You know, ironically, James Dobson did bring my family closer together - through shared hatred. Talk about family values.Check out our patreon! patreon.com/ihatejamesdobsonOr go to ihatejamesdobson.com for all our linksMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S
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01:09:42||Ep. 60Happy Pride part 2! Today, Jake and Brooke dive back into the tragic world of Bringing Up Boys to talk about the rot under the hood. While they tear apart conversion therapy and its proponents, there are also big laughs and lots of silliness. The two genders. Check out our patreon! patreon.com/ihatejamesdobsonOr go to ihatejamesdobson.com for all our linksSome medical organizations statements against conversion therapy:American Medical Association: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/conversion-therapy-issue-brief.pdfAmerican Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/evidence-against-conversion-therapyAmerican Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: https://plus.aamft.org/chiles-v-salazar-faq/References:The Patrick Custer Show. (2025, December 12). Michael Passons (Pt 1) Breaks Silence: His Truth About Avalon, Christian Music & 20‑Year Return [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmWXtnECYP0The Patrick Custer Show. (2025, December 23).Michael Passons' Full Story (Pt 2): Forced Out of Avalon, Out of The Closet & Conversion Therapy [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ9ctLW-2YoSkinner, J. (Host). (2020, September 22). Michael Passons [Audio Podcast Episode]. In Jonah and the Whale. Lasting Media Group. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jonah-and-the-whale/id1396748811Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S:
59. Episode 59: The John Paulk Story
01:05:49||Ep. 59Happy 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 linksMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S
58. Episode 58: What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women
01:03:52||Ep. 58Howdy 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!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S
57. Episode 57: Preparing for Adolesence
01:31:41||Ep. 57Hi 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.patreon.com/cw/WorstOfAllhttps://illconceivedpodcast.comCheck out our Patreon!patreon.com/ihatejamesdobsonReferences:Kerner, I. (8 December 2016). Press Release on Sex Addiction. American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. https://www.aasect.org/sites/default/files/AASECT_Press_Release_on_Sex_Addiction.pdfn.a. (n.d.) AASECT Position on Sex Addiction. American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. https://www.aasect.org/position-sex-addictionMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: 9OT2MTBHWWSRZP5S