September 07, 2024

154 - When Dobson Met Bundy… (feat. I Hate James Dobson) [Whit’s Endless Summer 38]

2 hours 17 minutes

Jake from the I Hate James Dobson podcast joins the lads for a Whit’s Endless Summer: Origins as they zero in on Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and his interview with one of the most vicious monsters in American history: Ted Bundy. Topics include the psychopathy of Bundy, the narcissism of Dobson, and the horrific societal implications of trying to ban Santa from your phone sexline.

I Hate James Dobson: 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.

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Media Referenced in this Episode:

The Playlist

WHMB-TV Indianapolis Ted Bundy Final Interview & Panel Discussion, 1989

January 23, 1989 Dr James Dobson press conference on eve of Ted Bundy’s execution

Dr. James Dobson Interview About Pornography & Ted Bundy

Dr James Dobson - Pornography: Addictive, Progressive and Deadly

Ted Bundy Dr. James Dobson on the 30th anniversary of Bundy's execution

The Research

“3 state attorneys leaving: Tanner didn't run from controversy” by Dana Treen. The Florida-Times Union. Jan. 4th, 2009.

“Anti-pornography groups reportedly got profits from Ted Bundy tape” Tampa Bay Times, April 7, 1990

Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, Final Report

The Historical Timeline of Focus on the Family

Defending the Devil : My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer by Polly Nelson. William Morrow and Company. 1952.

James Dobson's War on America by Gil Alexander-Moegerle. Prometheus Books. 1997.

“Last Bundy Interview Called ‘Con Game’” Deseret News, September 12, 1989

The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy by Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth. Authorlink Press. 1999.

“The Root of James Dobson’s Political Power Is Decades of Parenting Advice” by Sarah McCammon. Time. July 25th, 2024.

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Pocket Books. 2009.

TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com

Commercial: “The Interview” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Starring Zac Moon as “Ted Tindale” and James Fouhey as “Kerrin J. Wyatt” // Feat. “Fleetwood Mac - The Chain: violin cover” by Steve Bingham.

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