The Joe Rogan Experience – He is the #1 podcaster in the world and made an astonishing $30M in 2019, but he recently got in trouble with a lot of his fans because he dared to flaunt his status and privilege as a Hollywood elitist with respect to the Coronavirus pandemic.

My Favorite Murder – What’s with Karen and Georgia’s fascination with brutal and disturbing murder cases? They had the #2 podcast in America last year and made about $15M so obviously they aren’t the only ones who love to hear the grisly details. What’s our deal, people?

The Daily (featuring AOC) – The Daily is a remarkably well-done podcast by the folks at the NY Times so it’s no wonder that the leader of “The Squad”—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—felt comfortable enough to let loose with respect to the coronavirus, identity politics, and virtue signaling. However…her district is one of the worst areas in America when it comes to the impact of the virus and we should all have a broken heart about that.

POD Save America – Former Obama aides, Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer, lose their junk over President Trump’s obvious change in demeanor back in early April when it came to the COVID-19 situation.

Warning: If you have sensitive ears, these guys drop a lot of f-bombs!

(SPOILER ALERT: These guys are former Obama aides ☺ )

Jon and Dan get a few good jabs in here and there, but mostly what they do is confirm their amazing confirmation bias along with validating a positive diagnosis of TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome).

NOTE: I’m not a MAGA hat-wearing type Trump supporter, and TDS certainly exists on both sides of the political aisle, but I think the POD Save America guys are a perfect example of what’s wrong with far too many of us when it comes to politics…myself included.

Dolly Parton’s America – One of the biggest podcast series of 2019 was dedicated to exploring the amazing life of cultural icon Dolly Parton. What? I mean, she’s a legend and all, but from a bygone era for most podcast listeners, I would think.

Apparently not.

The series is incredibly well done and Dolly Parton is easy to like, but when it comes to her faith—the “Theology of Dolly Parton” as they say in the final episode—she is all over the map.

From the podcast description: “As Dolly will tell you, so much of who she is – her creativity, her music, her stance on life – emanates from her faith, but what exactly is that faith? The answer is deeply surprising.”

It certainly was to me.

Call Her Daddy – Alex and Sofia talk about the Plan B “day after” birth control pill like it’s Vitamin C, despite the fact that it can cause an abortion at the earliest stage of life (unless you are a science denier).

Ben Shapiro’s Sunday Special – I agree with Ben Shapiro and Matt Walsh almost all of the time, but in this case, they are both 100% wrong about the exact same thing? Indeed. And this one is a matter of life and death.

NPR’s Up First – Suicide in America is growing at an alarming rate and I appreciate Up First for taking on this tragic story, but where is the hope? TED Talks – What happens when you connect a bunch of southern Trump supporters with a bunch of Hillary supporters from the Northwest? You may be shocked to see what happened with this social experiment on the heels of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Who is this S.O.B.? That’s quite a name for a podcast…and quite a question, as well. For some of my conservative Christian friends, it has caused no small amount of consternation. “What does the S.O.B. stand for?” they ask, with a rather concerned look on their face. “It stands for exactly what you think it stands for,” I reply, somewhat glibly.

Most of the top podcasts in America come from a rather liberal perspective, to say the least. “My people” aren’t listening to them, for the most part, and “their people”—maybe people like YOU—aren’t listening to the conservative talk shows and podcasts “my people” are listening to.

I decided to challenge that rather boring and lazy approach to life.

Why? How? Give this short introductory episode a listen to get the answers…and maybe, I won’t be quite the S.O.B. some people expect me to be. Only time will tell.

PS – We will drop the first four FULL episodes next week, which respond to 10 of the most popular podcasts out there…so be sure to come back and check them out! I dare you.