Black Sheep and Bad Apples

About Black Sheep and Bad Apples

Black Sheep and Bad Apples was created as a project by Loren O'Brien to find something he wasn't good at and to get better. That experiment has slowly evolved from casual meandering conversations into deep dives into a variety of topics. In it's current iteration, BS+BA is an exploration into conspiracies -- real and fake, as well as social issues and the news to examine the context within which we live today. Some guests come in to cold, knowing nothing, while others come in knowing slightly more. Either way, the host, Loren, tries to make it a fun, interesting journey into the unknown.

Publisher

Loren O'Brien

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

14 Sept 2019

Latest episode

2 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

93 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Aug 2026

   91 Captain James Cook: Part II

   Loren continues telling Shawn and Sam about the life of Captain James Cook. In this episode, they cover Cook's second voyage and second attempt at discovering a new, previously unknown continent, as well as his series of voyages through the Antarctic Circle.

2. 

   28 Jun 2026

   90 Captain James Cook: Part I

   In this episode, Loren walks Shawn and Sam through the first voyage of Captain James cook, starting from his birth through his first voyage. He also names a ton of things.

3. 

   9 Mar 2026

   89 The Invention of Whiteness

   Loren tells Terry, Shawn and Sam a story about history of the invention of whiteness. Specifically, the history of who is white, who isn’t white, and most importantly how you can join the ranks of whiteness at the cost of your own soul and identity.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,715

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

76

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