Don’t Fear The Feed takes the stories, viral clips, and headlines flooding your feeds and breaks them down—so you can see what actually matters and what doesn’t.
Instead of fear, outrage, or noise, each episode digs into real-world news, current events, and cultural moments—looking at what’s actually beneath the surface: what’s real, what’s overhyped, and what’s just flat-out dumb when you look a little closer.
No preaching. No panic. Just a little humor and clear, grounded commentary—so you can stop reacting and start thinking.
Because once you understand it, it’s not nearly as scary…
it just makes more sense.
Don't Fear Solo Parenting (or maybe you should?) - DFTF New Episode
Should you fear being a stay-at-home dad? Is solo parenting a toddler an impossible task? Can 36 hours alone with a child drive a man to drink Snoop Dogg wine?
Welcome to Don’t Fear the Feed, the comedy news podcast and news commentary show that drags viral topics and viral moments through the mud.
On today’s episode, Josh Abrams examines whether social media feeds are right about the struggles of stay-at-home parenting as he recounts his chaotic weekend watching baby Carol while his wife Anna Abrams was away.Joined by Anna Abrams and baby Carol, the society and culture podcast dives into what really happened during Josh's 36-hour solo parenting experiment. From failed juice bribes and attempts at using AI babysitters to a chaotic trip to Mohegan Sun and Kids Quest, Josh and Anna debate whether the feed is real or if solo parenting is just about pure survival. Along the way, the conversation takes comedic detours through Amazonian catfish, seahorse biology, and phone calls with local experts.This episode is a lot of fun, so don’t miss it!
Want new episodes RIGHT NOW? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/cw/DontFeartheFeed and get early access to episodes, bonus content, and more.
Want to interact with Josh Abrams? Send an email at dontfearthefeed@gmail.com. And again, join us on the Patreon for community chats and even a weekly Town Hall with Josh to talk through your feed queries in real time.
Want to find us on socials? Find us at @dontfearthefeed across all social platforms.
Want to know what Josh wants? A margarita. Also, he’d love for you to follow Don’t Fear the Feed wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thank you in advance!
11 Sept 2026
Don't Fear Internet Dating: Love Found Online
If you've ever binged seasons of MTV's Catfish or sat with sweaty palms waiting for your Tinder date to show up at the bar, this episode of Don't Fear the Feed is for you.
Host Josh Abrams tackles the fearmongering headlines around internet dating and makes the case for looking at the actual evidence instead of the stigma. He and his wife Anna share their own internet dating success story — how they met through the Smule karaoke app, bonded over singing duets, and built a relationship that felt completely organic once they finally met face-to-face.
Josh also hits the streets for a series of thought-provoking discussions with strangers about their dating app experiences and dating success stories of their own. Cole explains how apps like Tinder serve everyone from relationship-seekers to hookup culture, and shares a friend's jaw-dropping story about a date who turned out to be a trans woman. Dan makes the case that dating apps have changed — and maybe diminished — the traditional way people build a relationship. And Josh's friend JC opens up about his own catfishing experience navigating internet dating after his 2019 divorce.
Whether you're currently swiping or just curious, this episode breaks down what makes online dating safe (or risky), why asking direct questions matters, and why honesty in your profile is non-negotiable for real dating success and a lasting relationship.
Got your own dating horror story or success story? Email it in — we're building a part two episode from your submissions.
Want new episodes RIGHT NOW? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/cw/DontFeartheFeed and get early access to episodes, bonus content, and more.
Want to interact with Josh Abrams? Send an email at dontfearthefeed@gmail.com. And again, join us on the Patreon for community chats and even a weekly Town Hall with Josh to talk through your feed queries in real time.
Want to find us on socials? Find us at @dontfearthefeed across all social platforms.
Want to know what Josh wants? A margarita. Also, he’d love for you to follow Don’t Fear the Feed wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thank you in advance!
28 Aug 2026
Don't Fear AI
Should you fear AI? Are Robots taking over the world? Why are we talking about giraffes?
Welcome to Don’t Fear the Feed, the comedy news podcast and news commentary show that drags viral topics and viral moments through the mud. On today’s episode, Josh starts off with the story of two 12-foot, 900-pound giraffe calves that mysteriously go missing from Virginia’s Natural Bridge Zoo for over a year, later to be found via an Attorney General investigation amid animal-cruelty charges and rising local violent crime. What?
From there, the society and culture podcast pivots to whether AI is “taking over,” hitting self-checkouts, cashier-less stores, driverless rides, deepfakes, and Tom Hanks’ fears about AI recreating voices—plus a street-interview split between “fear the feed” and “don’t.” Josh argues that AI is everywhere and replacing some jobs, but won’t make humans obsolete because it still needs human oversight, while warning the real threat isn’t robots—it’s who controls them.
This episode is a lot of fun, so don’t miss it!
Want new episodes RIGHT NOW? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/cw/DontFeartheFeed and get early access to episodes, bonus content, and more.
Want to interact with Josh Abrams? Send an email at dontfearthefeed@gmail.com. And again, join us on the Patreon for community chats and even a weekly Town Hall with Josh to talk through your feed queries in real time.
Want to find us on socials? Find us at @dontfearthefeed across all social platforms.
Want to know what Josh wants? A margarita. Also, he’d love for you to follow Don’t Fear the Feed wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thank you in advance!
27 Aug 2026
Don’t Fear the Feed; Warren Sapp Sacks American History
Welcome back to Don’t Fear the Feed with Josh Abrams, the show that challenges the assumptions and misinformation that tends to bombard us in our news and social media feeds.
On this episode, Josh welcomes former NFL defensive tackle, Warren Sapp to argue that “the feed” has always shaped Americans’ beliefs (especially through selective history and propaganda) and challenge listeners to question who teaches the past and why.
Their engaging - and enraging- conversation centers on slavery, Jim Crow, sharecropping, disenfranchisement, the Three-Fifths Compromise, and how “We the People” originally excluded Black people, women, and non–land-owning men. They discuss Indigenous people aiding early settlers before being slaughtered, critiques of the sanitized Pilgrim narrative and Christopher Columbus, and how racist messaging—from KKK pamphlets and radio to modern microaggressions—was weaponized to create new generations of racism.
Abrams recounts investigating the 1960s Mississippi murders of civil-rights activists and the role of police and the KKK, while Sapp cites Florida book bans, Jackie Robinson’s autobiography being removed, and Mein Kampf remaining accessible, asking why Black history is treated as separate from American history.
Thanks so much for listening and as always - Don’t Fear the Feed.
Want new episodes RIGHT NOW? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/cw/DontFeartheFeed and get early access to episodes, bonus content, and more.
Want to interact with Josh Abrams? Send an email at dontfearthefeed@gmail.com. And again, join us on the Patreon for community chats and even a weekly Town Hall with Josh to talk through your feed queries in real time.
Want to check out our socials and videos?
Find us across all socials @dontfearthefeed
Want to know what Josh wants? A margarita. Also, he’d love for you to follow Don’t Fear the Feed wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thank you in advance!
27 Aug 2026
Vacation Friends; Don’t Fear Mexico!
Security lines a mile long! Cartel Wars! Level 3 security concerns!
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you may have come to the conclusion that Mexico is an unsafe place to travel. But let’s take a deeper look at what’s going on together.
Welcome to Don’t Fear the Feed, with Josh Abrams - the show that challenges the assumptions and misinformation that tends to bombard us in our news and social media feeds.
Maybe you had a trip to Mexico already on the books. So what do you do - cancel your travel plans? Even if you’ve made those plans with incredible vacation friends that you met on another trip, like Josh and his wife? Do you buy into the hype, or decide for yourself?
We say, Don’t Fear the Feed and go for it. We go to Mexico, we continue a bond with friends that we met as full grown adults on a previous vacation, and do a little bit of myth busting regarding the Mexico fearmongering that has been throwing a wrench in everyone’s travel plans.
Get ready to hear us recount drunken misadventures, karaoke highlights, and the witnessing of a heavily guarded wedding. In the end, we conclude the biggest myths busted by our adventures were TSA chaos, Mexico being wholly unsafe, and vacation friends not lasting.
Let’s break it down together. Don’t Fear the Feed!
Want new episodes RIGHT NOW? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/cw/DontFeartheFeed and get early access to episodes, bonus content, and more.
Want to interact with Josh Abrams? Send an email at dontfearthefeed@gmail.com. And again, join us on the Patreon for community chats and even a weekly Town Hall with Josh to talk through your feed queries in real time.
Want to check out our socials and videos?
Find us across all socials @dontfearthefeed
Want to know what Josh wants? A margarita. Also, he’d love for you to follow Don’t Fear the Feed wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thank you in advance!
10 Aug 2026
Introducing Don't Fear The Feed!
Is your thumb tired of scrolling through the half truths and slop in your feed? Is your brain numb and your eyes bloodshot from staring at your phone? Well, if what we just said describes you, then you might want to take a listen.
This is Don’t Fear the Feed - the podcast where we break down the information that’s bombarding you day in and day out and filter out the facts from the half truths. Let’s break it down. Follow and subscribe today wherever you get your podcasts and head over to Patreon to get a jump start on our episodes to always stay ahead.
And remember - Don’t Fear the Feed!!!
Want new episodes RIGHT NOW? Head over to https://www.patreon.com/cw/DontFeartheFeed and get early access to episodes, bonus content, and more.
Want to interact with Josh Abrams? Send an email at dontfearthefeed@gmail.com. And again, join us on the Patreon for community chats and even a weekly Town Hall with Josh to talk through your feed queries in real time.
Want to check out our socials and videos?
Check us out across all socials at @dontfearthefeed
Want to know what Josh wants? A margarita. Also, he’d love for you to follow Don’t Fear the Feed wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us a rating and review. Thank you in advance!
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