Loveline

I’ve been listening to the Loveline show again lately. I started listening after I got out of the Navy, way back when Ricky Rachtman was the host, but steered clear during the ten year tenure of Adam Carolla (1995-2005). Adam Carolla is a funny guy, but he’s basically a professional asshole. I didn’t enjoy listening to him do Loveline, but now Carolla’s gone and I’m listening and enjoying the show again.

Anyway, if you don’t know about the show and you don’t feel like reading their site, it’s Dr. Drew Pinsky and Ted Stryker who answer radio questions about love, sex, and/or addiction. Drew’s an addiction specialist and Stryker is a radio DJ.

They get a lot of disturbed teens calling in with ridiculous questions. It’s fun to feel superior to the clueless kids and their ignorance.

They also get a lot of calls about relationships, abuse, and addiction. I find it impressive when Drew is able to use his “radar” to ferret out the history of abuse, family drug addiction, etc. behind the superficial problems that motivated the caller to call in. It’s these moments when I feel really amazed at his insight, and I’m trying to learn by listening so that I can recognize this kind of history when I encounter it.

There are also some things where I know that Drew’s advice is misguided and based on current fad literature. I’ll get into details later if I think of them.

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