The Am I the Jerk? podcast narrates scenarios posted on Reddit and determines whether the person was wrong or wronged. It's like a modern advice column, but the questions are all about jerky behavior. Listeners contribute their advice. In early episodes, the narrator reads Reddit stories and asks listeners to decide who is a jerk. In newer episodes, the narrator reenacts stories with dramatic voices. He also opines on who was a jerk. There is no single host for the program. Instead, professionals do the narration.

Listeners might find many scenarios on Am I the Jerk? relatable. Topics include overbearing parents, entitled people, and frustrating partners. One nurse asks whether she's a jerk for banning her husband from the bedroom. He doesn't spend time with her and won't get a full-time job. He left her in the rain with groceries for 45 minutes when he was five minutes away. Her question seems to have an easy answer. The podcast narrator proposes what he thinks is going wrong.

Some scenarios on Am I the Jerk? are complicated. One man asks if he should tell his son that he's actually his brother. The man was born when his parents were 19. His brother was born when his parents were 42 and divorcing. Neither parent wanted his brother, so he became his legal guardian. He hid the truth to protect his brother from knowing his parents didn't want him. Now, he wonders if he's a jerk for not telling the truth and if he should. The brother is 13. Listeners find out how the story ends.

Other complicated questions on Am I the Jerk? include whether a father with debt is a jerk for canceling Christmas when his daughter is two. A woman asks if hiring an investigator to assess her brother's wealth is wrong. His sons flushed her $30,000 engagement ring down the toilet. He claims he can't afford to replace it. Yet his household earns $250,000, and his valuable home was a gift from their parents. Some of the questions don't have easy answers.

Am I the Jerk? gives listeners vicarious opportunities to imagine what they would do. New episodes debut daily.