Dad Saves America

John Papola
  • 4.6 (118)
  • Politics
  • Updated Weekly

Proud papa, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and arm-chair philosopher John Papola explores the biggest issues facing our country through the lens of fatherhood, releasing exclusive interviews and deep dives every week. We need to make sure the next generation of Americans is raised to thrive in a free society and be champions of civilization. Dad Saves America has hosted all sorts of experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Dr. Drew, Michael Shellenberger, Bret Weinstein, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Adam Carolla. www.dadsavesamerica.com

  1. The Race Hustler Narrative Is on Life Support

    1d ago

    The Race Hustler Narrative Is on Life Support

    Bari Weiss fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes and he compares it to losing a spouse. Karmelo Anthony's supporters call his conviction racist. Black YouTubers discover that the 1619 Project history taught in school is a lie. The institutions we were told to trust have been exposed as propaganda operations. Online, people are waking up, but too many remain stuck in the legacy media echo chamber. When will the dam finally break? _____________________________________ Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/the-race-hustler-narrative-is-on?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true _____________________________________ Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order. _____________________________________ Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/ Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CwzxyXu-6K4 Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

    1h 20m
  2. George Soros, Birthright Citizenship, and the Lost Constitution - Randy Barnett

    2d ago

    George Soros, Birthright Citizenship, and the Lost Constitution - Randy Barnett

    I sat down with Georgetown University constitutional law professor and originalist scholar Randy Barnett to discuss his books on his time as a Chicago prosecutor, how the Supreme Court has reinterpreted the 14th Amendment, and whether Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions should be upheld by the Court. We get into: * How George Soros changed prosecution from a nonpartisan job into an ideological one * The missing Privileges or Immunities Clause of the 14th Amendment * Why the DEI framework contradicts the original meaning of the Equal Protection Clause * What libertarians have gotten wrong about public infrastructure and private power * The meaning of “subject to the jurisdiction” and why Trump’s argument is stronger than the media admits * Why creed and culture have to reinforce each other for a free society to survive _____________________________________ Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order. _____________________________________ Follow Randy on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/RandyEBarnett Purchase a copy of “Felony Review”: https://a.co/d/04fqOzhk _____________________________________ Outline: [0:00] Working as a prosecutor in Chicago [6:58] The Warren Court and the rise of originalism [16:44] George Soros prosecutors are dangerous [21:46] How prosecutors build strong cases [34:16] Power corrupts even good prosecutors [41:17] Libertarians ignore the problem of private power [45:51] The 14th Amendment and the first civil rights laws [57:28] Disappearing constitutional limits on government [1:03:59] What is “equality under the law”? [1:09:53] What kind of discrimination should be legal? [1:17:57] We still need intellectuals and academics [1:28:46] Will the Supreme Court end birthright citizenship? [1:42:09] Rethinking immigration as a libertarian [1:58:24] Utopianism and “ideal world” libertarians _____________________________________ Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/ Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7sNDxHRltRA Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

    2h 6m
  3. The Barbarians Are Inside the Gates… and We Invited Them

    Jun 6

    The Barbarians Are Inside the Gates… and We Invited Them

    New York City elects a Muslim socialist immigrant as mayor. British police give preferential treatment to non-white criminals while arresting white victims as they bleed out on the street. Europe held back Muslim invaders for hundreds of years, but now its major cities are upwards of 10% Muslim. The left condemns the West while cheering its conquest by Islamic civilization. The question is, which side of the Red-Green alliance is the useful idiot and which holds the real power? _____________________________________ Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/the-barbarians-are-inside-the-gates?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true _____________________________________ See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/dad. _____________________________________ If you're building or upgrading your home office like me, code YTE730 will get you an extra $30 off the E7 Pro and E7 standing desk. FlexiSpot E7 Pro standing desk: https://go.flexispot.com/DadSaves-E7Pro _____________________________________ Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/ Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GHmawfp3GS4 Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

    1h 13m
  4. “Falling Behind” Is Public School Propaganda - Graham Frey

    Jun 4

    “Falling Behind” Is Public School Propaganda - Graham Frey

    I sat down with education innovator Graham Frey to discuss what school is actually for, how structure and choice should be balanced in a child’s life, and why the "falling behind" framework scares families into staying at failing schools. We get into: * The six habits every kid should leave school with * How standardized test hide the reality of public schools * The tension between teachers and school bureaucracies * What school choice offers that zip-code schools don't * Why Graham thinks kids fundamentally want to learn * How social pressure manipulates parents into propping up public schools * The ethics of running education experiments on kids * Student-directed learning vs. traditional structure * Why the future of education might be found in abandoned malls * What AI will and won't change about how kids learn _____________________________________ If you’re building or upgrading your home office like me, code YTE730 will get you an extra $30 off the E7 Pro and E7 standing desk. FlexiSpot E7 Pro standing desk: https://go.flexispot.com/DadSaves-E7Pro _____________________________________ Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order. _____________________________________ See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad. _____________________________________ Learn more about Graham Frey’s work: https://www.grahamfrey.com/ _____________________________________ Outline: [0:00] Learning to love school [11:53] Education degrees are useless [19:17] What is the point of school? [31:18] Hold kids to standards [37:09] What if parents aren’t doing their job? [46:50] Teacher autonomy vs standardization [55:06] What is the Primer School network? [1:03:14] How to choose between alternative schools [1:12:19] Most students are falling behind [1:18:19] Growth matters more than “grade level” [1:27:38] Teachers need to be held accountable [1:32:49] Catholic schools are a missed opportunity [1:35:47] The pros and cons of school consolidation [1:49:12] Students need structure before choice [2:03:37] How rigorous should school be? [2:17:16] We don’t know what AI means for education [2:29:09] Parenting from first principles _____________________________________ Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/ Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BQHpEYvTw9w Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

    2h 45m
  5. "We Are Summoning the Demon." Is Elon Right About AI?

    May 30

    "We Are Summoning the Demon." Is Elon Right About AI?

    Elon Musk called artificial intelligence the biggest existential threat in human history. That was 2014. Now it's 2026, the models are writing their own code, data centers are triggering bitter political fights, and Pope Leo just made AI the focus of his first encyclical. Public sentiment on AI has cratered faster than any technology in memory. College graduates are booing commencement speakers who mention it. Google's I/O ‘26 keynote, focused on its ongoing AI projects, pulled over 8 million views on YouTube but less than 30,000 likes. Meanwhile, a recent Edelman poll found that China is highly enthusiastic about AI adoption, polling at 44% net approval compared to America’s 32% net disapproval. Job loss, dehumanization, and plain old AI addiction are all crucial issues for Americans to grapple with, but is the revolt against AI pointed in the right direction? _____________________________________ Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/we-are-summoning-the-demon-is-elon?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true _____________________________________ Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order. _____________________________________ Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here! _____________________________________ Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/ Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1QrA0JvlC-o Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

    1h 10m
  6. How Woke Feminism Created the Manosphere - Wilfred Reilly

    May 28

    How Woke Feminism Created the Manosphere - Wilfred Reilly

    I sat down with political scientist and co-founder of Unified Solutions America Wilfred Reilly to discuss the state of the woke left, the toxic feedback loop between radical feminism and the manosphere, and the ongoing battle over American identity. We get into: * The SPLC federal indictment and allegations of funding white supremacist groups * Why woke isn’t dead and how society keeps moving to the left * How radical feminism set the stage for the manosphere to thrive * Why young men and women have stopped getting together * The “toaster lover problem” and how the internet concentrates fringe behavior * Why neither the woke left nor the red pill right works for normal people * The Hamas-Israel conflict and why Reilly says Israel is clearly in the right * America as Rome and whether we’re heading toward empire * Race, IQ, and how to have an honest conversation about group differences * Where Reilly sees human civilization in 100 years _____________________________________ Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here! _____________________________________ See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad. _____________________________________ Follow Wilfred Reilly on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/wil_da_beast630?s=20 Learn more about Unified Solutions America: https://unifiedsolutionsamerica.com/ _____________________________________ Outline: [0:00] The SPLC indictment [15:06] Wokeness in Trump’s 2nd term [27:33] Are young men going too far? [38:49] The reality of racism in 2026 [43:47] How the social sciences lie with data [49:00] Why are we uncomfortable judging behavior? [55:18] Is the dating crisis driving political insanity? [1:04:33] How the internet amplifies weird niches [1:09:38] Inoculate yourself against novelty addiction [1:17:07] How religion and community create stability [1:21:39] Critical theory can’t build anything [1:25:57] Abolishing social rules drives people crazy [1:34:39] We’re overthinking the Israel-Gaza war [1:46:23] How impactful is antisemitism? [1:54:00] Where is American civilization headed? [2:02:16] Will America follow Rome’s path? [2:07:09] Why Wilfred is optimistic for the future [2:13:49] An honest take on race and IQ _____________________________________ Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/ Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mfiXBreNzKo Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

    2h 28m
  7. They Lied to Your Kids for 15 Years. The UN Just Admitted It.

    May 22

    They Lied to Your Kids for 15 Years. The UN Just Admitted It.

    The UN's top climate body just quietly buried the doomsday scenario that drove the past 15 years of climate panic, and almost no one noticed. The IPCC has officially declared RCP 8.5, its most extreme emissions model, implausible. That's the same model behind nearly every apocalyptic headline Gen Z has been reading since grade school. The damage is already done. A Lancet study of 10,000 young people found that 84% are worried about climate change, 45% feel negatively affected in their daily lives, and nearly four in ten say they're hesitant to have children. The junk science and the derangement that’s followed didn't spread itself. _____________________________________ Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/they-lied-to-your-kids-for-15-years?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true _____________________________________ See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad. _____________________________________ Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here! _____________________________________ Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/ Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VhiPJZARbc4 Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

    1h 13m
  8. Why Africa Stays Poor (It’s Not Colonialism) - Magatte Wade

    May 21

    Why Africa Stays Poor (It’s Not Colonialism) - Magatte Wade

    I sat down with Senegalese immigrant and entrepreneur Magatte Wade to discuss why Africa remains the poorest continent and why the most popular explanations are wrong. Colonialism, slavery, or IQ differences are the answers most people reach for, but the data says otherwise. Ethiopia was never colonized and has been the poster child for African poverty for decades. Slavery was practiced by every race against every other race throughout human history. Nigerian immigrants are some of the most successful people in America. Originally believing the Marxist narrative about Africa’s struggles, Magatte later realized that the truth was the exact opposite. _____________________________________ Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here! _____________________________________ See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad. _____________________________________ Follow Magatte Wade on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/magattew?s=20 Learn more about Magatte’s work: https://www.magattewade.com/ _____________________________________ Outline: [0:00] Why is Africa poor? [13:16] The race-IQ question [24:09] Colonialism and slavery are universal [31:38] How did slavery become about race? [48:21] Marxism tells a compelling story about Africa [0:59:59] Why its hard to advocate for capitalism [1:05:09] Survivor’s guilt from leaving Africa [1:13:26] Setting up a business in Senegal is impossible [1:22:34] Why did Marxism take over Africa? [1:38:30] How could Mamdani be popular in 2026? [1:45:55] COVID triggered a revolution in education [1:52:35] Does education or psychology drive beliefs more? [1:57:33] Agency is the key to success [2:01:31] Optimism, prosperity, and wealth disease [2:10:07] Black American vs African immigrant culture [2:23:23] Can we get over racial grievance politics? [2:30:58] America is the greatest country _____________________________________ Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/ Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5bOQ5c8auus Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

    2h 41m
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Proud papa, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and arm-chair philosopher John Papola explores the biggest issues facing our country through the lens of fatherhood, releasing exclusive interviews and deep dives every week. We need to make sure the next generation of Americans is raised to thrive in a free society and be champions of civilization. Dad Saves America has hosted all sorts of experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Dr. Drew, Michael Shellenberger, Bret Weinstein, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Adam Carolla. www.dadsavesamerica.com

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  • Creator
    John Papola
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    208
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © John Papola
  • Show Website
    Dad Saves America

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