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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.
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Zombie Politicians, Boomer Vampires, and the AI Skeleton Key
From mailers pushing trans kids to leave their families to an AI discovery that could break the internet, this Halloween is shaping up to be a scary one. And that’s before I start thinking about the midterms on Tuesday. Who's steering us th
Ryan Long on Why AI Isn’t Funny, the Manosphere Is Over, and Rap Is Dead
I sat down with comedian Ryan Long, who is featured in our new comedy pilot, “The Experts,” to talk about how media and culture are changing in 2026. Watch “The Experts” pilot episode: https://youtu.be/dc1B5aKNmKw We get into: * Moving from
French Riots and Campus Degeneracy: Is the West Too Far Gone?
France is still on fire. A town hall nearly 200 years old has burned to the ground, and police are now drawing the line at the Louvre. Back home, the Cornell 7 case has become a Rorschach test for what’s left of feminism. This week, I’m res
Bryan Callen: "The Experts" Are Paid to Manufacture Truth
I sat down with comedian Bryan Callen, who directed and stars in our new comedy pilot, “The Experts,” to discuss why outrage pays better than nuance, how he found his way to God, and why boys need resistance to grow into men. Watch “The Exp
The Cornell 7 Scandal Exposed the Biggest Lie of Feminism
The Cornell 7 case has reignited the campus sexual assault panic of the mid-2010s. Jane Doe's own written statements described the events as consensual, but her story later transformed into a serious criminal allegation. Unlike the Duke lac
Victor Davis Hanson: The Left REALLY Hates the Middle Class
I sat down with Victor Davis Hanson, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and author of the “The Counterrevolution”. Victor is a Stanford PhD who still lives on his family’s Central Valley farm that five generations of Hansons have calle
France’s "Mostly Peaceful Jihad” Threatens the Whole Christian West
For the past three weeks, riots have spread across France. The corporate press is calling them mostly peaceful protests over school funding. Meanwhile, student rioters are singing jihadi rap. Second and third generation Muslim immigrants ar
How White Guilt Became the Most Powerful Weapon in Politics - Eli & Shelby Steele
I sat down with Shelby Steele, an author and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and his son Eli Steele, the filmmaker behind “What Killed Michael Brown?” Together, they’ve produced a new documentary, “White Guilt,” that brings Shelby’
Trump's Going All-In on AI. Will His Midterm Gamble Pay Off?
On Tuesday, the CEOs of Nvidia, Google, Meta, xAI, Anthropic, and more joined President Trump to discuss the development of AI, or, as the President has rebranded it, Super Intelligence. While they’ve signed a voluntary pledge to police AI
Bad Therapy, Gender, and Lindsay Clancy Psychosis - Andrew Hartz, Ph.D.
I sat down with Andrew Hartz, a practicing clinical psychologist and the founder of the Open Therapy Institute. His organization is working to filter out the political bias that has become endemic in mental health care and connect patients
Big-Government Progressivism Is a Su*cide Pact
1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to a dysfunctional public school as a political statement, and is now paying the price. For years, socialists like Hasan Piker have flirted with banning private schools altogether u
Ben Slivka Predicted the Internet Era. He Doesn't Buy the Hype About AI.
I sat down with Ben Slivka, an early Microsoft executive who led the team that built Internet Explorer, served 20 years on Northwestern University’s Board of Trustees, and has spent decades since as an angel investor across biotech, space,
The Anthropic Whistleblower Is Not Who You Think He Is
AI researcher Jacob Coxon quit his job at Anthropic last week and became a whistleblower, warning that the race toward superintelligent AI is "gambling with our lives." Another Anthropic employee, Evan Hubinger, backed him up, putting the o
Catholic Historian: Here’s Why We Know That the Bible Is True
I sat down with historian of early Christianity Matthew Larsen, Ph.D., fresh off his shoot in the Middle East tracing the life of Paul the Apostle, to dig into the evidence for Jesus, the biblical canon, and the Catholic Church. We get into
25 Years After 9/11: How “Never Forget” Became “We Deserved It”
Zohran Mamdani just appointed Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer who once represented an Al Qaeda member, as New York City's chief legal counsel. This sparked outrage from 9/11 families and a petition demanding that he not attend this year’s 9/11 memor
I Interviewed the 9/11 Mastermind’s Family. Here’s What I Discovered. - Richard Miniter
I sat down with investigative journalist and author Richard Miniter to reflect on the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Richard has spent decades reporting national security and foreign policy issues and has interviewed Islami
Bond Market Breakdown: Are We Headed for Another Fall Financial Crisis?
The bond market wobbled this week, and Secretary Bessent is now buying back government debt just to keep long-term interest rates from climbing further. Bond market volatility in the early fall has a bad history of signaling worse to come,
The Sexual Revolution “Liberated” Adults. But What About the Kids? - Katy Faust
I sat down with Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us and author of “Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City,” to talk about what adults are and aren’t willing to sacrifice for the wellbeing of children. Katy has spent her career defending
The Lindsay Clancy Trial Has Exposed a Moral Psychosis in America
The Lindsay Clancy trial has exploded into the latest social media gender war over postpartum mental health, the role of mothers in society, and the nature of moral responsibility. The defense says postpartum psychosis is to blame and that
How Elite Consensus Botched COVID, Climate, and the Economy - Dr. Steven Koonin
I sat down with theoretical physicist Dr. Steven Koonin, author of “Unsettled” and former Under Secretary of Energy for Science under President Obama, to discuss what he calls the “consensus trap.” He argues that the 2008 financial crisis,
The Jason Arday Scandal Is White Guilt on Steroids
Last week, Cambridge’s youngest ever black full professor was found dead, days after resigning under investigation for plagiarism and his fabricated life story. Jason Arday claimed to have run 600 miles in six days, couldn't speak until age
Can the West Survive Its Crisis of Faith? - Os Guinness
I sat down with Os Guinness, author of “Our Civilizational Moment,” to discuss how the West has become a “cut flower” civilization. Os argues that the slow secularization of the West has left its freedom, virtue, and sense of meaning discon
America Feels Like It’s Falling Apart. We Can Still Save It. - 500K Subscriber Special
Thank you to all 500K+ subscribers to Dad Saves America! This show began in response to the mental health crisis I saw emerging among my son’s peers. Then COVID lockdowns hit and turned my worst-case predictions into reality. Now, socialism
We Stopped Disciplining Kids. Now They’re Destroying Civilization. - Katharine Birbalsingh
I sat down with Katharine Birbalsingh, headmistress of Michaela Community School and the UK’s most outspoken voice on education, to mark the launch of our new YouTube collaboration, Strictly Education. Katharine runs one of the strictest sc
The Democratic Socialists Have a Working Class Problem
Socialist Abdul El-Sayed just won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, but the exit polls tell the real story. He dominated in college towns and lost badly in the working class neighborhoods he claims to represent. The same pattern played
The Manosphere Is Only a Half-Answer for Young Men - Nick Freitas
I sat down with Nick Freitas, veteran, fellow podcaster, and author of “The Manbook,” to talk about what it actually means to be a man in the aftermath of the woke revolution. In recent years, manosphere figures like Andrew Tate have arisen
“I Plead the Fifth”: How Fauci’s Lies Destroyed the Expert Class
Rand Paul just released Dr. Anthony Fauci's personal diary, more than 1,100 pages stored on government servers, and then made him answer for it before the Senate. Fauci’s response to almost every question was the same. He pleaded the Fifth,
Why Harvard Loses in the New College Rankings - Prof. Kevin Wallsten
I sat down with political scientist Kevin Wallsten to discuss his project building a new college ranking system from scratch. The standard metrics of acceptance rate, endowment size, and name recognition fail to address rising concerns abou
Nolan’s Odyssey: Woke Disaster or Western Classic?
Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” opened last weekend and sent Homer's 2,800-year-old poem back up the bestseller charts. It also became the most fought-over movie in recent memory, with accusations of woke casting and the "1619 Project” tr
America Cut Off Its Christian Roots. Now It’s in Crisis. - Eric Metaxas
I sat down with bestselling author Eric Metaxas to discuss the Christian roots of America and what happens to our freedom if we forget them. His new book, “Revolution,” tells the story of the founding and the values that make America except
