Dad Saves America
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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Dad Saves America
New article on why the War on Drugs keeps failing to deliver results.
open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/drugs-are-…
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Which conflict will define the 21st century?
You can hear my take in tonight’s video, so stay tuned.
5 days ago | [YT] | 297
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Hey folks. I'm a little down-for-the-count with a bug of some kind, but hope to be better by later in the week. In the meantime, if you want to know my first reaction to this Iran war, here it is via X (where my ID runs free and mistakes abound).
As for the mostly-paid "progressive" protesters and "#handsoff" crowd siding with despots while the Iranian public and diaspora dance in the streets with joy? I've got various Italian hand gestures for them. More depth coming soon.
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This one’s for the parents of kids under 18—
Which of these worries you most as a parent?
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AI is moving fast. Where do you see the biggest risks?
I’ll be digging into all of these issues in my video later today, so stay tuned.
4 weeks ago | [YT] | 145
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In yesterday’s video I talked about how AI agents—especially OpenClaw—are a step-function change from the chatbot revolution of the past few years.
This demo from @matthew_berman shows what it looks like when an AI actually starts working independently on your computer.
Just remember: this stuff is still very new and fairly technical, so be careful before turning over control of your machine to the robots…
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Today’s video is going to be all about the crazy recent developments with vibe coding and AI agents. So I’m curious—which AI models do you use most often?
4 weeks ago | [YT] | 43
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Curious what you think.
Which of these titles fits this documentary best?
I’m submitting Episode 6 of "Death of Debate" to film festivals and would love your input.
(If you haven’t seen the episode, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/rBjyizG7iFE)
And if you have any ideas of your own, share them down in the comments!
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Hey there, friends. I've been doing longer conversations lately (2+ hours), including yesterday's awesome episode with Michael Shellenberger. How are you digging it (or not?)
Let me know... then go what the latest episode here: https://youtu.be/0z_KzE0OXaE
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Merry Christmas everyone. Christmas is a great time for nostalgia, AND hope for renewal.
Hope you're also snuggling up with the kids to enjoy one of the few legitimate modern classics, Elf. It feels like it's from another era... and I guess it was. Here's to the old virtues being new again.
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