Dad Saves America

I sat down with James Lindsay to unpack how woke Marxist ideology infiltrated Western society, starting from Marx himself up through the political turmoil of the past decade. While working on the “Grievance Studies” hoax papers alongside Peter Boghossian and Helen Pluckrose, James began to realize that the ideological rot in academia was worse than he thought. Following that experience, he dedicated himself to researching the long intellectual history of wokeness, critical theory, and communism and educating the public about the political, rhetorical, and institutional traps set by the modern Left.

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Outline:

[0:00] Targeted by the Southern Poverty Law Center

[12:26] Sense-making in the internet age

[25:43] Becoming the top intellectual historian of wokeness

[47:50] How Marxism transformed into intersectionality

[1:04:36] Power politics vs utopian Marxism

[1:24:53] Marxism is inherently anti-democratic

[1:31:42] Are academics are natural marxists?

[1:44:36] How neo-Marxism took over education

[1:58:21] Race, sex, and the internet

[2:13:18] Is James pushing an ideological narrative?

[2:20:11] What role did the collapse of religion play?

[2:34:40] Have we developed antibodies to wokeness?

[2:43:09] James won’t (and can’t) keep his mouth shut

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I sat down with Rob Henderson, author of "Troubled: A Memoir of Family, Foster Care, and Social Class,” to discuss why elite progressives promote radical ideas that they would never tolerate in their own lives. Coining the term “luxury beliefs,” he’s incisively diagnosed how their obsession with virtue signaling sacrifices the well-being of the poor. Rob shares how growing up in foster care, enlisting in the Air Force at 17, and later attending Yale and Cambridge shaped his worldview over the years. We also discuss Gen Z’s widening gender divide along political lines and what it could mean for the future of family formation.

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Rob’s article on sex differences: https://www.city-journal.org/article/men-women-political-divide

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Read Rob’s work on Substack: https://www.robkhenderson.com/

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Outline:

[0:00] Why does over-schooling end in communism?

[17:22] Elites talk progressive but live conservative

[28:10] Family instability is much worse than poverty

[43:10] The male-female political split

[59:33] Did the country lose its mind in 2013?

[1:08:11] Are relationships and marriages doomed?

[1:27:40] America is suffering from wealth disease

[1:40:48] When is therapy useful and when is it the problem?

[1:47:55] Why more young men should consider the military

[1:54:36] Podcasts are good, but books are better

[1:58:48] Don’t stifle yourself, but don’t have pointless arguments

[2:02:26] Masculinity, rites of passage, and adulthood

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I sat down with Catholic social scientist and author Catherine Pakaluk to explore why some highly educated women are still choosing to have large families. A mother of 14 children herself, Catherine made “#postcardsforMacron” go viral after the French president made dismissive remarks about educated women not wanting large families. She has since written the book Hannah’s Children, in which she profiles 55 college-educated women raising large families in spite of societal trends against motherhood and a looming depopulation crisis. Our conversation also digs into how her Catholic faith has shaped her philosophical and economic worldview—and why anti-human ideologies have become dominant in recent decades.

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Follow Catherine on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/CRPakaluk

Purchase a copy of “Hannah’s Children”: https://www.amazon.com/Hannahs-Children-Quietly-Defying-Dearth/dp/1684514576

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Outline:

[0:00] Why have so many kids?

[7:48] Kids are liberating, not burdensome

[14:10] Birthrate collapse vs. overpopulation

[20:53] Original sin and anti-natalism

[26:42] Environmentalism became planet worship

[34:46] Why do some women have lots of kids?

[49:54] Writing “Hannah’s Children”

[1:01:38] The Biblical story of Hannah

[1:08:29] Is reproduction a moral obligation?

[1:16:54] Suffering is a necessary evil

[1:29:22] Catholic social teaching and private property

[1:36:43] Is Christianity pro-socialist?

[1:43:07] Utilitarianism, individualism, and collectivism

[1:51:32] Transhumanism and techno-optimism

[1:56:29] The problem of evil and the purpose of freedom

[2:03:02] Having kids is scary but worth it

[2:10:28] Parenting and patriotism

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I sat down with Sara Higdon, a transwoman and libertarian content creator, to unpack the uncomfortable truths about modern gender ideology. Sara shares her personal story of transition and her concerns about the transgender social contagion impacting children. We discuss the historical context of gender dysphoria, the multi-billion dollar “gender medicine” industry, and the radical activists working to eliminate parental rights.

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Outline:

[0:00] Having uncomfortable conversations

[2:48] Sara’s personal story

[6:45] How did trans issues become mainstream politics?

[17:10] The first wave of “trans celebrities”

[26:48] LGBT tolerance vs childhood indoctrination

[31:50] What if your child actually has gender dysphoria?

[43:50] Social contagion traps kids into trans identities

[52:25] Postmodern neo-marxist gender ideology

[1:01:34] Sex, gender, and stereotypes

[1:06:16] Why is queer theory obsessed with children?

[1:16:37] What are the steps of medical transition?

[1:30:06] “Trans” is a bunch of different phenomena

[1:34:16] “Gender medicine” is big business

[1:40:18] Why girls are vulnerable to trans propaganda

[1:51:25] Can any therapists be trusted?

[1:56:18] Is “trans” a mental illness?

[2:01:02] Even libertarians need cultural norms

[2:12:33] Can we balance tolerance and sanity?

[2:18:17] Doctors need to be sued and prosecuted

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I sat down with economist Antony Davies to discuss what’s right and wrong about our economy. Most Americans live materially wealthier lives than most other humans alive today, never mind in centuries past. However, young people are experiencing very real distress, with rising rates of serious mental illness. Is housing affordability the main problem? Are universities to blame? Antony shares his perspective on income inequality, the perverse incentives of government intervention, and how AI will change our society.

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Read Antony’s essay on having more kids: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2021/02/74203/

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Outline: [0:00] The case for global economic optimism

[7:35] What’s holding back American prosperity?

[17:38] Why can’t we balance the federal budget?

[21:54] Why is the middle class suffering?

[34:06] Lessons from raising 6 kids

[39:09] What’s going on with housing markets?

[46:03] Medians, averages, and income inequality

[54:56] Are young people right to resent “the system”?

[1:05:10] How government subsidies ruined higher education

[1:13:37] University DEI is about money, not ideology

[1:18:35] Excessive safety nets create toxic dependence

[1:27:17] What’s the point of freedom?

[1:34:34] Will AI prove Marx right in the end?

[1:43:21] Trying to understand Trump as a libertarian

[1:50:44] Don’t believe the civics mythology

[1:57:55] Humanity, creativity, and faith

[2:08:43] Why we should have more kids

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I sat down with Jeanne Lim, co-founder and CEO of beingAI, to explore the future of human-AI relationships. Jeanne traces her journey from launching Sophia the Robot at Hanson Robotics to creating AI beings designed to engage in deep, Socratic dialogue rather than simply serve as obedient productivity assistants. We discuss her beliefs about consciousness, free will, wisdom, and spirituality, and how these ideas will shape the development of AI.

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Learn more about Sophia the Robot: https://www.hansonrobotics.com/sophia/

Learn more about beingAI: https://beingai.com/about/

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Outline:

[0:00] What is an “AI being”?

[7:01] Creating “Sophia” at Hanson Robotics

[15:47] Neural nets and large language models

[20:17] Designing AI psychology

[26:59] Who’s getting replaced by AI?

[36:41] Critical thinking, wisdom, and consciousness

[46:33] Free will vs determinism

[52:02] Oneness, individuality, and diversity

[55:20] Is AI just a consensus machine?

[1:01:34] Can AI act as individuals?

[1:06:49] Virtual worlds may be the key to AGI

[1:14:13] Reasons for optimism about AI

[1:21:48] Can we avoid centralization of AI?

[1:25:40] Advice for young people facing an AI future

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I sat down with author and journalist Adam Coleman to discuss his experience with America’s fatherlessness crisis, his recent return to Christianity, and how victimhood and identity politics have sabotaged many black Americans. In Adam’s new book, “The Children We Left Behind,” he shares his personal struggle with abandonment, offering a window into the intense emotional scars left by absent fathers and fractured communities. You may also know Adam as a regular contributing writer on our Substack, so it was great to finally sit down together here in the studio.

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Read Adam’s work on Substack: https://substack.com/@adambcoleman

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Outline:

[0:00] America’s children are being neglected

[7:55] Isn’t overprotection the real problem?

[13:31] Adam’s early childhood trauma

[20:30] Attachment is everything

[26:27] How do you break the cycle?

[31:31] Parenting an young adult

[39:39] We need more good propaganda

[47:28] Toxic victimhood and racial politics

[53:03] What killed the DEI machine?

[59:27] Is political diversity the future for black voters?

[1:13:06] Real solidarity is within communities, not races

[1:18:41] How illegal immigration decided the 2024 election

[1:33:46] Why can’t the Democrats pivot away from bad policy?

[1:44:26] Strong faith builds strong families

[1:49:04] Why Adam believes that Christianity is true

[2:01:43] God, love, and relationships

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I sat down with sports journalist, author and influencer Emily Austin to talk about what’s really going on in Gen Z culture, from failing relationships and collapsing masculinity to growing antisemitism, career confusion, and the influencer illusion. Emily pulls no punches on what it means to be a woman in today's media landscape, why so many young men are losing themselves to grifters, and how she’s stayed grounded through it all.

She shares her path from premed dropout to court-side interviewer to Middle East advocate and why she refuses to lie for clicks. If you care about truth, resilience, and raising a generation that can stand up and speak out, you don’t want to miss this.

Follow Emily on X: https://x.com/emilyraustin

Outline:

[0:00] Emily Austin on Her Future in Politics

[2:13] Why Gen Z Is Struggling to Launch

[6:22] Toxic dating culture and the Andrew Tate effect

[15:13] What MeToo got right and terribly wrong

[18:32] Why Gen Z women are waking up politically

[25:43] Hollywood’s credibility crisis

[30:47] The making of an honest influencer

[38:37] The personal cost of speaking the truth

[43:18] Israel, propaganda, and the real cost of silence

[50:17] What Americans need to understand about Hamas

[56:38] Gaza, Trump, and the future of the Middle East

[1:04:01] Trump’s Personality Fits the New York Mentality

[1:09:05] Why Gen Z Can’t Afford to Buy Homes

[1:12:17] Gender ideology and women’s sports

[1:20:57] Advice for girls struggling with identity and self worth

[1:25:18] What Emily wants her legacy to be

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I sat down with Brazilian congressman Marcel Van Hattem to talk about the growing censorship crisis in Brazil, political persecution under the Lula regime, and how the United States might be playing a disturbing role behind the scenes. Marcel explains how social media censorship, mass arrests after Brazil’s January 8th riots, and judicial overreach are silencing political opposition and threatening democracy. He also shares the shocking case of Felipe Martins, an innocent man imprisoned based on falsified travel records allegedly altered by U.S. officials and why Americans need to pay attention before it’s too late.

Follow Marcel on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/marcelvanhattem

Outline:

[0:00] Welcome Marcel Van Hattem & Brazil’s Censorship Crisis

[4:38] Lula vs. Bolsonaro: Supreme Court & Media Spin

[6:24] Operation Car Wash & Lula’s Return

[12:28] January 8th: Brazil’s “January 6” Moment

[15:52] Political Prisoners & Mass Arrests

[18:19] Brazil’s Legal Protections vs. Censorship

[19:25] How Brazil’s Media Spun January 8th Against Bolsonaro

[24:00] How USAID Backs Censorship in Brazil

[29:27] Felipe Martins Case & Falsified Evidence

[40:30] International Coordination & Free Speech Threats

[53:26] Final Message — Defend Free Speech

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I sat down with Daniel Di Martino, economist and founder of the Dissident Project, to talk about how socialism destroyed Venezuela—his home country—and what Americans need to understand before making the same mistake. He explains what life was really like under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, from brutal inflation and collapsing public utilities to the psychological toll of losing hope in your country. After arriving in the U.S. in 2016, Daniel studied economics with a focus on immigration and now speaks to high school students about the dangers of socialist policies and the value of economic freedom.

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Follow Daniel on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/DanielDiMartino

Learn more about the Dissident Project: https://www.dissidentproject.org/

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Outline:

[0:00] Why do our kids love communism?

[7:16] How did Venezuela become poor and socialist?

[16:14] Debunking left-wing lies about Venezuela

[27:08] Marxism is imperialist, not anti-colonial

[32:11] Even a benevolent communist dictator would fail

[35:12] How bad is the economic crisis in Venezuela?

[40:09] Is Javier Milei succeeding in Argentina?

[47:23] No, communism isn’t good “in theory”

[55:49] Is America to blame for the migrant crisis?

[1:03:27] Which immigrants should we let in?

[1:12:43] How to stop illegal immigration

[1:15:31] Why young men are shifting to the right

[1:19:22] Is Trump-style rhetoric bad for our society?

[1:26:21] Don’t silence yourself for grades or fake friends

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