Dad Saves America

Russ Roberts has some wisdom to share.This father of four has spent a long time thinking about why having kids is so special. Russ may be an economist and a college president, but his stories about his grandfather, his dad, and his kids leave no doubt that his first priority is family.His latest book, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us, takes the analytical approach of economics and explores how it can be adapted for questions that don’t have measurable data and can’t be answered with calculations. Russ believes that economics is really about figuring out how to lead a good life, and that includes financial questions alongside major life decisions.Russ is currently the president of Shalem College in Jerusalem. He hosts the popular EconTalk podcast and he, along with host John Papola, co-created the viral "Keynes vs. Hayek" rap videos.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode, and feel free to leave a rating or review!_____________________________________Purchase a copy of his book, Wild Problems: https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Problems-Guide-Decisions-Define/dp/0593418255Listen to EconTalk: https://www.econtalk.org/Russ on Medium: https://russroberts.medium.com/Russ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EconTalker?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HRDarX2Q34QMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

What do hip hop and economics have in common? Well, until host John Papola and Russ Roberts met following the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, there was very little overlap between those two topics.John learned of Russ after listening to his popular podcast, EconTalk, which sent John down the economics rabbit-hole. This led to an unlikely collaboration between John, a filmmaker, and Russ, economist. In 2010, “Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs. Hayek” debuted on YouTube and became an internet sensation, practically overnight. It was the first viral rap battle of its kind, predating the popular “Epic Rap Battles Of History” by over 8 months. This project ended up changing the course of John’s career, eventually leading to Dad Saves America.In this episode of Dad Saves America, these two friends discuss their shared passions of economics, storytelling, Adam Smith, and emergent order. Russ recently published a book about thinking through the big questions in life called Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode, and feel free to leave a rating or review!_____________________________________Purchase a copy of his book, Wild Problems: https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Problems-Guide-Decisions-Define/dp/0593418255Listen to EconTalk: https://www.econtalk.org/Russ on Medium: https://russroberts.medium.com/Russ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EconTalker?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Intro[1:51] What is economics?[11:09] What are trade-offs?[15:13] Incentives matter[19:51] Skin-in-the-game and responsibility[22:59] Subjective value[27:56] Incentives matter, continued[32:04] What is emergent order?[39:14] Trade is not a zero-sum game[41:59] Say’s law of markets and Keynesian spending[46:10] Adam Smith’s theory of why we’re nice to people[51:29] The impartial spectator[54:54] Being loved and being lovely[58:44] How do you know what you want?[1:03:48] Your child is an autonomous extension of you[1:09:46] What is the nature of being a dad?[1:12:48] Making the world better isn’t about grandiose theories[1:15:17] Outro_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTKcJdgz7U4Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Evan Baehr has some wisdom to share.He may be a successful investor and entrepreneur, but Baehr’s most important role is as a devoted family man. In this episode of Pop Wisdom, we cover everything from how faith informs his conception of masculinity, his greatest childhood pranks, and most importantly, his secret steak recipe.Baehr is managing partner of Learn Capital, a venture capital fund that backs and builds companies that drive human flourishing. He’s also the founder of Teneo, an organization committed to cultivating the next generation of American leaders, and author of the best selling book Get Backed.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode, and feel free to leave a rating or review!_____________________________________Evan Baehr’s website: https://www.evanbaehr.com/Get Backed: https://www.amazon.com/Get-Backed-Perfect-Launch-Venture/dp/1633690725_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N2K2bbb13GcMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Is the point of a successful career to gather as much money as possible so that you can later start “doing good,” or should increasing your net worth and improving human welfare go hand-in-hand?Evan Baehr would argue that the best kind of entrepreneurs take the latter approach. The first step to being an effective entrepreneur is finding a problem that you’re passionate about solving. The bigger the problem is that you try to tackle, the more good you can do along the way.Baehr is managing partner of Learn Capital, a venture capital fund that backs and builds companies that drive human flourishing. He’s also the founder of Teneo, an organization committed to cultivating the next generation of American leaders, and author of the best selling book Get Backed.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode, and feel free to leave a rating or review!_____________________________________Evan Baehr’s website: https://www.evanbaehr.com/Get Backed: https://www.amazon.com/Get-Backed-Perfect-Launch-Venture/dp/1633690725_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Intro[1:58] What is Teneo?[3:19] Princeton, Yale, and Harvard[9:25] How is culture created?[15:11] Building a network to get stuff done[20:32] Peter Thiel changes Evan’s view of business[25:57] Personal agency and venture capital[28:57] Pitfalls of disruptive innovation[42:16] Investing in teams vs ideas[45:45] Persuasion and decision making[48:08] Becoming a parent is a new reality[51:57] Faith, fatherhood, and community[58:58] Marriage counseling is for everyone[1:03:41] Facing challenges as a family[1:09:05] Managing expectations of your kids[1:11:42] Leaning into vulnerability as a father[1:14:39] Include your kids in activities you care about[1:20:20] Men need people to confide in[1:29:49] Fitness is about being there for your kids[1:32:05] Schools fail to teach financial literacy[1:38:47] 3 books that give great advice[1:44:48] The hero’s journey[1:46:48] Outro_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm3LtmU2SC4Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Dr. Carlos Carvalho has some wisdom to share.Growing up in Rio de Janeiro, Dr. Carvalho learned what real danger is. That upbringing, combined with his career as a statistician, has resulted in a unique perspective on age-appropriate risk-taking for his own kids, especially compared to the typical American parent of his generation.Dr. Carvalho is a professor of statistics and the Executive Director of the Salem Center for Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. He’s an expert in analyzing data and weighing the tradeoffs of competing economic policies, parenting approaches, or any other decision-making process.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode, and feel free to leave a rating or review!_____________________________________Dr. Carvalho's Website: https://faculty.mccombs.utexas.edu/carlos.carvalho/index.html Salem Center for Policy: https://salemcenter.org/_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ei7NzFuXY88Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Should we “trust the science”? What does that even mean?Dr. Carlos Carvalho is a professor of statistics and the Executive Director of the Salem Center for Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. He’s an expert in analyzing data and understanding the tradeoffs of competing policies.Dr. Carvalho doesn’t believe we should “trust the science” because science is not capable of leading people. The scientific method is a process of gathering information about the world, but in the end, decision making lies with each of us, according to our values.That said, Dr. Carvalho knows how important data is to the decision making process. In fact, one of the biggest problems today is that, whether the issue is poverty, climate change, or infectious disease, most people don’t have an accurate dataset on which to base their decisions. In his classes, he teaches the current generation of college students how to avoid these pitfalls and develop reliable critical thinking skills to carry with them into their lives after college.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode, and feel free to leave a rating or review!_____________________________________Dr. Carvalho's Website: https://faculty.mccombs.utexas.edu/carlos.carvalho/index.htmlSalem Center for Policy: https://salemcenter.org/_____________________________________Outline: [0:00] Intro [1:35] The value of data and statistics [5:47] College students are missing important facts [14:49] The cause of widespread ignorance [20:16] Should we “trust the science”?[26:49] No solutions, only trade offs [29:18] Economics is the study of scarcity [32:39] If government interferes, it will be more expensive [38:46] Cognitive dissonance when confronting economic truths [44:54] There are no “right” answers to parenting [49:30] Collective human behavior and wellbeing is a mystery [53:54] Decision making is all about values [1:03:05] Interest, mortgages, and the value of time[1:06:54] Social reinforcement of untrue orthodoxy [1:12:50] The “expert class” tends to seek power, not truth [1:17:47] What’s so special about America? [1:25:37] Outro_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9IR_jlFCcCwMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Brian Gitt has some wisdom to share.The example his dad set helped Gitt develop the entrepreneurial and adventurous spirit he has today, and a few experiments with fireworks taught him a lesson or two about risk-taking along the way. A little mischief can be good for kids, but Gitt recalls how he and his friends “could’ve burned down the whole neighborhood” on a few occasions.Gitt has spent his whole career as an entrepreneur in the energy sector and cares deeply about protecting the environment. He also believes that our energy production has to serve the needs of people, not ideologies, and so he rejects the quasi-religious notion that fossil fuels can simply be replaced with solar, wind, or any other of the highly inefficient forms of renewable energy currently on the table.Subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss a single episode, and feel free to leave a rating or review!_____________________________________Brian's blog: https://briangitt.com/Brian's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianGitt?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^authorBrian's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-gitt_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Omx-6BX_bvQMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Dr. Drew Pinsky, practicing doctor of internal medicine and addiction specialist, discusses social media, narcissism, substance abuse, therapy, and his wide-reaching career. He explores the link between homelessness and celebrity status, the addictive nature of social media, and the research on celebrity narcissism. Dr. Drew also discusses the impact of social media on children's mental health, the difference between addiction and dependency, and the stigma and resistance towards therapy.

Brian Gitt’s conversion from mainstream environmentalism was an accident.For decades, he believed that solar and wind power were the future, and that it was only a matter of time before fossil fuels were a thing of the past. However, after creating a startup that helped homeowners compare utility costs, he realized that the numbers just didn’t add up for the environmentalists’ favorite kinds of energy.Gitt has spent his whole career as an entrepreneur in the energy sector and cares deeply about protecting the environment. He also believes that our energy production has to serve the needs of people, not ideologies, and so he rejects the quasi-religious notion that fossil fuels can simply be replaced with solar, wind, or any other of the highly inefficient forms of renewable energy currently on the table.Subscribe and ring the notification bell so you don’t miss a single video!_____________________________________Brian’s blog: https://briangitt.com/Brians’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianGitt?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^authorBrian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-gitt_____________________________________Outline: [0:00] Intro [1:49] Finding meaning in the wilderness [10:54] Becoming an environmentalist [13:24] The importance of hands-on experience [20:54] Build a network to build a career [23:39] Entrepreneurship in green building [35:49] Returning to the private sector [43:43] Why Brian changed his mind on solar power [59:15] Renewable energy decisions must be local [1:07:30] The “energy transition” isn’t actually happening [1:11:40] Average people pay for environmental “progress”[1:16:30] Renewable energy undermines energy security [1:19:12] The origin of climate alarmism [1:23:27] Human innovation drives human welfare [1:26:49] The dark reality of renewable energy production [1:31:54] Combatting utopian attitudes about energy[1:34:51] Raise your kids to think critically [1:42:36] How people make decisions [1:46:36] Making the world a better place [1:47:42] Outro_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEvxj_0awnMMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

At the 94th Academy Awards, Troy Kotsur won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in CODA, available on Apple TV+. He is first deaf man, and second deaf performer after Marlee Matlin, to win an Academy Award.However, long before this historic accomplishment, Kotsur already had a successful career on stage, particularly in Deaf West Theatre productions. He also has appeared in movies and on TV, including joining George Lucas’ Star Wars universe as a Tusken Raider in Disney’s The Mandalorian, created by Jon Favreau and currently streaming on Disney+.Kotsur visited Austin, Texas in June to collaborate with Dad Saves America on an upcoming documentary about his story, with a focus on the impact of dads on the flourishing of their children. Kotsur’s visit culminated in a live event at Texas School for the Deaf, during which he taught an acting workshop for students and, later in the evening, gave a speech that drew a packed audience.Subscribe and ring the notification bell so you don’t miss a single video!_____________________________________Troy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/troykotsur/?hl=enTroy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TroyKotsur?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^authorTexas School for the Deaf: https://www.tsd.state.tx.us/Deaf West Theatre: https://www.deafwest.org/_____________________________________Outline: [0:00] Intro [1:43] The impact of “CODA” [12:35] Choosing roles as an actor [15:15] Educating the public about ASL [17:00] Troy’s dad is his hero [27:19] Rejecting victimhood [30:27] Growing up deaf [35:04] Cochlear implants aren’t for everyone  [42:42] The public school experience as a deaf teenager   [55:40] Troy’s dad was pillar of the community [58:38] Advice for parents of deaf children [1:01:17] Sending your children out into the world [1:07:25] Acting is a tough job [1:12:03] Bringing together deaf and hearing audiences  [1:17:34] What it means to be a hero [1:20:09] The role of dad in the American story [1:24:21] Troy’s plans for the future [1:25:24] Outro_____________________________________Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wNm28M8Fsl8Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?Visit our website: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/_____________________________________Dad Saves America is a channel dedicated to celebrating heroic fatherhood while teaching the next generation of fathers strategies they can utilize in parenting their children. We believe strong children come from a strong family. We’ve had many experts in the studio, including Jonathan Haidt, Mike Yates, Lenore Skenazy, Warren Farrell, Matt Ridley, Martin Gurri, and Michael Strong. Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe