John Papola: What Makes a Great Dad?

The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall

Filmmaker and Dad Saves America host John Papola is on a mission to celebrate the inspirational force of fatherhood.

Rather than dwelling on the discourse around “toxic masculinity”, John’s work celebrates “the heroic role we play as men” by being present and joyfully involved in children’s lives. Rather than being a burden or an obstacle to self-fulfilment, John sees raising children as exciting and empowering.

John discusses his own fatherhood journey. He describes how the birth of his son made him feel liberated from the pressures of a creative career, and enabled him to take risks he would not otherwise have considered.

John Papola is the CEO and Co-Founder of the nonprofit aspirational content studio Emergent Order Foundation and the host of their hit celeb interview series Dad Saves America. John’s mission through his foundation is to celebrate fatherhood and promote the positive representation of fathers and father figures in popular culture.

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Follow Up

Read Andrew’s new Substack newsletter The Meaningful Life, and join the community there.

Visit the website of the Emergent Order Foundation, John Papola’s non-profit aspirational content studio.

Watch John Papola’s Dad Saves America series on YouTube.

Watch John Papola’s documentary about Oscar and Bafta winning deaf actor Troy Kotsur and his relationship with his father.

Follow John Papola on Twitter @JohnPapola.

You might also be interested in other episodes on fatherhood: Men, Fathers and Meaning with Joe Horton; Becoming a Father with Jack Underwood; Daughters and Fathers with Susan Schwartz PhD; and Jed Diamond PhD on Your Personal Creation Story.

Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall