John Iadarola
Iadarola in February 2014
Born	(1983-02-05)February 5, 1983 (age 42) Bridgeport,Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Connecticut University of Texas at Austin
Occupation(s)	Talk show host,political pundit
Years active	2012–present
Employer	The Young Turks
Spouse	Arlene Santana ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	1

John Iadarola (born February 5, 1983)^[1] is aleft-wing American talk show host,YouTube personality, and political pundit who is a host for the online news showThe Young Turks andThe Damage Report.^[2][3] Iadarola was also the host of the docu-seriesTrue North, distributed on thego90 streaming service byVerizon.^[4][5]

In January 2012, Iadarola became the cohost ofTYTUniversity^[6] (later rebranded asThinkTank in 2015),^[7][8] alongsideAna Kasparian and a producer ofThe Young Turks. When Kasparian leftTYTUniversity a few months later, he became its main host and executive producer.^[6] During this time, Iadarola also began cohostingThe Young Turks and other YouTube programs such asWhat The Flick,^[9]TYT Sports,^[10]TwentyTwelve,^[11]The Point,^[12]Pop Trigger,^[13] and others.

In May 2013, Iadarola debuted his own independent YouTube channel,The Damage Report.^[14] Topics typically include domestic and foreign politics, media criticism, technology, and social commentary on the news of the day.

On September 25, 2013, Iadarola said on air that he is anatheist.^[15]

In 2017, John appeared as a personality on theHistory Channel series: “The Ultimate Guide to Sounding Smart”.

Shot in 2017, Iadarola and co-host Chavala Madlena went on location to the Arctic to see and document theeffects of climate change for the seriesTrue North^[16] a joint venture ofThe Young Turks and go90.^[17][18] Promoting the series in April 2018, Iadarola appeared withBill Nye, the science guy and Dr.Kate Marvel.^[19][20]

In May 2018, TYT Network announced its inclusion in the newYouTubeOTT programming service. At that time it also announced a new daily show called "The Damage Report" hosted by Iadarola.^{[21][22][23][24][25]} The audience of The Damage Report is collectively referred to as the "Dragon Squad".^[26] In June 2018, Iadarola was a guest on AirTalk.^[27]

Iadarola is married to Mexican-American actress and TV host,Arlene Santana.

On August 16, 2023, he announced on his Instagram page that Santana had given birth to their first child, daughter Reyna.^[28]

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