The Rubin Report

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Dr. Mark Hyman (New York Times Bestselling Author) about how the US government helped create the obesity epidemic, why most food science can't be trusted and the real reason why soda companies chose to use high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar. Mark explains how poor government policy supported processed foods that are now slowly killing us. Mark shares how the obesity epidemic has even become a national security threat. He also explains how the food industry funds and corrupts most of the food science that we hear. Mark also shares a private conversation he had with a VP of Pepsi where he learned how government subsidies affected the ingredients they choose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Melanie Phillips (Author, Columnist, Broadcaster) about the incident that caused her to leave The Guardian, liberalism's inability to defend the west, and how conservative's failures paved the way for the current woke politics of the left. Melanie gives a behind the scenes look at the newsroom of The Guardian. She shares the moment that she discovered their double standards and the response she got when she pointed it out. Melanie wonders why it's hard for liberals to admit that some cultures better than others. Melanie discusses her advice for how to save liberalism from woke politics by supporting conservative principles and why conservatives lost the culture war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Dr. Debra Soh (Author, The End of Gender) about the risks of scientific research involving transgender kids, the potential irreversible damage being done to non-binary millennials and the growing number of people deciding to detransition. Debra discusses her background in sexual neuroscience and how her research led her to the conclusion that transgender kids had become a forbidden topic of science. Debra's research conflicts with the belief that kids suffering from gender dysphoria should receive gender affirming surgery. She cautions against the recommendations from mental health professionals that are putting ideology ahead of scientific research and the rise of transgender regret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Bryan Callen (Actor, Comedian, Podcaster) about Americans desire for Socialism, the ignoring of black conservatives and leaving California. Bryan discusses cancel culture and the self censorship that is plaguing comedy. Bryan shares how he thinks most Americans don't respond well to extreme ideas on the right or on the left. Bryan also talks about white privilege, systemic racism and the ignoring of black conservatives like Thomas Sowell, and Candace Owens. Finally Bryan talks about leaving California. He has seen the homeless encampments near his home grow year after year while the state income tax goes higher and higher. Is it time to move to Texas or Florida? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Newt Gingrich (Former Speaker of the House) about the mishandling of the COVID 19 crisis by state governments, the distorted worldview of Black Lives Matter, and the exodus of businesses out of America's major cities. Newt discusses the failed response to the COVID 19 pandemic. Newt also shares his concerns about the embrace of far left policies by the Democratic Party. He discusses the distorted worldview of Black Lives Matter and why they ignore anything that doesn't fit into their narrative. Newt talks about how the civil unrest overtaking America's major cities is leading to an exodus of businesses and people out of blue states to low tax states like Florida and Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Sean Hannity (Author, Live Free or Die) about how boycotts against conservative personalities are funded and organized. Sean discusses the hypocrisy of the Democrats portraying themselves as the party of civil rights when Joe Biden's mentor was former Senator and KKK chapter leader Robert Byrd. Sean expresses his frustration with Republicans for being too weak in their failure to repeal Obamacare. He discusses the sad state of Democrat run cities and public schools. Add to that the failure to properly fund Medicare or Social Security and Sean wonders why anyone would support socialism and think that the government should control more aspects of the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report is going off the grid for one month. No phone, no internet, no news, no social media from August 1 until September. Dave is joined by Mikhaila Peterson, Tom Merrick, and Tristan Harris to discuss how he'll be focusing his time during August. Dave discusses how he should be eating and what kind of diet he should stick to with Mikhaila Peterson. Tristan Harris, ex-design ethicist at Google, discusses social media addiction, the benefits of a digital detox, and how social media apps like Snapchat and Twitter are addictive because of their use of ethical and unethical tricks. Tom Merrick, better known as the Bodyweight Warrior, will give tips on how to perfect your at home workout. Dave will also share his prediction for who will be Joe Biden's VP pick and what he thinks he'll miss out on in August (more violence). In September, Dave will come back on the grid live as a special guest host tells him all the news he's missed from the last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Larry Hogan (Governor of Maryland, Author, Still Standing) about how high taxes can destroy a blue state, convincing Democrats to vote for a centrist Republican and how to successfully deal with civil unrest. Larry discusses how high state taxes were causing a mass exodus out of Maryland. He shares what he did to turn things around for the Maryland economy. Larry talks about how he was able to convince Democratic voters to elect a Republican governor to their state. Larry discusses how Maryland was able to successfully handle the 2015 Baltimore riots that followed the police killing of Freddie Gray by calling in the National Guard. He also discusses how to best address the tearing down of statues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Greg Gutfeld (TV Host of The Five, Author, Comedian) about how to educate yourself, why conservatives tend to be happy and the mental health of the Portland protesters. Greg is promoting his new book "The Plus" a self help book for people who hate self help. Greg talks about how our current educational system is wasting people's time. He thinks most people would be better off coming up with their own online curriculum. Greg also talks about how Bret Weinstein of Evergreen State College was completely right in the predictions he made years ago about "woke" going mainstream. Greg also shares his thoughts on the likelihood that the Portland protesters have a mental illness. All this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Ted Cruz (U.S. Senator) about big tech's US election meddling, the dangers of socialism, and if cancel culture mobs will spare the virtue signalling liberal elites. Ted shares the evidence he's seen of Google search bias and how it was used in the 2016 election and how many votes it could swing to the Democratic Party in 2020. Ted also discusses his fear of the Democratic party's embrace of socialism. He shares his own immigrant background and how the American Dream made it possible for the child of a poor Cuban immigrant to grow up to be a United States senator. Ted talks about how the Democratic party has changed from the party of blue collar workers to the party of the silicon valley elites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices