Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about why he is going off the grid for August; the importance of his digital detoxes; his favorite interviews and moments of the past year featuring Zohran Mamdani, Bill Maher, Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, Greg Gutfeld, Stephen A. Smith, Bishop Barron, Adam Carolla, Larry Elder, Ron DeSantis, “The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg, Spencer Pratt, Arthur Brooks, Dr. Drew, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, Nick Shirley, Clavicular, Jim Jordan, Frankie Valli, and many more. Dave also does a special “ask me anything” question-and-answer session on a wide range of topics, answering questions from the Rubin Report Locals community. WATCH the MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE segment of the show here: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ ---------- Today’s Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code RUBINREPORT to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/RUBINREPORT. DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory Relief Factor - Relief Factor is an alternative to help your body’s natural inflammatory response so you can keep doing the things you love. Try Relief Factor’s 3-Week QuickStart—just $17.76. Go to: https://www.relieffactor.com or call 800-4-RELIEF. ---------- #rubinreport #BillMaher #CharlieKirk #GregGutfeld #StephenASmith #ZohranMamdani #daverubin 00:11 Intro 02:11 You are not alone watching 04:36 Charlie Kirk's assassination set tone for year 09:22 Traveling abroad shows U.S. is center of universe 14:01 Trump gives Dave a shoutout 15:44 Photo of Dave in El Salvador president's office 16:58 Rendezvous with Frankie Valli 18:07 Defeating Stephen A. Smith at basketball shootout 23:20 Dave's last words after returning to L.A. 24:17 Florida Man even with Ron DeSantis 25:12 Bill Maher's Mark Twain prize acceptance speech 27:27 Thoughts on the Clavicular interview 30:00 Community Q&A 37:17 Rubin Report Awards - Direct Message of the year 41:35 Roundtable of the year 43:13 Sit-down interview of the year 45:18 Best appearance on someone else's show 47:29 Tweet of the year gave Dave out-of-body experience 56:37 Dave's big goodbye The Direct Message directly addresses political news, cultural news, and current events of the day. It’s only by having rational conversations about these topics that we can help end political polarization. To hear what Dave has to say on these and a variety of other topics, watch this playlist: https://shorturl.at/LqDGj To make sure you never miss a single Rubin Report video, click here to subscribe: https://shorturl.at/Z6B5u ****** Stay informed with The Rubin Report Blog — uncensored opinions, free-speech commentary, and thought-provoking takes on politics & culture available here: https://www.daverubin.com/read Buy Copal tequila here: https://drinkcopal.com/ Stay up to date on our Instagram: @drinkcopal Check out Dave's new "Actual Friends" Podcast with Dr. Drew Pinsky, Jillian Michaels, and Sage Steele here: https://www.youtube.com/@actualfriends Join Dave's Locals community: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Order “Don't Burn This Country” the follow-up to Dave Rubin’s NY Times bestselling “Don’t Burn This Book” here: https://daverubin.com/book/ Dave Rubin's book, "Don't Burn This Book" is available at: www.dontburnthisbook.com LISTEN to The Rubin Report podcast: www.rubinreport.com/podcast Subscribe to Dave’s Newsletter The Rubin Recap: https://rubinrecap.beehiiv.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rubinreport Buy tickets to see Dave Rubin Live here: https://daverubin.com/events/ Rubin Report Merchandise: https://shorturl.at/1GQE5 All art on the set are original works by Caylin Rose Janet. Get a print here: https://www.caylinrosejanet.com/rubinreportart.html For advertising inquiries please email: sponsorships@rumble.com ****** Follow Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubinReport Follow The Rubin Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubinreport Follow Dave on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daverubin Follow Dave on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubinreport/?hl=en About Dave Rubin: http://daverubin.com/