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by Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, Jillian Michaels, Dr.Drew Pinsky
Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, Jillian Michaels, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk all things personal and political.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 10m
Unexpected Controversy Over Elon Musk's Plan to Help American Kids
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about "Pivot" hosts Scott Galloway and Kara Swisher attacking Elon Musk for his plan to give every child in America SpaceX stock through the government's Trump accounts; Ilhan Omar's bizarre answer to MSNOW's Chris Hayes asking her point-blank if she married her brother; the WNBA creating more controversy by denying Enes Kanter Freedom entry to a game he had bought courtside tickets to attend while wearing a shirt that said "What Is A Woman?"; Donald Trump's angry attack on LeBron James for his insulting behavior during the recent pregame national anthem; Vivek Ramaswamy coming under fire for his aggressive attack ad against Amy Acton in the Ohio governor's race featuring her estranged mother, Donna Arthur; and much more. --- Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS 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. Spring Sleep - Thanks to today's sponsor, Spring Sleep: eXciteOSA is an FDA-cleared, prescription-only device for primary snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea. Go to https://springsleep.com/FRIENDS and unlock 20% off with the code FRIENDS. Toups & Co - Ready to give Toups a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://toupsandco.com/friends, and use code FRIENDS for 25% off your first order. Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership
- 2 weeks ago54 min
Ilhan Omar Finally Got Scared After Tim Pool Reveals Smoking Gun for Immigration Fraud
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about Tim Pool revealing what may be the smoking gun in the DHS criminal investigation into Ilhan Omar over immigration fraud; Jaime West, who is running for Fayette County Council, going viral for her deranged interview in which she announced her plans to "fire all Republicans" and ended with a cryptic "we have guns too" remark; "Club Random's" Bill Maher telling Ari Emanuel why Donald Trump just texted him about wanting to meet before the midterm elections; Jerry Seinfeld's savage takedown of a heckler who started chanting "Free Palestine" during his stand-up comedy set; CNN's Harry Enten sharing new polling data that should make Democratic voters a little more hesitant to bet against Donald Trump in the upcoming midterm elections and why Democrats are losing Jewish voters; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS 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 - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Brooklyn Bedding - Go to https://brooklynbedding.com and use my promo code FRIENDS for 30% off sitewide Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership
- 3 weeks ago1h 2m
'Daily Show' Crowd Stunned as Jon Stewart Falls for AI Doomer Propaganda
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Jillian Michaels and Sage Steele talk about "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart trying to make his audience scared of Meta's Muse AI; how the fears of an AI apocalypse are being used to push for AI regulation supported by shadowy figures like Dustin Moskovitz and Jaan Tallinn to create a form of regulatory capture for big players like Anthropic and OpenAI; "The View's" Whoopi Goldberg pushing the hoax that Donald Trump is fine with Iran launching an attack on Los Angeles and San Diego; Monty Python legend John Cleese being referred to the UK's counter-radicalization program Prevent for his incendiary posts about Islam in the UK and the effects Muslim culture is having on England; the New York Times' Candace Buckner pushing for WNBA star Sophie Cunningham to be fired from the Indiana Fever for her controversial stance on transgender athletes in women's sports; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS 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 - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Toups & Co - Ready to give Toups a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://toupsandco.com/friends, and use code FRIENDS for 25% off your first order. Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership
- 4 weeks ago58 min
'The View' Host Shocks Crowd by Saying What No One Will Admit About Cornell 7 Case
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about the scandal in Ithaca, New York, at Cornell University over the "Cornell 7" and the dark sexual assault allegations against members of the Chi Phi fraternity; the WNBA's latest scandal as the Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson shoves the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham to the ground before charging a fan in the crowd for pointing at her in another horrible viral moment; how Smit Machchhar, the stabbed pilot of a hijacked Flydubai flight, was able to open the cockpit door to allow other passengers to take control of the terrorist and end the plane hijacking; Spencer Pratt exposing the lies about James Talarico's funding by billionaires and the real reason why wealthy liberals keep funding progressive candidates in Texas; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS 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 - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Cowboy Colostrum - Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code FRIENDS at https://cowboycolostrum.com/friends. Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership
- Sep 25, 20261h 2m
Sunny Hostin's Dark Secret Disturbs 'The View' Co-Hosts
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about "The View's" Sunny Hostin shocking her co-hosts by revealing the details of how she was the holdout juror in the trial of "The Butcher of Thompson Square Park" Daniel Rakowitz, who murdered a woman and served her body to homeless people in his neighborhood; "The Five's" Jessica Tarlov admitting to the "Real Time with Bill Maher" crowd that she has been shocked by how normalized the far-left has become in the Democrat Party; how Cindy Crawford's son Presley Gerber died of an overdose in a drug rehab facility and what has been proven to be most effective in dealing with severe cases of drug addiction; Joe Rogan being shocked by Dr. David Sinclair explaining how sudden blindness has doubled as a result of people taking GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy; and much more . --- Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS 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 - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Coveron - One scam can cost you everything — protect yourself now, first 100 users get 20% off with code actualfriends at https://coveron.com/actualfriends Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership
- Sep 18, 20261h 0m
'Real Time' Crowd Roars for Bill Maher's Relentless Truth Bombs
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about the "Real Time with Bill Maher" crowd cheering for Bill Maher's brutal takedown of Macklemore after he was kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour due to pressure from Robert Kraft after Macklemore lectured audiences about Israel's genocide in Gaza; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rushing to criticize Robert Kraft for putting pressure on Ed Sheeran to remove Macklemore for his "free Palestine" activism on stage; Abdul El-Sayed cutting off ties with Hasan Piker after Piker told Axios's Alex Thompson that America was worse than al-Qaeda for committing terrorism; Fox News reporting that the lone holdout juror on the Lindsay Clancy jury has been forced into hiding after being doxxed over his role in the Lindsay Clancy trial ending in a mistrial; "The View's" Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar cheering on Elizabeth Warren's plans for government to try to take control of AI after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing down frontier models of AI due to his concerns about the safety of AI; Spencer Pratt's viral attack on Gavin Newsom and Rob Bonta for blocking the Paramount merger with Warner Bros. to attack Donald Trump fan David Ellison, who has responded by threatening to move Paramount out of Hollywood to either Tennessee or Georgia; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS 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 - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership Ultra Pouches - Don't sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code FRIENDS at https://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad
- Sep 11, 20261h 6m
How Did NYC End up Here 25 Years After 9/11? Dave Rubin Shares What He Saw in NYC on 9/11
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and Dave's personal memories of being in NYC that day and how far the city has fallen that Zohran Mamdani is now the mayor of this once-great city; "Club Random Podcast" host Bill Maher and OnlyFans star Sophie Rain talking about the benefits of being childless by choice; why Donald Trump's promise of a $5,000 dividend check for every American if the Republicans win the midterms might be his worst idea ever; how most people missed a hidden detail in Sydney Sweeney's controversial new ad campaign for NOVIG sports betting; Fox News' Brooke Taylor successfully getting James Talarico to reverse course and flip-flop on his previous belief that there are six genders and that transgender athletes should be able to play in women's sports; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Bubs Naturals - Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code FRIENDS at https://Bubsnaturals.com Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS 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: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/friends Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
- Sep 4, 202644 min
Dr. Drew Noticed Something No One Else Did About Lindsay Clancy's Supporters
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about Liberty Hangout's deep dive with the craziest Lindsay Clancy supporters who use TikTok as their main source of information; self-professed true crime junkie Dawn Light being arrested for possibly intimidating members of the Lindsay Clancy jury; Daejon Love's mind-boggling romance scam where he conned numerous women out of millions of dollars by pretending to be a player on the San Francisco 49ers; the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles thinking it was a good idea to introduce gay male cheerleaders into the game; Ryan Reynolds offending every member of Gen X by denouncing 1980s nostalgia while promoting his new movie "Mayday"; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS 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: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/friends Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.
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