| The Rubin Report | |
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| Genre | Political commentary |
| Created by | Dave Rubin David Janet |
| Presented by | Dave Rubin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Executive producer | David Janet[1] |
| Production location | Los Angeles, California |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Production companies | The Young Turks 2013–2015 RYOT 2015 Ora TV 2015–2016 Independently Produced 2016–present |
| Original release | |
| Release | February 16, 2013 (2013-02-16) – present |
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| Subscribers | 2.95 million |
| Views | 2.08 billion |
| Last updated: 23 June 2025 | |
The Rubin Report is aconservative political newstalk show hosted byDave Rubin, airing onBlazeTV and YouTube. In the show, Rubin interviews authors, activists, journalists, comedians, actors, and professors.[2]
Dave Rubin leftThe Six Pack radio show onSirius XM Satellite Radio inNew York City in 2013 to launch a political talk show calledThe Rubin Report inLos Angeles, California.[3] His show was originally syndicated onThe Young Turks Network, where he was also a frequent stand-in host and commentator. In 2014 he began to have a fall-out with The Young Turks after they began criticizingSam Harris andBill Maher after Maher and Harris had gotten into a tense exchange with Ben Affleck about the relation between terrorism and Islamic doctrine.[4][better source needed]
On October 23, 2014 Sam Harris sat down for three hours of debate withCenk Uygur, the founder of The Young Turks. Rubin described some of his frustrations with that exchange as follows: "The way he (Uygur) became the leader of the group just relentlessly lying about Sam, and then to sit there for three hours with the guy and just double down on every lie—it showed just such a flaw in character." Rubin subsequently left The Young Turks in March 2015. Harris was the guest on the first full-length episode ofThe Rubin Report in September 2015.[5]
In 2015, the show briefly moved toRYOT News.[6] In August 2015,Larry King'sOra TV picked up the show which debuted on September 9, 2015.[7]The Rubin Report became the network's third political commentary show alongsidePoliticKING with Larry King andJesse Ventura'sOff the Grid.[8]
On June 13, 2016, Rubin announced in a YouTube video he and his crew were leaving Ora TV and founding his own independent production company to continueThe Rubin Report on YouTube.[9][5]
In May 2018,The Rubin Report received funds of more than $30,000 per month onPatreon.[10]
In 2019,The Rubin Report became available on BlazeTV, a conservative subscription video service run byGlenn Beck.[11]
In 2020, Rubin moved the site toLocals, a crowdfunding platform he cofounded.[12]
The show is partially funded byGeorge Mason University'sInstitute for Humane Studies.[13][14]
From 2013 to 2015,The Rubin Report featured a panel of two guests and covered weekly news stories. After launching on Ora TV in 2015, the show shifted to discussing ideas relating to politics and religion through one on one interviews and monologues from Rubin.[15]The Rubin Report consists of three segments: Direct Message, The Sit Down, and The Panel.[16][better source needed]
OnThe Rubin Report, Rubin identifies as a conservative. Rubin previously identified as aclassical liberal and as a progressive while he was affiliated with The Young Turks.[citation needed]
The show often focuses on criticizing elements within theprogressive movement, which he refers to as the "regressive left",[17] a term coined by activistMaajid Nawaz.[18] Rubin has stated that "regressives are the left's version of the tea party",[19] and has characterized progressivism as a "mental disorder."[20] According to Rubin, his show "has become a hub for misunderstood or canceled people or to-be-canceled people to express themselves honestly".[21]
In August 2016, an article inThe Daily Telegraph saidThe Rubin Report "understands the importance of open debate", had a "rebellious appeal" and "outspoken-but-interesting" guests such asJohn McCain,Ayaan Hirsi Ali andTommy Robinson.[22] Fans of the show support Rubin for his willingness to have open dialogue with academics, ex-Muslims, disaffected progressives, as well as fringealt-right figures.[10]
According to an article inThe Daily Beast, Rubin has "positively platformed and appeared with bigots, ultra-nationalist identitarians, and hoax conspiracy theorists".[10] An article inDer Spiegel said Rubin's show "provides a platform for alt-right voices in a pseudo-credible setting."[23] Guests onThe Rubin Report have included alt-right figureheads such asStefan Molyneux,Milo Yiannopoulos and conspiracy theoristPaul Joseph Watson.[24]
An article inTablet said Rubin "almost never tries to convince his guests that they're wrong".[5] JournalistCathy Young, who has been a guest onThe Rubin Report and praised Rubin's interview withJames Damore, said Rubin's style of "asking his guests sympathetic questions, almost never challenging them, and often reinforcing their answers with enthusiastic agreement" was unsuccessful when interviewing guests who were unreasonable or misrepresented themselves.[10] Young gave the example ofStefan Molyneux who, despite his "long record of misogyny and racism", "masquerades as a rational 'new centrist'."[10]
According toThe Daily Beast, Rubin's show hosted an "uncritical" interview withLauren Southern where she accused theCanadian Nazi Party of being "backed up and egged on" by a Jewish organisation that wanted more "hate crimes to point out".[10]The Daily Beast article said "at its worst moments, [The Rubin Report] is essentially a re-packaging of reactionary disinformation in a shiny, smiling, high-definition talk show pageant."[10] Political commentatorNathan J. Robinson in aCurrent Affairs article describedThe Rubin Report as "Dave Rubin’s slobbering sycophantic interview show".[25]
Rubin said his non-confrontational interviewing style was inspired by Larry King.[10] King said Rubin was "smart and passionate" about politics but he had a different style since Rubin was more "open to giving his opinions".[10]
Sam Harris has indicated to Rubin that he believesThe Rubin Report has not devoted enough criticism toTrumpism.[10]
Dave Rubin, the host of the show, interviews authors, activists, journalists, comedians, actors, and professors, and he digs deep into the issues at hand.
In 2016, he established a partnership with Learn Liberty, an initiative housed in the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) at George Mason University. The IHS is heavily funded by the billionaire Koch family and is chaired by Charles Koch; its specific aim is to 'cultivate and subsidize a farm team of the next generation's libertarian scholars.'
As the face of YouTube's The Rubin Report, he single-handedly champions politically incorrect discussion on everything deemed sacred by generation snowflake – from religion's problem with homosexuality to double-standards in feminism and the rise of the regressive left (a fashionable movement, he says, that's full of liberals shutting down debate "by smearing their opponents to promote a cause").
