"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Russell Brand and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani officially becoming the next NYC mayor; Charlie Kirk's prescient warning for MAGA and the GOP about a Zohran Mamdani win and how failing to deal with the affordability crisis for Gen Z will lead them to support socialism; Ben Shapiro's brutal criticism of Tucker Carlson for having on controversial guest Nick Fuentes; the reason that Tucker Car...
Nov 07, 2025•57 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about a new evolutionary biology theory that attempts to explain why women are more likely to adopt "woke beliefs" than men; the one thing that seems to unite the most successful women and debunking the myths of balancing family and work; Texas' lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue for allegedly hiding the link between autism and Tylenol; Arnold Schwarzenegger calling out Gavin Newsom's lies to CNN's...
Oct 31, 2025•53 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Dave Rubin talk about "The View" hosts not pushing back on Karine Jean-Pierre's latest lies about Joe Biden's final days in office; Australia's embarrassing plan to deal with the recent bunch of machete attacks with machete amnesty bins; the latest lies from the mainstream media about Donald Trump's White House construction plans for the new White House ballroom and the history behind many of the White House renovations that have been conducted by p...
Oct 24, 2025•49 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Jillian Michaels talk about the real reason Jillian walked off and quit Her Take after her co-hosts Ana Kasparian, Amy Dangerfield, and Lindy Li kept pushing baseless conspiracies about Israel's involvement in Charlie Kirk's murder; the unhinged pro-Palestine protests outside the Fox News Corp. building where activists chanted in support of Hamas and the massacre on October 7th; Pam Bondi's tense exchange with Democratic Senator Sheldon...
Oct 10, 2025•1 hr 4 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Dave Rubin talk about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's brutal speech to military generals about new fitness standards that will apply to every single person in the military; "The View's" Sunny Hostin and Joy Behar bizarre attack on Pete Hegseth's desire to apply military fitness standards to military generals; the real motivations behind the controversial move to have Bad Bunny play Super Bowl halftime show; Ron DeSantis' brutal message for Portl...
Oct 03, 2025•45 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Dr.Drew talk about their experience attending Charlie Kirk's funeral; Gavin Newsom's disastrous interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" where he doubled down on Democrat's dangerous rhetoric with a baseless conspiracy theory about the 2028 election; Ted Cruz's fiery response to Joshua Jahn's sniper attack on an ICE facility in Dallas Texas; what the truth is about Donald Trump claiming that Tylenol's use by pregnant women has ...
Sep 26, 2025•40 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand talk about how we can move forward as a nation after the murder of Charlie Kirk; Scott Jennings' unhinged response to CNN's Montel Williams trying to be sympathetic to Tyler Robinson; Elon Musk's stark warning for Tommy Robinson and the attendees of the "Unite the Kingdom" rally about immigration; how lies on social media platforms like TikTok are helping to normalize lies and political violence in young people; and much m...
Sep 19, 2025•57 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand react to the shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. To make sure you never miss a single Actual Friends video, click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@actualfriends?sub_confirmation=1 --- SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR ACTUAL FRIENDS: @actualfriends @RubinReport @TheSageSteeleShow @RussellBrand --- FOLLOW YOUR ACTUAL FRIENDS: https://x.com/ActualFriendsVE https://x.com/RubinReport https://x.com/sagesteele --- Grab Dave Rubin'...
Sep 10, 2025•25 min•Season 1Ep. 17
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand talk about Dave's secret off-the-grid vacation details; Sage's upcoming wedding; the benefits of a digital detox; how "V for Vendetta" accurately depicted government's real goals; why government programs meant to help the less fortunate often backfire and create dangerous dependencies; Russell's recent conversation with Tommy Robinson and the current state of the UK's political decline; and much more. 00:00 07:00 Sage's We...
Sep 05, 2025•47 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Russell Brand talk about Cracker Barrel's CEO Julie Felss Masino facing calls for her resignation after her disastrous move to rebrand the restaurant chain with a new Cracker Barrel logo without Uncle Herschel which is causing the stock price to collapse; President Trump's latest executive order "Prosecuting Burning Of The American Flag" which would prohibit the burning of the American flag despite the Supreme Court's previous ruling about its const...
Aug 29, 2025•53 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Russell Brand talk about President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to address Washington D.C.'s escalating crime rates; the broader issues of political polarization, government control, and national decline; the potential reclassification of marijuana from schedule one to schedule three and the larger implications of drug legalization; the role of faith in Russell's recovery journey; and much more. 00:00 START 05:51 Discussion on Crime R...
Aug 15, 2025•45 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Russell Brand talk about whether it is insulting to the female customers of Ulta Beauty to be recreating Bud Light's Dylan Mulvaney error by having "Queer Eye's" Jonathan Van Ness create a line of beauty products for them; if Russell will tell his daughters about his dark promiscuous past; the brutal reality of unrealistic male and female beauty standards; what Russell will be wearing to Sage's wedding; and much more. 00:00 Intro 04:20 Beauty Standa...
Aug 08, 2025•51 min
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand talk about the death of legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan; the New York Post getting the scoop on the real reason why "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" was canceled by CBS and Paramount; Trey Parker and Matt Stone announcing South Park's massive new streaming deal with Paramount; US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard exposing the smoking gun and the ugly details of how Barack Obama led an effort to ignore confl...
Jul 25, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 11
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Dave Rubin talk about Shane Gillis dividing and outraging the crowd at the 2025 ESPY Awards, where he brutally roasted Caitlin Clark and the WNBA; CNN's profile on an immigrant family choosing to self-deport to Mexico to avoid getting swept up in Donald Trump's mass deportation ICE raids; Rep. Maria Salazar outraging Republicans by co-sponsoring the Dignity Act to give amnesty to working illegal immigrants who have been in America for years; Brett C...
Jul 18, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 10
"Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand talk about Elon Musk announcing the America Party, after denouncing both political parties for not representing the people after Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill; if cancel culture is making a comeback after "Love Island USA's" latest controversial move of kicking Cierra Ortega off the show as old racist social media posts were resurfaced; Donald Trump mocking the presses obsession with Jeffrey Epstein after P...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, and Russell Brand of the Actual Friends podcast react to Trump's viral F-bomb during the Israel-Iran ceasefire and debate when presidential profanity goes too far; discuss Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani's NYC mayoral primary win and what it means for cities, populism, and Jewish voters; break down the spread of fake AI war footage and how online information is eroding public trust; reflect on decentralization, community, and how the digital future might send us back...
Jun 27, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Sage Steele, Russell Brand, and Dave Rubin of the "Actual Friends" podcast debate about Tucker Carlson taking opposition with President Donald Trump and his potential engagement with the Iran-Israel war, Tucker Carlson's hostile interview with US Senator from Texas, Ted Cruz; These Actual Friends also talk about Whoopi Goldberg's insane comments on the view, Caitlan Clark superstardom in the WNBA coupled with controversy surrounding her and other players as pertains to race and gender; Mark Ruff...
Jun 20, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Russell Brand and Dave Rubin of the Actual Friends podcast take on a wild week around the world; Russell tunes in from Nashville to break down media spin on Greta Thunberg's deportation, Simone Biles's clash with Riley Gaines, and Elon Musk's apology to Trump; Dave shares his thoughts on the not-so-peaceful Los Angeles as riots flare, outlines a path to calm, and shares how to keep your family safe. More Friends will be on NEXT WEEK so don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! 00:00 Intro 07:16 Greta Thunberg'...
Jun 13, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, and Russell Brand of the Actual Friends podcast take on a wild week around the world; Dave reports from (yes, really) a former Israeli Prime Minister's bomb shelter after a whirlwind tour of Jerusalem; Sage breaks down the latest sports chaos as Trump threatens fines over trans athletes; Russell phones in from his trusty iPad to talk free speech, cancel culture, and why telling the truth isn't a crime. 00:00 Intro01:36 Dave's Adventures in Israel08:39 Russell Brand Joins...
Jun 06, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, and guest host Roseanne Barr of the Actual Friends podcast talk about what stood out about Prime Minister Orbán's leadership and why Budapest feels like a city that gets it right; the latest chaos in San Francisco: a paused grading policy that would have let students pass with scores as low as 21%, and the growing financial collapse of Pride events across the country; rising antisemitism and university response, and more! Russell will have a lot to cover with us next wee...
May 31, 2025•43 min
Russell Brand, guest host Emily Wilson (in for Jillian Michaels), Dave Rubin, and Sage Steele of the "Actual Friends" podcast talk about Biden's cancer diagnosis; the 2022 video footage of Biden previously saying he had cancer; Joe Scarborough admitting he was wrong about Biden (but not saying he was sorry about it all); Trump confronting the South African President about the "white genocide"; the Republican voter registration lead in Miami-Dade County; Megyn Kelly ripping into Jake Tapper for h...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Sage Steele, Russell Brand, Jillian Michaels, and Dave Rubin of the "Actual Friends" podcast talk about Trump's massive and unprecedented accomplishments in his first 100 days in office; Sage's 3 year anniversary after getting hit in the face by a golf ball at the 2022 PGA Tour and during her lawsuit against Disney; The viral video of French President Emanuel Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minster Keir Starmer hiding a baggie that looks like cocaine; The debate behind Kanye West's controversial...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, Russell Brand, and Jillian Michaels of the "Actual Friends" podcast talk about Joe Biden's first television appearance since leaving office; Dave's speech at the University of Delaware's Biden School of Public Policy and Administration and his fight with a University Professor; Jasmine Crockett skipping the line at the airport; Bernie Sanders' defense of flying private; Sage recently getting engaged and finding love; Sage moving her daughter out of college after graduati...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 1
