The Rubin Report: Why Dave Rubin Is Taking August Off

**SPEAKER_1** (0:01)
So, Dave Rubin just signed off for August, wrapping up season 13 of The Rubin Report. He's going off the grid until September 1st. And honestly, this season has been intense.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:14)
Intense is putting it lightly. He opened by talking about Charlie Kirk's assassination on September 10th, 2025
That really set the tone for everything that followed, didn't it?

**SPEAKER_1** (0:25)
Absolutely.
Rubin said it still hangs over the year. He even appeared on Piers Morgan the next day, knowing Sankh Yuger would be on the panel. He refused to let someone who had, quote, spent his career calling us Nazis have the final word.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:42)
That's heavy.
But the season wasn't all about that tragedy. What about the travel? I saw he went to Australia in October.

**SPEAKER_1** (0:51)
Right. The whole team did live shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and the Gold Coast. Then November brought actual friends with Sage Steele, Jillian Michaels and Dr. Drew.
December was packed too with the White House Hanukkah party and political interviews.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:08)
Didn't he go to El Salvador in January for a Bitcoin conference? He called it proof of a country on the way up.

**SPEAKER_1** (1:14)
Yes.
February and March got even more interesting. Frankie Valli facetimed his kids, he beat Stephen A. Smith in a free throw contest, and he returned to Hungary for CPAC where he met Javier Malay and Geert Wilders and Geert Wilders.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:31)
He really praised Eva Vlardengabrock as a powerful voice for sovereign nations. Then in April, there was that Bishop Baron conversation in Minnesota, which he described as a meaningful crossover.

**SPEAKER_1** (1:44)
Building on that momentum, May and June turned into this mix of media and comedy. His LA appearances included Larry Elder, Dr. Drew, Billy Bush, and Adam Carolla.
But he didn't hold back his criticism, saying, It is a dying city, and I don't live there anymore.

**SPEAKER_2** (2:03)
That's classic, Rubin. What about the big Florida Man show with Ron DeSantis in Miami Beach? That was June, right?

**SPEAKER_1** (2:11)
Exactly.
Plus, he honored Bill Maher at the Kennedy Center, where Maher said, The relationship of my life has been with my audience.
There were also stranger moments, like the looks-maxxing kid interview, and accidentally outing Ben Ferguson on a gay cruise clip.

**SPEAKER_2** (2:27)
He named Arthur Brooks as a favorite guest for discussing how the attention economy hurts happiness, and his hour with Stephen A. Smith as one of his best media appearances.

**SPEAKER_1** (2:38)
As he closed out, Rubin answered questions about homeschooling, fame, and why August matters. He uses it to clear his head and be with family, remembering that the world goes on even if I miss the big headlines.
Florida's home for good now. He joked that Piers Morgan couldn't survive off the grid, and reminded everyone, I'm here to tell you what I think and have fun. See you in September, Dave.