Dave Rubin on Digital Media, Crowdfunding, and Comedy (Live)
Conversations with Tyler
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4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2017
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Today many YouTube channels have more influence than traditional TV shows. This fact is not lost on Dave Rubin, who started his talk show career in traditional media, but soon decided to strike out on his own. He now hosts The Rubin Report, which has half a million subscribers on YouTube and is financially backed by its fans on Patreon.
But the most important indicator of influence? All but one of Tyler’s law and literature class had heard of Dave before this taping.
Recorded live at an event a few months ago, Dave and Tyler’s conversation covers all this and more, including what Dave learned from his year abroad in Israel and his pick for the most underrated Star Wars movie.
Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links.
Recorded April 25th, 2017
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, two announcements before today's bonus episode featuring Dave Rubin of the |
| 0:08.4 | Rubin Report. |
| 0:09.8 | First, this is a conversation about humor and political correctness, so there is some adult |
| 0:14.9 | language you have been warned. |
| 0:17.2 | Second, we had some technical issues with Tyler's microphone so he sounds a little faint |
| 0:21.5 | at first, but it does get better as you go along, so thanks for sticking with us. |
| 0:25.8 | And enjoy the show! |
| 0:30.0 | Conversations with Tyler is produced by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, |
| 0:38.7 | bridging the gap between academic ideas and real world problems. |
| 0:42.9 | Learn more at mercatis.org. |
| 0:45.6 | And for more conversations, including videos, transcripts, and upcoming dates, visit |
| 0:50.8 | ConversationsWithT Tyler.com. |
| 1:01.6 | I was talking to my law and literature class a few days ago, and I told them I would be |
| 1:06.7 | doing a podcast with Dave Rubin, and it's striking that everyone in the class, but one person, |
| 1:14.4 | knew who he was. |
| 1:16.9 | So if you think about today's world, if you have a well-known YouTube channel or a well-known |
| 1:22.3 | podcast, it's actually more intellectual influence than most television shows. |
| 1:28.5 | If you think in terms of viewership, but also if you think in terms of quality of viewership |
| 1:33.7 | or who is likely to be influential. |
| 1:36.3 | So Dave, you've been doing these podcasts. |
| 1:38.0 | You used to have your own radio show. |
| 1:40.2 | Presumably, you prefer the podcasts. |
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