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The Rubin Report

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News Commentary, News, Politics

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🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Spencer Klavan, host of “The Young Heretics,” about his new book, “How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises”; how the problems that we face as a modern society are not all that different from the problems humanity has always faced; how the great books of Western literature provide more valuable insights into the crises of Western civilization than most modern-day gurus do; how to save Western culture; the most valuable lessons we can learn from classical literature; and much more.

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0:00.0	I'm Dave Rubin, and joining me today is the host of the Young Heretics Podcast, an author
0:12.9	of the new book.
0:13.9	I've got it right here in my hand.
0:15.7	How to save the West, Ancient Wisdom for five modern crises.
0:20.6	Spencer Clavin, welcome back to the Rubin Report.
0:23.0	Dave is a pleasure to be here.
0:24.5	Thanks for having me.
0:26.0	Spencer, I believe this is your first solo time on the Rubin Report.
0:29.8	We've been a panel guest, but as a published author with a hardcover book and might I say,
0:35.8	on the back with the blurbs, you're really killed.
0:37.8	One of the names on this list is just spectacular.
0:42.0	This Megan Kelly just wanted to, oh Dave Rubin's on there too, that's very nice.
0:46.8	There he is.
0:47.8	I didn't think anybody respectable would want to be associated with me.
0:51.4	That's why I reached out to you.
0:53.4	No.
0:55.4	I knew what I can to help the sales.
0:58.2	I'm glad to have you on solo.
1:00.7	Truth be told, we are also friends outside of these little internet boxes.
1:06.1	We often talk about basically what your book is about and it really is about so many of
1:12.2	the things that I do on a daily basis on this show or about.
1:15.7	That will set us up for this thing.
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