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The Rubin Report

Is Gen Z Going to Kickstart an American Revival? | Kirk Cameron Interview

The Rubin Report

Emma Dog Productions

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.513.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Kirk Cameron, star of “Growing Pains” and the host of the American Campfire Revival, about the dangers of being a child star, whether Gen Z and young people can save America, and how faith might be able to help us bridge the political divide. Kirk first discusses the insanity that resulted from starring in the '80s sitcom “Growing Pains” and corrects some of the tabloid rumors about him. Kirk shares why he sees a change in Generation Z and discusses the importance of older generations steering them in positive directions that inspire them. Kirk also explains why he started the American Campfire Revival and how he is trying to promote positive change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Dave Rubin.

0:07.8

And joining me today is an 80 sitcom legend, a touring speaker bringing the gospel across

0:13.2

America and the host of the campfire revival on Facebook and Instagram.

0:18.6

Kirk Cameron, welcome to the Rubin report.

0:21.0

Hey, Dave, it's so good to be talking with you.

0:23.2

I hope you don't mind me bringing you into my backyard like this.

0:25.4

I just thought it might be a little different for your, for your program and the viewers.

0:28.6

Kirk.

0:29.6

I believe this is the first time and I don't know how many hundreds or thousands of shows

0:33.9

that I've done that someone has done it outdoors with a fire and an American flag.

0:39.0

I've never been prouder.

0:40.8

You know, it's got to, I just feel like we got to go grassroots, we got to get real,

0:44.7

we got, and it's just, this is, this is as real as it gets for me.

0:47.3

I got my tomato garden off to the left.

0:49.3

I got a fire here, smores in a couple of hours.

0:52.3

And you know, we're going to play like born in the USA with the flag waving in the breeze

0:56.4

here pretty soon.

0:57.4

Are you allowed to have an American flag just waving in the breeze in crazy California?

1:01.8

I don't want to, I don't want to out you, my friend, but you are in crazy California,

1:06.8

not too far from me.

1:08.6

Well, I spend enough time in Florida and Texas and Tennessee to kind of balance it out.

1:14.6

So I love it out here though.

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