The Bank That the Big Banks Want to Stop | John Rich
The Rubin Report
Emma Dog Productions
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🗓️ 7 March 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to John Rich about his shift from Grammy-winning country music star to outspoken advocate for free speech and the American dream; founding Old Glory Bank to protect constitutional rights after Justin Trudeau used debanking to punish anyone participating in the Canadian trucker protests; concerns about cancel culture and financial censorship; the cultural revival of traditional country music and artists speaking their minds; AI in music and why human creativity still matters; and much more. Join the anti-debanking revolution at Old Glory Bank here : https://oldglorybank.com/
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| 0:30.2 | I've spent 30 years in country music writing and recording very big songs. I mean, I was |
| 0:37.4 | songwriter of the year, three years in a row at ASCAP in Nashville, |
| 0:41.2 | you know, sold millions of records, produced records on other people that sold millions of records. |
| 0:45.9 | But at one point, I had to kind of look at the back and forth of that whole scenario and say, |
| 0:52.8 | well, is the music industry's approval of me more important to me than my right to free speech? |
| 0:59.8 | Is it more important to me than setting an example for my two sons? |
| 1:04.1 | Do I want to be the guy that yells at the TV on the evening news and goes, look at what these people are doing to our country? |
| 1:10.6 | And then turn right around, put on my boots in my hat and walk the red carpet and play patty cake with the exact same industry and people that are doing the things I've been yelling at. Well, that's hypocritical. And I decided one day, no, I'm just not going to do it. I don't know what the fallout's going to be, but I'd rather say what I want to say, be an actual American. |
| 1:30.4 | And if there's a bloody nose to take, then I guess I'll take it. |
| 1:40.9 | I'm Dave Rubin and joining me today as a multiple Grammy Award-winning country music legend |
| 1:46.3 | and founder of Old Glory Bank. |
| 1:48.8 | John Rich, John, how have we never done this before, you country music legend, you? |
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