This is an episode of The Pomp Podcast with host Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano and guest, Dave Rubin. He is a political commentator, YouTube personality, and talk show host. He is the creator and host of The Rubin Report, a political talk show on YouTube and the network BlazeTV. Dave is also the founder of Locals, a new subscription service built for creators.

In this conversation, we discuss critical thinking skills, eroding trust in institutions, censorship, decentralization, owning your audience, first principles, personal responsibility, democracy, and capitalism.

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Pomp writes a daily letter to over 140,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Miami
01:21 - The rules don’t apply to politicians
03:31 - True journalists
08:28 - What red-pilled Dave?
18:27 - Is there a center?
23:17 - Fixing the system
26:28 - What is leading to wokeness?
29:22 - Trump
31:59 - What most people want
35:08 - Who could be president?
40:30 - Who goes into politics, teaching, and tech?
42:31 - How Dave would run for Governor
45:41 - Andrew Yang
51:07 - The Media
59:13 - Conspiracy Theorists
01:00:28 - The Bravery Deficit
01:07:41 - How to be independent
01:25:57 - Parlor and hate speech
01:40:05 - Bitcoin
01:47:10 - Being decent
01:49:31 - Most important book
01:50:16 - Sleep
01:52:14 - Aliens
01:54:01 - Question for Pomp