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Russell Exposes Biden’s Cancer, Emily vs South Africa, Dave on Miami Flip, Sage Highlights Jennings

Release Date: 05/23/2025

Dave Rubin & Russell Brand React to Shooting of Charlie Kirk

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand react to the shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. To make sure you never miss a single Actual Friends video, click here to subscribe: --- SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR ACTUAL FRIENDS: @actualfriends @RubinReport @TheSageSteeleShow @RussellBrand --- FOLLOW YOUR ACTUAL FRIENDS: https://x.com/ActualFriendsVE https://x.com/RubinReport https://x.com/sagesteele --- Grab Dave Rubin's tequila COPAL here: https://drinkcopal.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0...

Is UK Doomed? Sage Steele Wedding Details & Dave Rubin’s Secret Vacation Details Revealed

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand talk about Dave’s secret off-the-grid vacation details; Sage’s upcoming wedding; the benefits of a digital detox; how “V for Vendetta” accurately depicted government’s real goals; why government programs meant to help the less fortunate often backfire and create dangerous dependencies; Russell’s recent conversation with Tommy Robinson and the current state of the UK’s political decline; and much more. 00:00 07:00 Sage's Wedding Preparations 15:19 Russell's Travel Plans 17:51 Current Events and Media...

It Just Got Worse for Cracker Barrel’s CEO as Woke Move Backfires

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Sage Steele and Russell Brand talk about Cracker Barrel’s CEO Julie Felss Masino facing calls for her resignation after her disastrous move to rebrand the restaurant chain with a new Cracker Barrel logo without Uncle Herschel which is causing the stock price to collapse; President Trump’s latest executive order “Prosecuting Burning Of The American Flag” which would prohibit the burning of the American flag despite the Supreme Court’s previous ruling about its constitutionality; what Swifties overlooked in Taylor Swift’s announcement of her...

President Trump Takes Charge of D.C. Police and Considers Weed Law Change

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Sage Steele and Russell Brand talk about President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to address Washington D.C.'s escalating crime rates; the broader issues of political polarization, government control, and national decline; the potential reclassification of marijuana from schedule one to schedule three and the larger implications of drug legalization; the role of faith in Russell's recovery journey; and much more.

00:00 START Major Company Just Repeated Bud Light’s Woke Mistake

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Sage Steele and Russell Brand talk about whether it is insulting to the female customers of Ulta Beauty to be recreating Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney error by having “Queer Eye’s” Jonathan Van Ness create a line of beauty products for them; if Russell will tell his daughters about his dark promiscuous past; the brutal reality of unrealistic male and female beauty standards; what Russell will be wearing to Sage’s wedding; and much more.

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Company’s Must-See Ad May Be the Official Death of Woke

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about how Sydney Sweeney’s new controversial ad campaign for American Eagle jeans caused an immediate rise in the value of American Eagle and may be the nail in the coffin for woke ads from major corporations; Zohran Mamdani’s past tweets about eliminating specific units of the NYPD and his support for defunding the police coming back to haunt him after he tried to show support for the NYPD after Shane Tamura murdere

The Real Reason Colbert Was Canceled, Why Hulk Hogan Mattered & Obama Scandal

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand talk about the death of legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan; the New York Post getting the scoop on the real reason why “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was canceled by CBS and Paramount; Trey Parker and Matt Stone announcing South Park’s massive new streaming deal with Paramount; US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard exposing the smoking gun and the ugly details of how Barack Obama led an effort to ignore conf

Shane Gillis Torches ESPYs Crowd with Jokes He Couldn’t Make Last Year

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Sage Steele and Dave Rubin talk about Shane Gillis dividing and outraging the crowd at the 2025 ESPY Awards, where he brutally roasted Caitlin Clark and the WNBA; CNN’s profile on an immigrant family choosing to self-deport to Mexico to avoid getting swept up in Donald Trump’s mass deportation ICE raids; Rep. Maria Salazar outraging Republicans by co-sponsoring the Dignity Act to give amnesty to working illegal immigrants who have been in America for years; Brett Co

Elon Musk Dividing MAGA, Charlize Theron's ‘Call Her Daddy’ Controversy & Love Island Scandal

Actual Friends

“Actual Friends” podcast hosts Sage Steele, Dave Rubin, and Russell Brand talk about Elon Musk announcing the America Party, after denouncing both political parties for not representing the people after Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill; if cancel culture is making a comeback after “Love Island USA’s” latest controversial move of kicking Cierra Ortega off the show as old racist social media posts were resurfaced; Donald Trump mocking the presses obsession with Jeffrey Epstein after

UNCENSORED: Dave, Sage & Russell React to NYC’s Socialist Rise, Trump’s F-Bomb, AI Lies & More

Actual Friends

Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, and Russell Brand of the Actual Friends podcast react to Trump’s viral F-bomb during the Israel-Iran ceasefire and debate when presidential profanity goes too far; discuss Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral primary win and what it means for cities, populism, and Jewish voters; break down the spread of fake AI war footage and how online information is eroding public trust; reflect on decentralization, community, and how the digital future might send us back to o

More Episodes

Russell Brand, guest host Emily Wilson (in for Jillian Michaels), Dave Rubin, and Sage Steele of the "Actual Friends" podcast talk about Biden’s cancer diagnosis; the 2022 video footage of Biden previously saying he had cancer; Joe Scarborough admitting he was wrong about Biden (but not saying he was sorry about it all); Trump confronting the South African President about the "white genocide"; the Republican voter registration lead in Miami-Dade County; Megyn Kelly ripping into Jake Tapper for hiding Biden's condition; Scott Jennings dominating CNN and providing real feedback; sports teams actually going to the White House, and much more!

Tune in next week to find out why Jillian was out… Hint: MAHA.

00:00 Intro

02:16 Biden's Health and Media Coverage

07:46 Political and Human Aspects

18:30 South Africa and Racial Tensions

33:23 Florida: A Beacon of Freedom

36:38 Miami-Dade Turns Red

38:56 Austin's Homeless Crisis

41:36 California's Political Landscape

57:47 Scott Jennings: A Voice of Reason on CNN

01:02:59 Sports and Politics: A White House Tradition

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