Actual Friends

Actual Friends

Hosted by Sage Steele and Dr Drew Pinsky and Dave Rubin and Jillian Michaels · Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, Jillian Michaels, Dr.Drew Pinsky

4.7from 142 ratings

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71Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
76
Episodes
37
Transcribed
142
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2025
First episode
1M
YouTube views

About Actual Friends

Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, Jillian Michaels, and Dr.Drew Pinsky talk all things personal and political. Every Friday at 1:45 pm ET.

Publisher
Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, Jillian Michaels, Dr.Drew Pinsky
Category
news · news
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
9 May 2025
Latest episode
6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

37 of 76 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    MAGA Stunned by JD Vance's Brutally Honest Reaction to Midterm Defeat

  2. 30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Listen to 'The View' Crowd Gasp at Joy Behar's Reaction to Dems Caught Cheating

  3. 23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Unexpected Controversy Over Elon Musk's Plan to Help American Kids

Inside a recent episode

MAGA Stunned by JD Vance's Brutally Honest Reaction to Midterm Defeat

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Have you not? So let's call call Galloway. Get him on your show again, Dave. And I'm like, I just want him to explain what he's saying, because usually what happens when you go up to a liberal on the street, basically, it's the tweet of yours that I just retweeted, Dave. […]

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YouTube views
1,201,844
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
84 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
58 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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Quality
86
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
50

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Questions about Actual Friends

Who hosts Actual Friends?

Sage Steele and Dr Drew Pinsky and Dave Rubin and Jillian Michaels host the show. Published by Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, Jillian Michaels, Dr.Drew Pinsky.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.

Does Actual Friends take guests?

Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.

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