Dec. 20, 2017 - Rubin Report - Dave Rubin
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| All right, people, this is my last direct message of 2017, so hopefully I'll make it a good one. | ||
| Last week we put up five shows in five days for Rubin Report YouTube Week, this week we've got my sit down with former National Public Radio CEO Ken Stern, and next week we'll be highlighting some of my favorite episodes of the year. | ||
| Today's Direct Message is going to be quick and to the point. | ||
| With incredible gratitude and a humble heart, I want to thank all of you who helped make 2017 such a memorable year here at the Rubin Report. | ||
| The ride to get here, from 12 years of stand-up comedy in New York City, to my pop culture radio show at SiriusXM, to hosting on The Young Turks, to joining my friend and mentor Larry King on OraTV, and finally to this independent show funded by you, has been a long and windy journey, one which I wouldn't trade in for anything. | ||
| It's only been a year and a half since we made the move to independence, and as some of you have heard me say, the night before we launched on Patreon, I literally thought that my career, as well as the careers of my team, might actually be over. | ||
| Fortunately, within hours of launching, we quickly realized that not only was it not over, but we were just at the beginning. | ||
| In the 18 months since then, I bought a home in which we built this totally professional home studio, we expanded the team behind the scenes, the show absolutely exploded with almost 400,000 new subscribers, and most importantly, we've continued to have honest, civil conversation that hopefully has left you feeling a little more enlightened and a lot less alone. | ||
| This year we did an on location shoot with Ayaan Hirsi Ali. | ||
| I interviewed Richard Dawkins in front of a live studio audience in New York City. | ||
| We helped put important voices fighting for academic freedom on the map like Jordan Peterson, Brett Weinstein, and Lindsey Shepard. | ||
| We hosted a conversation on religion and morality with Dennis Prager and Michael Shermer. | ||
| We introduced you to incredible voices fighting for liberalism like Yasmin Mohamed and Lubna Ahmed. | ||
| We also introduced you to some previous guests, like Peter Boghossian, Eric Weinstein and Gad Saad, all of whom who are great guests, but more importantly, have become great friends of mine as well. | ||
| And of course we also hosted the infamous debate between Blair White and Candace Owens, which got me trending on Twitter for the first time in my life. | ||
| Hashtag Save Dave. | ||
| Your support also allowed me to take some time off in August to work on my book and take 30 truly life changing days off the grid. | ||
| In an age when we never get off our devices, when we're slammed with news about terrorism right after we scroll past a cat video and a picture of your high school friend's kid, you guys gave me the greatest gift I could possibly ask for, a little time to reset and rejuvenate. | ||
| And in exchange for you giving me some of that precious time, we made sure to have all new shows for you throughout August, ready to roll while we were gone. | ||
| I've got a long list of people to thank for making everything happen here, but I have to give personal shoutouts to David, to Amira, to Alexis, to Talia, and even to Emma. | ||
| There's an incredible amount of work that goes into producing these shows, and the only reason that it looks so easy is because of the team that I have making it look just that way. | ||
| I also want to give a special shout out to those of you who provide us with monthly support on Patreon and on PayPal, or who have done one time donations via Bitcoin. | ||
| Your support not only keeps us independent, but has given me the luxury of saying no to several big money offers this year. | ||
| As long as that support remains, I see no reason to change that, and I promise that I will do my best to make sure that your continued support is well worth it. | ||
| And of course, thanks to all of you who watch, share and like these videos. | ||
| We've never put a dollar into YouTube ads, but the show continues to grow because you help it do so. | ||
| The emails I get from you saying how you're putting the ideas we discuss here into action, or changing what you believe because of something you've heard, or just talking to people in a new way because of the tone we've set here is incredibly inspiring. | ||
| And I'm sorry if I don't write everyone back immediately. | ||
| Trust me, I'm trying. | ||
| So thank you, thank you, and thank you. | ||
| This time of year is when we give thanks and show gratitude, and it's all of you who have given me so much to be thankful and grateful for. |
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