
Actual Friends
by Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, Jillian Michaels, Dr.Drew Pinsky
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Ilhan Omar Finally Got Scared After Tim Pool Reveals Smoking Gun for Immigration Fraud
Oct 16, 2026
54m 07s
'Daily Show' Crowd Stunned as Jon Stewart Falls for AI Doomer Propaganda
Oct 9, 2026
1h 02m 48s
'The View' Host Shocks Crowd by Saying What No One Will Admit About Cornell 7 Case
Oct 2, 2026
58m 06s
Sunny Hostin's Dark Secret Disturbs 'The View' Co-Hosts
Sep 25, 2026
1h 02m 04s
'Real Time' Crowd Roars for Bill Maher's Relentless Truth Bombs
Sep 18, 2026
1h 00m 51s
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| 10/16/26 | Ilhan Omar Finally Got Scared After Tim Pool Reveals Smoking Gun for Immigration Fraud | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about Tim Pool revealing what may be the smoking gun in the DHS criminal investigation into Ilhan Omar over immigration fraud; Jaime West, who is running for Fayette County Council, going viral for her deranged interview in which she announced her plans to "fire all Republicans" and ended with a cryptic "we have guns too" remark; "Club Random's" Bill Maher telling Ari Emanuel why Donald Trump just texted him about wanting to meet before the midterm elections; Jerry Seinfeld's savage takedown of a heckler who started chanting "Free Palestine" during his stand-up comedy set; CNN's Harry Enten sharing new polling data that should make Democratic voters a little more hesitant to bet against Donald Trump in the upcoming midterm elections and why Democrats are losing Jewish voters; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Brooklyn Bedding - Go to https://brooklynbedding.com and use my promo code FRIENDS for 30% off sitewide Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership | 54m 07s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 | 'Daily Show' Crowd Stunned as Jon Stewart Falls for AI Doomer Propaganda | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Jillian Michaels and Sage Steele talk about "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart trying to make his audience scared of Meta's Muse AI; how the fears of an AI apocalypse are being used to push for AI regulation supported by shadowy figures like Dustin Moskovitz and Jaan Tallinn to create a form of regulatory capture for big players like Anthropic and OpenAI; "The View's" Whoopi Goldberg pushing the hoax that Donald Trump is fine with Iran launching an attack on Los Angeles and San Diego; Monty Python legend John Cleese being referred to the UK's counter-radicalization program Prevent for his incendiary posts about Islam in the UK and the effects Muslim culture is having on England; the New York Times' Candace Buckner pushing for WNBA star Sophie Cunningham to be fired from the Indiana Fever for her controversial stance on transgender athletes in women's sports; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Toups & Co - Ready to give Toups a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://toupsandco.com/friends, and use code FRIENDS for 25% off your first order. Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership | 1h 02m 48s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | 'The View' Host Shocks Crowd by Saying What No One Will Admit About Cornell 7 Case | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about the scandal in Ithaca, New York, at Cornell University over the "Cornell 7" and the dark sexual assault allegations against members of the Chi Phi fraternity; the WNBA's latest scandal as the Las Vegas Aces' A'ja Wilson shoves the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham to the ground before charging a fan in the crowd for pointing at her in another horrible viral moment; how Smit Machchhar, the stabbed pilot of a hijacked Flydubai flight, was able to open the cockpit door to allow other passengers to take control of the terrorist and end the plane hijacking; Spencer Pratt exposing the lies about James Talarico's funding by billionaires and the real reason why wealthy liberals keep funding progressive candidates in Texas; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Cowboy Colostrum - Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code FRIENDS at https://cowboycolostrum.com/friends. Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership | 58m 06s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 | Sunny Hostin's Dark Secret Disturbs 'The View' Co-Hosts | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about "The View's" Sunny Hostin shocking her co-hosts by revealing the details of how she was the holdout juror in the trial of "The Butcher of Thompson Square Park" Daniel Rakowitz, who murdered a woman and served her body to homeless people in his neighborhood; "The Five's" Jessica Tarlov admitting to the "Real Time with Bill Maher" crowd that she has been shocked by how normalized the far-left has become in the Democrat Party; how Cindy Crawford's son Presley Gerber died of an overdose in a drug rehab facility and what has been proven to be most effective in dealing with severe cases of drug addiction; Joe Rogan being shocked by Dr. David Sinclair explaining how sudden blindness has doubled as a result of people taking GLP-1s like Ozempic and Wegovy; and much more . --- Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Coveron - One scam can cost you everything — protect yourself now, first 100 users get 20% off with code actualfriends at https://coveron.com/actualfriends Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership | 1h 02m 04s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 | 'Real Time' Crowd Roars for Bill Maher's Relentless Truth Bombs | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about the "Real Time with Bill Maher" crowd cheering for Bill Maher's brutal takedown of Macklemore after he was kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour due to pressure from Robert Kraft after Macklemore lectured audiences about Israel's genocide in Gaza; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rushing to criticize Robert Kraft for putting pressure on Ed Sheeran to remove Macklemore for his "free Palestine" activism on stage; Abdul El-Sayed cutting off ties with Hasan Piker after Piker told Axios's Alex Thompson that America was worse than al-Qaeda for committing terrorism; Fox News reporting that the lone holdout juror on the Lindsay Clancy jury has been forced into hiding after being doxxed over his role in the Lindsay Clancy trial ending in a mistrial; "The View's" Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar cheering on Elizabeth Warren's plans for government to try to take control of AI after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for slowing down frontier models of AI due to his concerns about the safety of AI; Spencer Pratt's viral attack on Gavin Newsom and Rob Bonta for blocking the Paramount merger with Warner Bros. to attack Donald Trump fan David Ellison, who has responded by threatening to move Paramount out of Hollywood to either Tennessee or Georgia; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor - Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Chapter - For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://chapter.com/friends Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide to recommend the right coverage for you. Call them at 866-417-6443 or visit chapter.com/friends to get free, unbiased Medicare help. *Paid Partnership Ultra Pouches - Don't sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code FRIENDS at https://takeultra.com! #UltraPouches #ad | 1h 00m 51s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | How Did NYC End up Here 25 Years After 9/11? Dave Rubin Shares What He Saw in NYC on 9/11 | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and Dave's personal memories of being in NYC that day and how far the city has fallen that Zohran Mamdani is now the mayor of this once-great city; "Club Random Podcast" host Bill Maher and OnlyFans star Sophie Rain talking about the benefits of being childless by choice; why Donald Trump's promise of a $5,000 dividend check for every American if the Republicans win the midterms might be his worst idea ever; how most people missed a hidden detail in Sydney Sweeney's controversial new ad campaign for NOVIG sports betting; Fox News' Brooke Taylor successfully getting James Talarico to reverse course and flip-flop on his previous belief that there are six genders and that transgender athletes should be able to play in women's sports; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Bubs Naturals - Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code FRIENDS at https://Bubsnaturals.com Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/friends Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. | 1h 06m 24s | ||||||
| 9/4/26 | Dr. Drew Noticed Something No One Else Did About Lindsay Clancy's Supporters | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about Liberty Hangout's deep dive with the craziest Lindsay Clancy supporters who use TikTok as their main source of information; self-professed true crime junkie Dawn Light being arrested for possibly intimidating members of the Lindsay Clancy jury; Daejon Love's mind-boggling romance scam where he conned numerous women out of millions of dollars by pretending to be a player on the San Francisco 49ers; the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles thinking it was a good idea to introduce gay male cheerleaders into the game; Ryan Reynolds offending every member of Gen X by denouncing 1980s nostalgia while promoting his new movie "Mayday"; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get $25 in credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/friends Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. | 44m 04s | ||||||
| 8/28/26 | Jillian Michaels Notices Something About Zuckerberg's Meta Settlement No One Noticed | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg may have actually tricked everyone into thinking that Meta is taking responsibility for making Instagram and Facebook so addictive to children and damaging their mental health; Charles Barkley's unexpected response to the controversy involving the argument between Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud over the WNBA's policy on transgender athletes being allowed to play in the WNBA; Fox News' Jesse Watters getting visibly uncomfortable when Abdul El-Sayed turns the topic of gender-affirming care for minors into an awkward personal question about Watters; a resurfaced clip of Dolly Parton putting an ABC News Nightline host in his place for trying to get her to trash Donald Trump on camera; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Masa Chips: Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://www.masachips.com/friends and using code FRIENDS. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/friends Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. | 1h 01m 09s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 | What Lindsay Clancy's Doctors Missed Before The Tragedy | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Sage Steele and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about the Lindsay Clancy case, postpartum psychosis, postpartum depression, and the psychiatric treatments and mental health interventions that could have helped prevent the tragedy; 'Shark Tank' legend Mark Cuban calling out Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna over his proposed 5% wealth tax; "Roysha" White appearing on Dr. Drew Pinsky's show and doubling down on claims that the WNBA erased his identity as a Black trans woman, and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Bubs Naturals: Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code FRIENDS at https://Bubsnaturals.com Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/friends Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. | 48m 04s | ||||||
| 8/14/26 | Socialist Head Goes on Fox News, It Didn't Go Well for Him | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about Sean Hannity grilling DSA-backed congressional candidate Oliver Larkin on how much of their own money Americans should be allowed to keep after taxes, only for Larkin to completely dodge the question; former Bush White House spokesman Pete Seat telling CNN's David Axelrod that Barack Obama made it onto the 2008 Indiana Democratic primary ballot with the help of fraudulent petition signatures; Bill Ackman being furious at Dr. Anthony Fauci for knowing about a link between the COVID vaccine and first-trimester miscarriages, while revealing that his wife, Neri Oxman, suffered seven miscarriages and demanding answers over what officials knew; the real dangers of Ozempic and why "Wednesday" star Jenna Ortega's creepy frail appearance should serve as a warning as more celebrities are suffering from frightening side effects of the weight loss drug.; Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White getting caught red-handed after claiming she didn't see DiJonai Carrington's foul on Sophie Cunningham, despite images appearing to show her watching the play unfold, all while she told critics to "go to hell" as outrage over "white privilege" and WNBA officiating exploded online, and much more. Today's Sponsors: Kalshi - Download the Kalshi app and use code FRIENDS to get up to $500 in bonus credits when you trade $25 or go to https://kalshi.com/r/FRIENDS DISCLAIMER: 18+ only. Restrictions and eligibility requirements apply. Event contract trading involves risk and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices, values, and available markets may differ from those mentioned. For more information see kalshi.com/regulatory. Relief Factor: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/friends Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. | 52m 42s | ||||||
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| 8/7/26 | Resurfaced Video of Perez Hilton Breakdown Goes Viral After Being Rushed to Hospital | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about the resurfaced video of Perez Hilton's mental crisis before his horrific self-harm TikTok livestream put him in the hospital; the push for the WNBA to stand by its support of trans athletes in women's sports and let French basketball star and trans athlete Julia Tetart compete; CNN's Kaitlan Collins' disastrous interview with Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong, where she refused to back down from her calls to cancel Thanksgiving; the surprising victory of Hasan Piker-backed Abdul El-Sayed in the Democratic primary in Michigan; Nick Shirley sharing his latest bombshell investigation about the migrant invasion in Ceuta, Spain, with footage you won't see on CNN; Elon Musk calling for the deportation of Sneako after his most recent support of Islamic invasion; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Relief Factor: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. Cowboy Colostrum: Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code FRIENDS at https://cowboycolostrum.com/friends. Masa Chips: Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://www.masachips.com/friends and using code FRIENDS. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 866-417-6443 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/friends Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. | 1h 06m 23s | ||||||
| 7/31/26 | Outrage as Teen Girls Describe Woke WNBA Owner Attack Over Sophie Cunningham | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about two young teenage girls being verbally harassed by Celeste Keaton, the woke co-owner of the WNBA's Seattle Storm, for supporting Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham's common-sense view on transgender athletes in women's sports; Elon Musk explaining the real reason that Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded the Fifth instead of explaining the lies and contradictions from his diary during the Senate hearing on the COVID pandemic; TMZ host Harvey Levin calling Dr. Fauci's treatment at the recent Senate hearing a witch hunt; DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer's awkward interview with Fox News' Shannon Bream, where she grilled her on her most nonsensical socialist positions like abolishing the Senate, the Supreme Court, borders, and prisons; CNN's Harry Enten sharing new polling data that should scare the Democratic establishment about the upcoming midterm elections, as more Americans think the party has gotten too liberal; and much more. Today's Sponsors: Relief Factor: Your $17.76 3-week QuickStart is ready for you! Visit https://www.relieffactor.com/ or call 800-4-RELIEF. | 47m 47s | ||||||
| 7/24/26 | 'The View' Crowd Gasps as Female Athlete Accidentally Reveals How Clueless She Is | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about "The View's" Alyssa Farah Griffin being surprised by women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe doubling down on supporting trans women over biological women in women's sports even as Democrats abandon this insane position; Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham defending her common-sense view on transgender athletes in women's sports; the arrest of Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, to face various sex trafficking and rape charges in the UK; Donald Trump's threat to Zohran Mamdani before he was forced to back down on his plan to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu to hand him over to the International Criminal Court if he enters New York City; the controversial plan to have one of Realbotix's creepy humanoid AI robots placed in Salamanca High School in New York to assist teachers in the classroom; and much more. | 52m 10s | ||||||
| 7/17/26 | Caitlin Clark controversymedia reactions+5 | — | CNNThe View | Turkey | Caitlin ClarkCNN+6 | Relief FactorN/A | 50m 05s | ||
| 7/11/26 | Elon MuskChristopher Nolan+5 | — | Actual FriendsThe View+1 | — | Elon MuskChristopher Nolan+7 | — | 44m 06s | ||
| 7/3/26 | illegal immigrationcongressional hearings+4 | — | — | New York CityJersey Shore | Sheridan GormanJessica Gorman+6 | — | 54m 11s | ||
| 6/26/26 | politicsmedia+4 | — | JP Morgan ChaseNew York Knicks | — | The ViewSara Haines+7 | Relief FactorN/A | 52m 13s | ||
| 6/19/26 | MLB Pride Monthprotests in sports+4 | — | Major League BaseballBlack Lives Matter | — | MLBPride Month+6 | Relief FactorCODE | 46m 55s | ||
| 6/12/26 | friendship between men and womengentle parenting+3 | — | — | — | Steve Harveyfriendship+6 | — | 49m 58s | ||
| 6/5/26 | political debatemedia criticism+3 | — | JubileeThe Majority Report+4 | — | Dave RubinJubilee+3 | — | 1h 00m 40s | ||
| 5/29/26 | politicsmedia criticism+3 | — | The ViewCBS+3 | — | Whoopi GoldbergJoe Biden+6 | — | 53m 09s | ||
| 5/23/26 | AI and job marketpolitical commentary+3 | — | AIPACCalifornia+1 | — | Shark TankTucker Carlson+6 | Van ManFRIENDS | 1h 07m 16s | ||
| 5/8/26 | Megyn Kelly Goes Viral After Latest Bizarre Flip Flop on This Major Issue | "Actual Friends" podcast hosts Dave Rubin, Jillian Michaels, Sage Steele, and Dr. Drew Pinsky talk about Megyn Kelly going viral over her sudden flip flop on if Islamic culture is compatible with Western Civilization after realizing that Tucker Carlson has been growing his fan base with Muslim audiences; Zohran Mamdani's response to Citadel CEO Ken Griffin making it official that he is doubling down on his investment in Miami and officially scaling back his $6 billion project for midtown Manhattan, which would have created 15,000 permanent jobs as a direct response to Mamdani's personal attack on him in his pied-à-terre tax announcement and his plans to tax the rich; Spencer Pratt humiliating LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman with a devastating fact check live on stage during the LA mayor debate; the reality behind the hantavirus panic on the MV Hondius and if the World Health Organization can be trusted with public health emergencies; and much more. ----- Today's Sponsors: The Wellness Company - The Wellness Company's RX Parasite Cleanse! Click http://www.twc.health/FRIENDS and use code FRIENDS for $60 Off + Free Shipping on every order. USA Residents only 🇺🇸 | 1h 00m 07s | ||||||
| 5/1/26 | politicscomedy+5 | — | — | — | David CrossBill Maher+6 | — | 53m 51s | ||
| 4/24/26 | Southern Poverty Law CenterIlhan Omar+4 | Batya Ungar-Sargon | Southern Poverty Law CenterUnited Healthcare+1 | — | Southern Poverty Law CenterCharlie Kirk+5 | PALEO-VALLEYFRIENDS | 59m 42s | ||
| 4/17/26 | politicsmedia criticism+4 | — | NYC MayorMeet the Press+1 | — | Eric SwalwellKaroline Leavitt+6 | — | 1h 09m 51s | ||
| 4/10/26 | parentingpolitics+3 | — | Liberty Hangout | — | Gavin NewsomJennifer Siebel Newsom+5 | NATIVE PATHRISK FREE | 40m 32s | ||
| 4/3/26 | economicspolitics+4 | — | Daily Mail | — | economicsdefense budget+7 | CHAPTER | 1h 02m 26s | ||
| 3/27/26 | Cubacommunism+4 | — | Code PinkCNN+2 | CubaMissouri | Hasan PikerCuba+5 | NativePath CollagenRISK FREE | 47m 52s | ||
| 3/20/26 | Joe Kentmedia analysis+4 | — | Gold IRA KitTucker Carlson+2 | New York City | Joe KentTucker Carlson+7 | Patriot Gold Groupp-ytaf | 1h 20m 05s | ||
| 3/13/26 | media accountabilitypolitical commentary+4 | — | CNNGLAAD Media Awards+1 | IranAustralia | CNNAbby Phillip+7 | Patriot Gold Groupp-ytaf | 49m 24s | ||
| 3/6/26 | Iran conflictpolitical commentary+4 | — | The View | IranUnited States | IranPete Hegseth+6 | Nic NacsFRIENDS | 57m 16s | ||
| 2/27/26 | public school corruptionFBI raid+5 | — | — | — | FBI raidpublic school+7 | Ultra LiverCODE | 1h 07m 37s | ||
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Chart history for Actual Friends
Peaked at #7 in South Africa, top 10 in 1 of 12 tracked markets, currently #7 in South Africa.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| United States | — | #33 | #33 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| Australia | — | #56 | #56 | — |
| Mexico | — | #87 | #87 | — |
| Sweden | — | #89 | #89 | — |
| Canada | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #108 | #108 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #120 | #120 | — |
| South Africa | — | #133 | #133 | — |
| Germany | — | #183 | #183 | — |
| Denmark | — | #195 | #195 | — |
Chart Positions
12 placements across 11 markets.
Chart Positions
12 placements across 11 markets.