6/2/26: Dave Rubin Humiliated On Jubilee, California Gov Showdown, LA Mayors Race

The episode opens with a scathing takedown of Dave Rubin's credibility after his public performance on the Jubilee podcast, where he was dismantled for his overly optimistic, factually flawed predictions about the Iran war. Hosts Krystal and Saagar argue that Rubin's failure to acknowledge the war's disastrous outcomes—such as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, continued Iranian missile capabilities, and the collapse of his own prognostications—exposes a pattern of elite conservative media figures who refuse to admit when they're wrong. The hosts draw a stark contrast between Rubin’s performance and the reality on the ground, citing internal admissions from neoconservative figures like Bob Kagan that the war was a strategic defeat. The episode then shifts to California’s primary day, dissecting the gubernatorial race between Tom Steyer, Javier Becerra, and Steve Hilton. A central theme is the machine politics of California, where establishment figures like Becerra are anointed through orchestrated social media campaigns, while Steyer’s wealth enables a retail politics strategy that bypasses traditional fundraising. The L.A. mayoral race is framed as a battle between a populist outsider (Nithya Raman), a reality TV figure (Spencer Pratt), and an incumbent (Karen Bass), with the hosts questioning whether the city’s political system is too broken to produce meaningful change.