DeepSummary
The episode revolves around the controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark, a star WNBA player, who has been left off the USA Basketball Women's Olympic team despite her exceptional talent and popularity. Dave Rubin criticizes the league and media for their apparent bias against Clark, who is white and straight, and discusses the racial and sexuality elements at play.
Various clips are played, including Dave Portnoy's rant about the WNBA's decision, ESPN analyst Monica McNutt defending the league's stance, and Arynne Wexler's perspective on women not supporting other successful women. The episode also touches on other topics such as the border crisis, the media's fear-mongering tactics, and the state of modern feminism.
Rubin engages in a Q&A session with the Rubin Report Locals community, addressing questions on a wide range of topics, including Trump's potential VP pick, his favorite moments with his children, and his thoughts on Bill Maher's political commentary.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The WNBA and media appear to have a bias against Caitlin Clark, a star player, due to her race (white) and sexuality (straight).
- Clark's exclusion from the USA Basketball Women's Olympic team, despite her exceptional talent and popularity, has sparked outrage and criticism.
- The controversy surrounding Clark highlights the racial and sexuality elements at play in women's sports.
- The episode explores the state of modern feminism and the notion that successful women are often targeted by other women.
- Rubin criticizes the media's fear-mongering tactics and the Biden administration's handling of the border crisis.
- The Q&A session covers a range of topics, including Trump's potential VP pick, Rubin's personal life, and his thoughts on political commentators like Bill Maher.
- The episode highlights the increasing popularity and attention surrounding women's basketball, with Clark being a central figure in this phenomenon.
- Rubin argues that the WNBA is mishandling the opportunity to capitalize on Clark's stardom and potential to draw in viewers and revenue.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “If you haven't been here, I need three years. I need you kind of to have jumped in when Sedona prince went viral for calling out the NCAA. I need you kind of to be here as this league has seen its best viewership year to year. Now, yes, it has absolutely been taken over the top this year, but this has been a snowballing effect to get to this moment. And so, while Caitlyn is fantastic, and I think she's gonna have an incredible career in the WNBA, there are women that were worthy of coverage prior to her arriving, and I just will not be silenced when it comes to that, right?“ by Monica McNutt
- “How dumb, how brain dead, how idiotic. Do the people running this thing have to be with one thing after another with her? How I, at the business, part of my brain is like, these people, and maybe it's a guy who did. Whoever it is, I don't ever want to hear you complain about flying commercial or not getting salaries or this, that you're too dumb. You're too dumb. You have a cash cow. This can bring the Olympic basketball. Women's basketball will be, like, the number one thing people watch with Caitlin Clark as it is.“ by Dave Portnoy
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Episode Information
The Rubin Report
Dave Rubin
6/13/24
Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy’s epic rant about the uncomfortable truth of the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark not being chosen for the USA Basketball Women’s Olympic team; Monica McNutt telling “The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart why Caitlin Clark is not to blame for the recent surge in interest in the WNBA and women’s basketball; Arynne Wexler explaining the real reason women have not been supportive of Caitlin Clark, and it’s not pretty; Joe Rogan stumping comedian Adam Conover with one simple question about giving puberty blockers to trans youth; MSNBC reporting that modern women are having trouble dating men if they don’t support BLM; and James Carville telling “On Brand’s” Donny Deutsch why he blames Joe Biden for listening to the Left for creating the border crisis. Dave also does a special “ask me anything” question-and-answer session on a wide-ranging host of topics, answering questions from the Rubin Report Locals community.
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