Dan Bongino’s Last Interview (Early Edition With Evita)
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Who is Dan Bongino and what is his new role?
Good morning and welcome to Bongino Report Early Edition. And you guys know that when I have guests, I always say, I have a special guest today. This time, it is actually the most special guest that we could possibly have on this show because it is Dan Bongino himself joining the Early Edition.
Wow. This better be a really good interview. The audience is going to be really good. You know what? That was quite an intro.
Anytime you come on, Dan, and it's like you show up on the side of the screen at the they flip out.
Well, it was weird, right? Because we were in this small studio. There's nowhere to go. So you have to like genuflect and you got to move over and I got to steal the mic from you. It just didn't work. Now we're in this big studio. So look at this. I'm just learning this now. So that's my camera. We got the two shot. Evita's got her camera over here. We only had two cameras in the other studio and one of them was at this awkward angle. So this has worked out perfect. I'm glad we're still working on your set. Evita's set's right over there. We're tinkering with the lighting over there. But you like it so far, getting out of the... My favorite part is this side shot.
Can you guys see the flag here? Yeah, yeah, you can kind of see it. It is so cool, and especially in my shot, it's amazing. And this is what's so amazing about this stand, is we started this out, and we were... literally in a closet in your house. And now we're in this incredible studio. The team is growing. The company is growing. We now have Haley's show. And by the way, Haley's show is amazing.
How did the Bongino podcast evolve over the years?
It's at 6 p.m. Same as my show. It's on Bongina Report. You guys can get it. 6 p.m. Eastern time. It is so cool to be growing like this. Did you envision this when you started the podcast five, six years ago?
You know, I guess the stock company, you know, iPhoto answer you can buy offline is, you know, no, I didn't see it. But, I mean, I did. If I didn't have a vision, I wouldn't have done it. Now, did I know it was going to turn into, you know, what I hope to be an alternative to linear cable, like all-day programming, which is eventually my goal? No. But, you know, I felt like... I had a calling. Obviously, I've failed at a lot in life. I didn't ran for office. It didn't work out. But that's where the podcast came from. I think, as I wrote in that last book, You know, your failures shouldn't define you. And there were things I just, I didn't get into medical school, so I went to business school.
So after I lost this run for office, I was reading this article about podcasting, how kids weren't, this is in 2014 I'm reading this article, how young people, I shouldn't say kids, who were driving weren't listening to car radio anymore, that they were listening to Bluetooth. And they said podcasting will be the future. And, of course, it was named after the iPod. That's where podcast comes from. And I thought I should start one of those. And I kind of knew within the first couple weeks, I said, this is really, this is interesting. Like you can talk and you can talk about whatever you want. And we didn't have a sponsor for about three, four years, but I knew the show was going to be good. I knew it because I knew God had called me for something different despite falling down a couple of times. But did I expect it was going to turn into this and your show blowing up? I mean, you were, I sent you that thing at show prep this morning. Did you see that? You were a top 50 live stream yesterday on Bongino Report. Did I expect this to happen? No. So it's kind of a yes or no answer.
Yeah, I mean, it's incredible what's happened. And you're having a major transition right now. You built this whole studio. We're starting something, and yet you're taking a step back. You're going to go and serve, which you've done before. But it's pretty hard to serve when you have all of this that you've built now suddenly coming to fruition in front of you. And you're like, I'm going to make that sacrifice. And something that you said to me that's really always had an impact. Well, you didn't say it to me. You said it to the world. but it still had an impact on me. You were being interviewed by Tucker Carlson, and you were talking about suffering, and you said, you know, your job in life isn't to be happy all the time.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who is Dan Bongino and what is his new role?
0:48–2:14
2
How did the Bongino podcast evolve over the years?
2:14–7:16
3
Why does Dan Bongino emphasize the importance of suffering?
7:16–11:41
4
What challenges did Evita face regarding vaccine mandates?
11:41–15:41
5
How does Dan Bongino maintain authenticity in his content?
15:41–24:55
6
What are Dan Bongino's thoughts on the Mahmoud Khalil case?
24:55–38:58