Sacrifice Everything: Joe Polish Interviews Rob Schneider on What Freedom Actually Costs

Joe Polish sits down with actor and comedian Rob Schneider to discuss his willingness to risk his career and face public backlash in defense of his beliefs.

Rob shares his thoughts on the current political climate, the consequences of "cancel culture," and his new venture in a ghost town gold and silver mine.

The conversation explores the shifting values of younger generations, the importance of free speech in comedy, and why Rob advocates for a return to traditional American values.

Here's what you're about to discover in this conversation:

The financial and professional cost Rob has actually paid for speaking out, and why he says it was the right sacrifice. Why Rob proposed reinstating the military draft with no exceptions. The backstage confrontation with Robert De Niro at Saturday Night Live, and the three words Rob said that ended it. What drew Rob to a genuine Arizona ghost town as the site of his most unlikely business venture with Joe Polish. If you'd like to join world-renowned Entrepreneurs at the next Genius Network® Event, apply today for your invitation to attend at geniusnetwork.com.

Show Notes:

King Global and the Arizona Ghost Town Rob and Joe have partnered on King Global Ventures, a publicly traded gold and silver mining company operating in Arizona, centered on an actual ghost town. Rob describes donning a construction helmet and ducking into mine shafts where prospectors worked generations ago. "These people are all dust themselves," he says, and extending their dream is something he never expected to be doing. For Rob, King Global represents a broader shift: a decision to say yes to things he never would have considered before. The Cost of Speaking Out Rob says the financial cost has been real: studio deals gone, film opportunities dried up, death threats extended to people he loves. He frames it against the American founders. John Stockton of New Jersey, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, gave up everything, watched his wife imprisoned, and died in poverty. A third of Americans were loyalists who stayed safe. A third were ambivalent. A third got involved, and it was enough to defeat the greatest superpower the world had ever known. His conclusion: "You have to make a sacrifice. You have to be willing to risk everything." Charlie Kirk, His Murder, and the 22.5% Shift Rob describes his initial suspicion of the young activist. "What is this kid? What's the angle?" What he found was a man motivated by genuine Christi