Zachary Levi brings Hollywood's creative future to PBD Podcast
The Shazam actor discusses speaking out and an independent-studio vision in the channel's most-watched new upload.
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Hollywood Star Reveals Why Actors Are Afraid to Speak Out - Zachary Levi | PBD Podcast #872
What brought the biggest new audience to Patrick Bet-David's table? Zachary Levi, with a conversation that moves from the costs of speaking publicly in Hollywood to what he wants to build outside it. His interview has drawn roughly 461,000 views, the most of PBD Podcast's fifteen uploads this week.
Levi, known for Chuck and the Shazam films, discusses why he believes conservative actors stay silent. The episode also covers his unlikely route to playing the superhero and his vision for an independent studio that protects human creativity from AI. That gives the interview a practical thread alongside its arguments about the industry: not just what Levi objects to, but the kind of filmmaking space he wants to create.
John McPhee's interview is carrying the strongest daily momentum. The former Delta Force sergeant major discusses elite selection, the hunt for Saddam Hussein and finding purpose after the battlefield. Several shorter uploads draw on his conversation, making him a recurring presence across the week's slate. The Home Team's Friday roundup, meanwhile, ranges from Tesla's Roadster demonstration to AI and political headlines.
The channel added about four million views over seven days, while its subscriber count stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is currently below its usual level. Among nearby interview channels, Theo Von and Club Shay Shay each added more views over the same week, while Tim Ferriss had a smaller viewing week. For PBD Podcast, the fresh material's strongest continuing pull belongs to McPhee's long-form conversation.
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- Channel
- PBD Podcast
- Subscribers
- 2,980,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 4,026,979
- Videos published this week
- 15
- Video published
- October 13, 2026
- Video views so far
- 461,312
- Views on its first day
- 269,490
The numbers
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