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The David Pakman Show
The David Pakman Show is one of the most-watched independent progressive programs in the country. Hosted by David Pakman, the show offers a fresh perspective on the stories shaping our world through thoughtful commentary and compelling interviews with our nation's leaders. With new episodes dropping every weekday, David delivers sharp, insightful, and fact-based analysis on politics, current events, and social issues. Whether you're looking for deep dives into major political events, in-depth…
Episodes
The David Pakman Show12/27/23: Biden orders airstrikes, Trump targets Obamacare again
-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of Page Perspective and co-host of the I Doubt It podcast, fills in for David -- After US troops are wounded in an…
The David Pakman Show12/26/23: Trump's crazy Christmas request, Joe Rogan self-owns
-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of Page Perspective and co-host of the I Doubt It podcast, fills in for David -- Donald Trump's lawyers ask a court to…
The David Pakman Show12/25/23: Nikki Haley surges, Wolf Blitzer stunned by IDF admission (CLASSIC EPISODE FROM 11/1/23)
CHRISTMAS DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2023 -- On the Show: -- JL Collins, known as The Godfather of Financial Independence and author of three books…
The David Pakman Show12/22/23: Giuliani ordered to pay up, Colorado ruling ruining Trump's defense
-- On the Show: -- Farron Cousins, host of Ring of Fire and Farron Balanced, fills in for David -- Rudy Giuliani is ordered to immediately start paying the…
The David Pakman Show12/21/23: TX companies furious at GOP, Trump PANICS to block witness
-- On the Show: -- A group of Texas companies declare that Republicans are ruining their businesses -- Failed former President Donald Trump is panicking to try…
The David Pakman Show12/20/23: Trump banned from CO ballot, crime down but right wing won't tell you
-- On the Show: -- Robert Sapolsky, scientist and New York Times bestselling author of "Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will," joins David to…
The David Pakman Show12/19/23: Republican not sure about women voting, Rudy Giuliani sued AGAIN
-- On the Show: -- Anupam Jena, physician, economist, professor at Harvard, and host of the Freakonomics, MD podcast, joins David to discuss his new book…
The David Pakman Show12/18/23: GOP Senators keep admitting no Biden evidence as Rudy hit with $148 million verdict
-- On the Show: -- Rudy Giuliani gets hit with a devastating $148 million defamation verdict, potentially signaling the end of his public life -- Despite…
The David Pakman Show12/15/23: Republicans total hypocrites on impeachment, Vivek melts down
-- On the Show: -- Supposed IRS "whistleblower" Gary Shapley is asked whether there's any proof of the things he's claiming, and he has none -- Hypocritical…
The David Pakman Show12/14/23: Biden impeachment inquiry CONFIRMED, Trump decline noticeable at latest rally
-- On the Show: -- Steve Inskeep, Host of NPR's Morning Edition and author of the new book "Differ We Musts: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America," joins…
The David Pakman Show12/13/23: Stunning poll shocks voters, Fox hosts admit there's no evidence
-- On the Show: -- Shocking new poll from the Wall Street Journal says Nikki Haley would defeat Joe Biden by 17 if the election were held today -- 2024…
The David Pakman Show12/12/23: Inflation down again as stocks soar, Trump cabinet leaked
-- On the Show: -- Morgan Housel, author of the internationally bestselling books "The Psychology of Money" and "Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes,"…
The David Pakman Show12/11/23: Fox panics over jobs numbers as Trump backs out of testifying
-- On the Show: -- Casey DeSantis, the wife of Ron DeSantis, tells non-Iowans to vote in the Iowa caucus, which is illegal, and then backtracks -- Fox Host…
The David Pakman Show12/8/23: Trump's predictions all fail, MAGA activist guilty of election fraud
-- On the Show: -- We review a number of Donald Trump's predictions about what a Joe Biden presidency would be like to see if any of the predictions came true…
The David Pakman Show12/7/23: Final 2023 debate a total disaster, Fox town hall exposed
-- On the Show: -- Eric Swalwell, Democratic Congressman from California, joins David to discuss the nascent impeachment effort targeting President Joe Biden…
The David Pakman Show12/6/23: Trump ADMITS dictator plans, we hit 2 million!
-- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden tells a group of donors that he's "not sure" if he'd be running for re-election if Donald Trump weren't running again in…
The David Pakman Show12/5/23: Biden smoking gun has no smoke, Liz Cheney warns Trump won't leave
-- On the Show: -- Republicans have their next "smoking gun" about Joe and Hunter Biden, the repayment from Hunter to Joe of a small car loan -- Could a…
The David Pakman Show12/4/23: George Santos expelled, Trump inciting more violence
-- On the Show: -- Failed Republican Congressman George Santos is finally expelled from the House of Representatives and suffers a total meltdown -- After…
The David Pakman Show12/1/23: They're still pushing Biden impeachment, David gets confronted again
-- On the Show: -- House Speaker Mike Johnson claims Trump's impeachments were "brazenly political" and "meritless" whereas Joe Biden's potential impeachment…
The David Pakman Show11/30/23: Q-Anon Shaman on the show, GDP blowout at 5.2% growth
-- On the Show: -- Jacob Chansley, also known as the QAnon Shaman, convicted felon for his participation in the Janaury 6, 2021 Trump riots, joins David to…
The David Pakman Show11/29/23: Biden crime conspiracy implodes, Republicans PANIC over Hunter Biden testimony
-- On the Show: -- Republicans panic as Hunter Biden offers to publicly testify -- Donald Trump's lawyers argue that Trump never actually swore an oath to…
The David Pakman Show11/28/23: They're doing gas stove thing again, Trump says he glitches on purpose
-- On the Show: -- Brian Stelter, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair and author of the book "Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and…
The David Pakman Show11/27/23: Mitt Romney stuns MAGA, Fox fabricates its own news
-- On the Show: -- Republican Senator Mitt Romney says that even many Democrats are better than Donald Trump for President, wildly triggering MAGA Republicans…
The David Pakman Show11/24/23: Judge orders Trump's business dissolved for fraud, Biden joins picket line (CLASSIC EPISODE FROM 9/27/23)
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 -- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden joins striking UAW workers on the picket line and…
The David Pakman Show11/23/23: Rough Biden poll looks terrible, but it is? Dem Senator indicted (CLASSIC EPISODE FROM 9/25/23)
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 -- On the Show: -- A new ABC poll panics Democrats as it has Joe Biden losing to Donald Trump by…
The David Pakman Show11/22/23: 5 day ceasefire confirmed as Fox blames Biden for being old and turkey prices
-- On the Show: -- A 5 day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is established, during which some hostages will be released, in a 3-to-1 ratio of Palestinians to…
The David Pakman Show11/21/23: Moms for Liberty dude is a sex offender, judge finds Trump engaged in insurrection
-- On the Show: -- Phillip Fisher Jr, the right-wing pastor and leader of Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia, turns out to be a convicted sex offender -- A judge…
The David Pakman Show11/20/23: Trump-like extremist wins in Argentina, Nikki Haley keeps surging
-- On the Show: -- Javier Milei, a right wing Trump-like extremist, has been elected President of Argentina -- 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki…
The David Pakman Show11/17/23: Fox ignores Trump cognitive decline, Trump lawyers battle
-- On the Show: -- As Donald Trump's brain continues to fail, Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany focuses on Joe Biden forgetting a CBS reporter's name -- Video…
The David Pakman Show11/16/23: City bans homosexuality, desperate Republican melts down over party's failure
-- On the Show: -- Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, Professor at the University of California Berkeley, and Co-Founder of…
The David Pakman Show11/15/23: Vivek Ramaswamy back for round 2, Republican Senator tries to fight Senator
-- On the Show: -- Vivek Ramaswamy, 2024 Republican presidential candidate, joins David to discuss his campaign, his recent attacks on Nikki Haley and Ron…
The David Pakman Show11/14/23: Inflation was ZERO last month, Fox defends Trump Nazi comment
-- On the Show: -- New inflation numbers show zero inflation last month, lowering year-over-year inflation to 3.2% -- In the wake of the Clarence Thomas ethics…
The David Pakman Show11/13/23: Tim Scott ends campaign as bloodthirsty MAGAs demand Trump
-- On the Show: -- Republican Congressman James Comer, who is leading the persecution of Joe Biden, is revealed to have paid his own brother $200,000…
The David Pakman Show11/10/23: Tucker as Trump's VP, Republicans subpoena Hunter Biden
-- On the Show: -- During a new interview, failed former President Donald Trump says he would consider Tucker Carlson as Vice President and expresses a desire…
The David Pakman Show11/9/23: GOP debate falls flat, Trump skips it and still wins
-- On the Show: -- Miles Lagoze, US Marine veteran and author of "Whistles from the Graveyard: My Time Behind the Camera on War, Rage, and Restless Youth in…
The David Pakman Show11/8/23: Dems win almost everything last night, MAGA melting down
-- On the Show: -- Democrats have a strong showing on election night 2023, securing abortion rights in Ohio, re-electing Democratic Governor Andy Beshear in…
The David Pakman Show11/7/23: Obama advisor calls on Biden to drop out, Trump testimony goes horribly wrong
-- On the Show: -- David Axelrod, former advisor to President Barack Obama, calls on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race based on the recent New…
The David Pakman Show11/6/23: New polls strike fear in sane people's minds, progressives turn on Bernie
-- On the Show: -- Misinformation rapidly spreads about President Joe Biden supposedly being abandoned by Democratic voters over his handling of the situation…
The David Pakman Show11/3/23: Don Jr testifies, Trump lawyer discusses risk of jail
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump Jr struggles to remember much during his testimony in the New York civil fraud trial, insisting frequently that he "does not…
The David Pakman Show11/2/23: Shock poll says RFK 22%, Republicans turn on Republicans
-- On the Show: -- Tobias Rose-Stockwell, author of the book "Outrage Machine: How Tech Amplifies Discontent, Disrupts Democracy―And What We Can Do About It,"…
The David Pakman Show11/1/23: Nikki Haley surges, Wolf Blitzer stunned by IDF admission
-- On the Show: -- JL Collins, known as The Godfather of Financial Independence and author of three books including The Simple Path to Wealth, joins David to…
The David Pakman Show10/31/23: Trump rioter tackled in court, DeSantis confronted
-- On the Show: -- Republican Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has the lowest approval rating of any Arkansas Governor in 20 years -- Police tackle…
The David Pakman Show10/30/23: Most dangerous Speaker in history as Trump's brain fails badly
-- On the Show: -- Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is, by far, the most dangerous and extreme Speaker in modern political history -- 2024…
The David Pakman Show10/27/23: Trump rages at Michael Cohen as questions persist about GOP endgame
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump seemingly violates his gag order again, calling the judge in the New York case "radical left" and one of the witnesses a…
The David Pakman Show10/26/23: Republicans select MAGA Speaker, Trump storms out of courtroom
-- On the Show: -- 22 are dead and 50 injured in a horrifying mass shooting in Maine -- Fox News propagandist Sean Hannity's plan to not get shot includes…
The David Pakman Show10/25/23: Mark Meadows flips on Trump, Michael Cohen testifies
-- On the Show: -- Greg Lukianoff, First Amendment attorney, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of "The…
The David Pakman Show10/24/23: A framework for Israeli-Palestinian peace, Trump heckled badly
-- On the Show: -- Neil Howe, acclaimed historian, economist, demographer, and the New York Times bestselling author of "The Fourth Turning is Here" joins…
The David Pakman Show10/23/23: STILL no Speaker of the House, Fox admits Biden speech was good
-- On the Show: -- The Republican Party continues in crisis, now seeing nine different candidates for Speaker of the House as they are unable to coalesce…
The David Pakman Show10/20/23: The televised trial of Donald Trump, the 2024 spoiler possibility
-- On the Show: -- Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit election interference in Georgia --…
The David Pakman Show10/19/23: Functional Biden actually does stuff, Jim Jordan loses AGAIN
-- On the Show: -- Jonathan Conyers, author of "I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here," entrepreneur, and neonatal pediatric specialist known by many as one of the best…
The David Pakman Show10/18/23: Shock poll shows RFK helps Biden, Gaza hospital bombed
-- On the Show: -- A hospital in Gaza is bombed and blame is traded about who is responsible, Israel, Hamas, or Islamic Jihad -- Republican Congressman Jim…
The David Pakman Show10/17/23: Biden outraises Trump by almost 2x, judge gags Trump again
-- On the Show: -- Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker whose latest project "The American Buffalo," catalogs the animal's 10,000 history in the United States, and…
The David Pakman Show10/16/23: Iran & US enter Hamas-Israel situation, Jared Kushner's lie fest
-- On the Show: -- The latest on the Hamas-Israel conflict, including Joe Biden's latest requests of Israel, the almost-cancellation of David, the notice to…
The David Pakman Show10/13/23: Senator charged as foreign agent, more bad news for Trump
-- On the Show: -- New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez faces new changes of accepting bribes on behalf of a foreign government -- Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville…
The David Pakman Show10/12/23: Trump turns on Netanyahu, Republicans might expel George Santos
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump loses again, this time seeing his pick for Speaker of the House, Jim Jordan, lose to Steve Scalise among the Republican…
The David Pakman Show10/11/23: Israel/Hamas update, more George Santos indictment, Fox turns on RFK Jr
-- On the Show: -- Steven Levitsky, Professor of Government at Harvard University and author of the book "Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy…
The David Pakman Show10/10/23: Vile reaction to Hamas attack, RFK independent run scares MAGA
-- On the Show: -- Both the MAGA right and the far left react disgustingly to the Hamas attack on Israel in which the death toll has or soon will surpass 1000…
The David Pakman Show10/9/23: GOP primary is almost over, top staffers become trial witnesses (CLASSIC EPISODE FROM 8/8/23)
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM AUGUST 8, 2023 -- On the Show: -- Julia Keller, author of the book "Quitting: A Life Strategy: The Myth of…
The David Pakman Show10/6/23: Rudy sues Biden and denies alcoholism, Trump property auction could happen
-- On the Show: -- Rudy Giuliani denies his alcoholism at a strange press conference where he also announces that he is suing Joe Biden -- A legal expert…
The David Pakman Show10/5/23: Jim Jordan runs for Speaker, Nikki surges past Vivek
-- On the Show: -- Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joins David to discuss electric vehicles, renewable energy, public transit, his viral moments on…