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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 Show7/12/23: DeSantis failing, Christie punding Trump as inflation declines massively
-- On the Show: -- The conclusion to David's interview with Richard Dawkins, renowned evolutionary biologist who has revolutionized our understanding of genes…
The David Pakman Show7/11/23: Richard Dawkins on the show, Republican defends white nationalist
-- On the Show: -- Richard Dawkins, renowned evolutionary biologist who has revolutionized our understanding of genes, memes, and the origins of life, and host…
The David Pakman Show7/10/23: Newsom brutal, Clarence Thomas corrupt, Trump malfunctions, Biden economy keeps going
-- On the Show: -- Rosie O'Donnell, television icon, actress, comedian, and host of the podcast Onward with Rosie O'Donnell, joins David to discuss American…
The David Pakman Show7/7/23: Armed man tries going to Obama's house, Trump desperate for protests
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump posted what was supposedly Barack Obama's home address, and a man showed up with a gun -- Donald Trump is increasingly…
The David Pakman Show7/6/23: White House cocaine hysteria as jobs numbers double expectation
-- On the Show: -- June jobs numbers are stunning, with 497,000 new jobs created despite an expectation of only 220,000 -- Donald Trump's fundraising explodes…
The David Pakman Show7/5/23: More crimes, more boos, more interviews
-- On the Show: -- Dr. Ami Klin, Director of the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare in Atlanta, joins David…
The David Pakman Show7/4/23: Is this what the country will look like until 2025? (CLASSIC EPISODE FROM 5/22/23)
INDEPENDENCE DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM MAY 22, 2023 -- On the Show: -- An increasingly desperate Ron DeSantis is now telling Republican donors that Donald…
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7/3/23: Biden whistleblower evaporates, Trump facing 45 more charges
-- On the Show: -- Jamie Raskin presents a transcript of the alleged Joe Biden "bribery" "whistleblower" admitting he never spoke to Joe Biden -- Fox News host…
The David Pakman Show6/30/23: Trump demanded documents back, Fox host off script on Biden crimes
-- On the Show: -- The Supreme Court rejects race-based affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional -- A new report reveals that failed former President…
The David Pakman Show6/29/23: Bidenomics speech explodes, Trump fantasized about Ivanka
-- On the Show: -- Eliezer Yudkowsky, Founder and Senior Research Fellow of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, joins David to discuss artificial…
The David Pakman Show6/28/23: Howard Stern endorses David Pakman, Trump crumbles, DeSantis pathetic
-- On the Show: -- Ron DeSantis doesn't answer a question about Donald Trump and the January 6 riots by saying that since he wasn't in DC that day, he doesn't…
The David Pakman Show6/27/23: Insane Trump audio leak, RFK Jr explains vaccine view
-- On the Show: -- Joe Berkowitz, a writer whose work has been featured in Vulture, The New Yorker, and Fast Company, joins David to discuss his Daily Beast…
The David Pakman Show6/26/23: Putin coup fails, Bobby Kennedy gains, Christie explains Trump's weight
-- On the Show: -- Russian President Vladimir Putin survives a coup attempt by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner Group for now, but the question is what happens…
The David Pakman Show6/23/23: Trump attacks opponents, DeSantis squirms
-- On the Show: -- Luke Beasley, host of The Luke Beasley Show and TDPS correspondent, fills in for David -- Georgie election official Ruby Freeman is cleared…
The David Pakman Show6/22/23: Trump malfunctions in Fox interview, MTG and Boebert clash
-- On the Show: -- Luke Beasley, host of The Luke Beasley Show and TDPS correspondent, fills in for David -- Tim Scott does a Fox News town hall -- Donald…
The David Pakman Show6/21/23: Trump incriminates himself, Biden shouldn't pardon him
-- On the Show: -- Producer Pat Ford fills in for David -- Donald Trump admits to multiple crimes during his Fox News interview with Bret Baier -- Hunter Biden…
The David Pakman Show6/20/23: DeSantis WON'T STOP as GOP fumbles Biden "crimes," Trump faces prison
-- On the Show: -- The College Board isn't putting up with Ron DeSantis's plan to scrub AP classes of LGBT topics -- Republicans James Comer and Marjorie…
The David Pakman Show6/19/23: Tucker finally speaks out, Disney sues DeSantis (CLASSIC EPISODE FROM 4/27/23)
JUNETEENTH / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM APRIL 27, 2023 -- On the Show: -- Max Burns, Democratic strategist and Founder of Third Degree Strategies, joins David to…
The David Pakman Show6/16/23: Republicans panic as Biden leads new poll
-- On the Show: -- Republicans are increasingly panicking that Donald Trump's multiple arrests may doom them -- Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 4 in a new…
The David Pakman Show6/15/23: Miami Mayor enters race as MAGA supporters explain themselves
-- On the Show: -- Eric Levitz, writer about politics and economics for New York Magazine, joins David to discuss his recent piece "Blaming 'Capitalism' Is Not…
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6/14/23: Trump arrested, immediately admits to crimes in sick speech
-- On the Show: -- Failed former President Donald Trump is arrested on 37 felony counts, pleading not guilty -- Donald Trump admits to crimes during a…
The David Pakman Show6/13/23: Trump arrest TODAY, inflation hits 2 year low
-- On the Show: -- Reece Peck, Associate Professor at the City University of New York and author of the book "Fox Populism: Branding Conservatism as Working…
The David Pakman Show6/12/23: Total chaos as Trump faces 536 years, MAGA defends
-- On the Show: -- The one thing that President Joe Biden needs to do to win re-election in 2024 -- Failed former President Donald Trump has been indicted on…
The David Pakman Show6/9/23: Trump federally indicted on at least 7 counts
-- On the Show: -- Failed former President Donald Trump is indicted in the special counsel's classified documents probe, marking the first time a US president…
The David Pakman Show6/8/23: Pence launches campaign as Trump arrest looms, CNN CEO fired
-- On the Show: -- Steve Schmidt, American political strategist, commentator, and founder of The Warning, joins David to discuss the Biden presidency, the…
The David Pakman Show6/7/23: Chris Christie goes hard on Trump as trans ban blocked by judge
-- On the Show: -- Yet another loss for the so-called anti-woke movement as a judge blocks the Florida law that banned gender-affirming care for transgender…
The David Pakman Show6/6/23: Bizarre Pence speech bores crowd as 2nd Trump arrest coming
-- On the Show: -- Dylan Burns, streamer and aspiring war journalist with a current emphasis on Ukraine, joins David just back from Ukraine to discuss the…
The David Pakman Show6/5/23: Anti-woke in shambles as drag ban collapses, 24 GOP primary goes nuclear
-- On the Show: --Utah's right wing book ban backfires as the Bible is now banned in some schools, and the Book of Mormon is being considered for a ban -- The…
The David Pakman Show6/2/23: Fox Host tries facts while Trump attacks former staffers
-- On the Show: -- Steve Doocy inserts facts into a Fox & Friends discussion about the 2024 Republican primary, upsetting his cohosts -- Brian Kilmeade calls…
The David Pakman Show6/1/23: Pence and Chris Christie running against Trump, Trump tape spells big trouble
-- On the Show: -- Robert Greene, author of seven international bestsellers including The 48 Laws of Power, Mastery, The Laws of Human Nature, and more, joins…
The David Pakman Show5/31/23: DeSantis ramps up the crazy as Trump promises to violate Constitution
-- On the Show: -- Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis gives a 2024 campaign speech in Iowa so deranged, it challenges Trump's absurd speeches -- Florida…
The David Pakman Show5/30/23: DeSantis floats Trump pardon, debt ceiling goes toxic
-- On the Show: -- David explains why he hasn't covered the comings and goings of the most recent debt ceiling debate -- A deeper look at the issue of "men in…
The David Pakman Show5/29/23: Trump arrest as progressives claim major victories in WI and Chicago (CLASSIC EPISODE FROM 4/5/23)
MEMORIAL DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM APRIL 5, 2023 -- On the Show: -- Liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz defeats conservative opponent Dan Kelly, giving liberals…
The David Pakman Show5/26/23: MAGA rioter gets 18 years, Pence getting his own town hall
-- On the Show: -- Radical Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is potentially implicated in covering up child abuse perpetrated by her soon-to-be former…
The David Pakman Show5/25/23: DeSantis launch event collapses, global humiliation
-- On the Show: -- David Auerbach, writer, technologist, and author of the book "Meganets: How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives and…
The David Pakman Show5/24/23: DeSantis launching campaign, Trump loses it, Tim Scott pathetic
-- On the Show: -- Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is launching his 2024 presidential campaign on Twitter, alongside Elon Musk -- Failed Arizona…
The David Pakman Show5/23/23: Fox gushes about Tim Scott as Trump sued for more defamation
-- On the Show: -- Tom Gabor, criminologist and author of five books on gun violence including "American Carnage: Shattering the Myths That Fuel Gun Violence,"…
The David Pakman Show5/22/23: Is this what the country will look like until 2025?
-- On the Show: -- An increasingly desperate Ron DeSantis is now telling Republican donors that Donald Trump "can't win" in 2024 -- the NAACP warns black and…
The David Pakman Show5/19/23: DeSantis destroying Florida, MTG's latest conspiracy theory
-- On the Show: -- Ron DeSantis is turning Florida into a right-wing nightmare of a state -- Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene wrongly…
The David Pakman Show5/18/23: Troubling Dianne Feinstein audio, DeSantis loses BIG
-- On the Show: -- Tim Maudlin, Founder and Director of the John Bell Institute for the Foundations of Physics, and Professor of Philosophy at New York…
The David Pakman Show5/17/23: DeSantis collapse continues as Musk, Palin, Trump lose their minds
-- On the Show: -- Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' 2024 presidential campaign continues to collapse before it even starts, with his polling…
The David Pakman Show5/16/23: Rudy & Trump accused of selling pardons, DeSantis weasels out again
-- On the Show: -- Christopher Key, notorious advocate of urine therapy and other unproven "treatments," joins David to try to defend his claims that drinking…
The David Pakman Show5/15/23: Republican informant "missing" as border crossings down 50%
-- On the Show: -- Republicans are in shambles as the predicted "disaster" at the border hasn't happened after Titles 42 restrictions expired -- The supposed…
The David Pakman Show5/12/23: The future of CNN post-Trump town hall, Mike Pence's cowardly interview
-- On the Show: -- What happens to CNN after its deranged Trump town hall? -- Former Vice President Mike Pence reacts to Trump's sexual assault liability by…
The David Pakman Show5/11/23: Trump CNN town hall goes horribly wrong, George Santos' unhinged press conference
-- On the Show: -- Matt Desmond, Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and author of the book "Poverty, By America," joins David to discuss poverty in…
The David Pakman Show5/10/23: Inflation lowest in 2 years, Trump liable for sexual assault
-- On the Show: -- Inflation drops to its lowest level in 2 years as we take a broader look at the US economy -- Tucker Carlson announces that he is…
The David Pakman Show5/9/23: 2024 might set record for dumb, doctored footage questions surface
-- On the Show: -- Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) joins David to discuss the debt ceiling fight, the state of politics in the US, and her Senate campaign for…
The David Pakman Show5/8/23: 11 mass shootings this weekend, DeSantis can't handle it
-- On the Show: -- 11 mass shootings and more than 300 shootings total in the United States this past weekend -- Gun-loving former police officer Steven…
The David Pakman Show5/5/23: They won't stop on trans, another arrest likely
-- On the Show: -- Florida Republicans pass anti-trans bills related to bathrooms and gender-affirming care -- Donald Trump is likely to be charged with…
The David Pakman Show5/4/23: Republicans accuse Biden of bribery, Putin says US droned Kremlin
-- On the Show: -- Russia claims that the United States is behind the failed drone "attack" on the Kremlin, and says it will retaliate -- Republicans wildly…
The David Pakman Show5/3/23: CNN town hall promotion goes haywire, Tucker's latest replacement no good
-- On the Show: -- Bob Zeidman, the software engineer who debunked MyPillow Mike Lindell's election fraud allegations and has claimed the offered $5 million…
The David Pakman Show5/2/23: Bernie triggers GOP, Republicans reveals their horrifying priorities
-- On the Show: -- Senator Bernie Sanders proposes taxing all income above $999 million at 100% -- A new poll reveals Republican voters' priorities for 2024…
The David Pakman Show5/1/23: Fox News bloodbath post-Tucker, stunning polls reveal big trouble for Republicans
-- On the Show: -- Fox News has lost more than half of its audience in Tucker Carlson's old time slot after Carlson was fired and replaced albeit it…
The David Pakman Show4/28/23: Biden ageism explodes, so does uncontrollable Trothing
-- On the Show: -- The statistical data is unequivocally clear that gun violence is dramatically worse in red states -- 2024 Republican Presidential candidate…
The David Pakman Show4/27/23: Tucker finally speaks out, Disney sues DeSantis
-- On the Show: -- Max Burns, Democratic strategist and Founder of Third Degree Strategies, joins David to discuss his article which argues that we have…
The David Pakman Show4/26/23: Biden explodes on MAGA as Trump bails on debates
-- On the Show: -- The Texas Department of Agriculture is requiring employees to dress "consistently" with their biological sex -- Joe Biden brutally goes…
The David Pakman Show4/25/23: Joe Biden is running 2024, Tucker Carlson fired
-- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden announces that he is running for re-election in 2024 -- Fox News propagandist Tucker Carlson has been fired by Fox News…
The David Pakman Show4/24/23: The freedom people don't really want freedom, Trump fails badly
-- On the Show: -- It is not hypocritical to demand systemic change while advising people to do what they can for themselves -- Supposedly pro-freedom Ben…
The David Pakman Show4/21/23: One of the most disturbing videos we've ever seen
-- On the Show: -- Newsmax hots Eric Bolling delivers a barely intelligible anti-transgender rant, falsely equating transphobia, racism, and disabilities -- A…
The David Pakman Show4/20/23: DeSantis suddenly in trouble, the anatomy of right wing propaganda
-- On the Show: -- Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis does an event in South Carolina with his wife, Casey DeSantis, which goes bad very quickly -- Ron…