The David Pakman Show

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 conversations with experts and newsmakers, or sharp-witted breakdowns of the latest headlines, The David Pakman Show has you covered

Episodes

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-- MAGA and Donald Trump are terrified as consumer panic is rising as consumer spending declines precipitously

-- CSPAN caller is in tears over what is happening to the economy

-- Republican Senator Mitch McConnell turns on Donald Trump's tariffs, much too late ...

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-- Ritchie Torres, US Congressman representing New York's 15th district, joins David to discuss Donald Trump and Elon Musk's destruction of the US government

-- Fox News host Jacqui Heinrich suggests it might be time for Donald Trump to tell the American people that the economy will be difficult for some t...

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump, desperate to save Elon Musk's Tesla, does a bizarre and humiliating infomercial on the White House lawn during which he says he will buy a Tesla

-- No matter what MAGA tells you, not buying a Tesla is not "cancel culture," it's capitalism

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-- Ruth Ben Ghiat, internationally acclaimed historian, speaker, and political commentator, joins David to discuss America's worrying descent into fascism under Donald Trump

-- The stock market continues to tumble over Donald Trump's trade war and broader economic uncertainty

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump's approval rating goes negative for the first time in his presidency

-- Andrew Tate decides it's time to attack Jews in a completely wacky interview

-- Egg prices continue to climb, now up 33% since Donald Trump became President

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-- On the Show:

-- Bill Adair, Professor of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University, founder of the fact-checking site PolitiFact, and author of the new book Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do it More and How It Coudl Burn Down Our Democracy, joins David to discuss the book. Get the book: https://amzn.to/43p8tEd

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-- On the Show:

-- A full review of Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress, including the lies, the humiliations, and the terrible ideas

-- The Dow Jones Industrial Average crashes 1300 points in two days thanks to Donald Trump's tariff insanity

-- Could Trump be ...

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-- On the Show:

-- Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) joins David to discuss the trajectory of the Trump economy, the future of Social Security and Medicare, and much more

-- Another downward GDP revision from the Atlanta Fed as Donald Trump's tariffs take effect and the economy appears to be on a clear downward trajecto...

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-- On the Show:

-- Reviewing the embarrassing and globally humiliating Oval Office fiasco in which Donald Trump and JD Vance yell at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

-- Brian Glenn, the boyfriend of Marjorie Taylor Greene, dresses up like a reporter and asks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy why he isn't wear...

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-- On the Show:

-- Economists are increasingly panicking about a possible "Trump recession"

-- MAGA voters are turning on Donald Trump after realizing what his policies mean for them, and many are calling right wing radio to tell them about it

-- David tells the story of being ...

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-- On the Show:

-- Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) joins David to discuss the forthcoming Republican tax plan, the state of the Democratic Party, and more

-- Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr dismisses the seriousness of the child measles epidemic in Texas where one child has now died

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-- On the Show:

-- Elon Musk's SpaceX gets a massive government contract after Donald Trump said they would not get any government contracts while Musk works for DOGE

-- Consumer confidence collapses under Donald Trump to its lowest in four years

-- Another shocking near-miss p...

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-- On the Show:

-- Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) joins David to discuss appearing on right wing shows, the failures of DOGE under Trump and Elon Musk, the future of the Democratic Party, and more

-- French President Emmanuel Macron corrects Donald Trump during a visit to the White House, and Trump is furious about it

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-- On the Show:

-- Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) joins David to discuss the aftermath of Trump's first month, the outlook for Democrats into 2026 and 2028, whether Schiff believes he will be personally targeted by the Trump Justice Department and much more

-- A review of the economic indicators of Donald Trump's first month ...

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-- On the Show:

-- Amy Klobuchar, Democratic US Senator from Minnesota, joins David to discuss the early days of the Trump administration

-- Donald Trump's approval in February of the first year of his term is worse than any other President, other than his own during his first term

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-- On the Show:

-- Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, joins David to discuss what went wrong in 2024, the disaster that is the Trump-Musk presidency, and the path forward for Democrats

-- Yet another plane crash takes place as Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy flippantly says "air crashes happen...

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump is running out of energy, and it's showing every single day

-- Egg price go nuclear, now up 30% in under a month under Donald Trump's stewardship

-- A new measles outbreak in Texas can be tied to vaccine hesitancy, despite the measles vaccine bei...

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-- On the Show:

-- Evaluating fears that Democrats will never win again

-- Donald Trump laughs while Elon Musk complains to Sean Hannity that liberals don't like him anymore

-- Fox hosts are visibly confused as they wrongly claim the money Elon Musk is saving will go to people ...

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump's fascist takeover is happening in real time, and many are completely missing it

-- Elon Musk will be babysitting Donald Trump during a forthcoming prime time interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News

-- Vice President JD Vance's speech to the Muni...

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