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

December 26, 2025 57 mins

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-- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick falsely claims on Fox News that GDP growth guarantees higher wages and the segment explains how deliberate economic lies are normalized on conservative media

-- Stephen Miller repeatedly makes false claims about inflation, COVID lockdowns, and deportations, using dehumaniz...

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-- Newly released Justice Department and FBI records include a rape allegation naming Donald J. Trump document his repeated association with Jeffrey Epstein

-- Newly released Justice Department flight records directly contradict Donald Trump's claim that he was never on Jeffrey Epstein's plane

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-- A newly released Jeffrey Epstein letter claims Donald Trump shares an explicit sexual interest in young women, raising serious questions

-- Newly surfaced Justice Department emails allege Donald Trump flew on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet with a 20-year-old woman, contradicting Trump's long-standing claims

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-- Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, joins us to discuss her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor

-- The Trump administration releases the Epstein files under a transparency law but heavily redacts documents and removes files from the Justice Department website

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December 19, 2025 59 mins

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-- Donald Trump promotes $1,776 cash payments to service members while escalating explicit oil-driven rhetoric about Venezuela, raising concerns that patriotic rewards are being used to soften troops ahead of potential military action

-- Donald Trump signs an executive order reclassifying cannabis to Schedule...

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-- Donald Trump openly says the United States wants Venezuela's oil, raising questions about war motives, regime change, and public support while contradicting his antiwar image

-- Donald Trump falsely claims tariffs generated 18 trillion dollars, a mathematically impossible figure that exposes either deliberate lying or deep confusion

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December 17, 2025 72 mins

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-- Sarah Matthews, former Trump White House Deputy Press Secretary, joins us in a Substack Live to discuss Donald Trump's health cover-ups, the Susie Wiles Vanity Fair controversy, and the challenges of working in his press office

-- White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles describes Donald Trump as impulsive, ...

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-- Donald Trump highlights November job gains while burying October losses as unemployment rises to its highest level in more than four years

-- Donald Trump prepares to remove FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino after their leadership failures create political embarrassment

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-- A weekend of mass violence spans a Brown University shooting, an antisemitic terror attack in Sydney, and the killing of Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner

-- Sloppy circulation of misleading Jeffrey Epstein related images weakens real accountability by allowing Donald Trump and allies to dismiss verified evide...

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-- Donald Trump delivers a low-energy rally in a small Pennsylvania casino ballroom as the crowd sits unresponsive

-- Polling shows nearly half of Americans struggling to afford groceries and a majority blaming Donald Trump for worsening prices tied to his tariffs and pro-billionaire policies

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-- Donald Trump orders a military-style seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker in international waters while offering no credible legal basis for the action

-- Jerome Powell warns that job losses are mounting and inflation is rising due to Donald Trump's tariffs and reduced economic data

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December 10, 2025 70 mins

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-- Ramesh Ponnuru, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a longtime writer and editor at National Review, joins us to discuss Trump's takeover of the Republican Party and the future of the conservative movement

-- Eileen Higgins wins the Miami mayoral race by nineteen points as Democrats ga...

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-- Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat from Arizona, joins us to discuss the video he put out with fellow lawmakers reminding troops to ignore unlawful orders, which prompted threats from Donald Trump and his supporters

-- Donald Trump cancels major economic reports during a shutdown, creating a nationwide data blac...

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-- Brian Cole is revealed as the suspected 2021 DNC and RNC pipe bomber who believed Donald Trump won the 2020 election

-- Donald Trump repeatedly appears with a swollen and bandaged right hand while mainstream media downplays the injury despite earlier aggressive scrutiny of Joe Biden's health

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-- On the Show:

-- Kevin Hassett predicts unrealistic economic growth and praises AI as a workplace coach while Maria Bartiromo tees up claims of booming expansion

-- Layoffs rise to their highest level since 2020 as Trump administration policies collide with AI disruption and tariff-driven cost increases

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump presides over a reported loss of 32,000 private sector jobs as Fox Business downplays the ADP data while small businesses show stress tied to tariffs

-- Economists explain that higher wages, stronger services, and denser job markets drive higher prices in Democratic states, while lower costs ...

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-- Donald Trump and MAGA suffer a massive warning sign after a Tennessee special election shows a stunning collapse in Republican support

-- Doctors openly question the White House explanation for Donald Trump's unexpected MRI and spark new health concerns

-- Donal...

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-- Donald Trump scrambles as a deep red Tennessee congressional district suddenly becomes competitive on election day

-- Whie House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirms a second military strike on survivors and attempts to justify it as a lawful action

-- Karo...

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-- Donald Trump faces bipartisan scrutiny after reports say the Pentagon ordered follow up strikes on survivors during Caribbean drug operations

-- The Trump administration approved an Afghan national's asylum shortly before the Thanksgiving shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., and the...

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-- On the Show:

-- A leaked call shows Steve Witkoff coaching Russian officials on flattering Donald Trump to extract concessions for Vladimir Putin

-- Donald Trump publicly misreads manipulation by Russia, mishandles policy questions, and doubles down on weak answers about trade, healthcare, and prosecutions

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