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

January 12, 2026 73 mins

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-- Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, joins us to discuss the killing of Renee Good, and how to resist Trump and his ICE agents

-- Donald Trump and his allies respond to scandals involving Nicolás Maduro and the killing of Renee Good by rejecting investigation and demanding absolute loyalty

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-- Donald Trump delivers rambling and contradictory remarks on Fox News boasting about Venezuela oil seizures and casually predicting Republican losses

-- Trump announces plans to bomb Mexico over cartels while ignoring U.S. law international law and the reality of immediate retaliation

-- David responds to a serious viewer argument about civil unrest personal safet...

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-- Caleb Ragland, Chairman of the American Soybean Association, joins us to discuss how Trump's tariffs are reshaping the soybean industry and the economic future of rural America

-- An ICE agent shoots and kills U.S. citizen during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis as Trump falsely claims self defense and blames the radical left

-- Governor Tim Walz pr...

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-- A United States Coast Guard team seizes a Russian-flagged oil tanker under Trump's orders, sparking escalation fears and suspicion of a choreographed standoff

-- Trump warns Republicans about impeachment as Democrats argue his Venezuela raid violates congressional war powers and international law

-- In a chaotic speech for House Republicans, Trump rambles, fixate...

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January 6, 2026 68 mins

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-- Senator Raphael Warnock, Democrat from Georgia, joins us to discuss the Trump administration's Venezuela operation and the stakes for U.S. credibility abroad

-- Trump tells NBC that U.S. oil companies could rebuild Venezuela's oil infrastructure and then be reimbursed by the U.S. gove...

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January 5, 2026 61 mins

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-- Donald Trump orders a U.S. military operation that captures Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Venezuela and brings them to New York despite lacking clear legal authority

-- Reporting says Donald Trump escalates to military action after Nicolás Maduro dances on Venezuelan state television and aides treat it as personal mockery

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January 2, 2026 50 mins

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-- Donald Trump faces a hard power cutoff in the 2026 midterms where losing the House would effectively halt his legislative agenda and severely weaken his leverage

-- The United States dollar suffers its largest annual decline in nearly a decade due to Donald Trump's tariffs, attacks on Federal Reserve indep...

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-- Attorney General Pam Bondi deletes a tweet praising what she thought was Donald Trump's success after realizing the overdose data actually reflects declines under Joe Biden

-- Dr Oz downplays vaccines and promotes vague wellness advice while ignoring evidence that flu shots reduce hospitalization even in w...

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-- Donald Trump casually references a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela so incoherently that journalists and officials initially cannot tell whether the United States carried out an act of war or whether the president is confused

-- Donald Trump's long claim of an Epstein hoax collapses as documents, photos, ...

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-- Dr. John Gartner, former assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and founder of Duty to Warn, joins us to discuss signs of cognitive decline in Donald Trump's second term

-- Donald Trump repeatedly praises Vladimir Putin, lashes out at reporters, and makes incoherent remarks duri...

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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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