MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM DECEMBER 11, 2024 -- On the Show: -- Andrea Chalupa, host of the Gaslit Nation podcast, joins David to discuss effective ways to push back against authoritarianism, and much more -- The alleged assassin of United Healthcare CEO Brian Johnson has been identified as Luigi Mangione, who has been arrested, and his social media history is now a focus of attention -- 28 seconds of pure cognitive dissonance from Fox News about Luigi Mangione and Daniel Penn...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 9 min
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's second administration is going to be filled with billionaires, showing how American oligarchy has arrived -- Bernie Sanders pressures EPA administrator nominee Lee Zeldin on whether he believes climate change is a hoax -- Sam Harris describes his falling out with Elon Musk -- Donald Trump is sitting on a disturbing mountain of cash from corporations and wealthy donors -- JD Vance appears on Fox News Sunday and proves he doesn't understand economic policy -- A Fo...
Jan 17, 2025•57 min
-- On the Show: -- Mike Lindell, CEO and Founder of MyPillow, also known as "Mike Pillow" or simply "Pillow," makes a courageous and triumphant return to the David Pakman Show to explain why he isn't worried that fraud was committed in the 2024 election and to explain his outlook on the forthcoming second Trump presidential term -- A ceasefire deal is announced between Israel and Hamas by President Joe Biden and we review the details and parameters -- Donald Trump attempts to take credit for the...
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 9 min
-- On the Show: -- Numerous protesters are dragged out of Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearings for Secretary of Defense -- A smirking Pete Hegseth is exposed as completely clueless during confirmation hearings to be Secretary of Defense -- Democratic Senator Tim Kaine absolutely brutalizes Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth -- Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin refuses to elaborate on which Senators are allegedly regularly drunk in the Senate -- Economist Paul Krugman...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 3 min
-- On the Show: -- Marc Elias, voting rights attorney and founder of Democracy Docket, joins David to discuss the future of opposition to MAGA, what to expect in terms of autocracy and authoritarianism, and much more -- Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests weather be manipulated to put out the California fires -- Lara Trump puts forward ridiculous and absurd claims about California fires, water availability and more -- Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report says that Donal...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min
-- On the Show: -- Republicans are talking about conditioning California fire disaster aid money with "strings attached" -- Multi-millionaire Scott Galloway stuns a panel on MSNBC when he explains that the rich, himself included, should be taxed much more than they are -- Elon Musk, in another painfully stupid Twitter reply, appears not to understand that California and Texas have different climates and vegetation, and therefore different fire risk -- Tom Homan, Donald Trump's incoming deportati...
Jan 13, 2025•55 min
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump gets sentenced to unconditional release in the New York hush-money case, meaning he will face no jail time, probation, or any other penalties -- The Supreme Court refused to step in to block Trump's sentencing in New York -- Trump sends out a fundraising email about his criminal sentencing -- Mel Gibson talks about evolution and cancer on The Joe Rogan Experience and struggles to make sense -- The economy is likely to tank if Donald Trump implements the policies h...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 5 min
-- On the Show: -- Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer prize winning historian and writer for The Atlantic, joins David to discuss her book Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World -- It is revealed that Fox News gave Donald Trump's campaign the questions to be asked during a campaign town hall in advance -- Donald Trump admits yet again that he is not likely to bring consumer prices down, as he previously claimed during his presidential campaign -- A disoriented Donald Trump is caught endl...
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 5 min
-- On the Show: -- Cenk Uygur, Host of The Young Turks, joins David to discuss the controversy over his recent appearance with Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's America Fest, and his broader approaches to MAGA ahead of Donald Trump's second term -- The raw milk debate exposes, yet again, major flaws in Americans' understanding of basic math -- Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook will mode its moderation team from California to Texas, yet another move certain to please Donald Trump -- Donald Tru...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 14 min
-- On the Show: -- Kamala Harris oversees and completes the certification of Donald Trump and JD Vance's 2024 presidential election win -- Donald Trump melts down after Kamala Harris oversees the certification of his electoral win -- Bruce Fischer, the husband of incoming Republican Senator Deb Fischer, refuses to shake Vice President Kamala Harris' hand -- President Joe Biden uses a 72-year-old law to prevent Donald Trump from destroying the environment as much as he otherwise would plan to -- ...
Jan 07, 2025•53 min
-- On the Show: -- It turns out that it was indeed a Trump supporter involved in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in the driveway of Trump's Las Vegas hotel -- Donald Trump is stuffing his cabinet full of oligarchs whose primary goal will be to enrich themselves -- Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, is continuing to push ideas that are partially interesting, partially concerning, and will soon appear on the show with David to discuss it -- Republicans are slowly starting to admit that Rober...
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 2 min
-- On the Show: -- Despite continued evidence to the contrary, Republican elected officials continue to blame 'the border' for the New Orleans New Year's Eve attack carried out by an American citizen -- CNN host Jim Acosta calls out his guest for defending Trump blaming foreign criminals for the New Orleans attack, but his guest simply keeps lying -- It turns out that the Las Vegas Cybertruck bomber was a "big" supporter of Donald Trump's -- Elon Musk threatens to sue media outlets for their rep...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 3 min
-- On the Show: -- The first 48 hours of 2025 confirm that this year is going to be absolutely insane -- United Healthcare is accused of denying coverage for a woman in a coma in the ICU because it might not be "medically necessary" -- Donald Trump is doing it again, planning to hold a rally in Washington DC the day before the inauguration -- Donald Trump bows down to Elon Musk again on H1B visas and MAGA is increasingly humiliated -- Despite the New Orleans vehicle attacker being American-born,...
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 1 min
NEW YEAR'S DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM DECEMBER 2, 2024 -- On the Show: -- Retailers warn of rising prices as a result of the forthcoming Trump tariffs -- As Donald Trump's tariffs get closer to becoming a reality, the vast majority of Americans still do not understand how tariffs work -- President Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden, despite previously saying he would not pardon him, and this gives Trump carte blanche for any pardons he wants to do -- The authoritarian takeover planned by Trump is ta...
Jan 01, 2025•58 min
-- On the Show: -- MAGA is suddenly furious with Donald Trump over his not-totally-disgusting post to Truth Social about the death of former President Jimmy Carter -- Total chaos builds as MAGA goes to war with Elon Musk -- Disgusting MAGA Laura Loomer happens to get it right about why Elon Musk's technocratic views are bad for the average American -- A deep dive into how billionaires have taken control of Donald Trump -- Donald Trump's most dangerous ally, Elon Musk, seems to be on the verge of...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 4 min
-- On the Show: -- Former President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100 and we remember the legacy of his presidency and post-presidency -- MAGA turns on Elon Musk on the topic of H1B visas as the situation quickly becomes a disaster -- Donald Trump sides with Elon Musk over MAGA on the topic of H1B visas, despite Trump not understanding them -- A confused Donald Trump appears to flip flop on the topic of H1B visas, but a deeper analysis shows he doesn't really know what they are -- E...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min
-- On the Show: -- Americans are increasingly bailing out of watching the news, a real problem for corporate media, but possibly a boon for independent media -- Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter was doomed to fail from day one -- We explore the blue state revolution completely missed by MAGA, both economically and from an innovation standpoint -- Republican problems are only just beginning -- Ivanka Trump wants nothing to do with "President Trump" this second time around -- The final Friday Feedba...
Dec 27, 2024•1 hr
-- On the Show: -- Henry Giroux, Chaired Professor of Scholarship in the Public Interest at McMaster University, joins David to discuss neo-liberal fascism and whether fascism and authoritarian are valid descriptors of what Donald Trump has promised for his second term -- Elon Musk jokes to Benjamin Netanyahu about being the "unofficial" President of the United States, side Donald Trump -- Lone liberal Luke Beasley destroys a panel of 5 MAGAs in an unfair, lopsided debate on Tim Pool's show -- D...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 4 min
CHRISTMAS DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM NOVEMBER 20, 2024 -- On the Show: -- Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, and Steven Kenneth "Destiny" Bonnell II, political streamer and debater, join David to discuss whether the 2024 election results mean that the Democratic Party should move to the left, the center, or stay exactly where it is -- A Republican civil war is brewing, with growing opposition to some of Trump's cabinet picks, as well as over the selection of Senate Majority Leader -- Morning J...
Dec 25, 2024•1 hr 8 min
-- On the Show: -- The Matt Gaetz ethics report is out and it concludes that Gaetz committed statutory rape and paid a teenager for sex -- Former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz panics over the publication of his ethics report and sues to try to stop the release -- President Joe Biden commutes 37 federal death sentences, equivalent to more than 92% of all sentences -- Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez continues to hone her political instincts and communication skills -- Growing...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 2 min
-- On the Show: -- The "President Musk" meme is working as Donald Trump is increasingly triggered and terrified -- Donald Trump starts to turn on Elon Musk during his speech at Turning Points USA's America Fest -- MAGA on MAGA conflict grows as Laura Loomer and Milo Yiannopoulos get into a wild argument at America Fest -- A demoralized and pathetic Matt Gaetz resurfaces and self-humiliates -- A deep dive into why Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost -- As Republicans increasingly question sup...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min
-- On the Show: -- Exposing and explaining the Republican Social Security scam -- Republican Congressman Andy Barr wildly claims that the American people voted for Elon Musk to get as much power as he is currently getting from Trump -- Hakeem Jeffries has no idea whether Donald Trump or Elon Musk are in charge of the Republican Party -- Donald Trump resurfaces at Mar-a-Lago with a bizarre mullet, looking very run down -- Donald Trump voters are about to get what they deserve, and it's nothing to...
Dec 20, 2024•59 min
-- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden grants a major outgoing interview to independent progressive media outlet Meidas Touch, and is interviewed by Ben Meiselas -- New polling from the Washington Post reveals that most of the country dislikes Donald Trump's promised agenda, yet he still won -- The upcoming "I told you so" situation that is about to develop will be devastating to Trump and Harris voters alike -- Former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz panics over news that the ethics investigat...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 4 min
-- On the Show: -- Sasha Abramsky, freelance journalist and The Nation magazine's Western States correspondent, joins David to discuss the terrifying reality of Project 2025 -- David talks about his meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House discussing the online creator ecosystem and media environment -- A disoriented Donald Trump holds a bizarre press conference at Mar-a-Lago, riddled with lies, distortions, and confusion -- Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene fully embrac...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min
-- On the Show: -- International students are being warned to return to the US before Trump's inauguration, and visa holders are being advised the same way -- Donald Trump and RFK Jr will consider ending the childhood vaccination program -- Steve Bannon calls for the prosecution and imprisonment of media figures, and suggests Trump run again in 2028 -- Senator Bernie Sanders concedes that the US is indeed already an oligarchy, and getting worse -- A recent clip of Donald Trump talking about buyi...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min
-- On the Show: -- A new Trump "resistance" isn't going to cut it this time, and what is truly needed is an enduring opposition -- ABC News settles defamation lawsuit for $15 million with Donald Trump, a disastrous move that Trump will tout as a huge victory over the "fake news media" -- Donald Trump admits that bringing grocery prices down, an important pillar of his campaign, is unlikely to happen -- Reversing his campaign rhetoric, Donald Trump admits that he does know about Project 2025 and ...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min
-- On the Show: -- There is now a political movement pushing raw milk, sparked by Donald Trump's victory and his selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services -- Trump supporters are way too confident about the control they have of government now, as history shows they'll lose it after a few years -- Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth is backtracking on previous comments as his nomination hangs by a thread -- Fox News host Sean Hannity interviews Pete Hegseth i...
Dec 13, 2024•53 min
-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of The Page Perspective, fills in for David. Check out her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- Texas Senator Ted Cruz gets called out on his contradictions during a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins -- Outgoing Senate leader Mitch McConnell gives a tepid response to Trump returning to power -- Anti-Trump strategist Sarah Longwell dunks on former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the DealBook Summit -- Florida State Representative Sus...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 9 min
-- On the Show: -- Andrea Chalupa, host of the Gaslit Nation podcast, joins David to discuss effective ways to push back against authoritarianism, and much more -- The alleged assassin of United Healthcare CEO Brian Johnson has been identified as Luigi Mangione, who has been arrested, and his social media history is now a focus of attention -- 28 seconds of pure cognitive dissonance from Fox News about Luigi Mangione and Daniel Penny -- The secret about Donald Trump's policies that his followers...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 10 min
-- On the Show: -- Millions of Americans are about to feel the pain of Donald Trump's victory -- Multi-billionaire Elon Musk met with millionaire US Senators to talk about reducing Social Security and Medicare benefits which average $1700 per month -- Donald Trump's first list of people he wants imprisoned is told to NBC News interviewer Kristen Welker -- Donald Trump says that RFK Jr will be investigating the link between vaccines and autism, which has been debunked for decades -- Donald Trump ...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min
