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
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 795
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
9/4/25: Is MAGA collapsing under Trump’s own weight?
-- On the Show:
-- Epstein victims publicly say Jeffrey Epstein bragged that he was very good friends with Donald Trump
-- Epstein survivors announce they will compile their own list of names conn…
9/3/25: Trump hit with legal defeat as resignation scandal explodes
-- On the Show:
-- Judge Charles Breyer rules that Donald Trump illegally used the U.S. military as a domestic police force and sets a precedent against future deployments
-- Trump pressures Rep…
9/2/25: US losing influence as Trump health fears explode
-- On the Show:
-- David considers suing after Wired publishes allegations about Chorus influencing his content
-- David questions whether pragmatic progressives and purity test progressives are…
9/1/25: Trump European humiliation as Epstein scandal blows wide open (EPISODE FROM JULY 28, 2025)
LABOR DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM JULY 28, 2025
-- On the Show:
-- David hosts a Substack Live with Heather Cox Richardson
-- Donald Trump faces mounting fallout from the Epstein files as compa…
BONUS FREEBIE: Trump's Hispanic support tanks, Cracker Barrel changes logo
-- On the Bonus Show: Hispanic voters turning on Trump, Cracker Barrel's new logo sparks MAGA outrage, Florida cities ordered to remove rainbow crosswalks, and much more...
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8/29/25: Republicans pounded at town halls as Trump predicts major win
-- On the Show:
-- Rep. Barry Moore refuses to answer who pays Trump’s tariffs and Rep. Mark Alford is confronted by a farmer over losses caused by those tariffs
-- Robert F. Kennedy Jr blames a…
8/28/25: DC fiasco grows as Governor drops dementia bomb
-- On the Show:
-- David responds to a Wired article that names him and other creators in connection with the progressive group Chorus and clarifies there is no content control or direction from t…
8/27/25: GOP loses seat badly, Trump has soldiers picking up trash
-- On the Show:
-- Democrat Catelin Drey defeats Republican Christopher Prosch in an Iowa Senate special election flipping a Trump district and ending the GOP supermajority
-- Donald Trump deplo…
8/26/25: Robert Reich joins David, Trump admin goes Communist
-- On the Show:
-- Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, joins David for a Substack Live. Get a copy of Robert Reich’s book Coming Up Short: A Memoir of My America: https://bookshop.org/p/book…
8/25/25: Trump police state grows as health concerns explode
-- On the Show:
-- Donald Trump escalates his police state strategy by deploying armed soldiers to Democratic-led cities against the will of local leaders
-- Ghislaine Maxwell undermines Trump’s…
BONUS FREEBIE: Republican Rep says he's spoken to dead voters, Trump targets wind and solar
-- On the Bonus Show: Republican congressman says dead people told him they voted fraudulently, Trump says U.S. won't approve new solar and wind projects, African Union wants a map that better repres…
8/22/25: Terrifying Trump warning, self-inflicted economic disaster
-- On the Show:
-- Former CIA officer Ned Price warns that Vladimir Putin manipulates Donald Trump with KGB tactics and that Trump aligns with Kremlin interests over U.S. allies
-- Conservative …
8/21/25: Texas does it, Trump cracks, disaster economic headlines
-- On the Show:
-- California Governor Gavin Newsom joins David to discuss his redistricting strategy aimed at countering Republican gerrymandering in Texas
-- Texas Republicans pass a Trump-bac…
8/20/25: Narcissistic meltdown as trade deals might evaporate
-- On the Show:
-- Donald Trump claims trade deals with countries like Japan and the United Kingdom exist but officials admit they are only unsigned frameworks
-- Trump admits on Fox News he fea…
8/19/25: Zelenskyy-Trump meeting chaos as veggie prices surge 40 percent
-- On the Show:
-- Donald Trump reverses his ceasefire stance after meeting Vladimir Putin and pressures Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept land concessions without a ceasefire
-- Trump fails to see …
8/18/25: Putin crushed Trump, and it devastated Karoline Leavitt
-- On the Show:
-- Vladimir Putin exploits the Alaska summit to humiliate Donald Trump and walk away with legitimacy while Trump gets nothing
-- Donald Trump runs to Sean Hannity to repeat Vladi…
BONUS FREEBIE: SCOTUS asked to overturn same sex marriage, Ken Paxton wants Beto O'Rourke in jail
-- On the Bonus Show: Ken Paxton tries to jail Beto O'Rourke, Supreme Court is asked to overturn same sex marriage, Mike Lee introduces a bill to criminalize porn nationwide, and much more...
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8/15/25: Trump meeting Putin in Alaska, ICE camps expanding
-- On the Show:
-- Dan Koh, host of The People's Cabinet, fills in for David. Subscribe to Dan's YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/@ThePeoplesCabinet
-- Trump gives vague answers to repo…
8/14/25: Newsom’s plan to end Trump presidency, Dems are finally fighting
-- On the Show:
-- Gavin Newsom unveils an aggressive redistricting strategy in California aimed at flipping House seats from Republicans to Democrats
-- Gavin Newsom’s California redistricting …
8/13/25: Police state grows, Karoline crashes
-- On the Show:
-- Donald Trump declares a false crime emergency in Washington D.C., federalizes police, unleashes military surveillance, and launches a national health monitoring system to consol…