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
- 798
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
4/16/25: AOC's crowds and polling explode while Trump adviser is escorted out
-- On the Show:
-- Mark Bankston, attorney at Farrar and Ball best known for his takedown of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, is now representing Mauricio Garcia, a man falsely labeled as a "neo-Na…
4/15/25: Deporting citizens goes mainstream as dictatorship in focus
-- On the Show:
-- Jonathan Allen, senior political reporter for NBC News and co-author alongside Amie Parnes of the new book "Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House," joins David to…
4/14/25: Bernie & AOC bring the house down while Trump starts crony carveouts
-- On the Show:
-- An arsonist attempts to burn down Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro's house just after Passover
-- Donald Trump caves again, carving out some tech billionaires fro…
4/11/25: Experts worry Trump is insane, Fox realizes tariffs hurt people
-- On the Show:
-- Economic experts worry that Donald Trump has gone "insane" in the wake of the tariff stock market fiasco
-- Donald Trump seems confused between "political asylum" and "insane …
4/10/25: Trump randomly pauses tariffs, insider trading fiasco explodes
-- On the Show:
-- Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joins David to discuss possible insider trading allegations surrounding the Trump tariff fiasco, the latest with the Ukraine-Russia war, and much more
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4/9/25: MAGA struggles to defend tariffs as Trump increasingly desperate
-- On the Show:
-- Donald Trump orders a massive military parade to take place on his birthday at huge taxpayer expense, reminiscent of 20th century authoritarians
-- A slurring and disheveled D…
4/8/25: More MAGA figures turn on Trump, Karoline Leavitt does it again
-- On the Show:
-- Katherine Stewart, author of the book Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy, joins David to discuss the movement and what's taking place in Ame…
4/7/25: Protests fill streets, Trump even angering elites
-- On the Show:
-- Protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk explode nationally as the streets fill
-- A sweaty and panicked Trump has no idea what's happening to the economy as he takes quest…
4/4/25: Trump kicks out Elon, influencers turn on MAGA
-- On the Show:
-- In the midst of absolute economic chaos, Donald Trump's approval rating hits yet another new low
-- Within hours of a brutal loss in Wisconsin in which $25 million of Elon Mus…
4/3/25: Trump tariffs explode, Republicans panic, markets crash
-- On the Show:
-- Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX) joins David to discuss the future of the progressive movement, the disastrous Trump tariffs, the 2026 and 2028 elections, and much more
-- Donald…
4/2/25: It's LIBERATION DAY as Tesla collapses, Booker speaks 25 hours
-- On the Show:
-- Brad Schimel, the Trump and Musk-endorsed candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court has lost in a major setback for the MAGA agenda
-- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) sets a new re…
4/1/25: Huge protests build as Elon quits, Trump flips, Karoline lies
-- On the Show:
-- Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) joins David to discuss the administration's disregard for the Constitution, the failures of DOGE, the Signal fiasco, and much more
-- The Hands …
3/31/25: Third term insanity spreads, Elon is stepping down
-- On the Show:
-- David lays out his political views in response to audience questions as a sort of anti-authoritarian progressive manifesto
-- NBC News' Kristin Welker reports that Donald Trum…
3/28/25: Trump's cabinet down big, how empires fail
-- On the Show:
-- The wheels are not-so-slowly coming off of Donald Trump's clown car cabinet
-- Alina Habba, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, now US Attorney in New Jersey, claims that…
3/27/25: We have no idea who is running the White House
-- On the Show:
-- A disoriented Donald Trump has no idea what's happening, raising new questions about who is truly in charge as Trump golfs and hangs out at Mar-a-Lago in the midst of the Signal…
3/26/25: Total collapse over texting scandal, heads should roll
-- On the Show:
-- Donald Trump completely fails to explain the texting scandal during what was meant to be a softball interview with Newsmax, caught very obviously lying
-- A panicked Donald Tr…
3/25/25: Free speech under massive attack, Tesla enters collapse spiral
-- On the Show:
-- Donald Trump's national security team accidentally texts war plans to The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg in the biggest national security breach in a very long time
-- Donald Tru…
3/24/25: Dems filling rallies as Trump melts down over Elon
-- On the Show:
-- Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as other Democrats, are filling venues that Trump never filled with raucous and inspiring rallies
-- A review of economic …
3/21/25: Tesla facing disaster as GOP town halls torched
-- On the Show:
-- David explores the difference between symbolic and operational politics and the inherent hypocrisies we all live with
-- Tesla recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks because they are fall…
3/20/25: Karoline Leavitt in shambles as legal losses mount
-- On the Show:
-- New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins David to discuss how she will resist the directives of the Trump administration, including on mass deportations and and ICE roundups
-- Se…