The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden's Q1 fundraising blowout saw him raise more than twice what Donald Trump raised, and more than every Republican candidate combined -- Robert F Kennedy Jr is caught on video saying that COVID is "ethnically targeted" at whites and blacks and to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people -- 2024 Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie continues to go afte...

-- On the Show: -- An actuarial analysis expects Joe Biden to outlive Donald Trump, despite Biden being older -- Disgraced Republican Congressman George Santos compares himself to Rosa Parks in his latest disgusting statement -- Caller wants the Democratic Party to listen to the concerns of black Americans more -- Caller talks about a Trump or DeSantis presidency's effect on trans people -- Caller...

-- On the Show: -- Ruth Ben-Ghiat, internationally acclaimed historian, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, and author of "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present," joins David to discuss the authoritarian slide of the Republican Party, and much more. Get her book: https://amzn.to/3JW3aSq -- Republican FBI hearings, meant to make FBI Director Christopher Wray look bad, bac...

-- On the Show: -- The conclusion to David's interview with Richard Dawkins, renowned evolutionary biologist who has revolutionized our understanding of genes, memes, and the origins of life, and host of the podcast The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins -- Inflation declines again to 3% year over year, the lowest since March of 2021 -- 2024 Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie onc...

-- On the Show: -- Richard Dawkins, renowned evolutionary biologist who has revolutionized our understanding of genes, memes, and the origins of life, and host of the podcast The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins, joins David to discuss a number of important issues -- A discussion of the instinct to "check out" and stop paying attention to the political and news world -- Larry Nassar, the for...

-- On the Show: -- Rosie O'Donnell, television icon, actress, comedian, and host of the podcast Onward with Rosie O'Donnell, joins David to discuss American politics, Trump, Biden, Gavin Newsom, and much more -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is accused of even more corruption through receiving gifts -- California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom says that Fox News contributes to the mental...

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump posted what was supposedly Barack Obama's home address, and a man showed up with a gun -- Donald Trump is increasingly desperate for people to protest in the streets for him, but he is struggling to find willing participants -- Caller talks about the politicization of the Supreme Court -- Caller is a former right-winger who was reformed by watching TDPS -- Caller co...

-- On the Show: -- June jobs numbers are stunning, with 497,000 new jobs created despite an expectation of only 220,000 -- Donald Trump's fundraising explodes, raising $35 million in the 2nd quarter of 2023 -- Mark Zuckerberg's Meta releases its Twitter competitor Threads, immediately triggering Elon Musk, but we wonder whether this is the right direction for social media in general -- Cocaine has...

-- On the Show: -- Dr. Ami Klin, Director of the Marcus Autism Center at Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare in Atlanta, joins David to discuss autism, including prevalence, diagnosis, causes, treatment, and much more -- Failed former President Donald Trump reportedly shared secrets on the Mar-a-Lago patio -- In yet another line of possible investigation, Donald Trump rep...

INDEPENDENCE DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM MAY 22, 2023 -- On the Show: -- An increasingly desperate Ron DeSantis is now telling Republican donors that Donald Trump "can't win" in 2024 -- The NAACP warns black and LGBT folks not to travel to Florida as it is increasingly hostile to minority groups -- An absolutely disgusting interview with an anti-transgender mom on CNN goes terribly -- Fox News host...

-- On the Show: -- Jamie Raskin presents a transcript of the alleged Joe Biden "bribery" "whistleblower" admitting he never spoke to Joe Biden -- Fox News host Sandra Smith asks former Trump staffer Larry Kudlow to explain why the economy is actually terrible under Joe Biden, and Kudlow is unable to do so -- Donald Trump is reportedly facing up to 45 additional charges related to the classified do...

-- On the Show: -- The Supreme Court rejects race-based affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional -- A new report reveals that failed former President Donald Trump demanded "my documents" back despite being warned by lawyers that he would be indicted -- Fox News host Steve Doocy briefly interjects logic and reason, explaining that there is no actual evidence at this time that President Jo...

-- On the Show: -- Eliezer Yudkowsky, Founder and Senior Research Fellow of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, joins David to discuss artificial intelligence, machine learning, and much more -- President Joe Biden delivers a major speech on Bidenomics in Chicago, crushing the nonsense of right wing trickle down economics -- Due to concerns about President Joe Biden's indented face, the W...

-- On the Show: -- Ron DeSantis doesn't answer a question about Donald Trump and the January 6 riots by saying that since he wasn't in DC that day, he doesn't know what happened -- Donald Trump glitches badly when confronted by a reporter in New Hampshire about the leaked recording in which he admits to crimes -- Donald Trump gives a speech in New Hampshire that goes terribly -- Donald Trump now c...

-- On the Show: -- Joe Berkowitz, a writer whose work has been featured in Vulture, The New Yorker, and Fast Company, joins David to discuss his Daily Beast article, "When Did the 'F*ck Your Feelings' Crowd Get So Triggered?" -- Donald Trump's third, and possibly fourth arrests may be imminently forthcoming, one federal and the other at the state level in Georgia -- CNN obtains audio of Donald Tru...

-- On the Show: -- Russian President Vladimir Putin survives a coup attempt by Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner Group for now, but the question is what happens next -- We discuss whether scientists and doctors should debate antivaxxers in the context of the recent conflict between Joe Rogan, Dr. Peter Hotez, Elon Musk, and others -- A look at the pros and cons of 2024 Democratic presidential candid...

-- On the Show: -- Luke Beasley, host of The Luke Beasley Show and TDPS correspondent, fills in for David -- Georgie election official Ruby Freeman is cleared of false election fraud claims made by Donald Trump and his allies -- The hearings put together by House Republicans keep backfiring on them tremendously -- Ron DeSantis struggles to answer whether he'd support Trump if Trump goes on to win...

-- On the Show: -- Luke Beasley, host of The Luke Beasley Show and TDPS correspondent, fills in for David -- Tim Scott does a Fox News town hall -- Donald Trump gets cornered on his death penalty for drug dealers policy during a Fox News interview with Bret Baier -- Trump continues to struggle when talking about the COVID-19 vaccines to his right-wing base -- Chris Christie mocks Trump over his fe...

-- On the Show: -- Producer Pat Ford fills in for David -- Donald Trump admits to multiple crimes during his Fox News interview with Bret Baier -- Hunter Biden accepts a plea deal in his case regarding tax crimes and a gun charge -- Former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr calls his former boss a "consummate narcissist" who puts "his own ego above everything else" -- Why Joe Biden should not pardon...

-- On the Show: -- The College Board isn't putting up with Ron DeSantis's plan to scrub AP classes of LGBT topics -- Republicans James Comer and Marjorie Taylor Greene admit they don't know if there are tapes of Joe Biden receiving bribes -- Ron DeSantis defends Donald Trump over his latest criminal charges and deflects to talking about Hillary Clinton's emails -- Republican Congresswoman Elise St...

JUNETEENTH / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM APRIL 27, 2023 -- On the Show: -- Max Burns, Democratic strategist and Founder of Third Degree Strategies, joins David to discuss his article which argues that we have reached a "tipping point" on guns and gun violence -- Disney sues Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for his politically motivated crusade to destroy them -- Fired Fox News propagandist Tucker...

-- On the Show: -- Republicans are increasingly panicking that Donald Trump's multiple arrests may doom them -- Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 4 in a new national election poll -- Despite saying he would buy everyone food at Miami Cuban restaurant Versailles, Donald Trump did not actually pay for anyone's food -- Caller asks about critical thinking and the right-wing -- Caller wonders why there a...

-- On the Show: -- Eric Levitz, writer about politics and economics for New York Magazine, joins David to discuss his recent piece "Blaming 'Capitalism' Is Not an Alternative to Solving Problems" -- Republican chaos as another Florida Republican, this time Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, announces he is running for the Republican presidential nomination -- Fox News interviews 2024 Republican president...

-- On the Show: -- Failed former President Donald Trump is arrested on 37 felony counts, pleading not guilty -- Donald Trump admits to crimes during a post-arrest speed in Bedminster, New Jersey -- Luke Beasley was on the ground in Miami, Florida for Donald Trump's arrest, interviewing a number of his supporters -- Absolutely sick and deranged Trump supporters surround the Miami, Florida courthous...

-- On the Show: -- Reece Peck, Associate Professor at the City University of New York and author of the book "Fox Populism: Branding Conservatism as Working Class," joins David to discuss the right wing's dominance of messaging, media, rhetoric, and more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/43T7ysL -- Inflation drops to its lowest level in two years, bottoming out at 4% over the last 12 months, but Repu...