The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show: -- Despite breathless claims from right wingers, an investigation determines that Google is not biased against conservatives in its application of spam filters -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, says that he is willing and would be able to defend so-called sodomy laws in court -- Donald Trump is dripping wet and slurring in one of the strangest funeral announcement...

-- On the Show: -- Measles outbreaks are again on the rise thanks to parents choosing not to vaccinate their kids, a follow-on effect from COVID anti-vaxxerism -- Kim Phuong Taylor, the wife of elected Republican Jeremy Taylor, is arrested for casting 23 fraudulent votes for her husband -- It is revealed that the LIV Gold tournament led to the transfer of funds from Saudi Arabia to Donald Trump in...

-- On the Show: -- Luke Beasley, TDPS correspondent and host of "The Luke Beasley Show," fills in for David -- The real Twitter files show Twitter and other social media sites gave Donald Trump preferential treatment -- Donald Trump wants to rejoin Twitter and Facebook -- New immigration records confirm George Santos was lying about his mother's death being caused by 9/11 -- Marjorie Taylor Greene...

-- On the Show: -- Dr. Mary Claire O'Brien, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, joins David to discuss the health effects of energy drinks like Red Bull, Monster Energy, Rockstar Energy, and others -- Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a defender of the January 6 domestic terrorists, is seated on the Homeland Security Committee -- Rad...

-- On the Show: -- Republican Congressman James Comer appears on CNN and is unable to explain why he is investigating Joe Biden but not Donald Trump in connection with classified documents -- Donald Trump's absolutely insane answer when asked about Ron DeSantis potentially running against him in 2024 during an appearance on The Water Cooler with David Brody -- Donald Trump turns on evangelicals du...

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM NOVEMBER 3, 2022 -- On the Show: -- Saul Kassin, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Williams College in Massachusetts, and author of DUPED: Why Innocent People Confess - And Why We Believe Their Confessions, joins David to discuss why innocent people frequently confe...

-- On the Show: -- President Biden gets confronted by Fox reporter Peter Doocy about why classified documents were found in his possession -- Congressman Matt Gaetz interviews lying Congressman George Santos in what turns out to be a bizarre exchange -- Caller compares the Brazil riots to January 6th -- Caller asks what the worst-case scenario is for Democrats in 2024 -- Caller wants to know how t...

-- On the Show: -- Steve Almond, author of the New York Times bestsellers "Candyfreak" and "Against Football," and whose new novel is "All the Secrets of the World," joins David to discuss his recent viral appearance on Fox News with Laura Ingraham to discuss the cardiac arrest incident of Damar Hamlin. Get the latest book by Steve: https://amzn.to/3ZwDyRV -- Inflation declines to 6.5 year-over-ye...

-- On the Show: -- Republicans make clear that, now in control of the House of Representatives, they are happy to shut down the government and hurt the American people in order to score political points -- Republicans brag about diversity during a Sean Hannity Fox News event despite the room being filled with only white people, mostly men -- Looking back at the last time Republicans controlled the...

-- On the Show: -- Dr. Eli Merritt, political historian at Vanderbilt University and editor of the recently released collection of essays entitled "The Curse of Demagogues: Lessons Learned from the Presidency of Donald J. Trump," joins David to discuss demagoguery, its toxic effect on democracy, and much more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3ZhYWKG -- The new COVID conspiracy theory is the idea of...

-- On the Show: -- The Brazilian version of the Trump riots hit Brazil as supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro riot in demand of his reinstatement, as mass arrests take place -- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is hanging out in Florida, visiting KFC and Publix, as his supporters riot in demand of his reinstatement in Brazil -- Donald Trump's cronies' fingerprints are all over th...

-- On the Show: -- David discusses the phenomenon of lying becoming more acceptable in American politics -- Donald Trump does a delusional over-the-phone interview with Dr. Darren Beattie -- Caller asks what the biggest upset was of the 2022 midterms -- Caller asks if it's possible to be an ethical consumer in a capitalist society -- Caller suggests states make pro-choice license plates -- Caller...

-- On the Show: -- Dr. Gloria Mark, Chancellor's Professor at the University of California, Irvine, has studied attention and stress in the digital age for over two decades and joins David to discuss multitasking, attention span, stress, anxiety, and more -- Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy loses House Speaker votes a fourth, fifth, and sixth time on the second day of voting, despite "help" f...

-- On the Show: -- Rachel Bernstein, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, educator, author, and host of the podcast IndoctriNation, joins David to discuss how to help cult members, victims of narcissists, former supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and others, which she has done for 30 years in her practice -- Republicans humiliate themselves after failing to elect a Speaker of the House in thre...

-- On the Show: -- A discussion of the scam that is the movement of Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, Liver King, and others -- Failed Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is in shambles as the actual winner, Katie Hobbs, becomes the Governor of Arizona -- Lying Republican Congressman-elect George Santos is now under criminal investigation in Brazil -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Th...

NEW YEAR'S DAY RECOGNIZED / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM OCTOBER 28, 2022 -- On the Show: -- A new study published on Plos One finds that Americans die younger in conservative states than in progressive ones -- Lara Logan goes on an unhinged rant on LindellTV about elites consuming the blood of children -- Caller wonders if MyPillow guy Mike Lindell is sincere -- Caller asks about climate protesters damag...

-- On the Show: -- The House Ways and Means Committee releases six years of Donald Trump's tax returns -- Donald Trump appears to threaten to run as a third-party candidate in 2024, which would effectively destroy the Republican Party -- Caller discusses what defines "Latino" or "Hispanic" -- Caller asks why more people aren't on the show -- Caller asks why David doesn't have an accent -- Caller t...

-- On the Show: -- Despite claims from the right that the left is "ignoring" the Twitter Files, it is actually the right that is lying or confused about what the Twitter Files actually say -- As COVID appears to explode in China, required negative COVID tests will again start in the US in early January after a plane from China arrives in Italy with more than half the passengers positive for COVID...

-- On the Show: -- Liar Republican Congressman-elect George Santos is interviewed by Skye Ostricher, and despite being a complete softball friendly interview, it still goes horribly wrong for Santos -- Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard fills in for Tucker Carlson on Fox News and does a good job of calling out Republican Congressman-election George Santos for his lies -- It would be good for society to...

-- On the Show: -- Texas sends buses full of migrants to Kamala Harris' house on a freezing Christmas Day, endangering people over a sick political stunt -- Texas has yet another power emergency in the midst of historic cold weather as a power plant fails -- Republican-elect George Santos admits that he fabricated his life story, including his work and educational history -- Yet another critic of...

CHRISTMAS DAY OBSERVED / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM OCTOBER 20, 2022 -- On the Show: -- Mike Rinder, former senior executive of the Church of Scientology and the Sea Organization, and author of the new book, "A Billion Years: My Escape from a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology," joins David to discuss his book, his time in Scientology leadership, and much more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3yVy7k...

-- On the Show: -- More falsehoods come to light about Republican Congressman-elect George Santos -- Donald Trump on Truth Social demands he get reinstated as president and suggests overthrowing the US government -- Caller thinks Ron DeSantis will win the presidency if he runs -- Caller questions why Republicans aren't more ashamed to claim elections they lose are rigged -- Caller wonders if Trump...

-- On the Show: -- Gerrit Bruhaug, PhD candidate at the University of Rochester working at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, the largest university laser lab and one of the only places in the world that can do laser-driven fusion experiments, joins David to discuss the recent nuclear fusion breakthrough and what it means for the future of energy -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addres...

-- On the Show: -- The House Ways and Means Committee votes to release six years of Donald Trump's tax returns -- Despite his endless claims that his tax returns were under audit, the House Ways and Means Committee reveals that Donald Trump was lying about being under audit -- George Santos, the gay Republican Jewish Congressman who lied about his work and educational history appears to also be ly...

-- On the Show: -- Bill Scher, contributor to the Washington Monthly, Politico, and RealClearPolitics, and host of the history podcast When America Worked, joins David to discuss the early stages of the 2024 Republican primary, the outlook for criminal referrals against Donald Trump, Joe Biden's prospects in the second half of his first term, and much more -- The House Committee investigating the...