The David Pakman Show

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY / COLUMBUS DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM AUGUST 9, 2022 -- On the Show: -- Andrew Sullivan, author, editor, and blogger at the Weekly Dish, joins David to discuss the current state of Trumpism and the conservative movement --The FBI raids failed former President Donald Trump's house at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, and Trump absolutely loses it -- MAGA-world flips out in reaction to...

-- On the Show: -- Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker holds a disastrous press conference to address the allegation that he paid for a woman he dated to get an abortion back in 2009 -- Young women are trending more and more liberal over time but young men are not -- Caller talks about how Georgia Republicans justify still supporting Herschel Walker -- Caller wonders how bad climate change wi...

-- On the Show: -- Bill Keller, founding Editor-in-Chief of The Marshall Project and author of "What's Prison For? Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration," joins David to discuss incarceration in the US, system issues affecting corrections officers, approaches to incarceration in other countries, and more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3Cf1SNo -- Republican Florida Governor...

-- On the Show: -- Jessie Singer, journalist and author of the book "There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster – Who Profits and Who Pays the Price," joins David to discuss accidents, malpractice, negligence, freedom, and more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3SD55gT -- In the wake of the Herschel Walker scandal, Republican suddenly don't care about abortion being "murder" as lo...

-- On the Show: -- Andrew Koppelman, Law Professor at Northwestern University, joins David to discuss his new book out today, "Burning Down the House: How Libertarian Philosophy Was Corrupted by Delusion and Greed." Get the book: https://amzn.to/3SWTCZp -- David explains what evidence would convince him that the 2020 Presidential election was indeed stolen from Donald Trump by Joe Biden -- Donald...

-- On the Show: -- Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott is caught lying and being a horrible person during a recent debate against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke -- A very sick-sounding Republican Senator Marco Rubio is caught lying on CNN about his votes on disaster relief funds -- Pennsylvania Republican Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano bizarrely announces he will ban pole dancing, p...

-- On the Show: -- Hurricane Ian leaves a trail of devastation in Florida with hundreds feared dead and millions without power -- Donald Trump thought he could sue Congress for impeaching him -- The David Pakman Show YouTube channel is inching close to 1.5 million subscribers -- Even the haters like the new Pakman Finance channel -- Caller wonders if right-wing media is moving on from Trump to Ron...

-- On the Show: -- Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, joins David to discuss his newest book, "Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics," out on October 11th. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3Riiw4d -- The US embassy in Russia warns Americans to leave Russia amid the expectation of increasing hostilities from Vladimir Putin -- Two mor...

-- On the Show: -- Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz is losing to Democratic candidate John Fetterman by 10 in a new poll -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his house in a truck to avoid a subpoena -- 61% of Republicans still believe that Joe Biden was not the legitimate winner of the 2020 election according to a new poll -- Multiple 2022 Republican candidates wipe all ment...

-- On the Show: -- Alison Hayden, Republican candidate running in California's 14th District, joins David to discuss her candidacy, her views on the 2020 election, Donald Trump, MAGA, and more -- Right wingers rush in to praise neo-fascist Giorgia Meloni's victory in Italy, including Marjorie Taylor-Greene, Lauren Bobert, and Charlie Kirk -- It is revealed that a White House number called one of t...

-- On the Show: -- Italy shifts to the extreme right as the neo-fascist Brothers of Italy party wins the most votes in national elections, potentially making Giorgia Meloni its leaders -- The House January 6 panel may unanimously refer Donald Trump for criminal prosecution -- California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom absolutely crushes Ron DeSantis in recent interviews -- Jared Kushner slams Ron...

-- On the Show: -- MyPillow CEO and Founder Mike Lindell has hired attorney Alan Dershowitz to represent him, who will argue that the FBI's seizure of his phone was unconstitutional -- A federal appeals court puts an end to the delays and tells the Department of Justice it can resume its use of the seized Mar-a-Lago documents from Donald Trump -- Support for Donald Trump is unaffected, per a new p...

-- On the Show: -- Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin absolutely destroys Congressman Thomas Massie's conspiracy theory about Ray Epps, a supposed FBI operative at the January 6 riots -- Trump-Endorsed Republican candidate JR Majewski fabricated his imaginary military service in Afghanistan -- New York sues Donald Trump and his family and refers the case to the IRS for criminal prosecution -- Don...

-- On the Show: -- Adam Steen, Trump-endorsed Republican running for the Wisconsin State Assembly in District 63, joins David to discuss his campaign -- Joe Biden wrongly claims that the COVID pandemic is over -- Fox News host Greg Gutfeld casually says that COVID was created in a lab -- Donald Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn delivers a bizarre rant about COVID vaccines alte...

-- On the Show: -- Benjamin Dixon, host of the Benjamin Dixon Show, joins David to discuss his fight against Christian nationalism in the United States -- A criminal investigation has been opened in Bexar County, Texas, into Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' Martha's Vineyard immigrant stunt -- British Prime Minister Liz Truss is hilariously misidentified as a "minor royal" by Australian media during...

-- On the Show: -- Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' Martha's Vineyard immigrant stunt may be illegal -- Fox News sends reporter Griff Jenkins to speak "Spanish" to immigrants arriving in Washington DC -- Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to kick gun safety activist Marianna Pecora twice -- Republican Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is completely inco...

-- On the Show: -- Democrats continue to improve their chances of holding onto the House and Senate based on new 2022 midterm projections -- Donald Trump goes on Hugh Hewitt's radio show and threatens "big problems" if he's indicted -- Republican New Hampshire Senate candidate Don Bolduc tries to distance himself from statements he made about the 2020 election being stolen from Trump -- MyPillow C...

-- On the Show: -- Johnny Teague, Republican candidate running in Texas' 7th District, joins David to discuss his candidacy -- Approval for labor unions reaches a 57-year high according to the latest Gallup poll -- Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flies 50 immigrants to Martha's Vineyard in an absurd political stunt -- A Trumpist wearing a clown wig in possession of guns is arrested at a D...

-- On the Show: -- Doctor John Abramson, Harvard Medical School faculty member and author of the new book "Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It," joins David to discuss our broken healthcare system. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3RH356X -- As predicted after the reversal of Roe v Wade, Republicans are now pushing for a national abortion ban, and Senator Lin...

-- On the Show: -- Thom Hartmann, host of the Thom Hartmann Program and author of the new book "The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness," joins David to discuss the history of neoliberalism. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3qSpH8N -- Reports spread that Russian troops are fleeing Ukraine amid a quagmire, raising new questions as to whether V...

-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump arrives in Washington DC unexpectedly, surging rumors about a possible impending arrest -- Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert gives the same answer, about Nancy Pelosi, to numerous questions during her latest Congressional race debate -- Former Democratic Senator Al Franken turns Republican strategist Alice Stewart into a sputtering mess by asking her one simpl...