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**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

Latest Episodes:

8/10/23: Trump lashes out at prosecutors, Republicans uncertain about impeaching Biden Aug 10, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- Luke Beasley, TDPS correspondent and host of The Luke Beasley Show, fills in for David

-- Joe Biden mocks Lauren Boebert for praising the infrastructure project in her district that she voted against

-- Former conservative judge J. Michael Luttig calls out Donald Trump's threat to democracy

-- Donald Trump lashes out at prosecutors during a Newsmax interview with Eric Bolling

-- House Republicans can't decide whether they want to pursue bogus impeachment charges against Joe Biden

-- Fox News host Laura Ingraham claims that Donald Trump represents the average American citizen

-- An FBI raid leads to the death of a man who threatened President Biden's life

-- Fox News floats a wild conspiracy about Joe Biden doing an interview with the Weather Channel to send a "secret signal" to Hunter Biden's business partners

-- More of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's lavish gifts are revealed

-- On the Bonus Show: Mike Pence fills truck with gas in strange campaign video, Obama warns of Trump's political strengths, and much more...

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8/9/23: Pathetic Trump defenses and DeSantis keeps dropping Aug 09, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- Producer Pat Ford fills in for David

-- Donald Trump speaks in New Hampshire about stop and frisk, whether he'll debate, Chris Christie's weight, and much more

-- The claim that it's unfair that Donald Trump is being prosecuted by his political opponent doesn't make sense, as it would effectively put him above the law

-- Special counsel Jack Smith doesn't need to prove Trump knew he lost the 2020 election to get a conviction

-- Ron DeSantis replaces his campaign manager Generra Peck with James Uthmeier, hoping it will shake up his collapsing presidential hopes

-- Prosecutors are seeking a protective order against Donald Trump to prevent him from sharing sensitive information about his 2020 election case

-- Donald Trump blames the US women's soccer team defeat at the World Cup on "wokeness" and says it's emblematic of America's downfall under Joe Biden

-- A compilation video of Ron DeSantis getting visibly nervous when asked about Donald Trump

-- On the Bonus Show: Ohio voters reject issue one, 401(k) hardship withdrawals way up, and much more...

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8/8/23: GOP primary is almost over, top staffers become trial witnesses Aug 08, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- Julia Keller, author of the book "Quitting: A Life Strategy: The Myth of Perseverance," joins David to discuss the history of quitting, social connotations, when quitting is the right thing to do, and much more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/44XCTvm

-- The 2024 Republican primary remains all Donald Trump, as Ron DeSantis loses support, the Vivek Ramaswamy surge appears to have ended, and other candidates are failing

-- Many viewers believe Donald Trump has absolutely no chance of being President again, and we examine the claims

-- The top former staffer of Donald Trump might end up being the most important witnesses against him in his criminal trials

-- Thrice-indicted Donald Trump may have landed himself in jail with his recent attacks on prosecutors and witnesses

-- Donald Trump and his legal team want his latest criminal trial moved from Washington DC to West Virginia for a more "diverse" jury, despite WV being 92% white

-- Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says that the indictments of Donald Trump prove that Joe Biden's "regime" is communist

-- Fox News host Brian Kilmeade doesn't like it when co-host Steve Doocy tells the truth about Donald Trump's latest indictment

-- Shockingly, David's critical thinking book for kids has now sold nearly 10,000 copies

-- On the Bonus Show: The upcoming website redesign, upcoming guest hosts, the future of the show, and much more

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8/7/23: Trump threatens prosecutor, Pence admits to the whole thing Aug 07, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump threatens special prosecutor Jack Smith, leading to a request for a protective order from the Department of Justice

-- Failed former President Donald Trump's fourth indictment is reportedly imminent, this one expected in the state of Georgia

-- Donald Trump has a deranged Sunday morning meltdown over the multiple indictments against him, confirming how scared he truly is

-- Former Vice President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence admits that he was directly told by Trump insiders to reject the election results

-- Supporters of Donald Trump yell at Mike Pence in a parking lot, and Pence yells back

-- Failed former President Donald Trump explodes in a deranged speech just one day after his third criminal indictment

-- A sweaty and disheveled Donald Trump returns to his longtime plumbing obsession, as well as telling endless corrosive lies, during a speech in South Carolina

-- Podcaster and MMA commentator Joe Rogan fully buys into "election fraud" conspiracy theories while recently interviewing Patrick Bet-David

-- Republican Congressman Andy Ogles wants to "move forward" with the impeachment of President Joe Biden despite there being no evidence of Biden doing anything worthy of an impeachment

-- Voicemail caller believes that David will soon have to get a "real job" because the David Pakman Show is obviously failing

-- On the Bonus Show: Florida and College Board battle over AP psych class, ways to improve youth voter turnout, Oregon allows drivers to pump their own gas, and much more...

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8/4/23: Fox begs Trump to debate, Sheriff determined to mugshot Trump Aug 04, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- Florida Republican Governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis agrees to debate Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom, making the announcement during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity

-- Fox News executives reportedly had dinner with Donald Trump this week to effectively beg him to participate in their upcoming Republican presidential primary debates

-- Georgia Sheriff Pat Labat says that if Donald Trump is indicted in Fulton County, Georgia, he will indeed get a mugshot, like any other defendant

-- Caller asks if Donald Trump can serve as president from prison

-- Caller talks about finding the middle ground between a sensible and a radical position

-- Caller discusses the allegations against Joe Biden

-- Caller has issues with her Trump-supporting parents

-- Caller talks about Vivek Ramawamy's presidential candidacy

-- Caller thinks neither Donald Trump nor Ron DeSantis have charisma

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: Highlights from Trump's arrangement, Trump vs. DeSantis polling broken down, and much more...

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8/3/23: Giuliani shock audio as Trump faces 561 years in prison Aug 03, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to Donald Trump and author of the book "REVENGE: How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics", joins David to discuss the latest third indictment and arrest of Trump, Trump's likely state of mind, and much more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3OeUyrc

-- Donald Trump is facing a hypothetical maximum 561 years in prison, and he is attempting to fundraise off of this possibility

-- Rudy Giuliani is exposed in stunning audio transcripts, including stereotyping the penis size of Jewish men

-- A breakdown and analysis of David's recent interview with 2024 Republican presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy

-- CNN's Kaitlan Collins asks Donald Trump's former Attorney General William Barr whether he met with special prosecutor Jack Smith, and Barr refuses to say

-- Eric Trump, the son of Donald Trump, is hysterically off the rails during an interview about Trump's third indictment

-- Voicemail caller cannot control her laughter in trying to explain to David that his hair is "lopsided"

-- On the Bonus Show: Jury condemns Tree of Life synagogue killer to death, leprosy cases spike in Florida, US ban on incandescent light bulbs now in effect, much more...

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8/2/23: Trump indicted AGAIN, MAGA collapsing, economy keeps rolling Aug 02, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- Failed former President Donald Trump is indicted again, a third time, this time for his actions while President related to the attempts to overturn the 2020 election, which Trump lost to President Joe Biden

-- Donald Trump explodes in reaction to his third indictment, even going as far as to say that the charges are reminiscent of Nazi, Germany

-- Donald Trump former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is identified as one of the unindicted co-conspirators in the latest Trump indictment

-- Trump supporters are not taking Trump's third indictment well, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, Kari Lake, Rudy Giuliani, and others

-- Obama-appointed judge Tanya Chutkan is assigned Donald Trump's latest case, and she has been a tough judge with regard to the January 6 rioters

-- How quickly will Republicans running for the 2024 nomination start running on "I will pardon Trump?"

-- The economy remains solid, and Republicans have no idea what to do about it

-- Donald Trump is interviewed by Breitbart's Matt Boyle and both seem confused during the interview

-- Voicemail caller wonders whether the UFO hearings are meant to create a distraction from real issues like climate change

-- On the Bonus Show: US credit rating downgraded, Kamala Harris rejects Ron DeSantis' invitation to debate black history standards, more Republicans say Trump committed "serious crimes," much more...

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8/1/23: Biden bribery falls apart, DeSantis fails interview as Trump panics Aug 01, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- The conclusion to David's interview with Vivek Ramaswamy, entrepreneur and 2024 Republican presidential primary candidate, who joins David to discuss his campaign, how he plans to defeat Donald Trump, how he would defeat Joe Biden if he were to be the Republican nominee, and much more

-- The much-awaited Devon Archer testimony related to Joe and Hunter Biden completely flops

-- Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor investigating Donald Trump, says that charges -- whatever they are -- are ready to go

-- Florida Republican Governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis implodes during an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier

-- Donald Trump is clearly panicking, now predicting that his third arrest will happen "any day now"

-- Failed former President Donald Trump has reportedly spent $40 million on legal fees, and his PAC is running out of money

-- Law professor Paul Collins says that Donald Trump may die in prison if he is unwilling to strike a plea deal

-- Donald Trump is reportedly furious over a song referencing "prison" playing as he came out on stage at a recent event

-- Republican attendee at Donald Trump's recent Lincoln Day dinner speech says Trump's speech was "low energy"

-- Voicemail caller was very much not impressed with Vivek Ramaswamy's interview with David

-- On the Bonus Show: Judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit against CNN, abortion providers sue Alabama to block out-of-state travel prosecution, Twitter's "X" sign taken down after complaints, much more...

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7/31/23: Vivek Ramaswamy joins David, Trump calls Biden b*tch Jul 31, 2023

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-- Vivek Ramaswamy, entrepreneur and 2024 Republican presidential primary candidate, joins David to discuss his campaign, how he plans to defeat Donald Trump, how he would defeat Joe Biden if he were to be the Republican nominee, and much more

-- Failed former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania during which he insults Joe Biden, tells corrosive lies, and generally makes a fool of himself

-- Trump rally attendees are interviewed outside his Erie, Pennsylvania rally, including one who suggests all political enemies should be killed, and another who embraces being in a cult

-- 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kenned Jr repeats the claim that there's proof that vaccines cause autism

-- 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis continues to try to make social campaign stops where he is unable to socialize normally

-- Former Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard likens Joe Biden's economic policies to Nazism

-- A confused Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein again raises serious questions about her cognitive state

-- Voicemail caller notifies David that copycat books to his are now showing up on Amazon

-- On the Bonus Show: Biden launches income-drive student loan debt repayment plan, judge blocks Arkansas law criminalizing libraries and bookstores, Florida schools approve use of curricula from PragerU, much more...

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7/28/23: More Trump indictments, Rudy admits to lying Jul 28, 2023

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-- On the Show:

-- Donald Trump is expected to soon be indicted over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in the January 6th Capitol riots

-- Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy debunks his co-hosts over alleged Biden corruption

-- Rudy Giuliani admits to making false statements about 2020 election workers in Georgia

-- Caller talks about impeaching Supreme Court justices

-- Caller discusses ranked choice voting

-- Caller delves into Toaster Strudel fundraising

-- Caller suspects kids aren't learning cursive and basic math anymore

-- Caller points out Republican hypocrisy on law and order

-- Caller had a conversation with a "race realist"

-- Caller wonders what would happen if the 2024 election is a four-way race between Trump, DeSantis, Biden, and Manchin

-- The Friday Feedback segment

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-- On the Bonus Show: Trump facing new charges in classified documents case, congressional stock trading ban proposed, and much more...

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