The David Pakman Show

-- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden racks up major wins while in COVID quarantine, including the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the killing of Al Qaeda terrorist Ayman al-Zawahiri, a tremendously good jobs report, 54 consecutive days of gas prices declines, and more -- Another look at why the "what is a woman?" question from Republicans is so absurd and bad faith -- Fox News' Maria Bartiromo's video about the latest excellent jobs report looks like a hostage video -- New...

-- On the Show: -- A Russian teacher named Irina Gen has been sentenced in Russia for telling her students about her country's war crimes and she may have called the show a few months ago -- WNBA star Brittney Griner is sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for cannabis oil possession -- Caller talks about the recession as it pertains to Canada -- Caller doesn't understand why so many Americans vote Republican -- Caller questions whether Joe Biden is running for reelection --...

-- On the Show: -- Rachel Bitecofer, election forecaster and analyst, host of the podcast The Election Whisperer, joins David to discuss the outlook for the 2022 midterm elections, which issues Democrats should run on, and whether recent polling is reassuring for Democrats -- Polling suggests Democrats continue to improve their shot at maintaining control of the Senate in the 2022 midterm elections -- Georgia Republican Senate candidate appears to have tricked the media into thinking that...

-- On the Show: -- In a stunning but not altogether surprising vote, Kansas voters decide to keep abortion legal -- More signs point to a coverup as it is reported that the Department of Defense wiped the phones of Trump-era leaders and erased January 6-related texts -- Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner flips out on Democratic Senator Joe Manchin during a strange interview -- Trumpist Republican Arizona candidate Kari Lake claims that there's voter fraud even the day before her...

--On the Show: --Paul Slovic, Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon and President of Decision Sciences Research Institute, joins David to discuss risk calculation and risk aversion --Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri has been killed in a strike ordered by President Joe Biden, and right wingers immediately and desperately attack Biden --Monkeypox continues to grow with New York City declaring a state of emergency --Failed former President Donald Trump endorses "Eric" in a...

--On the Show: --China threatens the United States over a potential visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan --Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene launches another brutal and ignorant attack on electric vehicles --Repugnant Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene seems very interested in being Donald Trump's running mate in 2024 --Andrew Torba, the CEO of Gab and a consultant to Republican Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, says that Jews are not welcome in the...

--On the Show: --The Gross Domestic Product falls for a second quarter in a row leaving many to wonder whether the United States is in a recession --Karl Rove questions where the Donald Trump campaign donations are actually going --Caller wonders what will happen if Trump is charged but not convicted --Caller talks about the federal criminal investigation into Trump --Caller admits to showering with glasses on and wiping them clear five times per shower --Caller doesn't know if climate...

--On the Show: --Democrats are now (slightly) favored to win the Senate in 2022 for the first time, based on the 538 Senate forecast --Some elected Democrats are now starting to back away from Joe Biden 2024 --The Republican National Committee is now warning Donald Trump that if he announces his run for 2024 before the midterms, they will stop paying his legal bills --Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker continues to be unable to speak remotely coherently --Joe Biden recovers...

--On the Show: --A new report claims Donald Trump is under criminal investigation by the Justice Department --Attorney General Merrick Garland says he is open to prosecuting Donald Trump --Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute event in Washington DC, spouting conspiracy theories, pretending to be transgender, and much more --A new report indicates that the Supreme Court leaker was likely conservative, hoping to prevent Bret Kavanaugh from changing his mind and voting...

--On the Show: --Jack Barsky, retired and reformed undercover KGB agent and author of the book Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America, joins David to discuss his career and understanding of Russia in the context of Russia's current invasion of Ukraine. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3zbrpWb --Republicans are now overtly becoming Christian nationalists, and it's incredibly dangerous --Despite claims that they were eager to testify and "correct the...

--On the Show: --Gay Republicans realize the GOP hates them, more homophobic than ever --Radical Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene now openly calls for the Republican Party to be Christian nationalists --Donald Trump shows up hours late to his own rally in Arizona, at which he sweats profusely and is booed by his own followers for endorsing a candidate the audience does not like --Donald Trump tells obvious lies to an audience that doesn't know any better at the latest...

--On the Show: --President Joe Biden's approval rating again hits a presidency low --Fox News guest claims Joe Biden getting COVID is "karma" for "pretending" to "have cancer," which Joe Biden did not do --OAN anchor Alison Steinberg is gleeful that Joe Biden has COVID, while a Newsmax guest wishes Biden the best, "but," and a Fox News anchor claims Biden had COVID in Israel last week --Caller asks if people should make an effort to pronounce difficult-to-pronounce names --Caller...

--On the Show: --Arthur Brooks, Harvard Professor, PhD social scientist, columnist at The Atlantic, and author most recently of the book "From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life," joins David to discuss happiness, mindfulness, satisfaction, and the overlap with politics. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3aSAwmT --President Joe Biden has COVID-19 --Right wing darling Charlie Kirk "destroys" a "crazy" "eco-nut" student, or does...

--On the Show: --Secret Service is unable to provide the deleted text messages from January 6 to the Trump riot committee, raising the profile of this scandal significantly higher --Georgia's fake electors from the 2020 election have been subpoenaed in the Georgia criminal investigation --Fox News visibly struggles to cover the historic heat wave taking place without making mention of climate change --Donald Trump reportedly called Wisconsin official Robin Vos last week to try to get the...

--On the Show: --YouTuber Marlena Stell was forced to carry her dead fetus for two weeks after a miscarriage due to the Texas abortion ban --Donald Trump's former Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger will testify at the January 6 Trump riot committee --Russia reportedly has accidentally shot down one of their own fighter jets --Fox News now slams Joe Biden for taking credit for the notable decline in gas prices after spending months blaming him for gas prices...

--On the Show: --Republican Senator Rick Scott appears on Fox News to demand that America get "back to work" despite one of the lowest unemployment rates of the last 50 years --Secret Service agents reportedly deleted text messages related to the January 6 Trump riots after officials asked for them --Texas hospitals are refusing to treat serious pregnancy issues for fear of legal liability related to the Texas anti-abortion law --Fox News host Maria Bartiromo wildly suggests, without...

--On the Show: --Donald Trump is absolutely terrified about the legal walls closing in around him, according to his niece Mary Trump --Newsmax host Greg Kelly disgustingly suggests that Joe Biden should pardon all January 6 Trump rioters to "unify" the country --MyPillow CEO and Founder Mike Lindell announces that he has new, very very big 2020 "cyber evidence" that will soon come out --Caller wonders what Donald Trump will do if he loses the 2024 Republican primary --Caller points out...

--On the Show: --Lily Geismer, author of the book "Left Behind: The Democrats' Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality, joins David to discuss the book and more. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3AOJ4pa --Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton casually admits to planning coups in an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper --Donald Trump's lawyers increasingly believe Trump's former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is going down --An arrest is made in the Ohio rape of a 10-year-old, which...

--On the Show: --Anthony Barnett, founding editor of openDemocracy and author of "Taking Control! Humanity and America after Trump and the Pandemic" joins David to discuss the massive long term impact of the confrontation between Trump and Biden's Americas. Get the book: https://amzn.to/3yub4vC --Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney announces during the January 6 Committee hearings that Donald Trump attempted to call a witness to tamper with them, and the Department of Justice has been...

--On the Show: --As gas prices decline, Fox News now does a story expressing concern that lower gas prices are bad for locally-owned gas stations --Joe Biden's approval collapses, now lower than any President at this point in their first term dating all the way back to Harry Truman in the 1940's --In a stunning new poll, half of Republican voters say they are ready to abandon Donald Trump if an alternative candidate appears for 2024 --A new poll shows that Donald Trump is still the most...