Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
7/8/25: Trump played like a fiddle as troops descend on Los Angeles park
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- David hosts a Substack Live with Brian Tyler Cohen -- Trump deploys militari...
7/7/25: Trump’s hands all over Texas flood catastrophe, Elon goes scorched earth
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Trump-era cuts to the National Weather Service may have contributed to deadly ...
BONUS SHOW: American pride at new low, Paramount settles Trump 60 Minutes lawsuit
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Bonus Show: Most Americans think ICE is going "too far," American pride at a new low, Tru...
7/4/25: Bloated nasty bill advances, Trump thrilled
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat from California, joins David and Jesse Dollemor...
7/3/25: Triggered Trump tantrums while Republicans admit he owns them
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts, joins David and Jesse D...
7/2/25: Disaster bill passes, Trump wants to deport citizens, job losses mount
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic and New York Times bestselling auth...
7/1/25: Trump threatens to deport Elon Musk, Karoline has full blown collapse
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Adam Schiff, Democratic Senator from California, joins David to discuss his oppo...
6/30/25: Fox sued, Trump betrayed, tax bill lies
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Andy Beshear, Democratic Governor of Kentucky, joins David to discuss the Repu...
BONUS SHOW: SCOTUS immigration ruling, Capitol rioter ordered to pay $500K
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Bonus Show: Supreme Court allows deportations to third countries, Republican lawmaker wit...
6/27/25: Trump approval collapses as people are speaking in tongues
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Cory Booker, US Senator from New Jersey, joins David and Jesse Dollemore on Ca...
6/26/25: Trump’s meltdowns get worse as new left movement rises
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Rutger Bregman, historian and bestselling author, joins David to discuss his n...
6/25/25: Disaster Iran assessment triggers Trump, Rogan admits Trump lied
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Intelligence reports reveal Trump’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilitie...
6/24/25: Total confusion as rockets fly after Trump claims ceasefire
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Greg Landsman, US Representative from Ohio, joins David to discuss political v...
6/23/25: Iran situation explodes, administration goes completely unhinged
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- California Governor Gavin Newsom joins David to discuss the deployment of fede...
BONUS SHOW: Mask ban for ICE agents, Trump's sketchy smartphone, Mike Lindell loses in court again
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Bonus Show: California may ban masks for ICE agents, Trump sells a sketchy $499 smartphon...
6/20/25: MAGA is being ripped to shreds, Tulsi in trouble
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — MAGA is imploding: Trump attacks his own intelligence chief, Elon Musk turns ...
6/19/25: Trump flips out on Fed chair as David Pakman deemed top recognized progressive commentator
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Dr. Zachary Rubin joins the show to discuss pandemic prevention, vaccine poli...
6/18/25: US enters war with Iran, MAGA civil war bursts
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, also the Democratic nominee for New Jersey Gover...
6/17/25: Iran conflict rapidly escalating, Trump suffers G7 humiliation
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Trump, the self-proclaimed anti-war president, warns Iranian civilians to eva...
6/16/25: Record-setting protests, Trump parade flops, MAGA nut kills Dems
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Trump’s attempt to crush protests with military parades and ICE raids massi...
BONUS SHOW: Walmart boycott, David Hogg exits DNC, Rand Paul uninvited to picnic
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Bonus Show: MAGA boycotts Walmart over “No Kings” ad, David Hogg quits the DNC amid b...
6/13/25: Trump voter in tears, Tulsi makes it all up
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Trump’s top economic advisor admits they’ll probably extend the tariff pa...
6/12/25: Tanks rolling in streets as triggered Karoline Leavitt scolds reporter
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) joins David to discuss Trump’s authoritarian po...
6/11/25: Trump threatens protesters, Tulsi resurfaces with Putin propaganda
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — ABC News fires veteran reporter Terry Moran after he called Trump and Stephen...
6/10/25: Marines deployed, de facto martial law, US no longer stable
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Trump Administration deploys active-duty Marines to Los Angeles over Governor...
6/9/25: Trump deploys troops to LA, threatens arrests, authoritarian meltdown begins
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joins David to discuss the blatant inc...
BONUS SHOW: Weathermen say they can’t predict hurricanes, Texas goes after Doritos and M&Ms
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Bonus Show: Florida weathermen say they can’t predict hurricanes due to budget cuts, Te...
6/6/25: Trump vs Elon goes nuclear, MAGA civil war unleashed
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump and Elon Musk turn on each other with ugly allegations in a complete...
6/5/25: New travel ban announced, Putin issues new marching orders
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist (D-MI), also a candidate for Michigan Govern...
6/4/25: Elon turns on Trump, Republicans nuking Medicaid
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Governor Phil Muprhy (D-NJ) joins David to discuss New Jersey's economy in the wa...
6/3/25: Trump team humiliated on live TV, FEMA chief clueless about hurricanes
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Republicans gut Medicaid while claiming they're "protecting" it, with Trump’s ...
6/2/25: Republican says they’ll block Trump’s bill, Elon’s derange interview
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Republican Senator Rand Paul announces he’ll vote to block Trump’s DOGE b...
BONUS SHOW: Elon Musk leaves White House, FBI to release Epstein video
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Bonus Show: Elon Musk leaving federal government, White House sued over lack of sign lang...
5/30/25: 2-year-old citizen deported, Musk turns on Trump’s tax bill
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Trump administration illegally deports a 2-year-old American citizen to Brazi...
5/29/25: Trump triggered by TACO trade, David considers leaving the country
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Federal court rules Trump’s sweeping Liberation Day tariffs illegal, a mass...
5/28/25: Trump bullies trans kid, RFK taking away vaccines
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of the Page Perspective, fills in for David. Subscribe to he...
5/27/25: Trump makes Memorial Day about him, Hegseth restricting media
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of the Page Perspective, fills in for David. Subscribe to ...
5/26/25: Tesla collapsing, Trump terrified of Epstein files (CLASSIC EPISODE FROM 4/25/25)
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MEMORIAL DAY / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM APRIL 23, 2025 -- On the Show: -- Ned Lamont, Connecticut G...
BONUS SHOW: Patel and Bongino upset MAGA, Dem Congresswoman arrested
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Bonus Show: Patel & Bongino face MAGA wrath by dismissing Epstein conspiracies, NJ Rep ch...
5/23/25: TV hosts warned about slamming Trump, tourists cancelling US trips
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — TV hosts at ABC’s The View were told to stop criticizing Trump, as networks...
5/22/25: House passes Trump tax cuts, Trump threatens journalist
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Eoin Higgins, writer and historian based in New England, joins David to discus...
5/21/25: Economic update, habeas corpus collapse, a new Golden Dome
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Where the economy stands after four months of Trump: unemployment steady, GDP...
5/20/25: Trump tax plan exposed as he claims “Stage 9” Biden cancer
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- JL Collins, author of major personal finance books including The Simple Path t...
5/19/25: Biden has cancer, Trump threatens Bruce Springsteen
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Joe Biden diagnosed with aggressive metastatic prostate cancer, MAGA immedia...
EXTRA: The rise of independent media w/ Aaron Rupar
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David does a Substack Live with Aaron Rupar Follow us on Substack: https://davidpakman.substack.com/...
5/16/25: Soft civil wars and big pharma bribes
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Trump talks about suspending habeas corpus, a mayor is arrested for protesti...
5/15/25: Walmart price hikes, Pam Bondi caught cashing out
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow at Media Matters, joins David to discuss the Fox New...
5/14/25: Trump bows down to Saudi Crown Prince, AOC pounds MAGA on Medicaid
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Ned Price, intelligence and national security professional who spent more than...
5/13/25: They’re cutting Medicaid, they’re doing more corruption
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joins David to discuss the tariffs, the flouting ...
5/12/25: Trump surrenders to China, habeas corpus now under threat
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: — Donald Trump surrenders to China, slashing his own disastrous tariffs by ove...
5/9/25: Trade deal collapses, MAGA triggered by new Pope
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump is forced to admit the blockbuster UK trade deal is nothing of th...
5/8/25: Major inflation warning as Trump praises Houthis
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Merici Vinton, former US digital service and DOGE staffer, joins David to disc...
5/7/25: Canadian PM confronts Trump, Dems need a wakeup call
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Tim Myers, running for Congress to represent California's 41st district, join ...
5/6/25: China isn’t calling Trump, but the FCC wants to cancel CBS
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- China is ignoring Donald Trump on making a tariff deal, and we analyze the und...
5/5/25: Trump “doesn’t know” about defending Constitution, Tesla sales collapse
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Tesla sales have completely collapsed in Sweden as Elon Musk continues to hurt...
5/2/25: They’re telling us recessions are good now
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- A desperate Donald Trump proposes more crimes -- Trump tool Peter Navarro no...
5/1/25: Trump will blame recession on Biden, Fox hosts forced to admit fiasco
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Chris Cillizza, political commentator on Substack and YouTube, formerly of CNN...
4/30/25: GDP down 1st time in 3 years, Trump crashes at rally
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) joins David to discuss her recent controversi...
4/29/25: Trump official can't deny empty shelves as Canada goes liberal
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Isaiah Martin, 26-year-old Democratic candidate for House District 18 in Texas...
4/28/25: Trump deports citizen kids, Gavin Newsom on the show
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) joins David to discuss California becoming the wo...
4/25/25: MAGA Governors terrified as Trump approval collapses
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- MAGA Governors are increasingly terrified of their own voters, for good reason...
4/24/25: Fox admits economic disaster as Trump out of energy, out of ideas
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Even Fox News admits Trump's latest polling and economic policy are a pair of ...
4/23/25: Tesla collapsing, Trump terrified of Epstein files
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Ned Lamont, Connecticut Governor, joins David to discuss the disastrous Trump ...
4/22/25: Hegseth on his way out, Trump confirms Constitution is toilet paper
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- David Hogg, Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, gun safety activi...
4/21/25: Easter meltdowns explode as censorship grows, Signalgate returns
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Allison Riggs, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, joins...
4/18/25: Trump disgusted by prayer as Karoline melts down
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Jessica Tarlov, the lone liberal on Fox News' The Five, silences her right win...
4/17/25: ICE detains citizens while RFK nutty on autism
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA) joins David to discuss the Trump administrati...
4/16/25: AOC's crowds and polling explode while Trump adviser is escorted out
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Mark Bankston, attorney at Farrar and Ball best known for his takedown of cons...
4/15/25: Deporting citizens goes mainstream as dictatorship in focus
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Jonathan Allen, senior political reporter for NBC News and co-author alongside...
4/14/25: Bernie & AOC bring the house down while Trump starts crony carveouts
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- An arsonist attempts to burn down Pennsylvania Democratic Governor Josh Shapir...
4/11/25: Experts worry Trump is insane, Fox realizes tariffs hurt people
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Economic experts worry that Donald Trump has gone "insane" in the wake of the ...
4/10/25: Trump randomly pauses tariffs, insider trading fiasco explodes
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joins David to discuss possible insider trading alle...
4/9/25: MAGA struggles to defend tariffs as Trump increasingly desperate
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump orders a massive military parade to take place on his birthday at...
4/8/25: More MAGA figures turn on Trump, Karoline Leavitt does it again
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Katherine Stewart, author of the book Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movemen...
4/7/25: Protests fill streets, Trump even angering elites
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Protests against Donald Trump and Elon Musk explode nationally as the streets ...
4/4/25: Trump kicks out Elon, influencers turn on MAGA
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- In the midst of absolute economic chaos, Donald Trump's approval rating hits y...
4/3/25: Trump tariffs explode, Republicans panic, markets crash
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Congressman Greg Casar (D-TX) joins David to discuss the future of the progres...
4/2/25: It's LIBERATION DAY as Tesla collapses, Booker speaks 25 hours
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Brad Schimel, the Trump and Musk-endorsed candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme ...
4/1/25: Huge protests build as Elon quits, Trump flips, Karoline lies
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) joins David to discuss the administration's dis...
3/31/25: Third term insanity spreads, Elon is stepping down
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- David lays out his political views in response to audience questions as a sort...
3/28/25: Trump's cabinet down big, how empires fail
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- The wheels are not-so-slowly coming off of Donald Trump's clown car cabinet ...
3/27/25: We have no idea who is running the White House
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- A disoriented Donald Trump has no idea what's happening, raising new questions...
3/26/25: Total collapse over texting scandal, heads should roll
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump completely fails to explain the texting scandal during what was m...
3/25/25: Free speech under massive attack, Tesla enters collapse spiral
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's national security team accidentally texts war plans to The Atla...
3/24/25: Dems filling rallies as Trump melts down over Elon
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as other Democrats, are f...
3/21/25: Tesla facing disaster as GOP town halls torched
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- David explores the difference between symbolic and operational politics and th...
3/20/25: Karoline Leavitt in shambles as legal losses mount
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins David to discuss how she will resist the ...
3/19/25: Putin embarrasses Trump, Elon's nutty interview
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins David to discuss the growing constitutio...
3/18/25: Global war explodes, constitutional crisis is here
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Despite claiming to be the antiwar president, Donald Trump is presiding over a...
3/17/25: Tesla collapsing, Trump declares Biden pardons void
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- 94% of Germans say they would not buy a Tesla as Elon Musk's company is in ser...
3/14/25: Economic panic as Republicans are out of ideas
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- MAGA and Donald Trump are terrified as consumer panic is rising as consumer sp...
3/13/25: Fox & MAGA now admit it will get bad, Tesla protests explode
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Ritchie Torres, US Congressman representing New York's 15th district, joins Da...
3/12/25: Trump's Tesla infomercial implodes, Europe hits red states hard
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump, desperate to save Elon Musk's Tesla, does a bizarre and humiliat...
3/11/25: Trump recession dominates, Elon destroying everything
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Ruth Ben Ghiat, internationally acclaimed historian, speaker, and political co...
3/10/25: Recession prep starts as corporate media ignores Bernie
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
— On the Show: — Senator Bernie Sanders is holding massive rallies in the Midwest and corporat...
3/7/25: Trump approval goes negative, egg prices go nuclear
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Donald Trump's approval rating goes negative for the first time in his preside...
3/6/25: Inflation and job losses starting, Fox & MAGA panic
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Bill Adair, Professor of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University, foun...
3/5/25: Trump speech disaster, Americans heading for the exits
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- A full review of Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress, includi...
3/4/25: Economic freefall as tariffs start, border numbers completely fabricated
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) joins David to discuss the trajectory of t...
3/3/25: Trump Zelenskyy Oval Office meltdown, DOD blocks our show
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
-- On the Show: -- Reviewing the embarrassing and globally humiliating Oval Office fiasco in whic...