-- On the Show: -- Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker whose latest project "The American Buffalo," catalogs the animal's 10,000 history in the United States, and talks with David about his approach and method when producing documentaries -- A random 6-year-old boy has been murdered in Chicago because he is Muslim, and his mom was also injured -- Bloodthirsty Fox News host Jesse Watters gets shut down by a Navy Seal who explains to Jesse that his Palestinian deathwish for revenge is inappropriate -- President Joe Biden raises almost twice as much money as Donald Trump in the 3rd quarter of 2023 -- A New Hampshire woman absolutely crushes 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at a town hall event -- Another judge, this time Tanya Chutkan, issues a gag order against Donald Trump -- A sweaty and slurring failed former President Donald Trump delivers a series of painful speeches in Adel and Clive, Iowa -- Donald Trump Jr struggles to speak after his father is gagged by a judge -- Voicemail caller has a fascinating voice -- On the Bonus Show: US government agrees to settlement with migrant families, Joe Biden joins Trump's Truth Social website, Mexican Sinaloa cartel tells members to stop making fentanyl under penalty of death, much more... 

10/17/23: Biden outraises Trump by almost 2x, judge gags Trump again

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-- On the Show: -- Our deep dive into a missing piece of political strategy for the Biden campaign: Appealing to anti-Trump moderate Republicans -- One million military veterans have had claims granted over toxic exposure thanks to a President Biden law -- Christina Bobb, one of Donald Trump's former lawyers, has been arrested, mugshotted, and slaps a reporter's camera at the courthouse -- Judge cuts off Rudy Giuliani during his arraignment for his alleged role in the Arizona fake electors scheme -- Failed former President Donald Trump admits he's "looking at" whether to restrict access to birth control during an unhinged interview -- A mush-mouthed Trump speaks on his way into court for his first of four criminal trials, making no sense and struggling for speech -- On his way out of court, Donald Trump goes fully and openly racist against Colombian-born Judge Juan Merchan -- Patrick Bet-David says that David Pakman should be a moderator for a "digital" Presidential debate -- Voicemail caller suggests the real screening at the Trump/Biden debate should be not for drugs, but for electronic earpieces -- On the Bonus Show: Trump's wild promises to oil CEO's, Target to lower prices on 5,000 basic goods, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett moves to trademark "bleach blonde bad built butch body," much more... 

5/22/24: They're coming for birth control next, another Trump lawyer arrested

-- On the Show: -- Andrew Bustamante, former covert CIA officer and founder of the Everyday Espionage training platform, joins David to discuss his work, political bias within intelligence agencies, and much more. Check out Andrew's platform: https://yt.everydayspy.com/Pakman -- Republican Congressman and Doctor Ronny Jackson baselessly claims on Fox News that President Joe Biden is "juiced" on some kind of drug -- Jason Miller, top aide to Donald Trump, flees a bootlicker press conference outside Trump's trial courthouse when it goes horribly wrong -- Alina Habba, Donald Trump's former lawyer, self-humiliates by claiming Trump plans to testify on the same day that the defense rests without testimony from Trump -- Donald Trump admits to the basic facts of the criminal case against him on the last day of the trial -- Failed former President Donald Trump is reportedly totally asleep in court with his head hanging back -- Donald Trump hints at prosecuting the prosecutors who went after him if he becomes President again -- Trump's social media company, which includes Truth Social, lost $327 million in Q1 this year -- Voicemail caller accuses David of "fearmongering" in his interview about H5N1 Bird Flu -- On the Bonus Show: Senate Democrats don't believe Biden's bad polls, Trump allies push bill to ban non-citizen voting even though it is illegal, Trump campaign threatens legal action over "The Apprentice" movie, much more... 

5/21/24: Biden on drug conspiracy grows, Trump aide flees when everything goes wrong

-- On the Show: -- A deep dive into the total lack of whistleblowers about Joe Biden's supposed lack of involvement in his own administration and claims about his cognitive states -- Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett ridicules Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's "butch body" after Greene goes after her "fake eyelashes" in a Congressional hearing gone wrong -- Republican Congressman Byron Donald's wildly suggests without evidence that President Joe Biden receives "injections" to hide his dementia -- Actor Terrence Howard has a strange mental breakdown on the Joe Rogan show, presenting a baseless hypothesis about the periodic table of elements in which some elements have bisexual "tones" -- Rudy Giuliani is finally served his indictment papers during his 80th birthday party in a dramatic turn of events -- Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik loses it when confronted with her own prior statement that Donald Trump is a "whack job" -- Donald Trump appears to silently freeze for 35 seconds during a speech in Dallas, Texas in a scary moment -- Donald Trump almost falls off stage during an absurd, scary rally speech in St. Paul, Minnesota -- Donald Trump ultimately will not testify in his first criminal trial because the testimony from his former lawyer Michael Cohen is obviously true -- Voicemail caller calls David out for dying his hair, which David does not do -- On the Bonus Show: Iran's President killed in helicopter crash, Paul Pelosi's attacker sentenced for 30 years in prison, "Stop the Steal" symbol displayed at SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito's house, much more... 

5/20/24: Trump freezes during NRA speech, Giuliani served at birthday party

-- On the Show: -- There are apparently still undecided voters between Trump and Biden, and we discuss how this could be possible -- Republican Senator Mitt Romney says he will not be voting for Donald Trump, but thinks that Joe Biden should have pardoned Trump -- Mitt Romney crushes the Republican lapdogs who are showing up to Donald Trump's criminal trial to support him -- Caller asks what happens to Project 2025 if Trump loses -- Caller has Trump supporters in his family -- Caller asks about the trustworthiness of pharmaceutical companies -- Caller discusses "vote swapping" with people in other states -- Caller asks if Trump or Biden is more vulnerable in the debates -- Caller considers voting Green Party because of the Israel/Gaza war -- The Friday Feedback segment -- On the Bonus Show: Texas Governor pardons BLM protest shooter, Supreme Court upholds consumer board funding mechanism, and much more... 

5/17/24: How is anyone still undecided? Mitt Romney off the deep end?

-- On the Show: -- Federico Finchelstein, world-renowned expert on fascism, populism, and dictatorship and Professor of History at the New School for Social Research, joins David to discuss his new book, "The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy." Get the book: https://amzn.to/3wJL5TW -- The stock market hits yet another all time high under President Joe Biden, acutely panicking the MAGA right wing -- Debunking the false notion held by some that Joe Biden and Donald Trump are effectively the same -- President Joe Biden's challenge of Donald Trump to multiple presidential debates appears to have broken the brains of right wing commentators -- Debating Joe Biden could massively backfire for Donald Trump -- Hugh Hewitt's softball interview of Donald Trump goes horribly wrong as Trump is unable to behave coherently -- Donald Trump appears terrified at the possibility that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make the debate stage alongside Trump and Biden, but a review of the facts makes this seem very unlikely -- Voicemail caller's mom is descending into a conspiracy theory spiral -- On the Bonus Show: Target scales back LGBTQ+ merchandise ahead of Pride month, more Americans falling behind on credit card bills, crew trapped on Baltimore ship seven weeks after bridge collapse, much more... 

10/17/23: Biden outraises Trump by almost 2x, judge gags Trump again

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