Biography:David Pakman

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Short description: Progressive American political pundit (born 1984)
For the internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist, see David B. Pakman.

Template:Infobox youtuber David Pakman (born 2 February 1984) is an American-Argentine talk show host and political commentator. He is the host of the talk radio program The David Pakman Show. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Early life and education

David Pakman was born to a Jewish family of Ashkenazi descent in Buenos Aires in February 1984 and immigrated to the United States at the age of five.[1] He has a brother. His mother has taught collegiate Judaic studies.[2]

At the age of 16, he became a US citizen. He grew up in Northampton, Massachusetts, and graduated from Northampton High School. Pakman attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he majored in economics and communications. He earned an MBA degree from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.[3][4]

Career

Template:Progressivism sidebar Pakman hosts The David Pakman Show, a television, radio, and internet political program. In 2005, Pakman began hosting a show on local radio as a "hobby", and by 2011 the show aired on 100 stations.[5] The program first aired in August 2005 on WXOJ-LP ("Valley Free Radio"), located in Northampton, Massachusetts, as Midweek Politics with David Pakman.

Pakman has appeared on Fox News, CNN,[6] HLN's Nancy Grace program,[7] HLN's Dr. Drew on Call,Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[8] two episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience,[9][10] Piers Morgan Uncensored,[11] Mother Jones,[12] the Boston Herald,[13] The New York Times,[14] and Wired.[15][16][17]

His debut non-fiction book, The Echo Machine (2025) was a New York Times Bestseller.[18]

In August 2025, a Wired article mentioned Pakman in connection with the Chorus Creator Incubator Program, a dark money initiative funded by the Sixteen Thirty Fund that supports and compensates online influencers who promote Democratic Party messaging.[19]

Views

Pakman has stated he is secular and does not believe in God, but would not rule out the possibility.[2] In February 2024, Pakman said, "I know this may come as a shock because I'm Jewish, I don't think about circumcision ever unless someone calls in and asks me about it… The last I checked, the American Academy of Pediatrics said the benefits outweigh the risks but it's not an issue of critical importance and parents should decide."[20]

Pakman has asserted that Israel would not "waste ordinance" on Palestinian civilians, and stated that he would like to see Congressman Ritchie Torres, who is a top recipient of AIPAC funding, lead the progressive movement.[21]

Personal life

In 2016, Pakman visited Jerusalem and the Temple Mount with his girlfriend and brother.[2]

Bibliography

  • Think Like a Detective: A Kid's Guide to Critical Thinking (2023)[22]
  • Think Like a Scientist: A Kid's Guide to Scientific Thinking (2023)[23]
  • Think Like a Voter: A Kid's Guide to Shaping Our Country's Future (2024)[24]
  • The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America (2025)[25]

References

  1. ↑ Polan, Judy (8 April 2010). "Q & A with David Pakman: Radio host becomes host of midweek politics". Connecticut Jewish Ledger. http://www.jewishledger.com/2010/04/q-a-with-david-pakman. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Zeitlin, Alan (2023-07-21). "Is this Jewish podcaster the progressive answer to Ben Shapiro?" (in en). https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-751813. 
  3. ↑ Pakman, David (31 March 2016). "About". David Pakman. https://davidpakman.com/about/. 
  4. ↑ Burch, Sean (13 December 2019). "How Political Pundit David Pakman Built a Thriving YouTube Channel". https://www.thewrap.com/david-pakman-youtube-channel/. 
  5. ↑ O'Brien, George (25 April 2011). "David Pakman, 27". Business West. ProQuest 868033984. https://businesswest.com/blog/david-pakman-27/. 
  6. ↑ "White supremacist suspect in Jewish Center shooting faces hate crime charges – Erin Burnett OutFront – - CNN.com Blogs". outfront.blogs.cnn.com. 14 April 2014. http://outfront.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/14/white-supremacist-suspect-in-jewish-center-shooting/. 
  7. ↑ "YouTube – David Pakman on Nancy Grace's HLN Show: KS Shooting Suspect Glenn Miller Interview". YouTube. 16 April 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mjBS8_oPnI. 
  8. ↑ (in en) David Pakman on Hunter Biden's laptop | Lex Fridman Podcast Clips, 13 May 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV8884ZPhF8, retrieved 20 May 2023 
  9. ↑ "David Pakman on JRE #1311". joerogan.com. http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/david-pakman. 
  10. ↑ "David Pakman on JRE #1479". joerogan.com. http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/david-pakman-2. 
  11. ↑ Piers Morgan Uncensored (2024-06-06). "This Is Stalinism!" David Pakman vs Benny Johnson on Trump. Retrieved 2024-07-16 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "LISTEN: Alleged Kansas Gunman Frazier Glenn Miller Discusses the Tea Party, Obama, and Ron Paul | Mother Jones". Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/frazier-glenn-miller-interview-tea-party-ron-paul-obama-kansas. 
  13. ↑ "KC rampage suspect told UMass grad: 'I hate all Jews' | Boston Herald". bostonherald.com. 15 April 2014. http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/04/kc_rampage_suspect_told_umass_grad_i_hate_all_jews. 
  14. ↑ Hess, Amanda (17 April 2017). "How YouTube's Shifting Algorithms Hurt Independent Media". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/arts/youtube-broadcasters-algorithm-ads.html. 
  15. ↑ Alba, Davey. "Want a Better Web? Here's an Idea: Pay for It – WIRED". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2017/05/want-better-web-heres-idea-pay/. Retrieved 19 May 2017. 
  16. ↑ "Group Launches #Openzilla Campaign to Combat Intolerance of 'Faith Driven Views'". Vice. 8 April 2014. https://www.vice.com/en/article/group-launches-openzilla-campaign-to-combat-intolerance-of-faith-driven-views/?trk_source=homepage-in-the-news/. 
  17. ↑ Burrows, Peter (5 April 2014). "OK, Cupid, Where's the Line? Mozilla CEO's Exit Over Gay Rights Shows Split in Valley – Bloomberg". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-04/mozilla-ceo-exit-exposes-split-in-silicon-valley-values.html. 
  18. ↑ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - The New York Times" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/hardcover-nonfiction/. 
  19. ↑ Lorenz, Taylor (28 Aug 2025). "A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers". Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/dark-money-group-secret-funding-democrat-influencers/. Retrieved 30 August 2025. 
  20. ↑ Zeitlin, Alan (2024-02-28). "Political Commentator Attacked For Israel Stance and…Circumcision???" (in en-US). https://jewishjournal.com/culture/368611/political-commentator-attacked-for-israel-stance-andcircumcision/. 
  21. ↑ Ross, John; Robinson, Nathan J. (2025-03-17). "MeidasTouch Turns Democrats' Minds to Slop" (in en). Current Affairs. ISSN 2471-2647. https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/meidastouch-turns-democrats-minds-to-slop. 
  22. ↑ Pakman, David (8 July 2023). "Think Like a Detective: A Kid's Guide to Critical Thinking". https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Detective-Critical-Thinking-ebook/dp/B0C9RNW4CX/. 
  23. ↑ Pakman, David (in English). Think Like a Scientist: A Kid's Guide to Scientific Thinking. https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Scientist-Scientific-Adventures-ebook/dp/B0CKZHXWRH. 
  24. ↑ Pakman, David (in English). Think Like a Voter: A Kid's Guide to Shaping Our Country's Future. https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Voter-Countrys-Adventures/dp/B0CYHC8898. Retrieved 10 April 2024. 
  25. ↑ Pakman, David (25 March 2025) (in English). The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America. Beacon Press. ISBN 978-0807016534. 
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