Yannis Pappas Hour
Tense Game of General Tso’s Chicken
How can anyone focus on anything other than where’s our money right now?! Yanni yells about John Oliver’s trans women segment, and mostly about the tense tariff war with China still raging. Support our sponsors: Start your free online visit today at https://www.hims.com/yannis for your persona…
58:18
4D Tariffs or TikTok Toe
It’s post-Liberation Day and Yanni’s got thoughts. Will the American worker answer the call and put down the phone, clock in, and start sweating again? Or are we too deep into DoorDash and dopamine? Will foyers be stormed, or will everyone just leave a nasty Yelp review? And hey, what even are tari…
1:00:59
Leaky Group Chat & Killer Emojis ☠️
Yanni is rooting for Duke because of Cooper—and because stereotypes are mostly true. Oakland’s amazing mayor caught in a pay-for-play scandal, a Signal group chat heard around the world, and Adolescence on Netflix is a masterpiece that captures a social media-driven epidemic. Support our sponsors:…
1:02:05
Internet is the New Gun 🔫
Yanni exposes the self-congratulatory, sophistical culture of internet political gossip. Has there ever been an administration that engages with the online echo chamber like this one? The gaslighting is happening on the right now, just as it was happening on the left. Support our sponsors Go to: …
1:01:39
So Here We Are 🌍
Yanni follows what’s dominating the stage—tariffs, cuts, and the like. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s mouth is tanking Tesla stock, which isn’t great for Yanni’s wallet. Why are we re-litigating social nukes? America is pulling out of the WHO, so don’t tell the old folks. Missouri sued China—and won. Yanni…
56:02
Watching the 🇺🇸 Pie Bake
Yanni wonders whether the American worker will rise to the occasion and outperform factory and farm workers from less consumer-conditioned countries. How long will the economic squeeze be blamed on Biden? How long is Trump’s grace period for that? Is the goal to crash the economy in the short term …
1:00:52
The Greek Godfather - Paul Virzi
Comedian Paul Virzi stops by to talk about being the godfather to Yanni’s daughter, how he crushes speeches and more! Being a Godfather (Νονός / Nonós) in the Greek Orthodox Church is a big deal and carries significant religious, social, and lifelong responsibilities. It’s not just an honorary titl…
56:34
White Robots & Lies Travel
Will robots be white or diverse? Do lies travel faster than the truth on the internet? Yanni delves into Jay-Z’s civil suit being dismissed, the accusations against Tom Hanks, and Kendrick’s allegations that Drake likes them young. Are we living in a commentary dystopia? And finally, a vegan trans …
1:03:59
America’s Dirty Laundry
The Trump administration is supposedly releasing some of America’s secrets. Will there be anything new and interesting? Will he turn America into a Trump-franchised dictatorship? And did Ilhan Omar marry her brother for the papers? Support our sponsors: https://www.hims.com/yannis https://www.f…
55:20
But It Will Be Fun
Yanni rants on Kanye, DOGE and their raid of USAID.
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