1:24:3618K views · 4d ago · 1:24:36
What are religious Jews waiting for when they speak about the Messiah? We explore Jewish messianic expectations, what the arrival of the Messiah is supposed to bring, and how Maimonides shaped the discussion. Yanni makes it fun.
1:15:3416K views · 3w ago · 1:15:34
Yannis Pappas moves through the stages of life and how they shape our interactions as we cross paths—before and after getting kicked in the D. Then he explains what socialism really is and reflects on Jesus of Nazareth as a mysterious mirror. How you react to him is what matters, and everyone must, and does react.
1:19:4214K views · 1mo ago · 1:19:42
The Hugging Face incident was a laboratory demonstration of St. Thomas Aquinas’s account of evil. Evil emerged not from a desire for evil, but from intelligence pursuing a lesser good without being ordered toward the whole good. That separation creates a privation, an absence of proper order. Within that gap, distortion turns the lesser good into your “god.”
9:4411K views · 1mo ago · 9:44
Guest: Standup Comedy
Yanni imagines two very different ways to fly: Texas Airlines and Woke Airlines and how the experience would compare. Take a seat on either one. It’s everything you’d think it would be.
9:4610K views · 1mo ago · 9:46
Birthday girl's sister decided to heckle me in the middle of a show that was going well. Her advice? "you've got to be funnier.' live tour dates posted at
19:1519K views · 2mo ago · 19:15
Yannis Pappas tries to survive fatherhood in a house full of women. He navigates the chaos of raising daughters: taking them into public bathrooms, trying to use the bathroom himself while watching two little girls, protecting them from future dirtbag boyfriends, pledging his allegiance to #MeToo, enduring the deeply romantic process of making planned children, and keeping them safe while they remain determined to injure themselves.
1:21:4213K views · 2mo ago · 1:21:42
Yanni delves into the dangers of radical rhetoric, how much truth is usually buried underneath it, and why popularity can quickly turn into arrogance. Ideology might get you elected, but it can’t be how you govern. If nobody who voted for you ever calls you a liar, you’re probably not going to succeed.
1:20:509.2K views · 2mo ago · 1:20:50
Yanni maps out how political influencers are being manipulated from the shadows by foreign interests, weighs in on Sophie Cunningham and Trans women in women’s sports, and the real estate affordability crisis in coastal cities. Enjoy.
17:5518K views · 2mo ago · 17:55
Guest: Standup Comedy
Brooklyn’s own Yannis Pappas leaves New York City in pursuit of the American dream: becoming a property owner. Instead of peace and quiet, he finds himself wrestling with wildlife, quirky neighbors, and the everyday absurdities of country life. In this stand-up special, Yannis explores how where we live shapes who we become, and why the people we’re taught to fear are often just people who’ve adapted to a different environment.
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