Podcasts have hit record levels of growth and popularity. The boom may be over, but that just means the ones without real audiences will fade away. The good ones are thriving—and they’re not going anywhere. Podcasts are here to stay. 📈 Growth & Popularity • Podcast listenership keeps climbing: ~584 million worldwide in 2025 (a ~6.8% annual rise), projected to reach ~651 million by 2027 . • In the U.S., around 55% of people aged 12+ tune in monthly—the highest on record . 💰 Revenue & ...
Jun 27, 2025•57 min
Are we on the brink? To understand where we’re headed, we’ve got to know where we’ve been. Yanni takes us through the rise and fall of the Persian Empire—how a Zoroastrian civilization became a Muslim one. From Cyrus the Great to Khomeini, it’s a wild ride through history. Are the Israelis dragging us into their wars? Does Iran have the bomb? Is commentary on the issue organic on the internet? Let’s get into it. Support our sponsors: Start saving time and money, without compromising your nutriti...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Trump & Elon’s bromance is over, is Macron’ wife a man, is every woman a man and more! Yanni takes a deep look on Candace Owen’s brand and the rift between Elon Musk & Donald Trump. Watch my new comedy special “Property Owner” here: https://youtu.be/HN_irAlyFQg?si=2RBxKsRgjKWypwZJ Support our sponsors: https://www.hims.com/yannis http://lucy.co/yannis Right now, The Yannis Pappas Hour listeners can save 30% on their first order! Just head to https://cornbreadhemp.com/YANNIS and use code ...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Yanni explores some of our alliances in the Middle East and wonders what will come of them. Is it just the people in power making loot and caking off?! Yaaaaaaa! Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour #news #comedy #comedian #comedypodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Yanni delves into Warren Buffett’s warning about America’s need to care for more than just the casino and take care of the cathedral. Rite Aid is going under, the Met Gala was wild, Andrew Cuomo is changing his tune, Barry Diller comes out of the closet, and Skechers is going private in an effort to reinvent itself. It’s going to be ok. Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 09, 2025•57 min
Yanni runs his yap about being able to afford the 2-for-$20 meal at Applebee’s and how that might affect how people consume conservative media. Support our sponsors: Start your free online visit today at https://www.hims.com/yannis for your personalized ED treatment options. Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 03, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Yanni covers Shannon Sharpe’s consensual and rocky allegations, Maryland Man, and how it’s much easier to campaign than govern. Are Republicans turning on Trump? Support our sponsors: Kalshi’s giving away $10 to anyone who signs up using my link and makes a $100 trade. Just go to https://kalshi.com/YANNIS — and get in before the event closes. Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Yanni yells about Elon’s apocalyptic view of humanity and his progressive post-doomsday plan to slide into DMs and repopulate the Earth with his kids. The disappearing middle class? Blame American healthcare. Is Mr. Beast too good to be true? Plus, Yanni finally weighs in on the Dave Smith vs. Douglas Murray debate on Rogan. Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 19, 2025•59 min
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 personalized ED treatment options. Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 11, 2025•59 min
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 tariffs? A little history lesson, a little confusion, and a lot of Yanni touching his big nose between his beady eyes. Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour Learn more about your ad ch...
Apr 05, 2025•1 hr 2 min
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: Start your free online visit today at https://www.hims.com/yannis for your personalized ED treatment options. Support our show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour Learn more about your ad choices...
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 3 min
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: https://viia.co/YANNIS and use the code [YANNIS] to receive 15% off, free shipping on orders over $100, AND if you’re new to VIIA - get a free gift of your choice! Support our show https://www.patreon.co...
Mar 22, 2025•1 hr 2 min
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 breaks down the difference between private growth and the government’s role, explaining why they’re not the same. Support our sponsors https://www.factormeals.com/factorpodcast Support our show https:...
Mar 15, 2025•57 min•Ep. 113
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 to bring back factories and pay down the debt? Will Trump supporters go along with it? And finally, a critical look into Steve Bannon & Elon Musk. We don’t know what’s gonna happen, it’s got to pla...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 112
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 title—it’s a sacred role. The godfather plays a central role in the baptism, answering on behalf of the child, reciting the Nicene Creed, and physically lifting the child out of the water (symbolizing thei...
Feb 28, 2025•57 min
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 cult commits terrorism and it’s not in a Coen Brothers movie. You can’t add tragedy to tragedy and comedy to comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 5 min
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.factormeals.com/yannis50off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 14, 2025•56 min•Ep. 109
Yanni rants on Kanye, DOGE and their raid of USAID. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 07, 2025•48 min•Ep. 108
Yanni seeks to assuage the fears of liberals after what is clearly a serious vibe shift. Additionally, Yanni examines the salute heard around the world. Support our sponsors Start your free online visit today at https://www.hims.com/YANNIS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2025•45 min
So much to worry about and so much to be optimistic about—but not yet! Yanni talks TikTok, the ceasefire in the Middle East, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 getting ‘invaded’ by Venezuela, Biden’s last speech to the American people and Hegseth’s wild confirmation. Support Our Sponsors: https://kalshi.com/yannis The first 500 traders who place a trade will get a free $10 credit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 17, 2025•40 min•Ep. 106
Everything has gone right wing, community notes have won over fact checkers and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2025•53 min•Ep. 105
Yanni is back with an episode about Israel’s crazy patient military operation on Hezbollah and the new year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 07, 2025•46 min•Ep. 104
Luigi is either a deep state agent or the John brown of health care. Come hang with Yanni & Jesse for their weekly, more timeless, bonus episodes here and support the production of this show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Support our sponsors: Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/yannis Hims Start your free online visit today at https://www.hims.com/yannis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Dec 16, 2024•54 min•Ep. 103
Yanni goes in on what’s going on in South Korea, America first vs cash offers coming in over asking, Dinesh D'Souza finally apologizes for his debunked documentary 2000 Mules about election fraud. Support our Sponsor Hims Guys, ever feel like you need a little boost in the bedroom? Start your free online visit today at https://www.hims.com/YANNIS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 2 min
The podcast guest crew is heading into DC to assume power and other things happening in the Red White & Blue. Come hang with Yanni & Jesse for their weekly, more timeless, bonus episodes here and support the production of this show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Support our sponsors: Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/yannis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 24, 2024•59 min•Ep. 101
Yanni’s good friend Dan Soder returns to the podcast and they have a good old time as per usual. Come hang with Yanni & Jesse for their weekly, more timeless, bonus episodes here and support the production of this show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Support our Sponsors: Mint Mobile To get this new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to https://www.mintmobile.com/yannis Hims Start your free onlin...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 100
Yanni goes wild, the Hyenas are back and it’s Halloween! Come hang with Yanni & Jesse for their weekly, more timeless, bonus episodes here and support the production of this show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Support our Sponsors: Kalshi You can sign up using my link - https://kalshi.com/YANNIS and the first 500 traders who deposit $100 will get a free $20 credit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2024•53 min•Ep. 99
Is the mafia running abortions like they did alcohol during Prohibition? Were the Smurfs secretly a cult, or were they Muslim or Catholic? Yanni throws some credit to NYC Mayor Eric Adams for doing something good because, hey, the guy needs it! Target is slashing prices for the holidays, so stock up now before the election night riots hit! Plus, a man wakes up just before his heart was about to be donated in one of the wildest stories we’ve ever heard. Come hang with Yanni & Jesse for their ...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 98
Bitcoin is soaring, the South Pacific remains calm, and good times seem to be on the horizon. In a surprising move, Xi Jinping reaches out to the U.S., suggesting, “Let’s make money together and cool tensions. It’s better for the world.” Come hang with Yanni & Jesse for their weekly, more timeless, bonus episodes here and support the production of this show: https://www.patreon.com/yannispappashour?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Support our Sponsors: Kalshi You can sign up using my link -...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 97
God sent a Democratic hurricane to punish Republicans, or maybe the sky Jew did. The rush to blame the hurricane damage on Democrats started quickly. Also, Gaga’s Little Monsters take on Joker incels and win at the box office, while the future First Gentleman will totally hook up with your nanny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2024•56 min•Ep. 96
