Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it “all in their head?” The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for answers, Dan Taberski (9/12, Missing Richard Simmons, Running from Cops) explores other seem...
Jul 22, 2024•7 min
Every summer for the past seven decades, 50 high school seniors—one from every state—descend on Mobile, Alabama to take part in one of the country’s most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls. The Competition takes you behind the scenes of the Distinguished Young Women (DYW) program, and follows seven girls as they experience the highs and lows of competing for two weeks, away from home and under the most high-stress circumstances. Some girls enter for the money, some for prestige. A...
May 01, 2024•7 min
Matt and Bari are BACK for the most important time of year: Hot Guy March Madness! You thought we'd let this month slide by without publicly thirsting after 64 hunks and crowning one of them the Hottest Guy? Well babe, you thought wrong. Want to play along with us or host your own HGMM party? We posted our bracket and category questions to our IG, tag us with your results! And if you want to skip our preamble where we catch you up on what we've been doing (mainly getting stuck on rides at Disney...
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 6Ep. 46
For the finale episode of Unhappy Hour, we're skipping Worst Things First and Deep Dives and going straight to the 6th Annual Grumpy Awards! It's a retrospective look back at 6 seasons of friendship, intoxicants, hot guys, accents, catch phrases, and burps. What was Matt's best musical moment? Who is the Ultimate Hot Guy? What happened to Fred the Goat? We have all our DBWP organizations listed on our spreadsheet. And please keep subscribed to the feed and our socials for future special episodes...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 45
Rat czars, beefing old ladies, and diving deep into the Rant Hotline one last time (until we decide to do it again randomly). For DBWP, we're highlighting @transanta . Bari's watching Fleishman Is In Trouble on Hulu and Matt's watching Survivor. Tune in next week for our series finale!!
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 44
Mysterious sinkholes, turkey uprisings, and diving deep into science while stoned! That's right, we're asking all the scientific questions we've ever wanted to ask... and answering them stoned... This month for DBWP, we're highlighting Trans Santa , a nonprofit that sends gifts to trans youth in need, safely and anonymously. Bari is watching White Lotus and Lost, and Matt is watching The Patient and Bad Sisters. Follow the team on socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twit...
Dec 06, 2022•55 min•Season 6Ep. 43
Drug deals on wheels, lost dogs, and diving deep into our chasers! For DBWP, we're still focusing on hunger, so check out Feeding America , a nonprofit for US hunger relief. And in light of the Club Q shooting in Colorado, we're highlighting a GoFundMe from local LGBTQ+ organization Good Judy Garage to support affected families and survivors. Both Matt and Bari are watching the last season of The Crown. Follow the team on the socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,)...
Nov 22, 2022•59 min•Season 6Ep. 42
Competitive corn hole, licking toads, and diving deep into the stories that can only happen in Florida! For Tropical Storm Nicole relief, you can call the Crisis Cleanup Hotline 800-451-1954. For DBWP, we're highlighting organizations to fight hunger! Bari is watching White Lotus and Matt is watching Cabinet of Curiosities. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram)
Nov 15, 2022•53 min•Season 6Ep. 41
A modern-day Robin Hood, a PSA from Pope Francis, and diving deep into the worst TikTok trends. Plus, Matt and Bari have a very important announcement. This month for DBWP, we're highlighting organizations that work to end hunger, like Feeding America . Bari is watching Andor and The White Lotus, and Matt is watching Love Is Blind. Follow the team on socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram)....
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 40
A garden snake, flesh-eating bacteria and diving deep into stoned thoughts that scare Matt. For DBWP, we're highlighting mental health organizations on our Instagram ! Bari is watching Ramy, and Matt is finishing The Good Place. Follow the team on socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).
Oct 25, 2022•49 min•Season 6Ep. 39
Fake college acceptance letters, Fat Bear Week, and deep diving back into the rant hotline. For DBWP, we're focusing on mental health all month long! Check out our Instagram ( @UnhappyHour ) for links to some of our favorite organizations, like The Loveland Foundation , The Trevor Project , Therapy for Latinx , and Megan Thee Stallion's amazing new resource page Bad B*tches Have Bad Days Too . Bari is watching Rings of Power, Ramy, and Los Espookys and Matt is The Great British Bake Off. Follow ...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 38
RIP Rocky, Thelma and Lou-sealed, and diving deep into the pile of sh*t leaves that is the fall season. For DBWP, we're focusing on mental health all month long! Check out our Instagram ( @UnhappyHour ) for links to some of our favorite organizations, like The Loveland Foundation , The Trevor Project , and Megan Thee Stallion's amazing new resource page Bad B*tches Have Bad Days Too . We also are highlighting Feeding Tampa Bay if you're looking for ways to support Floridians right now. Bari watc...
Oct 04, 2022•56 min•Season 6Ep. 37
Slimy trails, anal beads, and diving deep into the "good" advice people give out that they need to keep IN. For DBWP, we're still highlighting teacher wish lists on our Instagram ( @UnhappyHour ). Bari is watching House of the Dragon and Rings of Power. And Matt is watching the new season of Bake Off. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram)
Sep 27, 2022•53 min•Season 6Ep. 36
Raccoon potatoes, the President King of the United States, and diving deep into the culture of Disney Adults. For DBWP, we're spending the month highlighting teacher wish lists on our Instagram ! Support your local teachers today! Bari is watching Bad Sisters and Matt started Better Call Saul. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie (on IG), @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).
Sep 20, 2022•53 min•Season 6Ep. 35
Italian dogs, E. coli sandwiches, and diving deep into Matt's 10 year anniversary of living in the big apple! For DBWP, Matt wants you to keep fulfilling teachers' wishlists! DM or tag us on Instagram if you're a teacher, or know a teacher, whose wish list could use some help. Bari and Matt are watching The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. Follow us on social media: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram, where you can find those wish lists...
Sep 13, 2022•59 min•Season 6Ep. 34
Bull escapes, drive by window shopping, and diving deep into puppy parenthood! For DBWP, Bari wants you to help us fulfill teacher wishlists! DM or tag us on Instagram if you're a teacher, or know a teacher, whose wish list could use some help Bari and Matt started watching House of the Dragon right after they wrapped this recording, and Matt finished The Rehearsal. Follow us on social media: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram, where you ...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 33
Getting frisky on the ferris wheel, honoring Freya the walrus, and diving deep into exercise (again). For DBWP, Matt recommends supporting your local mutual aid organization! This list from The Cut features organizations that help communities amid the heat wave. Bari is watching Rap Sh!t and Matt is watching the BBC classic Poirot. Follow the Unhappy Hour team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram)....
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 32
No crimes, just TikToks! Podcast host Sam Sanders (he/him) joins us for a deep dive into our least favorite TikTok trends. And if you're like us, you can't get enough of Sam Sanders, so make sure to subscribe to his two new podcasts: Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders and Vibe Check! For DBWP. Bari wants you to read up on the impact of Beyoncé's Renaissance . You can check out Wesley Morris's " America Has A Problem and Beyoncé Ain't It " and Lyneé Denise's review on Oprah Daily . And i...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 31
A golf cart DUI, a bat infestation, and diving deep into your rants. For DBWP, Matt is highlighting Vote Forward , an organization that writes letters to encourage citizens in underrepresented communities to vote. Bari is watching Reservation Dogs and Matt is watching Barry. Follow the team on the socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr•Season 6Ep. 30
Finger-breaking robots, sailfish piercings, and diving deep into Matt's birthday anti-wishes! For DBWP, Bari is highlighting Knock For Democracy. Normally, they phone-bank for left-leaning candidates, but now they're providing phone canvassing for issues like abortion, and other social issues on ballots across the country. Bari is watching The Rehearsal and Matt is watching Blackbird starring Taron Egerton. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @Unhap...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 29
QuidDITCH, hot British redheads, and diving deep into the worst outdoor activities. For DBWP, we're talking about RESPND-MI , a group of doctors and scientists who are working together to research and treat monkeypox. You can donate to support their important work here . Joe Osmundson- microbiologist, podcast host, and one of the people involved with RESPND, also recently wrote a great book called Virology . This week Matt is watching more Real Housewives, and Bari is watching What We Do In The ...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 28
Cats in airports, pythons in Florida, and diving deep into the scary thoughts that send Matt into an existential crisis. For DBWP, Bari recommends checking out your local mutual aid organization! Bari is watching Stranger Things, and Matt finished The Staircase. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram)
Jul 19, 2022•58 min•Season 6Ep. 27
Gay flamingoes, the Pope is anti-ironing, and diving deep into some wedding DRAMA. For DBWP, we're highlighting the Marsha P. Johnson Institute's new resource map. This week Bari and Matt are watching Kate Berlant and John Early's special, Would It Kill You To Laugh. Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).
Jul 12, 2022•58 min•Season 6Ep. 26
America is a dumpster fire, but I guess she's having a birthday this week. Which means we're bringing you a shorter episode, brought to you from the Rant Hotline! Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram)
Jul 05, 2022•8 min
Bear dogs, walking on hot coals, and diving deep into the worst parts of the gay experience. For DBWP, Bari is highlighting Free Root Organization , a grassroots org that combats gun violence in Chicago. Right now, they are fundraising to sustain their programming and continue their community outreach! Also Matt is highlighting the website choice.crd.co , which has many resources if you're looking for ways to help post Roe v Wade being overturned. Bari is watching Prehistoric Planet, and Matt is...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 24
Matt relates to a captive chimpanzee, tragic elephant beefs, and diving deep into how self care is actually a form of torture. For DBWP, we're highlighting WashMasks's latest project, a Heat Stress Drive. They're creating heat stress prevention kits with a goal of serving 500 farmworkers per region (Weantchee, Skagit, and Lower Yakima Valleys). You can donate money or items to their drive through this registry . Follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 23
No WTF, no Deep Dive, just bitching in the kitchen. Guest complainers Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music join us for a food and cooking complaint edition of the rant hotline. Rick and Carla are chefs, cookbook authors, video hosts, AND cohosts of the new podcast, " Borderline Salty ." We discuss everything from slapping meat, to licking raw chicken, to actual helpful cooking advice, and everything in between. For DBWP, Bari is highlighting Them's article, 7 Banned LGBTQ+ Authors on the Books Th...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 6Ep. 23
A heroic hungry toddler, hot dog spillage, and diving deep into the worst parts of your 30s. Also, we play you the new song of the summer, entirely made up of Matt's burps! For DBWP, Matt is highlighting Everytown, USA, an organization that advocates for gun regulation and gun safety. Bari is watching Hacks, and Matt is watching Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Follow the team on socials: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (on Instagram).
Jun 07, 2022•57 min•Season 6Ep. 21
It's Memorial Day Weekend, which means we're taking another break! In this episode, we're rerunning our two favorite adults: Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos! Together, they host the podcast Adulting. But separately, they sat in our studio back in 2019 to rant about beauty bloggers, being a parent, and the absurdity of New York restaurants. We'll be back next week with a whole new episode. You can follow the team: @MattBellassai, @FinkelBariPie, @UnhappyHourPod (on Twitter,) and @UnhappyHour (o...
May 31, 2022•59 min•Season 6Ep. 20
We're having special guest complainers Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music of the podcast Borderline Salty on the show. So of course that means that we want to share your food rants with them! Call our Rant Hotline and let us know what foods, trends, kitchen utensils, or culinary traditions you hate! Call our Rant Hotline at 601-600-RANT. That’s 601-600-7268.
May 26, 2022•1 min
