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Yannis Pappas
As the world burns, a noble Greek rises from the ashes to defend what's left. Join us every Saturday for your weekly news served hot and fresh off a paper plate— a foreshadowing about the state of things. Yanni leaves no sacred cows untouched.
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Oct 30, 2026 • 1h 25min
The Jewish Messiah: What Religious Jews Believe
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.
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Oct 10, 2026 • 1h 16min
The Stages of Life, Socialism & Jesus Christ is a Mirror | YP Hour
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.
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Sep 25, 2026 • 1h 20min
What Hugging Face Hack Proves about AI & us | YP Hour
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.”
The AI agents were given a limited objective, treated it as supreme, and calculated whatever steps advanced it. This led to destructive acts committed in service of the lesser good.
The pattern is eerily inescapable. It may demonstrate that without ultimate goodness as the ultimate objective, evil eventually becomes inevitable. There isn’t a moment to waste in understanding this, and even our understanding cannot ensure that China, or anyone else racing to build these systems, will accept it. The Dr. Frankensteins creating them may not recognize the truth until their creation demonstrates it for them.
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Aug 28, 2026 • 1h 23min
Radical Slogans vs Reality | YP Hour
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.
He also breaks down the Jungian psychology of rich socialists and why they’re refusing to commit to their true service to society. This episode could literally save the world.
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Aug 7, 2026 • 1h 22min
Bought & Based, T-Women Athletes & Affordable Places | YP Hour
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.
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Jul 18, 2026 • 1h 22min
Kidnapped By Off Camera Israelites | YP Hour
Yanni definitely explains why The Odyssey is so great… or at least tries to get there. He also argues that the people who hate capitalism today would have been protesting for it under feudalism. Along the way, he reacts to clips of AOC talking about democracy, breaks down Sneako’s ever-changing pro wrestling personas, and discusses the conspiracy theories surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination that have been promoted by Candace Owens. By the end, Yanni concludes that we’ve become disconnected from ancient traditions and moral frameworks and have been living without a rubber or a daddy, just the way the devil likes it.
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Jul 3, 2026 • 1h 8min
Why Left-Wing Populism Fails Long-Term | YP Hour
A data-driven look at the rise of left-wing populism and why policies that feel good in the short term can create very different results over time. Yannis breaks down socialism, wealth taxes, immigration, crime, and the growing divide between political ideals and real-world outcomes.
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Jun 14, 2026 • 54min
Funny Way to Celebrate | YP Hour
Yanni takes a look at the funny way Knicks fans celebrate after an historic win.
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May 29, 2026 • 42min
Why Everyone so Mad | YP Hour
Yanni gets into why everyone seems so violently angry right now. Watch and learn or don’t and scroll.
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May 18, 2026 • 1h 7min
Aliens: Asian Chemo Time Travelers | YP Hour
Yanni solves who and what the aliens are.
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