Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai

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Society & Culture Comedy

What's Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai about?

From professional whiner and award-winning drunk Matt Bellassai comes Unhappy Hour, the podcast about everything we love to hate. Join Matt and his co-host Bari Finkel as they rant about all things political, personal and cultural. Because nothing brings people together like good complaining. Leave us a voicemail on our rant hotline at: (601) 600-RANT (7268). Support this pod and wear your unhappiness LOUD and PROUD by buying our merch at unhappyhourshop.com.

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(Un)Happy Ending

12.20.2022

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, ...

Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai episodes:

12.20.2022 (Un)Happy Ending 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, ...
12.13.2022 Save The Last Rants 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. ...
12.06.2022 (Stoned) Science With Matt! 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 ...
11.22.2022 It's Giving Thanks 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, ...
11.15.2022 Only in Florida 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 ...
11.08.2022 Tick-Tocking Til The End 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 ...
10.25.2022 Spo0oo0ky Stoned Thoughts 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: ...
10.18.2022 Rant Hotline Returns 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 ...
10.04.2022 Fall Fouls 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 ...
09.27.2022 Don't Tell Me Not To Live! (in the style of lea michele as fanny brice in broadway’s funny girl (2022)) 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 ...
09.20.2022 Disney Adult Insults 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 ...
09.13.2022 New Yorkaversary 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 ...
08.30.2022 Puppy Pouting 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 ...
08.23.2022 Exorcising Exercising 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. ...
08.16.2022 TikTok Smack Talk (with Sam Sanders) 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 ...
08.09.2022 Rant Thotline 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 ...
08.02.2022 It's Matt's Birthday and He''ll B*tch If He Wants To 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 ...
07.26.2022 Ain’t That Outside 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 ...
07.19.2022 I Think, Therefore I Scream 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 ...
07.12.2022 Bride and Doom 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 ...
07.05.2022 At The Gym, Leave Your Rant At the Beep 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 ...
06.28.2022 Gay As In (Un)Happy 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 ...
06.24.2022 Welcome to Deux U by DeuxMoi If you love ranting with Matt and Bari here on Unhappy Hour, check out Deux U - a weekly podcast from DeuxMoi - for the juiciest gossip on all the celebs you love to hate - or love to love! ...
06.21.2022 Self Care Despair 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 ...
06.14.2022 Kitchen Bitchin' (with Rick Martinez and Carla Lalli Music) 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, ...
06.07.2022 Welcome To Your Dirty Thirties 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, ...
05.31.2022 Michelle Buteau and Jordan Carlos teach us how to adult (rebroadcast) 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 ...
05.26.2022 We Wanna Hear Your Food Rants! 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 ...
05.24.2022 Hot Rat Summer Gators in Florida, New York rats, and diving deep into International Travel. For DBWP, Bari is highlighting Feed Buffalo, a Black-led organization that promotes food access in Buffalo, NY. They, along with Black Love Resists in the Rust, are making ...
05.17.2022 Quinta Brunson Cries About Cake (rebroadcast) This week, we're going into the vaults and bringing you one of our favorite guest complainers interviews! In this episode, we're replaying the quintasseential quintuple threat: Quinta Brunson! We had her back on season 2, ranting to Matt about Disney, ...
05.10.2022 Jo Firestone's Got The Face of a Pirate Queen, But You Better Believe She's Got The Body of a Butterfly Matt is in Italy so for the next two weeks, we're going into the vaults and bringing you some of our favorite guest complainers interviews! This week, we've got one of our faves: it's comedian Jo Firestone! We had her ...
05.03.2022 I Need A Shero (with Heben Nigatu) A stoned wedding, marrying your cat, and diving deep into our complaints with three-time guest complainer Heben Nigatu! She's got two live game shows at the Bell House in Brooklyn on May 15th and 19th, so get your tickets! For ...
04.26.2022 A Case of The Icks Watching the new Spiderman movie 292 times, inhaling at the dentist, and diving deep into Matt's Major Icks. For DBWP, Bari is highlighting The Last Prisoner Project, a nonprofit dedicated to cannabis criminal justice reform. Matt is watching A Very ...
04.19.2022 420 Blaze Blaze Blaze! HAPPY 420 BABYYYYY. Today we're covering a 130 lb catfish, stolen golf carts, and diving deep into Matt's stoner thoughts. For DBWP, Matt is highlighting Equality Florida, who is suing the state over their "Don't Say Gay" Bill. Bari is ...
04.12.2022 Rant For Me! Feral hogs, a rabid fox, and diving deep into your rants and ours! For DBWP, Bari is talking about Jews of Color and the NYT article "Blackness Deserves A Seat at the Seder," just in time for Passover. Matt and ...
04.05.2022 Stop the Hots Hi! Matt does NOT have ringworm. Flamingos ARE living their full Les Mis lives. And we're diving deep into how hot people are the worst! For DBWP, we're celebrating Trans Week with an initiative by Raquel Willis and Chase Strangio. ...
03.29.2022 Hot Guy March Madness 2022 No Worst Things First, No Deep Dive, Just Hot Guys! It's the fifth annual Hot Guy March Madness, where we pit hot guys against each other in fun and ridiculous scenarios. Who will be this year's reigning HUNK? Play along ...
03.22.2022 Doctor Who Gives A Sh*t A half giraffe-sized asteroid, a brand new butt, and diving deep in to the doctor's office. For DBWP, Bari wants to highlight Right To Be (formerly Hollaback), bystander intervention training to combat street harassment. Bari has been watching Winning Time ...
03.15.2022 It’s Not Easy Being (Salad) Green(s) A feral teacher, palm sized spiders falling from the sky, and diving deep into Unhappy Hour's continued war on salad greens. For DBWP, here are some lists of ways to help Ukraine from NPR and Heavy.com. Bari is watching Righteous ...
03.08.2022 This Episode Could Have Been An Email 420 Thai food, sexy dog names and diving deep into meetings! For DBWP, Bari is going international and national! Support Ukraine with Heavy.com's list of verified organizations. And support Equality Florida fight against the "Don't Say Gay" Bill. Follow the ...
03.01.2022 Responsibilities Are For Losers Hank The Tank, stoned spiders, and diving deep into the burden of adult responsibilities. Plus, we're introducing THE TIKTOK BELL! For DBWP, Matt wants you to reach out to your Congressperson and support the Equality Act, which will ensure basic ...
02.15.2022 Love Problems Hotline (with Lane Moore) A town wide smell, sexy ice shanties, and diving deep in your love lives! We have comedian Lane Moore on the pod to give advice on your rants, complaints, and general questions about love. For DBWP, we're fighting book banning! ...
02.08.2022 First Date Hate Floridian peacock wars, owl decorating tips, and diving deep into first dates. For DBWP, Matt wants you to follow Anti-Racism Daily's Take Action IG account (@ardtakeaction). And FINALLY, we're doing some live shows! Mark your calendars for March 16th at ...
02.01.2022 Episode Title Coming... Eventually Monkeys on the loose, fake IDs, and diving deep into all the ways we procrastinate. For DBWP, Bari's highlighting a petition with Abortion Within Reach, a coalition of organizations supporting reproductive rights. Bari is watching Abbott Elementary, and Matt is ...
01.25.2022 Parental Guidance (Not) Advised Middle-aged lesbians vs their cats, an abducted deer, and diving deep into the frustrations of watching TV with your parents. For DBWP, Matt is highlighting Trans Lifeline, an organization that connects trans folks with support and resources, created by trans ...
01.20.2022 Introducing Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade Be a “Fly on the Wall” as Saturday Night Live alumni Dana Carvey and David Spade take you behind the scenes to reminisce about the most memorable stories and moments with friends of the show. In each episode, you’ll hear ...
01.18.2022 Sh*t-Tok Glitter as a weapon, RIP Magawa, and diving deep into the worst Tiktok trends. For DBWP, Bari recommends listening to "Undistracted with Brittany Packnett Cunningham", a weekly news podcast from an intersectional feminist lens. Matt is watching The Witcher and ...
01.13.2022 Introducing: The Last Movie Ever Made It’s October 2020. A pandemic is raging. And 603 people enter a bubble in Boston. Their mission? Make a movie. Their world? Chaos. It feels like it might be... the Last Movie Ever Made. This is a podcast about what ...
01.11.2022 New Year, Worse Me (with Matt and Bari!) Attack squirrels, runaway zebras, and diving deep into Matt's New Year's Resolutions. For DBWP, Matt is highlighting Project N95, which provides PPE and COVID tests to those who need them most. Bari and Matt watched lots of TV over the ...
12.21.2021 2021 Grumpy Awards (Season WHINE-ale Pt. 2) It's the most wonderful time of the year: The Grumpy Awards! Matt and Bari look back at all the shenanigans of 2021 and ask the tough questions. Like "What was the worst thing to happen to Italians this year?" and ...

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