Yanni dives into the global birth rate crisis and why the First World is struggling to stay above replacement levels. Meanwhile, the developing world continues to grow — but why? Recently, Ayesha Curry revealed on a podcast that she never wanted to be a mom. Is this the perfect example of why birth rates are collapsing in developed countries? Yanni breaks down the benefits, dangers, and long-term consequences of falling below replacement rates. This episode is fun, thought-provoking, and timely, as America, Canada, and much of developed Asia are facing this demographic tipping point.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Riyadh Comedy Festival is making headlines. Is it comedy-washing—propping up repression, keeping women in chains, and stifling free speech—or is it genuine progress? Yanni dives into Saudi motives, money, and what’s really behind the laughs. If you’re mad about comedians taking their cash, wait until you hear who else has been pocketing Saudi money. Did the House of Saud do 9/11? Yanni breaks down all the nuance, and ultimately levies an argument that comedians are the commandos rescuing oil money for the U.S. economy—and more. Warning: lots of sarcasm in this episode as always.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yannis contemplates free speech.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yanni breaks down his last episode and why he chose not to edit or amend it. Then he dives into Hollywood and where the future of entertainment is headed next, before he gives his prediction of what the next big trend in entertainment will be.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The internet was supposed to connect us — instead it’s breeding fanatics, conspiracy junkies, and digital cults. In this episode, Yannis dives into how algorithms, isolation, and endless scrolling can turn regular people into keyboard crusaders and true believers. From basement forums to TikTok rabbit holes, he unpacks the weird ways extremism spreads online, why young people are especially vulnerable, and how the culture of outrage has become its own form of entertainment.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yanni dives into the decades-long oil-for-protection pact between the United States and Saudi Arabia. He explores the history of the royal family, their new mission to diversify the economy, and their push to attract foreign investment. But as the kingdom westernizes, plenty of ghosts and skeletons still rattle in the closet.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yanni delivers a chilling warning—one echoed by great thinkers since Socrates—about the dangers of excessive freedom and democracy. He pairs it with a sharp critique of American advertising culture and the way it conditions us to think, feel, and even be.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The dangers of AI are now. Yanni sounds the alarm and welcomes the change at the same time. AI has already shown that it will do anything to persist, so does that mean it has a will? Yanni hilariously takes you thru the stages of AI evolution, where we are now and where we are going.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yanni goes Alex Tocqueville on Gen Z — cold yet empathetic, hyperaware yet shut down. Overwhelmed and held hostage. Liberated by technology but imprisoned by caution. An oxymoron… and the ones who’ll have to save us.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yanni defines what a woman is (don’t worry, he nails it) and takes an educated guess at what Matt Walsh is really into. Then he asks: what the hell does Gen Z do for fun? Because it’s definitely not partying. Finally, Yanni tackles immigration—breaking down whether it’s good or bad, with examples from history and around the world, and tells you what’s actually worked and why. Don’t be surprised at the double talk from the wealthy. American money loves illegals!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices