This Week in Despair with Peter-john Byrnes Podcast
1) Episode 115 - Lisa Cohen and Cynthia Kaplan
The show rediscovered the mission statement inherent in its title this week, as the 2016 Presidential election came to a close with a twist ending that no one expected, not even the candidates. Lisa C...Show More
2) Episode 110 - Trace Beaulieu
On this Very Special Episode, I am pleased to welcome Trace Beaulieu, the man who was both Dr. Forrester and Crow on the beloved television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. This poor man gets drag...Show More
3) Episode 64 - Stephanie Hasz and Mike Lawrence
In the middle of a week of sub-zero temperatures, Mike Lawrence came through Chicago and sat down with Stephanie Hasz to talk about Chris Christie and Bridge-gate and a man who hasn't bathed in 60 yea...Show More
4) Episode 103 - Live from Iowa 2016
It's Election Season, and the podcast goes on the road to report live from the Iowa Democratic Caucuses, and brought Tim Barnes and Cody Melcher along for sociological experimentation. Interviews with...Show More
5) Episode 102 - Erik Niewiarowski and Kyle Scanlan
David Bowie is dead, and I'm not feeling too good myself. Joining me to discuss his legacy are Erik Niewiarowski and Kyle Scanlan, who also indulge me in a discussion of the upcoming election season, ...Show More
6) Episode 101 - Reena Calm and Mary Zee
It was the week that a bunch of ill-prepared rancher militiamen took over a federal building and Oregon, and Reena Calm and Mary Zee were both there to help me make fun of them. Obama was accused of f...Show More
7) Episode 87 - Sonia Denis and Xavier Lamont
It was the week of the protests and riots in Baltimore after the killing of yet another unarmed man by police, capping off a year of terrible misery. Joining me to explain why their black lives matter...Show More
8) Episode 93 - Bill Bullock and Stephanie Hasz
It was a week during which in the wake of yet another gun massacre, President Obama got mad instead of sad, and America spent the week shouting at one another. Also, Volkswagen is poisoning the world,...Show More
9) Episode 60 - Jamie Campbell and Sherman Edwards
It's the week that Nelson Mandela died and Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson got fired, so as far as racism goes it was pretty much a draw. Jamie Campbell and Sherman Edwards join me to sort through it al...Show More
10) Episode 59 - Adam Burke and Stephanie Hasz
In this live episode from The Hungry Brain, Adam Burke and Stephanie Hasz help me celebrate Thanksgiving by discussing Toronto mayor Rob Ford and abstinence education in Texas. The 50th anniversary of...Show More