The Hopeless Show with Aaron Wolf & Rohit Thawani
The Hopeless Show is where comedy meets reality—a podcast that explores the absurd, the beautiful, and the broken parts of life through the lens of two longtime creatives who refuse to give up hope.
Hosted by filmmaker/actor Aaron Wolf and creative director/tech dude Rohit Thawani, the show blends sharp social commentary, unfiltered conversations, and hilarious banter about culture, politics, and everyday life.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 191
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 138 : John Spencer, expert on Urban Warfare, joins for a one of a kind Hopeless Show
In this episode, Aaron sits down with John Spencer for an in depth conversation on the war in the Middle East, what it’s like to be in the tunnels (he’s been in them) and the war in Ukraine and what …
Episode 137: Sports Illustrated, Furiosa, A Charlie Story, and, of course, a Convicted Seashell Felon.
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit discuss the new breed of swimsuit cover models. The guys chat about ungrateful wedding gift recipients, countries using garbage for warfare, bad flight attendants and…
Episode 136: Harrison Butker addresses us along with Kentucky homelessness and "Eye" Phones
In this episode, Aaron dives into homeless jails which provide homes, Harrison Butker joins for a rousing speech, Splash Mountain splashes in other countries and it’s about to be Freedom Summer in Fl…
Episode 135: Boeing Goes Boing Again, Mystik Dan, New Daaaaaarryl Strawberry Lore Unveiled With Special Guest
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit express their love for PG-comedy as seen in the Tom Brady roast. Wes Smith joins the show to tell never-before-heard stories about MLB players. Mystik Dan is hung lik…
Episode 134: Comedian Paul Elia joins from The Tonight Show, Conan, Low key comedy and more
In this episode, Paul Elia joins. Elia is one of the few Chaldean-Assyrians in Hollywood and has appeared in dozens of films and television shows including Ramy, Lady Dynamite and TBS’s Conan. On Th…
Episode 133: The Shart Episode… in Disney Cars with WWE and Furries
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit share a shart story with Martin Short, discuss how the WWE proved a point about America and dive into the solution for Disney cars. Plus, New York visits, to eat or …
Special Episode: (PART 2) Aaron interviews Hollywood legend Peter Reigert from Animal House and The Sopranos (PART 2)
Peter Riegert (Animal House, Sopranos) joins Aaron Wolf. Longtime friends. Jew to Jew. Now we go deep into The Sopranos. Crossing Delancy. Jim Carey. The Mask. It’s a wild ride!
For the first time…
Special Episode: Aaron interviews Hollywood legend Peter Reigert from Animal House and The Sopranos (Part 1)
Peter Riegert (Animal House, Sopranos) joins Aaron Wolf. Longtime friends. Jew to Jew. For the first time ever, Riegert tells us all about what it’s like to have a 53 year career in the entertainmen…
Episode 132: The Princess Is Missing, But We Found A Leprechaun
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit talk about the benefits of jail. We reveal there’s a new Hopeless Show special coming soon feat. Peter Riegert (Animal House, Sopranos). Boeing goes boing, Elon Musk …
Episode 131: The Latest in Dog Technology, State of the Union, And Virgil
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit talk about a failed comedy roast, Oscars Week, puppy love, Joe Biden’s State of the Union. Plus, football fans have ice cold regret, as do paintings and anon going on…
Episode 130: NCIS Hawaii Star Mark Gessner Returns
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit talk about Rohit’s broken toes, society’s broken youth, broken crypto, and Aaron’s broken thoughts about the Dodgers. We also dive into Trump trials, Madame Web’s red…
Episode 129: The scary AI future and we have a new sponsor!
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit debate Google’s racist AI platform, the mechanics of geriatric presidential boning; share their shock about the scandalous new MLB uniforms, and argue the merits of v…
Episode 128: Is The Hopeless Show Getting Banned?
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit talk about their new favorite professor, Trump gets convicted - but does it count? The guys defend the honor of dinosaurs, talk about pitching and catching, medicinal…
Episode 127: Grammy Whammy, Swiftie Griftie, Super Bowley Guacamole
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit recap one of the most painful nights this country has experienced: the 2024 Grammys. Aaron blows open the pre-show with Laverne Cox while Rohit suffers cardiac arrest…
Episode 126: Ozempic, Weather Control and an Offensive Gesture Involving Taylor Swift
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit discuss loss: weight loss, sanity loss, independence loss, loss of fences, football seasons, election primaries, and funny highway signs. They discuss Oscar noms and …
Episode 125: Aaron Goes to Protests, Rohit FKA Twigs and NFL Predictions with the Future
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit talk about their favorite male underwear models, defend an Epstein, discuss abject horror happening to monitor lizards and turtles + LGBTQFrance, NFL Playoff predicti…
Episode 124: NEW YEARS EXTRAVAGANZA
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit are back! We’ve got latest hot goss from Ireland, address Virtual gang rape and catch Hopeless Show topic-thief Joe Rogan lying. Also on this episode, knees might be …
Episode 123: Taylor Swift with Iran, Albert Brooks and Crypto Lockout and Border Tractors
In this episode, Rohit is oppressed, Aaron is oppressed, but who’s more oppressed? Mario Lopez has something to say. Birds are getting renamed, cars are getting Nerf-ed, and we don’t forget about the…
SPECIAL EPISODE: A Conversation w/ Rabbi Emily Stern. Hopeful Next Steps...
In this conversation with soon to be ordained Rabbi Emily Stern, we dive into what is, and what is possible with the Israel Palestine conflict. Rabbi Stern’s insight brings hope to the seemingly deso…
Episode 122: The Middle East still not fixed, bad education, and Snow White
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit talk some of the latest developments in Isreal and Palestine and abroad – unfortunately we were unable to fix the problem during this week’s episode. We also touch on…