Howling Wolf Productions
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.
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Jul 1, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 156: New Season of The Hopeless Show premiere 07.01.2025 54:48
In this episode Aaron and Rohit kick off the new year with a January 6-like bang. The guys share the Golden Globes jokes too spicy for TV, debate the new Jewish hotel in Las Vegas, introduce San Francisco’s new Weight Stigma Czar and make their usually accurate predictions for the NFL playoffs. Welcome back to hope.
Episode 155: Thanksgiving Propaganda 26.11.2024 54:14
In this very special Thanksgiving special, Aaron and Rohit discuss whether the Coachella 2025 lineup is good or not good, and review the new Wicked film and what body parts might be green. The guys react to WWE Meets DOE, update you on the crypto you should have bought, and what movie is Christopher Nolan making??
Episode 154: Artificial Idiocy 19.11.2024 46:46
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit remember the guy you forgot who made all the music you loved growing up. The guys discuss the latest news regarding college athletes getting paid, who’s doing the new dance “craze”, and just how dumb ChatGPT really can be. Plus, Paul and Tyson do some ballet.
Episode 153: Back to the Future with Hope 13.11.2024 1:00:26
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit break down their disappointment with the film Anora. The guys travel back to Episode 1 of the show to compare how much has changed since the show started. The answer? Far less than you think. There’s some hope about Andrew Tate and Johnny Somali, but even more for Dogecoin and Bitcoin.
Episode 152: The Things Are Getting Spicy A Week Before The Election 29.10.2024 1:01:51
In this episode, Rohit shares his new Magic the Gathering card and Aaron shares his feelings about the magical road the Dodgers are on. The guys reflect on insanity from politicians and sanity from Al Qaeda, while ending on a very important and totally accurate history lesson from 4chan.
Episode 151: Actor Mark Gessner joins with World Series talk, Election discussion and some Swifties and Greenland 24.10.2024 1:10:34
In this episode, actor Mark Gessner joins with World Series talk, election discussion and some Swifties and Greenland. Plus, a deep dive into Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, plus some personal experiences of hope for the state of the entertainment industry!
Episode 150: Aaron watches The Voice 10.10.2024 33:49
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit remember Pete Rose and decide that The Voice is the opiate of the masses. Is Garth Brooks guilty? Are weed cafes in Los Angeles a good thing? Should reporters be in NFL locker rooms? Are the Mets for real? Tune into this short episode to find out.
Episode 149: SNL because Nobody Wants This 03.10.2024 1:01:41
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit talk about everyone that died, but also the boy (President) who lived… to 100. The guys talk about the stigmas behind being solo dude, a transitioning dude(tte), and dudes with mental disabilities. They lament SNL and potentially look forward to Nobody Wants This. 4chan about Walter the dog.
Episode 148: oh-oh-oh-Ohtani. The one true hope. 26.09.2024 58:38
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit talk about scary stuff like Universal Halloween Horror Nights, the Holocaust, a P-Diddy revelation, Trump Stock, and magic carpet rides. The guys dive into burritos (or do burritos dive into them?) and a WILD Robot. PS - Let’s check back in 30 days on the bet they placed in this episode.
Episode 147: The Issue with Michael Douglas 17.09.2024 39:45
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit discuss their camping trip and shared (ir)responsibilities while amidst the neighboring skunks. They delve into the joys of selling sunlight, debate whether a Twitter user must be legally forced to eat poop, and bemoan Dave Grohl. Finally, the big Michael Keaton Douglas discussion.
Episode 146: Michael Gross (Family Ties, Tremors, Grace & Frankie) Joins to Talk about being America’s Dad & 2024 23.08.2024 1:20:12
In this episode, Michael Gross joins to discuss his career, growing up in Chicago, making it in Hollywood and how we can come together during these divided times. We laugh, we get a bit serious, he’s shares some personal insights from his family and growing up in between two factories and how we could use a bit of the Family Ties lessons still today. Plus how he sees much of himself in his Tremor...
Episode 145: A Serial Killer and Light Sabers 20.08.2024 55:33
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit chat through the spooky murderous California redwoods and the spookier UK police. They debate the price of TicTacs and validity of light saber baseball bats. Listeners will hear their official review of M. Night’s latest film “Trap” and their heartwarming take on the ride of Neurodiversity. Finally, a cold case is back open.
Episode 144: Snitches & Switches & Richard Simmons’ Wishes 09.08.2024 57:06
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit use their vast economic backgrounds to discuss the market downturn or whatever the F just happened. They dive into Comic-Con sex-trafficking, the Zuck Musk War (WWIII?) and the Chinese robots that may win that war. Also, Ford Motors being a snitch + Pauly Shore’s big itch. The boys talk “plap plap,” Presumed Innocent and former guest John Spencer’s big appearance i...
Episode 143: Chris Williams (Dodgeball, Curb, Silicon Valley) joins to bring us hope. Plus working with Sir Anthony Hopkins! 02.08.2024 1:03:03
In this episode, actor and comedian Chris Williams joins Aaron to find hope in the hopeless. We discuss everything from the election and Kamala Harris to working with his sister Vanessa Williams to how they get those funny moments in Curb Your Enthusiasm. Plus some baseball talk and breaking down the entertainment biz and our work together to help the neurodivergent community! And Anthony Hopkin...
Episode 142: Long Legs, Hot Dogs from Kanye and a Kamala Spike 24.07.2024 45:59
In this Episode, Aaron and Rohit discuss the Kamala spike, hot dog sandwiches and Kanye, and baby Bigfoot. Plus baseball and Longlegs
Special Episode: Where were you? We Found Hope. 18.07.2024 22:46
In this episode, we discuss where you were when the shooting happened on July 13. We discuss stories of my Grandfather and how America is a place of hope. And of course, we discuss a little baseball. America’s pastime after all. Hope is dope.
Episode 141: Formula 1 and Foreigners 09.07.2024 51:47
In this episode, parenting experts Aaron and Rohit (they don’t have kids) discuss ways to improve your resume and be a better parent, watch-outs for tourists in China, DJing for the president, and how not to write for The Boys.
Episode 140: You’re Fired! 01.07.2024 47:49
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit discuss bad Hamburgers, parking disasters, the latest on the Gay Mets, have the great poop debate, and espouse the unintended benefits of compression socks.
Episode 139: The Mets are Gay, Sea World has Roller Coasters, and Japan has a Flesh-Eating Bacteria 20.06.2024 43:09
In this episode, Aaron and Rohit celebrate Pride Month and McDonald’s Grimace propelling a New York baseball team, debate about wearing butt plugs to MRIs, and ask each other who Netflix’s Hitler show is for.
Episode 138 : John Spencer, expert on Urban Warfare, joins for a one of a kind Hopeless Show 11.06.2024 1:13:59
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 it’s like to be on the ground there. They also dive into John’s life as a father of three, his military heroism and what it’s like to be one of one as the leading expert on Urban warfare. There is hop...
Episode 137: Sports Illustrated, Furiosa, A Charlie Story, and, of course, a Convicted Seashell Felon. 04.06.2024 42:08
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 Furiosa. Also, J-Lo gives them the 'ick.'
Episode 136: Harrison Butker addresses us along with Kentucky homelessness and "Eye" Phones 23.05.2024 26:58
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 Florida.
Episode 135: Boeing Goes Boing Again, Mystik Dan, New Daaaaaarryl Strawberry Lore Unveiled With Special Guest 13.05.2024 48:01
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 like a horse, and Rohit wants to buy a flame-throwing dog.
Episode 134: Comedian Paul Elia joins from The Tonight Show, Conan, Low key comedy and more 08.05.2024 43:36
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 The Hopeless Show Paul talks about mens hand bags, Iran University, dogs in strollers, the campus encampments and what it takes to make a comedy bit work. We have a lot of hope from this episode.
Episode 133: The Shart Episode… in Disney Cars with WWE and Furries 30.04.2024 48:19
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 not to eat a leg, and good ol Furries.
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