Joe Pera Talks With You

3 seasons available

A teacher in Michigan's Upper Peninsula explores subject matters such as pancakes, blueberries, eggs, toast, sausage, bacon, English muffins, coffee, orange juice, maple syrup, waffles, cornbread and strawberries.

Joe Pera Sits With You

S3 E1

Joe goes to the furniture store to help his friend Gene pick out a retirement chair.

Joe Pera Shows You How to Build a Fire

S3 E2

Pondering fire, creator and destroyer of civilization.

Joe Pera Shows You His Second Fridge

S3 E3

Joe Pera shows the past, present, and future of second fridges in the Midwest.

Joe Pera Listens to Your Drunk Story

S3 E4

Joe Pera stays up late on a weeknight to listen to his girlfriend, Sarah, share details from Wine Night.

Joe Pera Discusses School-Appropriate Entertainment With You

S3 E5

Joe Pera attempts to find a movie that is appropriate to show in class.

Joe Pera Takes You for a Flight

S3 E6

Joe Pera shows viewers what Marquette, Mich., looks like from above.

Joe Pera Shows You How to Keep Functioning in Mid-Late Winter

S3 E7

Joe Pera shows how to stay busy enough on a winter weekend that the winter won't settle inside.

Joe Pera Talks With You About Legacy

S3 E8

Joe Pera considers legacy and loss while watching playoff football with the extended Melsky family.

Joe Pera Builds a Chair With You

S3 E9

Joe Pera tries his hand at woodworking.

Joe Pera Talks With You About Beans

S2 E1

Middle school choir teacher Joe Pera shares what he knows about beans, one of the most nutritious plants of all time, as well as his ambitious plans for the upcoming summer.

Joe Pera Takes You on a Hike

S2 E2

Joe Pera demonstrates the difference between hiking and just walking outside by using one's legs to go up Sugarloaf Mountain to celebrate the last day of school.

Joe Pera Waits With You

S2 E3

Joe Pera waits for his Nana to finish her appointment so they can go to Friday night fish fry.

Joe Pera Guides You Through the Dark

S2 E4

When the power goes out on a summer evening, Joe Pera wanders around the neighborhood to see what his neighbors are up to; some of Michigan's best lighthouses are featured.

Joe Pera Takes You to the Grocery Store

S2 E5

Featuring a number of fruits and vegetables, Joe Pera embarks on his weekly trip to the grocery store.

Joe Pera Goes to Dave Wojcek's Bachelor Party With You

S2 E6

Joe goes to a bachelor party in the forest.

Joe Pera Gives You Piano Lessons

S2 E7

Joe Pera helps teach his friend's wife how to play a song on the piano in time for her 40th anniversary party.

Joe Pera Watches Internet Videos With You

S2 E8

Unable to sleep, Joe Pera stays up late and shares some of his favorite internet videos, including "Yoobi on Wheels."

Joe Pera Has a Surprise for You

S2 E9

Joe Pera organizes a surprise special event with a cash prize for friends.

Joe Pera Helps You Write

S2 E10

Joe attempts to write something meaningful.

Joe Pera Shows You How to Do Good Fashion

S2 E11

Joe Pera and his friend Gene take a road trip to Milwaukee to find out where fashion comes from.

Joe Pera Shows You How to Pack a Lunch

S2 E13

Joe Pera attempts to pack the perfect lunch on the last night of summer before school begins.

Joe Pera Talks With You on the First Day of School

S2 E14

As summer ends, Joe Pera meets the new school year head-on, with new pairs of sneakers and weak cups of coffee.

Joe Pera Shows You Iron

S1 E1

Joe Pera, a middle school choir teacher, presents to viewers the importance of Northern Michigan geology, especially iron; he also touches on copper, azurite and tourmaline.

Joe Pera Takes You to Breakfast

S1 E2

Joe Pera takes viewers for Saturday morning breakfast at his favorite family restaurant.

Joe Pera Takes You on a Fall Drive

S1 E3

Joe Pera takes viewers along on his Fall Loop, the drive he does every year on the Saturday following Halloween.

Joe Pera Shows You How to Dance

S1 E4

Joe Pera attempts to show viewers how to properly dance by yourself at a co-worker's wedding.

Joe Pera Talks You Back to Sleep

S1 E5

Joe Pera attempts to talk viewers back to sleep on a rainy night.

Joe Pera Reads You the Church Announcements

S1 E6

Joe Pera reads the announcements at church on the second Sunday of Advent.

Joe Pera Lights Up the Night With You

S1 E7

Joe Pera attempts to present a spirited New Year's Eve celebration to viewers as well as his neighbor's five-year-old daughter, whom he is babysitting.

Joe Pera Talks to You About The Rat Wars of Alberta, Canada, 1950 - Present Day

S1 E8

Joe Pera and the school's band teacher, Sarah Conner, put together a musical based on the Alberta Rat Control Program that has kept the Canadian province rat-free since 1950.

Joe Pera Answers Your Questions About Cold Weather Sports

S1 E9

Joe Pera answers viewers' questions about cold weather sports such as ice hockey, downhill skiing, snowmobiling and luge.

Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep

S1 E10001

Joe Pera makes an attempt to talk listeners to sleep using mild jokes and lowkey stories.