About this season
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.
Episodes (9)
1. Joe Pera Shows You Iron
8.0Aired 21 May 2018 • 10 min
In which Joe Pera, a middle school choir teacher, presents to viewers the importance of Northern Michigan geology, especially iron. Also copper, azurite, tourmaline, and Lake Superior agate.
2. Joe Pera Takes You to Breakfast
Aired 21 May 2018 • 10 min
In which Joe Pera takes viewers for Saturday morning breakfast at his favorite family restaurant.
3. Joe Pera Takes You on a Fall Drive
Aired 28 May 2018 • 10 min
In which Joe Pera takes viewers along on his "Fall Loop," the drive he does every year on the Saturday following Halloween.
4. Joe Pera Shows You How to Dance
Aired 28 May 2018 • 10 min
In which Joe Pera attempts to show viewers how to properly dance by yourself at a co-worker's wedding.
5. Joe Pera Talks You Back to Sleep
Aired 4 June 2018 • 10 min
In which Joe Pera attempts to talk viewers back to sleep on a rainy night.
6. Joe Pera Reads You the Church Announcements
Aired 4 June 2018 • 10 min
In which Joe Pera reads the announcements at church (second Sunday of Advent).
7. Joe Pera Lights Up the Night with You
Aired 11 June 2018 • 10 min
In which 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.
8. Joe Pera Talks to You About the Rat Wars of Alberta, Canada, 1950 – Present Day
Aired 11 June 2018 • 10 min
In which 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.
9. Joe Pera Answers Your Questions About Cold Weather Sports
Aired 18 June 2018 • 22 min
In which Joe Pera answers viewers' questions about cold weather sports such as ice hockey, downhill skiing, snowmobiling, and luge.