The "Past Week, Next Week" podcast episode kicks off with a contemplation on current events. It highlights a concert supporting Ukraine and compares contemporary leadership to historical responses to fascism. The hosts, Chris and Paul, reflect on past mistakes and question current global strategies. They move on to discuss entertainment news, from Gene Hackman's death to the upcoming Oscars. The show incorporates humour with news headlines and predictions while dealing with topics such as personal experiences, movie recommendations and contracts of other podcast hosts. They conclude with a song choice that has significance for previous hosts on the show, discussing previous experiences relating to that artist.