About
John Jurasek (born 1997 or 1998), better known online as TheReportOfTheWeek or Reviewbrah, is an American YouTube personality, food critic and radio host. Jurasek reviews fast food, frozen meals, and energy drinks on his YouTube channel of the same name, and hosts a radio show on shortwave radio, Spotify, TuneIn, and SoundCloud.
Establishing his YouTube channel in 2011, Jurasek’s initial focus was on a series of energy drink reviews known as Energy Crisis. He has since diversified to include a food review series, Running on Empty, which focuses on fast food and frozen ready-made meals. A third unnamed series focuses on reviewing specialty drinks. As of February 2026, Jurasek’s YouTube channel, TheReportOfTheWeek, had over 2.95 million subscribers and more than 346 million views.
Regarding the type of food items featured in his reviews, he has stated: “Is every average American going to be eating a steak dinner every night? No. Fast food, though, well, there’s usually a McDonald’s every half-mile … I want to be applicable to the largest number of people.”
Jurasek’s trademarks are speaking in what New York magazine calls an “old-time radio” voice and appearing in vintage…
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