Pumping Irony

What? Can it be?! A new episode of the Pumping Irony is finally released??! What could bring Andrew, Russ, and Tim out of “retirement”? Well, the biggest Marvel movie of all time! We give our thoughts on the culmination of 22 movies in the “Infinity Saga” and what’s next for the MCU. Be warned, spoilers ahead! If you haven’t seen the movie yet (who are you??), don’t listen to this episode until you have! We will hopefully be back for more episodes in the future.

Music in this episode:

“Native Tongue,” and “All I Need” by Switchfoot

Russ and Tim are joined this time by Mike, who is making his third appearance on the podcast. The guys talk about making crafts with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, How Iron Fist season 2 is better than season 1, WWII movies you might have missed, and how Mike is still holding on to Moviepass! Let us know what you think.

Music in the episode:

“Gold Rush” by Death Cab For Cutie

“Fuh You: by Paul McCartney

“Living in the Future” by Dawes

Moviepass CEO video from College Humor (WARNING: contains sensitive material)

It’s a new season of the podcast and Andrew and Tim (sans Russ) get together and talk about the summer movies that they liked (Mission Impossible: Fallout) and some that were a big disappointment (Skyscraper, The Meg, Kin). They also talk about a new band that everyone should be listening to and a dance that nobody should be doing!

Songs: “Before the Sun Goes Down,” “We Ain’t Going Nowhere,” and “Freedom,” all by The New Respects.

Description: All three of the guys are here to talk about all of your pop culture needs! In this episode, we talk about 80’s arena rock, British television, and Irish movies. We also get into a discussion of the dark side of the interet and how trolls really mess things up for the rest of us. Andrew laments poor delivery service and Russ laments people who don’t know how to use the Metro. We hope you enjoy!

Songs:

“Rock of Ages” by Def Leppard

“Song of the Sea” by Lisa Hannigan

“Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” by Journey

Video links:

Wreck-it-Ralph 2

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

In this episode, Tim and Andrew are joined by Domenic and Mike to talk about the latest Avengers movie. We totally spoil the movie so don’t listen if you haven’t seen it yet!

Music:

“The Rubberband Man” by The Spinners

“Avengers Theme” by Alan Silvestri

Arrested Development Star Wars:

Russ is back from his legal troubles and his very long grocery shopping! Just in time, as we talk about a couple of the latest movies out there: “A Quiet Place” from John Krasinski (Jim on The Office) and “Isle of Dogs,” from acclaimed film auteur Wes Anderson. We also warn of two things which may or may not be connected: the coming Dwayne Johnson apocalypse and rude people at the movies.

Songs:

“I Won’t Hurt You” by The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band

“Harvest Moon” by Neil Young

“Ooh La La” by Faces

Wes Anderson SNL skit

Andrew and Tim are joined this time by a very special guest, Michael Gill making his debut appearance on the podcast! We talk about the usual nerdy stuff like board games, Netflix and CW superhero shows, and the new Avett Brothers documentary on HBO. We also talk about our disgust with rude concert attendees and our fear of what the robots will do to us when they take over the world!

Music:

“Aint No Man, Kick Drum Heart,” and “Another Is Waiting,” all by the Avett Brothers

Links:

Alexa + Flamethrower = Bad Idea

The guys are back to the regularly scheduled show format for this new episode of the podcast! We talk about great movies (Black Panther, Annihilation), just okay movies (A Wrinkle In Time), and some pretty bad ones (The Cloverfield Paradox, Mute)! We also compare the book, Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer versus the Alex Garland movie.Also, Russ sticks it to the Man and Tim can’t stop playing the app, Sandbox. Enjoy and leave us a comment and head over to iTunes and rate, review, and subscribe!

Songs:

Liz Brasher – “Body Of Mine”

Sylvan Esso – “PARAD(w/m)E”

Imagine Dragons – “Friction”

The Guardian’s review of Mute

Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer, Sabotage version

In this episode, the guys bring you their favorites in movies, television, and music. They also go down a few rabbit trails along the way! They also say goodbye to some big talents that we lost this year. Enjoy!

Songs:

“Believer” by Imagine Dragons

“Hot Thoughts” by Spoon

“Holding On” by The War On Drugs

“The Sky is a Neighborhood” by Foo Fighters

All three guys are back this time for our annual recap of a new Star Wars movie! We talk all things The Last Jedi and give what we liked and didn’t like. We talk about the haters and the Porgs, and the CGI Snoke, and Poe’s blunders. Join us and then let us know what you thought of Episode IX: The Last Jedi.