Pumping Irony

Here they are – our favorites of 2016 in music, movies, and TV! 2016 was a good year (except for all those we lost) and we are hoping 2017 is just as exciting! Let us know what some of your favorites were by commenting on the website – www.pumpingironypodcast.com or on the Facebook page at […]

The Pumping Irony Podcast crew are back after a brief sabbatical! This episode is dedicated entirely to talking about the new Star Wars movie, Rogue One. We have some tricky editing in the first section as we talk about the death of Carrie Fisher and then everyone forgets that it was Max von Sydow who […]

Songs: “Gentle and Soft” by The Blue Jean Committee; “Walking Shoes” by The Blue Jean Committee; “Main Title and Calvera” by Elmer Bernstein.  Join the podcast crew as they are joined by their friend Domenic for a special super-sized episode of the Pumping Irony podcast! This week we talk about the IFC mockumentary series, Documentary […]

The guys are back! What have they been up to and why has it taken them so long to get a podcast out??! We answer those questions and Russ talks about the pilot for the new live action show, “The Tick” on Amazon Prime. Tim is once again stuck in the 80s as he talks […]

Description: In this special episode of the podcast, Russ and Andrew step out so Nic (Russ’ son) and Owen (Tim’s son) fill in as guests! We talk about a great new Australian band that you should be listening to, the newest Pixar movie (and why you should stay until the end of the credits), and […]

In this milestone episode (double digits!) of the podcast, Russ gives a review of the new Matthew McConaughey movie Free State of Jones, Tim trips down memory lane with the miniseries on CNN, The Eighties, and Andrew likes the 3/4 that he has read of the book, The Girl With All The Gifts (and can […]

In this edition of the Pumping Irony podcast, Tim tries to talk and fails, but Russ saves the day! We talk about the new Lonely Island movie, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (and why nobody went and saw it), all the flavors of the Cornetto Trilogy, and the book, Your Song Changed My Life (and […]

In this episode, we talk about hipster culture in the Portland, learning what it means to be human from a robot, punk bands vs. skinheads, how the Network giveth, and the Network taketh away, Russ once again hates a movie’s preview, and Andrew alerts us to Canada’s war on Spider-man! Music heard in episode 8: […]

Today we’re talking about death defying train stunts, famous singers from Columbia, gorgeous criminals trying to save humanity, TV shows that are so bad they make you angry for weeks, why Tim hates a beloved Superbowl commercial, and another celebrity death (but definitely not the one you’re thinking of). Music from this episode includes: Intro: Supposed to […]

We’re back from a break and today we’re talking about the exciting terrain of Iowa, time bending video games, the adventures of Bat Kid, naked animals, Tim’s controversial stance on things that break down, bad Christian movies, and whether or not Zootopia is capitalist propaganda. Intro music for this episode is Impossible by Lacey Sturm […]

Today we’re talking about why Escondido (the band not the city) is great, Daredevil Season 2, a Star Wars fan film called DARTH MAUL: Apprentice, why the new Ben Hur trailer makes Russ grumpy, why DC’s Legends of Tomorrow treats its fans like they are dumb, and why Tim is disappointed that he is stuck in […]

Today we’re discussing 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Explorers Guild: Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala, Star Wars: Imperial Assault, the crushing disappointment that occurs when Russ is right about something, Watchmen, and the loss of George Martin. Intro music for this episode is I Think We’re Alone Now by Tommy James and the Shondells (from […]

After a couple of special themed episodes we are back to our normal episode format.  In this episode we talk about things we like, including The Magicians, The Goldbergs, and Room 237.  We also rant about the rising cost of concerts in small clubs, terrible people who don’t like The Witch, and the atrocity that was […]

We’re talking about some of our favorite (and least favorite things) from 2015!  Hear about Russ’s favorite movies, Tim’s favorite music, and Andrew’s favorite new TV from the last year.  Let us know in the comments at PumpingIronyPodcast.com or on our Facebook page what some of your favorite things from the past year are or why […]

The inaugural edition of the Pumping Irony podcast in which our heroes talk about all things Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  Find out what we liked and didn’t like about the new movie, but don’t listen until you’ve seen it yourself if you don’t want to be spoiled! What did you think of The Force […]