Punch Up Podcast
Punch Up Podcast is a criminally thoughtful exploration into history's greatest IP. From dusty old books to the latest holographic video game, Mike, Tim and Hillman bring their dangerously extensive expertise to praise artists where they go right and, yes, heavily critique and insult where they go wrong.
Episodes
36 episodes
Challengers
All's fair in love and war and in many other areas as well. The Punchletes put on their horny hats to talk about the hit 2024 film, Challengers. After discussing themes like emotional manipulation and hot rat men, Hillman, Mike, and Ti...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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51:14
Car-pod Cast-aoke
Beep Beep! Get the hell out of the way! The Punch Up Guys hit the road in the famed Car-pod Cast-aoke episode, criticizing everything from tires to general road infrastructure, all while attempting and succeeding to drive one these mysterious m...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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48:57
The Dictionary
As the immortal bard once said: "Words, words, words-" assuming that's what he put in all his famous plays. The Punching Guys take on the nerdiest thing of all, the English language. After a quick stop discussing their recent projects, Tim, Mik...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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45:57
Operation Dinkless Part 2
The unintended consequences of good intensions...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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44:47
Valentine's Day
Ah, love, who needs it? Not us, unless... no, not us. The Puncheos and Punchiets take on the corporate consumerist badness that Valentine's Day has become. After a brief description of their recent projects, Mike, Tim, and Hillman give their un...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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44:17
The Works of Robert Frost
You lovely flower, you beautiful rose, you love your hair, I love your toes. The Punchers take on the undefeated G.O.A.T. of Poetry, Bobby "The King" Frost. While dissecting his rather wrong use of literary devices such as ice and thin roads, H...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:01:01
Boys, With Sara
We're back and more able than ever to create a good episode of a podcast. The Punch Up Boys kick off season 2 with a brutal yet scathing critique of boys. Joining the crew is college graduate and self-proclaimed boy-knower, Sara, who provides e...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:05:54
The Ads Episode
It's the season one finale! With this momentous occasion comes grim responsibilities. The Punchers unpack all the ads they were supposed to read throughout the year.
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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49:49
Pumpkins
A special Halloween episode that everyone is sure to enjoy and understand. After a quick pitstop going into their recent projects, the Punchaneros fix the freakiest fruit you ever did see: a pumpkin.
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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55:20
Movies
The Punchers biggest undertaking yet: Cinema. After briefly discussing their recent projects, Tim, Mike and Hillman take a deep dive into all the nitty gritty details of the latest fad of movies.
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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50:12
The Water Cycle
Is it getting wet in here? The Punchers put on their science hats yet again to fix a repetitive and outdated process that no one can even understand. After discussing the existing steps of the water cycle and the upcoming water wars, Mike, Hill...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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46:15
Olivia Rodrigo's Guts
Is it a bad idea, right if these logical vampires finish making the bed and start critiquing songs like All-American B*tch, Lacy and Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl from Olivia Rodrig...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:03:45
The Masked Singer
Sometimes it takes putting on a mask to find out who you really are and to sing really good. This week the Punchers infiltrate the Masked Singer.
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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52:57
Alkali Metals
The Puncheetos get elemental! After discussing the haters who say they have no right as full-time artists to change and redefine scientific fact which is literally the point of this show, Hillman, Mike and Tim finally set the record st...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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54:25
The 21st Episode Special
The Punch Up Podcast turns 21! And as legal, responsible adults, Mike, Tim and Hillman don't take too much on and attempt to set up cameras to record themselves opening fan mail all the while having 40s taped to their hands.
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:17:01
Facing Our Fears
Sometimes the best kind of spection is inter-spection. The Punch Chumps do the bravest thing possible and punch up their own mental shortcomings by spending 30 minutes trying to get over their deepest and most troubling fears.
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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31:41
Spiderman: Across The Spider-verse
Watch out, it's a web! Your Friendly Neighborhood Punchers have the power and therefore the "needing-to-do-it" to mercilessly destroy the newest Spider-verse movie on its so-called artistic merits. After discussing Mike's moral qualms on ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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38:38
The Matrix
You're the one, Neo! Get red-pilled as Tim and Hillman discuss a range of problems with the classic scifi film, The Matrix, from it's interminable length to the fact that Mike is missing and we're worried that he's in trouble. Ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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54:06
The Sixth Sense
Oh immortal shackles, curse be ye, the bitter cold of thine iron stings my ghostly flesh. The Punch-meisters pay the ultimate sacrifice in order to put themselves in Bruce Willis's shoes for his iconic M Night Shyamalan's role, Mr Sixth S...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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36:04
Hillman's Contract
The Puncho Uppo's put aside their noble pursuit of creative perfection because Hillman wants to renegotiate his podcast deal. Along with amateur contract lawyer/men's warehouse employee, Theo, we navigate the tricky world of clauses, loopholes ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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55:50
Farenheit 451
Is it getting hot in here? The Punchos take on books as they critically deconstruct what’s left of their physically deconstructed copies of the dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451. After describing their own personal experiences with the b...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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48:17
White Lotus Season 2
Fine, we’ll talk about something that was topical in at least the last 5 months. The Punchinos go god-mode on HBO's latest cash-in, The White Lotus season 2, critiquing glaring issues like how the characters go too many places and how lit...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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41:16
The Lost Pilot: Rock and Roll
So... Storytime. You've come accustomed to the clear and concise formatting of the Punch Up Podcast show up until this point. But did you know there was a point Mike, Tim and Hillman were talking about whatever the hell? Witness the unearthed p...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:01:22