THE PODCAST IS PEAKING. Grammy award winning musician/arranger Rob Moose (Bon Iver, Alabama Shakes, Paul Simon John Legend, Arcade Fire - robmoose.com ) brings serious musical credibility to the pod and even DOES THE PUNCH UP?? The greatest punch up this show will ever have. I should quit now. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Event Horizon" by Ethan Gruska, and "Naeem" by Bon Iver. Punch Up credits: Rob Moose - Violin, Arrangment Hideaki Aomori - Bass Clarinet & Saxophone Gabriel Cabezas - Cello SPONSORS:...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 99
Amir Blumenfeld ( @jakeandamir - Jake and Amir , host of If I Were You podcast) HOOKS us up with his favorite song (not a joke). Miel googled “basketball” to make the punch up. Still not a joke. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Alone" by Heart, and "Small Foreign Faction" by Haley Blais. SPONSORS: Society6 : Get 30% off and free shipping when you use code JAM at s6.co/jam . Acuity Scheduling : Get 45 days of Acuity Scheduling absolutely free - no credit card required - by going to acuityscheduling.com/jam . Q...
Dec 12, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 98
HEY! YOU! Joe Kwaczala ( @joekjoek - Comedy Central Presents, host of Who Cares About The Rock Hall? podcast ) brings the cheese all the way from 1988 and Miel loses all ability to speak. The power of music folks. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Do You Love What You Feel" by Rufus & Chaka Khan and "Waiting for a Star to Fall" by Boy Meets Girl. SPONSORS: Society6 : Get 30% off and free shipping when you use code JAM at s6.co/jam . Acuity Scheduling : Get 45 days of Acuity Scheduling absolutely free - no ...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 97
EXTREME FUN ALERT — Karen Han ( @karenyhan - film queen at Polygon) brings Spiderman 2 into our ears (and hearts) with VINDICATED I AM SELFISH I AM WRONG I AM RIGHT I SWEAR I'M RIGHT (don't fact check that). UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Goodbye, Eddie, Goodbye" from Phantom of the Paradise and "Miss Misery" by Elliott Smith. SPONSORS: Society6 : Get 30% off and free shipping when you use code JAM at s6.co/jam . Acuity Scheduling : Get 45 days of Acuity Scheduling absolutely free - no credit card required ...
Nov 28, 2019•55 min•Ep. 96
THE MOST REQUESTED SONG OF ALL TIME!? The return of actor/comedian Griffin Newman ( @GriffLightning - The Tick , Blank Check Podcast ) !? Brace your elevators and pack your butter tarts because we are riding these rented scooters straight into the SUN! Check out Griffin's other episode where we punched up Come on Eileen . UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Carey" by Joni Mitchell, and "Heaven" (live version) by Talking Heads. SPONSORS: Society6 : Get 30% off and free shipping when you use code JAM at s6.co/jam ...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 95
What if Hotel California was made in 1998? Amateur rollercoaster tycoon Heath Saunders ( @feeltheheath - Jesus Christ Superstar Live, The Great Comet ) is on the case, exposing the dark and terrifying (for children) underbelly of the Fastball classic, "The Way". For more Saunders, check out his family collective at thesaunderscollective.com UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Overwhelming" by Jon Bellion, and "Not True" by Julia Nunes. SPONSORS: Acuity Scheduling : Get 45 days of Acuity Scheduling absolutely fre...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 94
Lindsey Weber ( @lindseyweber - Who? Weekly podcast) blows up the very premise of the show by bringing a song from the unpunchable playlist to punch up. ABSOLUTELY. Also Miel was thinking of Mary Lou Retton playing Tiny Tim in the movie within the movie Scrooged, a common mistake that most people have made. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "The Whole of the Moon" by The Waterboys (Covered by Fiona Apple), and "All Through the Night" by Cyndi Lauper. SPONSORS: Acuity Scheduling : Get 45 days of Acuity Schedulin...
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 93
Sex and Candy and Shane Torres ( @shanetorres - stand-up, Conan) OH MY!!! Be sure to check out Miel and Shane's New York glam rock duo, The Devious Stares, playing soon in a gas station parking lot near you! UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Asleep" by The Smiths, and "Work Song" by Hozier. SPONSOR: Acuity Scheduling - Get 45 days of Acuity Scheduling absolutely free - no credit card required - by going to acuityscheduling.com/jam . Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! You'll support the show plu...
Oct 31, 2019•56 min•Ep. 92
Let's celebrate because Kool and the Gang aficionado Gabriel Gundacker ( @gabegundacker - comedian/musician/writer for Our Cartoon President) is not only ON the pod, he helps MAKE the punch-up! So bring your good times and your laughter too we're gonna punch up this jam for you (wish I could delete but unfortunately have already typed it). UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Les Aventures de Tintin" by Taeko Ōnuki, and "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! Y...
Oct 24, 2019•59 min•Ep. 91
Hello? It's Brian David Gilbert ( @briamgilbert - Polygon Producer) it's the BACKSTREET BOYS and our batteries are anything but LOW BABY!!!! If you don't know the song, you're going to want to. And don't forget these lips are for god and my sandwiches (this might make sense once you listen, or it won't and I'm just very very sick). UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Liquid Dreams" by Manganas Garden and "Jealous Guy" (John Lennon Cover) by Donny Hathaway. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! You'l...
Oct 17, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 90
YOUR LIPSTICK THIS PODCAST CLICK PLAY RIGHT NOW WITH NATALIE WALKER !!!! Comedian and singer Natalie Walker ( @nwalks ) infuses the studio with 2002's cute but psycho energy for Taking Back Sunday's emo anthem "Cute Without The E (Cut From The Team)". Be sure to stick around for the punch up, it's a twist for the ages! UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Exile in Gayville" from A Strange Loop, and "In Camera" by Yumi Zouma. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! You'll support the show plus perks lik...
Oct 10, 2019•57 min•Ep. 89
AND WE'RE BACK BABY WITH A NEW EPISODE, MMM, DROP! Too-sweet-to-be-sour-too-nice-to-be-mean Josh Gondelman ( @joshgondelman - Desus & Mero, Last Week Tonight) brings some serious KNOWLEDGE to discuss Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys! Hope you enjoy, but just FYI if you try to knock me you'll get mocked. Seriously. So please don't. Please. I have a family. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "All for Swinging You Around" by The New Pornographers, and "iMi" by Bon Iver. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Pat...
Oct 03, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 88
Demi's LAST EPISODE and WOW what a one to go out on! TWO extremely special guests, legitimate artist Open Mike Eagle ( @Mike_Eagle - The New Negroes ) & mashup king himself Neil Cicierega ( @neilcic - Mouth Moods ) join us onstage at XOXO fest for the unpacking of Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters" you've all been waiting for. Busting FEELS GOOD !!!! I'm crying. This episode is also available as a video on our YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/6wl2n9dauCo UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Marty Beller Mask" by ...
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 87
SUBLIME. IAN KARMEL. DEMI’S PENULTIMATE SHOW! All live from Bumbershoot. Hot takes galore. An audience full of Dixie chicks. Interpretive dance that you cannot see but you certainly can feel. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Runaway" by Kanye West ft. Pusha T, "Life on Mars" by David Bowie, and "I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! Follow us on social: Punch Up The Jam: twitter.com/punchupthejam | instagram.com/punchupthejam Unpunchable Jams playlist: h...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 86
THE TWO PART FEVER DREAM SERIES continues with Hotel California and Miel's Dad Jim! In case you missed last week, listen to that first! Or if you hate information, just listen to this one!!!!! It's your life!!!!!!!!!!!!! UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "When You Wish Upon A Star" - by Jiminy Cricket (Sung by Cliff Edwards) and "If I'm Unworthy" by Blake Mills. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! Follow us on social: Punch Up The Jam: twitter.com/punchupthejam | instagram.com/punchupthejam Unpun...
Aug 29, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 85
Eagles AND the return of Miel's Dad Jim? A TWO part episode of a very much one episode podcast?! No DEMI!? Recorded...on the ISLAND????? WHAT is HAPPENING?! A lot, explained in episode but in a nutshell: there's a two-week gap between end of frontloaded studio episodes and the last two live episodes together. Miel will be continuing the podcast (!!!) and there will be tweaks to the show after Demi's departure, not reflected in this interim two-parter. So if you like an informative episode, the w...
Aug 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 84
Brandy and Monica, Miel and Demi, Naomi Ekperigin And Andy Beckerman ( Couples Therapy podcast) OH MY!!!! The whole damn team assembles to dissect the 90's R&B classic two-chord love triangle anthem, "The Boy Is Mine". I LOVE YOU, THE GOOOOOOOD WIIIIIIIIIFEEEE (this joke will make sense once you listen). UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" by Deborah Cox, "Blue Line Swinger" by Yo La Tengo, "Betray My Heart" by D'Angelo & The Vanguard, and "I'm His Girl" by Friends. Want mor...
Aug 15, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 83
WE’RE OFF THE DEEP END, WATCH AS WE DIVE IN to discuss Shallow with ( @SeanClements - Hollywood Handbook podcast). It’s the song from A Star is Born where Lady Gaga wails and Bradley Cooper also does something. Deep end and shallows??? Help. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Pretty Eyes" by The Silver Jews, "Love You Like That" by Dagny, and "Always Remember Us This Way" from A Star is Born. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! Follow us on social: Punch Up The Jam: twitter.com/punchupthejam | in...
Aug 08, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 82
Watch out Gavin Degraw, Carl Tart ( @dammitcarl - Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Flagrant Ones podcast) and the punch babies are on the CASE, asking questions like how did an existential anthem become the One Tree Hill theme song? We don't answer any of these questions but I can tell you the punch up is the strangest in show history and no I'm not sorry !!! xoxo Miel UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Redneck Woman" by Gretchen, "Back That Azz Up" by Juvenile, "Summertime" by Fresh Prince, and "Crush" by David Archule...
Aug 01, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 81
TWO princes?! MORE LIKE FOUR BABY! Hold onto your (pointy woolen) hats so your dad doesn't eat them! Jon Gabrus ( @gabrus - High & Mighty , Raised by TV podcasts) AND Alice Wetterlund ( @alicewetterlund - Treks and the City podcast) help make sense of the Spin Doctor's hackey sack anthem "Two Princes" on this very special double guest LIVE spectacular! It's as chaotic as this song! Di bi bi bip, di bi bi bi di Bi di-di-le-di ba da ba da ba da ba Da ba da ba da ba da ba UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Can...
Jul 25, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 80
Come around, we WON'T kick your ass in. Hayes Davenport ( @hayesdavenport - Hollywood Handbook podcast) brings the 1998 bucket hat classic "You Get What You Give" by the New Radicals to the stüd. Why did Gregg with three G's threaten children? Is it a DSA negging anthem? Should we bring kicking as a threat back? Correct. It's a kick ass time. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Your Best American Girl" by Mitski, "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)" by Jamie XX, and "Doo-Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill. Want ...
Jul 18, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 79
WRONG MOVE, YOU'RE DEAD, as in if you don't listen to this episode with Matt Belknap ( @mattbelknap - Never Not Funny podcast, Co-Founder of ASpecialThing Records ) about Bell Biv Devoe's "Poison" you will die, eventually, from natural causes, hopefully. You also will if you do listen to it, sorry. Listen we're 78 episodes deep I don't know what to write here anymore. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Brothers Gonna Work it Out" by Public Enemy, "Can I Take You Out Tonight" by Luther Vandross, and "Oh Baby" by...
Jul 11, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 78
We punched up the TRUE national anthem with Travis McElroy ( @travismcelroy - My Brother, My Brother and Me , The Adventure Zone podcasts). Is it drugs? Is it love? Are they the same thing? Seal will never explain his 1994 hit "Kiss From A Rose" and personally??? I respect that. Video of the punch-up available on Youtube ! Plus, an important announcement from Demi. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Locomotive Breath" by Jethro Tull, "Don't Give Up" by The Whitest Boy Alive, "Black Rainbow" by St. Vincent, "Tig...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 77
Wait WHAT did the ghost of Elvis do in the jungle room?!? Jesse David Fox ( @jessedavidfox - Vulture Senior Editor, Good One: A Podcast About Jokes ) leads the investigation deep into the 1991 Marc Cohn classic, "Walking in Memphis". What a gross lil ghost !!!!! Be sure to check out Jesse's HeadGum podcast, Good One: A Podcast About Jokes . UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "The Back Seat of My Car" by Paul McCartney, "Incredible Thoughts" by The Lonely Island, "Chelsea Hotel No. 2" by Leonard Cohen. Want more ...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 76
Sha shaba shaka shaba! On this week's episode (as picked by our Patreon listeners) we're joined by Julia Nunes (@julianunes - musician, YouTuber) to discuss the absurd, virtual (and ephermerberal) lyricism of Gorillaz's 2005 hit, "Feel Good Inc.!" (Or as Julia calls it, Feels Good Inc.!) Check out Julia's new album on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5KxxHTQit8vvtn3JFyw3MH?si=C20yd7SjQPGvrvVWeHAr-Q UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Love On Top" by Beyoncé, "Flower Moon (ft. Steve Lacy)" by Vampire Week...
Jun 20, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 75
DO YOU BELIEVE that Nicole Byer ( @nicolebyer - Nailed it! , Why Won't You Date Me podcast) came through to absolutely bathe in Cher's 1998 hit "BELIEVE" ?!? WARNING: this episode contains what can only be described as "power giggling" so listen responsibly!!! Check out Nicole Byer's new podcast Best Friends: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/best-friends-with-nicole-byer-and-sasheer-zamata/id1464766741 UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Simon Says" by Megan Thee Stallion, "Big Ole Freak" by Megan Thee Stal...
Jun 13, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 74
OH SH*T (are we allowed to swear in here?) Ben Siemon ( @BenjaminJS - DuckTales, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) brings the perfect podcast energy to decode Fergie’s vaguely London themed, predominately alcohol themed, possibly pants themed? 2006 hit “London Bridge”. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "La Forêt" by Lescop, "Juice" by Lizzo, and "Pimpin All Over The World" by Ludacris. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! You'll support the show plus perks like: DOWNLOAD the punch-ups (four posted each month a...
Jun 06, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 73
*to the tune of My Sharona* AdAM ConOVER!!! Not sorry anyway Adam Conover ( @adamconover - Adam Ruin Everything , Factually Podcast) comes by to unpack The Knack's creepy classic, "My Sharona". Disgusting... but does it slap? UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Lazy Line Painter Jane" by Belle and Sebastian, "Radio, Radio" by Elvis Costello, and "Le temps de l'amour" by Françoise Hardy. Want more Punch Up The Jam? Become a Patron today! You'll support the show plus perks like: DOWNLOAD the punch-ups (four posted...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 72
We punched it just because we can!!! The dutiful duo examines Dolly Parton's husband robbery anthem "Jolene" with Fiona Landers ( @fionasings4u - UCB, Unicorn Store ). Shoutout to Addie Weyrich and Megan Batoon for contributing vocals to this punch-up! UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "That's How Strong My Love Is" by Otis Redding, "Prince Johnny" by St. Vincent, and "Another One" by Mac DeMarco. Los Angeles! Come see Punch Up The Jam LIVE May 22nd at the Regent Theater. Tickets: https://www.ticketfly.com/even...
May 23, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 71
This episode has more twists and turns than a mraze!!! Infamous Mrazologist Jacquis Neal ( @jacquisneal - Culture Kings podcast) brings the knowledge and positivity to the stüd to unpack Jason Mraz's 2008 hit "I'm Yours" and ...converts us into mrazholes? Or something adjasont. (Apologies again for the usage of the word stüd but I am contractually obligated to continue using it until super producer Marissa physically forces me to stop.) UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Conversation 16" by The National, "God &...
May 16, 2019•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 70
