Pulse Pounding

Pulse Pounding

Pulse Pounding is a weekly podcast series, hosted by comedian Mickey Dylan, featuring topics and conversations that make your heart race. Whether it’s dating, relationships, pop culture, interviews, stories from listeners or new music, it’s time to put on your uncensored pants for raw and unfiltered commentary.

Episodes

June 11, 2025 90 mins

This week, Mickey sits down for his first solo episode in quite some time to catch up and talk about his crazy month of May! He’s recapping his trip to Miami, including finally making it to Club Space, his obsession with listening to the audio memoir written by his ex’s famous ex, seeing The Weeknd at a small private show, his thoughts on the Hurry Up Tomorrow movie, attending Makko Red’s very first show, accidentally...

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This week, Mickey sits down for a solo episode to discuss the MOST. After a quick rant about his barber being unknowingly on “bahcation,” he dives into the progress of the Brooklyn Mirage redesign, how unlikely it is they’ll make their opening day, the CEO doubling down on construction progress—or lack thereof—and, of course, the comments!

Mickey also talks about the kickoff of the most anticipated (for ...

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April 16, 2025 92 mins

This week, Mickey sits down for a Sudafed-fueled solo episode that quickly devolves into a long-winded rant about life, public perception, and internet culture. He discusses Katy Perry going to space and the public's response, questions Gayle King's relevance to space exploration, and expresses confusion about why everyone cares so much. Mickey also shares his excitement about the upcoming Lifetimes tour, reflects on ...

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This week, Mickey sits down with Hudson Thames, an incredibly talented musician, songwriter, actor, and the voice of Spider-Man in the new Disney+ series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. The pair discusses Hudson’s long-awaited debut album, Bambino, the process of creating and revising it, why now is the right time for an album release, the impact COVID had on the inception of Bambino, Hudson's journey to sobriety, and how it...

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March 18, 2025 85 mins

This week, Mickey hosts a solo episode to dive into the latest album from one of the most influential, creative, and visionary artists to rise to stardom in the 21st century.   

In this episode, Mickey reflects on his journey as a Little Monster, starting back in 2008 with the release of "Just Dance." He takes you through memorable moments, including meeting Lady Gaga at her book release event, coming ou...

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This week Mickey is back with a solo episode to talk about the return of Casey Anthony, why he finds The Oscars uninteresting, The Brit Awards, Tate McRae's new album 'So Close To What' and new music from Leven Kali, Daiela, Debbii Dawson, Grimes and Alex Johnson!

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February 24, 2025 35 mins

Join Mickey for a special bonus episode to discuss the brand new album from THEY 'Love.Jones'.

Mickey is talking about his love of the R&B duo, his favorite tracks from the album, the importance of tracklisting, artists adjusting to the current landscape of releasing and promoting music, what he hopes to see from THEY in 2025 and much more!

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This week, Mickey sits down for a solo episode to discuss The Weeknd’s NUMBER 1 ALBUM Hurry Up Tomorrow!

Before diving into the main event, Mickey shares his thoughts and opinions on this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. He discusses the history of the Drake and Kendrick beef, why making that the focal point of the halftime set was both funny and corny, SZA’s mic being completely off, Serena Williams’ ca...

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The Grammys! That’s it, that’s the description. This week Mickey sits down to recap his thoughts on The Grammys including his favorite performances of the night, The Weeknd’s big return, his favorite and most deserved wins of the night, the premiere of Lady Gaga's new single and video 'Abracadabra', some surprising thoughts on Taylor Swift, new music from Jojo, Jamie XX and more!

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This week Mickey sits with Steven Rodriguez, a New York based singer/songwriter, who's signature style blends his soulful voice with rock and blues. The pair discusses the pressures of having such a large audience, putting out the right amount of music, how streams and social media translate to income, TikTok, BookTok, what goes on in Steven's DM's, writing about heartbreak from someone else's perspective, EPIC The Musical,  the ne...

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January 21, 2025 89 mins

This week Mickey is back with a solo, year-end music wrap up. He's finally discussing his 2024 Spotify Wrapped, as well as some favorites from his top 100 songs playlist. Listen in to hear why he believe's these artists were at the top of his list, his favorite ALBUMS of the year and some controversial podcast picks!

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This week Mickey is sitting with one of the most talented up & coming artists on his radar, Makko Red. The pair discusses their shared affinity for The Weeknd and thoughts on the new era, the origin of Makko's musical journey, learning to self produce, songwriting, how to be resourceful without a huge budget, the importance of visuals, writers block, taking breaks for creative rejuvenation, how his plans for relea...

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This week Mickey is sitting down with the incredibly talented Walker Robinson, of the genre-bending, ever-changing, Your Neighbors. The pair is discusses who exactly 'Your Neighbors' is, the evolution of the sound, the influence religion has had on the latest subject matter, the latest single, one of the most sonically insane releases of the year, 'OUTTA MY MIND', the upcoming album 'American Hedonism', questioning god, what influe...

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This week Mickey is back to let you in on all the drama and technical difficulties he experienced with last weeks episode. He's detailing discovering the limp, lifeless body of his laptop, acquiring a "new" Mac, trouble with his release, hosting site and their terrible customer service structure, unintentionally forcing his Apple listeners to signup for Spotify and forgetting to thank Beyonce.

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November 21, 2024 85 mins

This week Mickey is back with another solo episode, to explain himself to you the people, his people, on the status of Hot Chocolate.

Mickey is also discussing his favorite season, FALL, his favorite holiday, Halloween, enjoying trick-or-treating with his 4 year old niece for as many years as it lasts, how quickly kids change and grow, his mothers Halloween themed wedding, the events leading up to the bi...

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This week Mickey sits with the incredibly talented Leo Lauren, whose music and songwriting is brought to life by his visual art and vibrant style. Together the pair discuss Leo’s start in music, his first release “Lovesick”, accepting himself as musician, not solely an artist, the importance of the visual aspect of music and performance, working with Heather Liz Baker, his excitement for his garden and of course his upcoming EP “Su...

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October 2, 2024 85 mins

This week Mickey is back for another solo episode, to recap his 30 hour trip to San Francisco! After booking a ticket and flight to see Rufus Du Sol perform at the Portola festival, Mickey leaves armed with a light up tambourine, a backpack full of chargers and marijuana and top level excitement. He’s discussing his choice to head across the country with no hotel booked, experiencing San Francisco, his complaints about the Portola ...

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September 17, 2024 77 mins

This week Mickey is back for yet another solo episode to discuss his drama of the week! After stalling on a main road, pushing his car out of an intersection after being ignored by the nearest cop, food shopping in 7 Eleven and getting towed home by AAA, his brother comes to the rescue and saves the day! With a brand new alternator and a new lease on life, Mickey drives the same route home only to be pulled over and accused of drun...

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September 10, 2024 66 mins

This week Mickey is sitting down for a solo episode to very briefly discuss his new single status, his experience at the Ian Asher show in The Hamptons, how annoying girls act around DJ's, his dancefloor encounter with a hot Romanian Spaniard, his thoughts on Chappell Roan and the backlash she's facing for setting boundaries and who he's excited to see at The VMA's.

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August 28, 2024 84 mins

This week Mickey is sitting down for a solo episode, fully recovered from last weeks hangover, to share his views on friendship. He's talking about his own personal definition of a friend, why he sometimes feels misunderstood when expressing his views on friendship, a falling out with someone close, how a tragic death affected his perspective, setting boundaries and so much more!

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