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What can the problem be? This week we're discussing the much-loved track "Melanie" from 1988's Even Worse. We're rounding out our three weeks of looooooove with a sweet song about a stalker. Makes sense, right? We had a lot of …
It’s that magical time of year! Love is in the air! I’ve got Russ here to talk about one of the loveliest topics of all: “Weird Al” Yankovic! But that’s what we do here all the time, isn’t it? Well …
To kick off Valentine’s month, we’re doing “Whatever You Like” (or whatever we like, in that case). This is nowhere near our favorite song, but we sure had a good time! Listen in as we develop the germ of a …
Zakk is back to talk all about The Weird Al Show! A few weeks ago, I asked Zakk if he'd ever seen The Weird Al Show. He said no. So you know what we did? We sat down and binge …
HERE’S JOHNNY! Our Johnny’s birthday is coming up, so we’re celebrating with this gem from Polka Party. This episode is great! I’m biased! But it’s great! We talk about old farts, El DeBarge and DeBarge, so much DeBarge, if you …
When one of your youngest and coolest fans asks if he can come on to rank an album, you say, "Heck yes!" So when Isaiah emailed me asking if he could rank the tracks on Straight Outta Lynwood, who was …
Welcome to our first episode of 2023! We’re talking about “Angry White Boy Polka” from Poodle Hat. Poodle Hat came out in 2003, so we might as well go back in time 20 years and kick things off with a …
Happy New Year! If you haven't been hiding under a rock, then you probably know that KZ1043 in Wisconsin has been treating us to WEIRD AL RADIO for the past few days. I was lucky enough to sit down with …
It's the last album we have to rank! And it's the last episode of 2022! We did it! I've got MJ from the Let's Jaws for a Minute and Reel Perspective podcasts to break down this "Weird Al" gem from …
It's that time of year again! Lauren and John decided to sit down and get in the holiday spirit. Literally! We're both drinking Mad Elf from Troegs Brewing--just like we used to do on Christmas at home with the family. …
Hey hey! It's time to rank the tracks on Poodle Hat! KC and Aaron from the Itch Rocks are here with their cumulative ranking of the tracks on the album. So not only is there discrepancies between their list and …
It’s “Couch Potato” time! We’re talking about this Eminem parody from Poodle Hat today. Why? Because we felt like it. We talk about Dunkin’ Donuts again. Why? Because we felt like it. We also talk about the logic behind “Weird …
Anthony from the I’m A Sophisticate and So Can You! podcast is here to rank the tracks on 1984’s In 3-D album. It’s a wild ride! How do our rankings line up? Listen in and find out! Check out I’m …
Holy cow! It's an Ultra Special Bonus Episode! The preeminent "Weird Al" scholar of our times, Nathan Rabin, is back to talk about THE "Weird Al" movie. No, not that one. It's The Soccer Football Movie! This fever dream of …
It's a big fat Thanksgiving special! We're talking about Al's parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad." It's "Fat" and you know it! Lauren and John are joined by the glowingly delightful Russ from the Infectious Groove Podcast to dig into this …
It’s another epic album ranking episode! This week I have the illustrious comedy musician Insane Ian here to rank the tracks on 1986’s Polka Party album. This is a “Weird Al” love fest, my friends. How do our rankings stack …
Have you watched WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story yet? No? THEN DON'T LISTEN YET. We've got a spoiler-rich reaction to this AMAZING FILM. What did we think? What did YOU think? Listen in and laugh with us about this movie. …
TODAY IS THE DAY! Robert from Crooked Table is BACK to discuss the thing that we manifested into the universe. WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story premiers on Roku TODAY! We haven’t seen the movie yet, so this is a totally …
It's Lauren's birthday! HOORAY! So we're talking about the song "Happy Birthday" from Al's self-titled debut album. Grab yourself a beverage of your choice, kick back, and celebrate with us today! Lauren has Three Philosophers from Ommegang...
IT IS WEIRD AL'S BIRTHDAY! We touch on that, but the point of this episode is to recap our experience at the Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour on October 17, 2022 in Orange Park, FL. Lauren …
We're back ranking another album! This week we're tackling 1989's UHF soundtrack. Lauren is joined by Drew from the Attitude Era Wrestling Review Podcast to break it all down. There are some BIG discrepancies in this one. Who's right? Who's …
The Johnslaught continues! We’re trucking through JOHNTOBER with a discussion about “Midnight Star.” This episode has some good beers, some good laughs, and some bad singing. We’re not going to let the description give it all away… you’re going to...
“Velvet Elvis”… he’s so fuzzy. He’s so GREAT. We have a great time discussing this underrated (in more ways than one!) track from Even Worse. We touch on pro wrestling, John makes the world’s worst black & tan, Colin Hay …
Last week we talked about Al’s last album. THIS week we’re talking about Al’s FIRST album! I’m joined again by Mike from the Pub Trivia Experience and Boozy Bracketology podcasts to rank the tracks on our hero’s self-titled debut album. …