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This week, Lauren had the pleasure of talking with Lily Hirsch, author of the book Weird Al, Seriously. This is an amazing and fun conversation! Lauren and Lily discover that they may in fact be the same person (Have you ever seen them in the same room a...
WE HAVE THE POWER! The "Polka Power!", that is! That's right. We've got Weird Al's final polka of the 90s on deck today. We run through the polka track list, give some reactions, and talk about other stuff, too. Charlie Bucket is an idiot, Marilyn Manson...
For today's mini episode, you get to listen to Lauren and John BS a little bit about movies and stuff. This is the conversation that happened in the middle of us recording the intro and ending to our 1/1/21 episode. The promo this week is for the Misfit...
We're talking about "Frank's 2000" TV" today. Everybody come and see! You won't believe it! We dig into things like... How big is this TV really? Would Robert De Niro's mole REALLY be 10 feet wide? Musical evolution, fever dreams, TV shows, how John's d...
We have one heck of an episode to kick of 2021! With the help of some podcast friends and Weird Al fans, we've put together an amazing compilation of people just gushing about what Weird Al means to them. You want to start the year off with some positivi...
Merry Christmas from the Beer'd Al Podcast! We're talking about "I Think I'm A Clone Now" today. HOW CHRISTMASSY. We cover the ethics of clone slavery, the clonee/clone relationship, Christmas movies, Christmas songs, and so much more! John has Double He...
Tomorrow is John's daughter (ergo Lauren's niece) Cecelia's 2nd birthday. In honor of that, here are the Top 5 Life Lessons Lauren thinks we can all learn from Weird Al.
This week, we're talking about "Buy Me A Condo"... We dive into 80s consumerism, the LaCoste/IZOD alligator, Amway, and so much more! There's also a giant detour where John just goes OFF about David Bowie for some reason. (Bowie is, like, John's FAVORITE...
We are so excited today! We are joined by Nathan Rabin - the author of TWO of the greatest books about "Weird Al" ever written. He was kind enough to spend some time with us talking about his work, "Weird Al," and some other stuff (as usual). Cheers! Buy...
Immediately after we finished talking with our dad (the episode you heard two days ago), we decided to jump right into our "Gump" episode. So we're each already 2 beers in when we START this bad boy. Bearing that in mind, this is a super fun conversation...
It's a family affair on this VV Special Episode of the Beer'd Al Podcast. We're joined today by our dad (Dave to his peers), and he's telling us about all of the things we mis-remembered in some of our early episodes. He himself even gets corrected by ou...
Get ready for some Bad Hair Day! Lauren is joined by Seth from the Treble Treble Podcast to talk about this epic 1996 album. We go through it song by song, tell some fun stories, and there's GLITTER in the beer! This is such a fun episode, and you won't ...
Get ready to get White & Nerdy! We've got Tim back on the show to help us talk about the nerdy anthem, "White & Nerdy." We nerd out about beer, stuff we collect, and even talk about our favorite theme songs. This is one you won't want to miss. John has W...
We've got a very special Very Special Episode for you today! Lauren is joined by Mike from the Pub Trivia Experience podcast, and we're talking about Weird Al's 1992 album Off the Deep End. Mike loves it. Us? Meh. Can Mike sway me? Listen and find out. A...
It's Halloween, weirdos! And it's our 13th regular episode! SPOOKY! This week, we're talking about "Nature Trail to Hell" and drinking some spooooooooooopy pumpkin beers! I may have gone overboard with the spooky sound effects, but I also don't care. BOO...
Happy Weird Al's Birthday to one and all! Today we're tackling all things UHF. And when we say all things, we mean ALL things. We're joined by John & Adam from the Blast From Our Past Podcast (among other things), and we're all eating Twinkie Wiener Sand...
Oh boy this episode has it ALL. It's got blood. It's got singing. It's got polka. If I laughed like an idiot while editing this, it stands to reason that you'll laugh like an idiot while listening to this. We're talking about the song "Polka Party" and d...
Weird Al time with the ladies! This week, Lauren welcomes Mixie, self-described "old nerd" from the Lady Mouth podcast. We're talking CLASSIC Al here, folks. Why was AL TV so cool? Is Weird Al truly the greatest human? What wild tangents will this conver...
This week, we're talking "Weasel Stomping Day." So put your Viking helmet on and spread that mayonnaise on the lawn and get ready to listen to us have some fun! This is a good one - we talk about weird traditions, eggs, weasels, and John is an interrupti...
They're all over me! They're inside of me! Can't get 'em off of me! I'm crawling with... MICROSCOPIC BACTERIA! Yes! We are talking about "Germs" today. And this episode has some HUGE STUFF! We got a new theme song! John got a story wrong and had to expla...
In this episode, Lauren is joined by the amazing and talented Katie Sekelsky. You know, the one that made our cool new logo (As seen in this week's episode art)! You know, the one that runs The Inkling pen & paper trivia challenge. You know, the one that...
Welcome to the stupidest episode we've ever done. You thought we were stupid before? Not even close. We are talking about "Phony Calls." The song is not inherently stupid, but we devolve into extreme stupidity in this episode. We're not entirely sure why...
In this episode, Lauren is joined by Jonathan Oakes (the mastermind behind Trivial Warfare and the Oakes Media Group) to discuss THE BEST DAY EVER. That's right. We're talking about the day we had front row tickets and VIP passes to Weird Al's No Strings...
In this episode, Lauren & John discuss the song that put our hero Weird Al on the map... "Eat It." Lauren has a Peanut Butter Chocolate Milk Stout from Lost Coast Brewing, and John has Pegasus from Saucony Creek. Join us as we discuss the importance of t...