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Very Special Episode: Underrated Tracks on Polka Party! ft. Nathan Rabin

June 2, 2023

You know who's on this show almost as often as John? It's the preeminent "Weird Al" scholar Nathan Rabin, of course! (I'm kind of kidding... John is here a BIT more than Nathan Rabin. But I'm not the one that does the math.)…

Third Anniversary Special: The Epic Rerank Extravaganzapalooza

May 26, 2023

Can you even believe it? Beer'd Al has been around for three whole entire years! And boy have we learned some things. Chief among them... Our initial rankings were trash. Our opinions were objectively wrong. Crinimally wrong…

Very Special Episode: IGP Album Review Takeover - Medium Rarities

May 19, 2023

Please don't adjust your televisions! You are, in fact, listening to the Beer'd Al Podcast. It's just that this week is a little different. You see, the https://linktr.ee/Infectiousgroovepodcast is very literally part of the…

Episode 71: If That Isn't Love ft. Juice Force, Wicked Hazy, Harvest Ale, & Łomża Jasne

May 12, 2023

If that isn't love, I don't know what love is! We're celebrating our parents' wedding anniversary today (yes, TODAY!) with this episode. We're discussing "If That Isn't Love" from Alpocalypse. Because if what our parents hav…

Episode 70: Taco Grande ft. Bromosa, El Trono, & Desert Rider

May 5, 2023

Happy Cinco de Mayo, friends! We’re doing the only logical thing a podcast about “Weird Al” can do on this day… We’re talking about “Taco Grande,” of course! In this fun episode, we get into quite a bit of detail about Mexic…

Very Special Episode: Underrated Tracks on Off the Deep End ft. Rob from The Great Song Podcast

April 28, 2023

These underrated track episodes are always fire! An they just keep coming! This week I've got Rob from https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/ and https://www.cinemasnackbar.com/ here to talk about what we feel are the most underr…

Very Special Episode: Underrated Tracks on In 3-D ft. Steve from Too Much Scrolling

April 21, 2023

We're back at it again! This week Steve from the https://fawlty5.wixsite.com/too-much-scrolling podcast joins me to figure out what the most underrated track is on the In 3-D album. We have a great time talking about how awe…

Episode 69 (nice): Isle Thing ft. Floridian, Perpetual IPA, SeaQuench, & Heavy C's

April 14, 2023

We’re talkin’ that Gilligan’s Isle Thing today! “Isle Thing” is from 1989’s UHF soundtrack, and it’s quite low on our list. But maybe it’s more clever than we think? We talk through it and come to some interesting conclusion…

Very Special Episode: Underrated Tracks on Dare to be Stupid ft. Mike from PTE&BB

April 7, 2023

We're kicking off a new series over here on ye olde Beer'd Al Podcast! I'm going to be joined by Very Special Guests to discuss what they think is the "most underrated track" on any given "Weird Al" album. It should be fun! …

Episode 68: Toothless People ft. New York Dry & Lacto-Kooler

March 31, 2023

TOOTHLESS TOOTHLESS TOOTHLESS PEOPLEEE. We’re covering this Mick Jagger parody from Polka Party today! “Toothless People” is the name of the game. Listen in as we have a wild conversation about teeth, beer, the Ruthless Peop…

Very Special Episode: The TV Album ft. Drew from AEWR Pod

March 24, 2023

We haven't talked about the 1995 compilation The TV Album yet, so we're gonna do it now! I've got Drew from the https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1800404.rss & https://www.buzzsprout.com/2083384 podcasts here to help me run t…

Episode 67: Cavity Search ft. Dr. Dank & Warheads Black Cherry

March 17, 2023

We’re doing the only thing we could do for St. Paddy’s Day… We’re talking about a parody of a U2 song! “Cavity Search” is a parody of “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”… but we didn’t always know that. Listen in as we mu…

Very Special Episode: EverTrending "Weird Al" Story ft. Garret

March 10, 2023

It's time for something completely different! Our buddy Garret from the OddPods Media Network show the EverTrending Story podcast joins me today to give "Weird Al" the EverTrending treatment. He brough his show's format ove…

Episode 66: Close But No Cigar ft. Jai Alai & Cafe Con Leche

March 3, 2023

Are we lobbing hand greneades, kiddo? No, I don't think we are! We're talking "Close but No Cigar" today here on ye olde Beer'd Al Podcast. We love this Cake pastiche so much that it's number six on our list! (For now. John'…

Bonus Episode: "Showgals: The Movie"

Feb. 26, 2023

There are people that do very special things. And then there are people that do very weird and very special things. And then there are people that do very weird and very special and very amazing things. And then there are th…

Very Special Episode: Scarif Beach Party ft. Tim from PTE & BB

Feb. 24, 2023

Our buddy Tim is back! It's been a hot minute, but he's back! And he's back to discuss three of his favorite things in the world: "Weird Al," Star Wars, and Lego. How do these three things intersect? With the straight-up bop…

Episode 65: Melanie ft. Peeper & Hard Mountain Dew

Feb. 17, 2023

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 …

Very Special Episode: A Theoretical "Weird Al" Love Album ft. Russ!

Feb. 10, 2023

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 this is something special…

Episode 64: Whatever You Like ft. Mad Elf & Cold Brew Coffee Pumpking Nitro

Feb. 3, 2023

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 parody idea, talk…

Very Special Episode: The Weird Al Show ft. Zakk!

Jan. 27, 2023

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 watched all 13 episodes of The Weird Al Show ove…

Episode 63: Here's Johnny ft. Attention Span, Ghost Bro, Please Talk About It, & Don't Talk About It

Jan. 20, 2023

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 …

Very Special Episode: Straight Outta Lynwood Ranked II ft. Isaiah!

Jan. 13, 2023

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 I to say no? Listen in …

Episode 62: Angry White Boy Polka ft. Holiday White Ale & New Haze

Jan. 6, 2023

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 polka. We spend a good a…

Bonus Episode: Weird Al Radio!

Jan. 1, 2023

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 Eddie, the music dir…