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Let’s get weird—Polka Party! weird. This week on the Beer’d Al Podcast, Lauren is joined by comedy musician, parody wizard, and all-around awesome human Insane Ian to dive into Side 1 of Weird Al Yankovic’s Polka Party! album. We’re talking about everything from hernias to spuds, and we’re loving every minute of it. Tracks on the menu include: The James Brown sendup “Living with a Hernia” The Talking Heads-flavored “Dog Eat Dog” The deep-fried brilliance of “Addicted to Spuds” The delightfu...

It’s a Polka Party—literally and figuratively! This week, Lauren and Russ take on the high-energy polka medley “Polka Party” from Weird Al’s Polka Party! album. And they’re not alone—Polka Bob is back to lend his accordion-fueled wisdom and enthusiasm! We break down the song-by-song madness, marvel at the medley magic, and ask the big questions: Where does this rank among Al’s polkas? What deep cuts make the biggest splash? And why does “Ear Booker Polka” get all the glory? Put on your party h...

It’s one of those days… but in the best way possible! Lauren is joined by the delightfully nerdy and wonderfully weird Jeff Nucera (aka UHJeff) to talk all about the song “One of Those Days” from Polka Party! You might know Jeff as one of the filmmakers behind Tight & Nerdy —the fabulous documentary about the world’s first Weird Al-themed burlesque troupe. (Yes, that’s a real thing, and yes, it’s amazing.) We dive into this underrated Al deep cut and revel in its over-the-top absurdity, dark ...

We're starch-raving mad this week! Lauren and Russ are joined by the spudtacular Ian Glaubinger, Art Director at RSVLTS, to break down the third track on Polka Party—Weird Al’s ode to tuber obsession: “Addicted to Spuds.” From mashed metaphors to fried philosophies, this episode peels back the layers on one of Al’s most underrated food parodies. Get ready for laughs, carbs, and a whole lot of potato talk. Don’t flake out—tune in! 🥔 Check out Ian's artwork here . Beer'd Al is a spud-tacular m...

The Beer’d Al Podcast is back with the second installment of our Polka Party album series, and this week we’re diving headfirst into the caffeinated chaos of “Dog Eat Dog”! Lauren and Russ are joined by none other than Jim Elek, the fearless and...

🎉 It’s time to kick off our Polka Party deep dive—aka the Polka Party party! In this episode, Lauren and Russ are diving headfirst into the lead track: “Living with a Hernia.” And they’re not going it alone—friend of the show and all-around great guy...

"Dare to Re-Sequence: Making Dare to Be Stupid Make Sense"  This week, Lauren and Russ take their marriage to the next level and take on a noble Weird Al challenge: rearranging the tracklist of Dare to Be Stupid into an order that (dare we say it?)...

The deep dive concludes! Lauren and Insane Ian are diving into Side 2 of Dare to be Stupid. From polkas to parodies and everything in between (mostly in between), they unpack the genius of Al’s songwriting, discuss the sheer weirdness and brilliance...

Polka time, baby! Lauren is joined by Russ and the newly-appointed "Polka Bob" to dive into the accordion-fueled madness of "Hooked on Polkas," the high-energy album closer from Dare to Be Stupid. We break down Weird Al’s brilliant medley choices,...

Lauren and Russ are back with a quick and fun discussion about "Cable TV" from Dare to Be Stupid! It’s an okay song, and this is an okay-length episode—so why not give it a listen? 😆 Plus, stick around for the midroll featuring some beautiful piano...

Pop the champagne and polish your monocles, because we’re living the high life on this episode of Beer’d Al! Lauren and Russ are joined by fellow Weird Al aficionado UH-Jeff, who’s here to talk all about “This is the Life” from the Dare to Be Stupid...

Grab a snack and get ready for a fun and fascinating deep dive! In this episode we’re serving up a hearty discussion on Weird Al’s Dare to Be Stupid classic, "Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch." Joining me at the table is author and musicologist Lily...

Welcome to side 2 of Dare to be Stupid! This episode is a two-fer. https://x.com/NoahMussay is back to talk about "George of the Jungle" and "Slime Creatures from Outer Space." What works? What doesn't? Why does this even exist? What do they want...

It's the first epsiode of 2025! And it's a good one!  Lauren & Russ are joined by our friends and all-around good dudes Chris Hollister and Bob Oakes to talk about Weird Al's recent collab with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots,...

It's a holly jolly Weird Al family Christmas over here today! It's a full house of Robinsons! Lauren is here! Russ is here! Zakk is here! We're talking about "Christmas at Ground Zero" and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" and a whole bunch of other...

Lauren & Russ appeared on the BFYTW Podcast in an ALL WEIRD AL episode! That very episode now also lives HERE!  NOTE: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Original BFYTW show notes: - Game 1 - Anti-Kareoke I've got four lists of Weird Al song titles from...

While we're taking a break between sides on Dare to Be Stupid, we're gonna stretch our legs a little bit for the holiday season. Today is a fun one! Russ & Lauren are joined by Ian Glaubinger to discuss UHF (and other things!). We're going to dig...

We've made it to the end of side one of Dare to be Stupid! Like with the last album, I'm joined again by the most insane of Ians, INSANE IAN, to recap the majesty of side 1. We laugh! We wax poetic! We make some pretty salient points! You're gonna...

We've reached the last track on side 1 of Dare to be Stupid! What a magical thing. Today we're talking about "Yoda." Russ is here (yay!), and we're joined by Stevie aka "Midnight Smoke" from the BFYTW podcast. We have a GREAT time! We hope you enjoy...

This episode is huge! There are so many people! Lauren is here! Russ is here! KC and Aaron from Itch Rocks are here!  And we're all here to talk about "One More Minute," the next track on Dare to be Stupid. Sit back, relax, and get ready for a WILD...

"I Want a New Duck" is the next track! Garret from (is he from? or is he THE?) NoDak Nerd is here to go over this track. We have a good time talking about ducks, Huey Lewis, and so much more. GET IT! (Get it?) Check out the...

Dare to be Stupid keeps on rolling! Track 2 is the title track ("Dare to be Stupid," in case you didn't catch that). Along for the ride is (unsurprisingly) Russ and (not totally surprisingly, but less expected) Noah. Noah is, of course, the guy we...

We're back with the next album deep dive! We wrapped up "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D a few weeks ago, so that means it's time to go full speed ahead into Dare to be Stupid! Buckle up! I've got some amazing guests lined up for this series, so you'll want...

If there's one thing we're passionate about on this show, it's taking funny music seriously. Like, really seriously. Seriously seriously. If there's another person in the world who's passionate about that, it's Lily Hirsch. In her third (third? Yeah,...