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Our series of “Weird Al” album rankings continues! This week, Lauren is joined by Jason Bryant, Hall of Fame sportswriter, broadcaster, and announcer, to discuss Al’s 1992 offering Off the Deep End. How do our rankings line up? Listen and find out!...

It’s the season of summer vacations, road trips, and Americana! We’re talking about “The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota” today. This episode has everything! Math! Deep discussions! Butts! We’re celebrating summer with one of our favorite “Weird...

We’re doing some album rankings again! Justin is back on the show, and we’re running through 2006’s Straight Outta Lynwood this week. How do Justin’s favorites line up with Lauren’s? What song did Justin forget? Is it really that forgettable? Listen...

This week we’re covering one of our favorite polkas! We’re talking about “The Alternative Polka,” and boy… this conversation went a lot of places. We had technical difficulties (but we powered through!). Listen as we go through the songs included in...

It’s Weird Crimes! J.T. from the Brew Crime podcast is here to test our Weird Crime knowledge. He’s taken crimes that happen in “Weird Al” songs and distilled them down into headlines. Then Lauren & Russ have to try to figure out which song he’s...

We’re back with another “Weird Al” Ranked episode! This time I’m joined by Michael from the Michael’s Record Collection podcast to break down Dare to Be Stupid. How do our rankings line up? What works on this album? What doesn’t? Why is “George of the...

We’ve got quite the special episode for you today! We’re recapping our VIP experience at the May 14th show of the Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. It was a family affair for the Careys, and we want you to...

Since National Rocky Road Day is on June 2nd, we figured we'd hit you with this "Weird Al" classic. We're talking about "I Love Rocky Road" from Al's self-titled debut album. It's a gem of a song, and a gem of a conversation. Whether you need a crummy...

I’ve got my buddy Ryan Luis Rodriguez back to talk about the amazing “Weird Al” cameos in the Naked Gun trilogy. We cover the importance of Al’s appearances, the nuance of comedy, “The Weird Al metaverse,” and so much more. If you haven’t caught any...

This week we’re tackling a topic you’d never want to disrespect. That’s right! It’s “CNR”! Join us as we go on a wild ride talking about The White Stripes, #RingoRant (tm), getting dissed by David Bowie, the inevitable CNR discussion, Match Game, Todd...

We’re back with another Weird ALbum ranking episode! This time things are going to get Even Worse as I’m joined by Russ from the Infectious Groove Podcast to discuss… well… EVEN WORSE. How will our rankings match up? Will we still like each other...

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about “The Brady Bunch” from the In 3-D album. We remind you of our contest (it ends tomorrow 4/30!), and a bunch of other stuff. When did shows “jump the shark”? “I’m Henry Winkler in a pod!” What do you...

"Weird Al" has the blues, baby! I'm joined by Rob from the Great Song Podcast to talk all about what Al does with the blues genre. This is an awesome music conversation that you won't want to miss. Is "Generic Blues" really as generic as its name...

We did it! We made it to 100 episodes! In honor of this feat, we're coming at you hot with 100 facts about our hero "Weird Al" Yankovic. Join us as we revel in the majesty that is "Weird Al" and enjoy a few libations along the way. You'll want to...

We’re back to rank another “Weird Al” album this week! It’s another OddPods Media mashup because I’m joined by my Super Media Bro Richie to break down 1996’s Bad Hair Day. Listen in as we discuss this MASTERPIECE and run down our individual rankings...

We're only kidding! This whole episode is joke! We're covering "I Was Only Kidding" from Off the Deep End. Happy April Fools Day! This conversation runs all over the map. John plays some jokes. Lauren is on location at Brewz in Atlantic Beach....

We're wrapping up Women's History Month in style here at the Beer'd Al Podcast. I've got Lily Hirsch back to talk some more about her book (a tome, really) Weird Al: Seriously. We dig into the chapter "Junking Gender" and explore the ways gender and...

We’re getting “Inactive” this week! This is from the 2014 album Mandatory Fun, so that means you MUST listen! Join us as we try to imagine some dragons… Is a dragon a reptilian pegasus? We talk about snack foods, how this song could have been mean but...

We're starting to go through all of Al's albums again! And we're doing something new with it. Each new album we discuss will be methodically and meticulously ranked! We're each going to rank the songs on an album and then compare notes. It's fun!...

This week we’re talking about “This is the Life” from 1985’s Dare to be Stupid album. We have so much fun in this episode. We even have a visit from little Cecelia to help us kick this off. We cover all sorts of stuff. Is a quintilogy a thing? How...

I've got Jimmy and Mike from Bacon is My Podcast on the show today. Are you hungry? Because we're talking about The Food Album today! It's one of Al's compilation albums, and it's all about (checks notes) FOOD! This is a really fun conversation, and I'm ...

Oh boy! Put on your sexy pants. It's time for "Wanna B Ur Lovr." This is a weird song. And, considering the source, that's really saying something. We had a ton of fun talking about it, and we're sure you're going to have a ton of fun listening. A litt...

Something very special is happening here! It’s a mega super amazing episode chock full of OddPods Media buddies! With the announcement of a new “Weird Al” movie on the horizon, I knew I had to do something big. And boy howdy, did we do something big. Lis...

This episode is a ton of fun! We're talking about "Don't Wear Those Shoes" from 1986's Polka Party album. Join us as we take a wild ride through fart jars, horrible shoes, Lauren's height in raccoons, Jack White raccoon cover band, James Bond, Malibu's M...