It's Carey-palooza! OOPS! ALL CAREYS! We are joined by our cousin Brian today to talk "Jurassic Park." This episode is full of laughs. I don't want to give too much away - just listen to it! There's dinosaurs! There's poop! There's dinosaur poop! John h...
"I Remember Larry," but do YOU remember Larry? We're tackling this brilliant original from Al's 1996 Bad Hair Day album this week. We also delve into some music discussion, sponges, pranks (April Fools!), knockoff Bugs Bunny Beatles, BACKWARDS LYRICS!, s...
This WAP is a bop! It slaps! We're back at it again with some more March Weirdness! This time we're talking on "Weird Al" Polkas. Which one will reign supreme? What is the best WAP ("Weird Al" Polka) ever? This episode is full of big discussions and even...
It's MARCH WEIRDNESS! This week Lauren & John are joined by the effervescent Chris Hollister (of Trivial Warfare fame and glory) and Bob Oakes (another branch of the mighty Oakes tree) to do a completely subjective "Weird Al" album bracket! Our seeding i...
Have you listened to the latest episode of the Beer in Front podcast yet? If not, you may want to start there! And then tune in to Beer in Front again tomorrow for the riveting conclusion of our chat. Dave and I sat down to knock out a podcast double-dec...
This week, Lauren is joined by Ryan from the Coolness Chronicles to talk about The Weird Al Show. This was an all-too-brief children's show from 1997... We discuss what this show was, what it could've been, and what it SHOULD have been. This is such a fu...
We've got "King of Suede" today... Well, kind of. We start with a tangent, and it goes from there. Where does it go from there? Consumerism, strip mall churches, Moana (Wa-Wa Moonie), Walk Hard (again), Wimpies vs. Sloppy Joes, Spaghetti Lee, The Beets, ...
Oh boy is this a good one. Lauren is joined by Robert Yaniz Jr. from the Crooked Table Podcast to discuss the Funny or Die short "WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story." We have a great conversation about all things Weird Al... and we make some BOLD CLAIMS. VERY ...
Gotta boogie on my finger and I can't shake it off! This week we're talking "Gotta Boogie" from Weird Al's first album. Because the song is about boogers, we talk about boogers... and other weird body stuff. John sings an original parody! Lauren plans he...
The Beer'd Al Podcast has been INFECTED! Infected by the GROOVE, that is. Lauren is joined by Russ from the Infectious Groove Podcast to talk all about Al's 2003 offering Poodle Hat. We cover the whole album, folks. Cheers! Infectious Groove:http://www.i...
Welcome to "Pancreas," people! We're hitting this Straight Outta Lynwood classic today. We cover topics like the Beach Boys, eggs, Food Network personalities, Batman masks, childhood toys, and so much more. There's probably too much singing in this episo...
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...