Weird Al-gorithm

Latest Episodes:

Airline Amy Jan 12, 2024

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This week Matt and Matthew discuss the Al original Airline Amy. This is one of the more divisive songs in Al's catalogue made apparent by how differently these two Al loving podcasters think about it. One loves it and one finds it ultimately forgettable. Which side do you fall on?

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Taco Grande (f/Lily Hirsch) Jan 05, 2024

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We've referenced author Lily Hirsch's booked Weird Al Seriously quite a few times on the show so we were beyond thrilled to have the author on the podcast to discuss Al's take on Gerardo's "Rico Suave". We discuss how sometimes Al's parodies help us fix a song that's lyrics can be off putting and Taco Grande is a great early example of that!

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When I Was Your Age (f/MC Lars & Schäffer The Darklord) Dec 29, 2023

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This week on the podcast we are joined by returning guest MC Lars and new guest Schäffer The Darklord to discuss the dark side of Disney, the dark carnival, old Monty Python sketches and the dangers of nostalgia with the original song When I Was Your Age!

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The White Stuff (f/Jim Logrando) Dec 22, 2023

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This week Jim Logrando is back to give us an exciting update on the Weird Al game he made... and then to discuss our collective obsession with Oreos!

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I Was Only Kidding Dec 15, 2023

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Al is back to doing a style parody of Tonio K for the second time with I Was Only Kidding. Is this a better attempt than Happy Birthday off his self titled debut album?

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Polka Your Eyes Out (f/Mark Hampton) Dec 08, 2023

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This week Mark Hampton returns to break down Al's first polka from the 90's ... made up of ALOT of songs from the 80's.

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I Can't Watch This Dec 01, 2023

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This week we tackle Al's take on M.C. Hammer's U Can't Touch This. As a kid I just remembered it being a funny song about TV but maybe there's a much smarter deeper thing Al is saying about the state of Television.

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Trigger Happy (f/A.J. Santini) Nov 24, 2023

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This week we are joined by returning guest A.J. Santini to discuss The Beach Boys inspired song Trigger Happy. In many ways this is Al's most politically driven song.

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Smells LIke Nirvana (f/MC Lars) Nov 17, 2023

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This week we officially enter the 90's albums with a returning fan favorite guest MC Lars. We dive into this iconic cover that gave Al's career a second breath of life after the financial failure of UHF and is the perfect opening track to Off the Deep End.

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Weird Al on Remote Control Nov 10, 2023

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This week we dive into forgotten and delightful MTV Game-show Remote Control. Al appeared on the show twice, once as a category and another time as a contestant. This show also featured the first appearances of Adam Sandler and Colin Quinn.

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