Weird Al-gorithm

Latest Episodes:

Good Old Days (f/ MC Lars) Jun 16, 2023

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This week on the podcast we are joined by Nerdcore Rapper MC Lars to discuss Good old Days ... sort of. We get into a deep discussion of Al's entire career, his influence on Lars and then we dabble into Good Old Days. Also we decided where Even Worse lands in our Al-bum rankings!

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Twister Jun 09, 2023

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This week we talk about a minute long song and still go 30 minutes because boy do we love the Beastie Boys!

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Velvet Elvis Jun 02, 2023

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This week the Matts talk about Elvis, The Police and obsessive fandoms with Al's tribute to artwork of the King ... Velvet Elvis.

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Alimony May 26, 2023

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This week we talk about our feelings on Billy Idol, bad divorces and playing Many Many in an audition!

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Melanie (f/Allie Goertz) May 19, 2023

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This week we are honored to be joined by musician, writer, former Mad Magazine editor and all round cool person Allie Goertz who joins us to discuss one of Al's most unique songs. If you're not paying attention to the verses of the song you could very easily think you're listening to a jangle pop love song; but a quick look at the lyrics reveal a much more sinister song.

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Lasagna (f/Kelly Phillips) May 12, 2023

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We are joined once again by Kelly Phillips who tells us about the song that lead to a life-long injury ... Lasagna! We also discuss why this song weirdly works but how much more bizarre the song originally was going to be!

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I Think I'm a Clone Now May 05, 2023

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This week on the podcast we discuss Al's take on Tiffany's cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" and one of us has a very very hot take.

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You Make Me (f/C Philip Zarina) Apr 28, 2023

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This week we are joined by one of Matthew Milligan's oldest friends Phil who discusses the Oingo Boingo style parody You Make Me. Some people consider this one of the greatest in the Al discography but there are others who can not stand it! Listen to find out how we feel about it!

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(This Song's Just) Six Words Long (f/Paul Scheer) Apr 21, 2023

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This week we are HONORED to be joined by Paul Scheer. We have been die-hard fans of Paul for decades be it his podcast How Did This Get Made, his appearances on VH1 shows like I Love the 80s and Best Week Ever or his entire writing, acting and creating career with shows like Human Giant, The League and Children's Hospital. Paul joined us this week to discuss Al's George Harrison/Rudy Clark parody (This Song's Just) Six Words Long and we deep dive into Al's career and it's influence on Paul's work.

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Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White Apr 14, 2023

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This week we discuss the Al original "Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White" and discuss our love of Wheel of Fortune. Is this song the masterpiece that many critics found it to be or actually a low point in the Even Worse record? Listen and find out!!!

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