Weird Al-gorithm

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Here's Johnny Feb 03, 2023

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This week we discuss Al's parody of El Debarge's "Who's Johnny". Al's take on the song written for Short Circuit is an ode to Johnny Carson's announcer Ed McMahon. Is Al's song good or do we just really really really like the El DeBarge original?

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Polka Party Jan 27, 2023

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This week we cover Al's 3rd Polka medley and the ONLY time that the Polka is also a title track of the album. It's also his shortest Polka. Where does it rank up with the other Polkas? Listen and find out!

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One Of Those Days Jan 20, 2023

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This week we tackle the song One of Those Days; another entry in the long list of Weird Al songs where someone talks about catastrophe like a day to day minor inconvenience.

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Addicted to Spuds Jan 13, 2023

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While the biggest strike against Polka Party is that Al did not parody many songs that would leave it's mark on pop culture; Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love was the one exception. So does Al's send up to Potato obsession "Addicted to Spuds" do the song justice?

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Dog Eat Dog Jan 06, 2023

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This week we tackle Al's send-up to Talking Heads and office politics "Dog Eat Dog". We dive into our own personal fandom of the Talking Heads, why Al thinks this is the highlight of this album and our own experiences with working in a corporate hellscape.

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Living with a Hernia (w/Jim Logrando) Dec 30, 2022

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We are officially diving into Polka Party, the first album to almost kill Al's career. We are joined by returning guest Jim Logrando to dive into how this song gave us an extensive knowledge of hernias and if Al was forced to make this parody by the Scotti Brothers.

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The Compleat Al (f/Jeff Nucera) Dec 23, 2022

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Jeff "UH-Jeff" Nucera is back this week to discuss The Compleat Al. This pseudo-documentary was created to both promote Dare to Be Stupid AND tell the fictional tale of Weird Al's life.

Be sure to check out all of Matt's projects on Geekscape.net and Matthew's band Wheatus

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AL TV #3 (f/Katie Hampton) Dec 16, 2022

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This week we dive into more Al-TV with Episode 3 which aired on July 7, 1985! We were joined by Katie Hampton of Geekscape and the Black & White podcast to discuss the highs and the lows of this bizarre anti-comedy.

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Hooked on Polkas (f/James Kochalka) Dec 09, 2022

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This week we are joined by Comic Book Artist and Rock Supestar James Kochalka to discuss Al's second Polka "Hooked on Polkas"; which closes out Dare to Be Stupid. Is it improvement on last years Polka or a step down?

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Cable TV Dec 02, 2022

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This week on the podcast we talk about something rare in Al's catalogue ... a failed style parody. Cable TV was originally written to be In the style of Elton John; specifically his song Hercules but ultimately they missed the mark and just called it an original. How does it hold up against his other originals?

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