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Levi Wilson is BACK to discuss another controversial food song in Al's catalogue.... Grapefruit Diet! Is this song outdated and offensive or secretly brilliant? All this and some mediocre Rodney Dangerfield impressions on Weird Al-Gorithm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined again by Jeff "UHJeff' Nucera to discuss one of the more divisive songs in Al's catalogue "Truck Drivin' Song". What actually is this song about? Is it problematic or empowering? We try to figure that out this week on Weird Al-Gorithm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our 150th episode we are releasing the audio from our draft in December for the Geekscape Holiday Livestream event! We were joined by Dave & Ethan, Kelly Philips and UHJeff to draft our ultimate 5 song Weird Al set for a personal backyard concert. Feel free to watch the video here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we tackle one of Al's bigger hits and fan favorites "It's All About the Pentiums" and we are excited to be joined by Eric Conner of the Marvel Movie Talk podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined by Backyard Superheroes saxophone player Gary Mastriano about Al's tribute to Third Wave Ska and the Zodiac! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're back to talking Polkas with Christian Bladt (who's our most prolific polka guest!) to cover Polka Power! It's easy to argue this being the Polka from Al with the most stacked set list! We dive in song by song to figure out which (if any) is the weakest link! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MC Lars is back for the 5th time... this time he joins us to discuss the Nine Inch Nails inspired style parody "Germs" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by comedian Curtis Fortier who is our first guest who OPENED FOR WEIRD AL! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we go back to the Weird Al Show well one last time to discus the Weird Al Show Theme! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out Matt's new podcast "Christian Cringe" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Author and all-round great guy James L. Sutter to discuss the "is this offensive" song "Pretty Fly (For a Rabbi)", Al's parody of The Offspring! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we tackle the first original on the classic Running with Scissors album.... My Baby's In Love with Eddie Vedder. The song pays tribute to both the beloved grunge frontman and the massively popular genre Zydeco! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we finally begin diving into Al's last album of the 90's with one of his biggest songs "The Saga Begins". A song this big also calls for a big guest so we are thrilled to be joined by Rob Harvilla host of 60 Songs That Explain the 90s! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week before we dive into Running with Scissors we focus on all the random Al stuff we've missed throughout the 80s/90s including his cameos in other people's music videos, him appearing on The Drew Carey Show and getting Lasek surgery on live TV as well as the handful of music videos Al personally directed for someone else! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we finish our coverage of the Weird Al Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are talking about Episodes 7-9 of The Weird Al Show including a baffling talent show episode and an episode almost entirely focused on Al's cousin Corky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we continue our coverage of The Weird Al Show this time discussing Episodes 4-6 with guest Abby E who produced a great YouTube video about the history of the series. Watch Abby's Video Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We begin our month of "The Weird Al Show" coverage today with the first 3 episodes! Great news ... the whole series is on Tubi! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss the Disney Channel special Weird Al's "There's No Going Home" ... this is a delightful fake documentary that also ... given very real sad things that happened years later... a tough watch emotionally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey do you remember the Leslie Nelson comedy Spy Hard? Neither do most people but Al performed the theme song so we're gonna discuss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Matt met up at a Wheatus Show last month to go over all of Al's TV appearances between Bad Hair Day and his children's TV Series and respond to emails from listeners like you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UHJeff is back to discuss one of the absolute strangest episodes of AL TV we've seen so far! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Long Last ... the live panel we did at San Diego Comic Con is HERE! When we arrived at San Diego Comic Con we joined forced with Dave & Ethan of Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast, Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera and Jackie Rossi (with a cameo from Joey Slater) to draft the best TV songs in Al's catalogue in honor of the TV Album! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we welcome back Lily Hirsch to discuss the violent "Night Santa Went Crazy" as well as promote her new book "Taking Funny Music Seriously" available everywhere now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Worlds collide this week when fellow weird al podcasters Dave & Ethan of Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast to discuss the TLC Parody "Phony Calls" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices