Weird Al-gorithm

This week the Matts discuss the extreme disturbing Al original "I Remember Larry" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss Soul Asylum and M*A*S*H* re-runs with Christian Bladt of Marvel Movie Talk and Bladtcast fame! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast Matt and Matt discuss their love of Elvis Costello and the perfect (and fairly underappreciated) way that Al locks into Costello's signature sound on the song "I'm So Sick of You" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

C Philip Zarina is back this week to talk about the unique instruments of Presidents of the United States of America, the 1994 Best Picture Winner and how Al blended both into a perfect parody! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Kelly Phillips is back to discuss barber shop, acapella and violent acts. Additionally we learn why she choose Since You've Been Gone as the song she animated for the Illustrated Al book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Ray Padgett to discuss the Alternative Polka. Ray's claim to fame is when writing a book about cover songs was able to talk to Al about EXCLUSIVELY his Polkas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about bad jobs, scary movies and post-grunge music with Al's Nirvana inspired original Callin' In Sick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Al released his first polka in 6 years and despite being on opposite sides of the country this weekend that Matt's found a way to make sure we got your our immediate and honest thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about dentists, Batman and U2 while discussing the song Cavity Search, Al's parody of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by returning guest Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera to discuss Al's perfect tribute to They Might Be Giants with the fan favorite "Everything You Know is Wrong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally enter our Bad Hair Day era of Weird Al's career with Amish Paradise. For Matt & Matt this is the first Al song they were ever exposed to so it holds a special place in both their hearts. We are joined by die-hard Al fan and comedic podcaster Robert Bacon to break down this massive song! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've reached the final Al Music appearance on MuchMusic and we had to bring rapper Sean "Wordburglar" Jordan who unexpectedly appeared in the previous Al Music special! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In possibly the most obscure thing we've ever discussed on this podcast we dive into Al's appearances on the short lived educational kids series The Eddie Files Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with another MAL-Bag episode and boy did y'all send some amazing letters for us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we check out Al's appearance on the first season of Space Ghost Coast to Coast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we dive into the first non-album single from Weird Al ... the Crash Test Dummies parody Headline News! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are back at the Great White North to discuss the 2nd of Al's 3 AL Music Appearances! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have officially hit the end of Alapalooza with the first (and only) Weird Al Polka-Cover song! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined again by UHJeff to discuss Al's Peter Gabriel homage Waffle King. Is this an unfairly ignored Al original? We dive in and try to decide! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we celebrate Al with easily his most popular short song! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Matts tackle one of the more divisive tracks in Al's recording history. One of the Matt's at one time actively said this was the worst Al original ... does that still stand? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Kevin Shinick. Kevin's love of Al and Mad Magazine as child helped him find a career working on Robot Chicken and co-creating the Mad TV series. Kevin and us dive into the Aerosmith parody Livin' in the Fridge and discuss how it's possible one of the Matt's had little knowledge of the Aerosmith original. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss the forgotten early years of E!'s daily show celebrating trash TV and the rejected theme song Al wrote for them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are talking about legally not Prince's Let's go Crazy (but basically Prince's Let's Go Crazy) ... Traffic Jam by Weird Al! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Taylor Morden who's horror film Bampire is currently running an IndieGoGo Campaign to hit it's funding! We discuss one of the most mean spirited songs Al's ever written ... Achy Breaky Song! Donate to Taylor's Film at Bampiremovie.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices