Weird Al-gorithm

For the first time (and probably the only time) we attempt to cover a Weird Al instrumental. Wish us luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we attempt to discuss the 2nd (and Final) Weird Al Sketch ... Spatula City! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we get Generic while we discuss our second Blues song from Al Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss Al's Fine Young Cannibals parody and try to decide if it's the least creative parody he's ever done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week MC Lars returns so we can deep dive into the impossibly short LET ME BE YOUR HOG ... somehow this 12 second song takes us 40+ minutes to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we dive into the title track of the soundtrack and it's awesome music video. Is this one of the least appreciated originals of Al? It very well may be! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are back with another polka and the return of past guest Christian Bladt to discuss The Rolling Stones and the Polka dedicated to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the podcast we discuss Tone Loc and Gilligan's Island. Is this better than some of Al's other TV Themed songs? Is it better than his previous rap song Twister? Tune in and find out!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back to discussing over the top B-movies with Al's ode to schlock Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters From a Planet Near Mars. Are they Aliens or regular Earth hamsters? Is Earth the Planet near Mars? Should we be careful how close we leave creatures near a microwave? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we dive into one of the strangest decision in Al's discography ... putting the audio from a sketch that's almost entirely a visual gag as the second track of his album. Do we think it's a good decision or not? Listen and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick McDonald is back and this week we are talking about the bizarre history of Al's attempt to put the lyrics to Beverly Hillbillies over top of a pop song. The amount of hoops he had to jump through in order to make this happen is INSANE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week instead of a regular episode we decided to record our own personal commentary track to the iconic Weird Al feature UHF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Matt and Matt are on their own trying to explain the bizarre Carousel of Animals Part 2 ... the b-Side to Wendy Carlos and Al's experimental album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Mark Popeney to analyze the brilliance of Wendy Carlos and Weird Al's homage to the iconic musical storybook "Peter & the Wolf" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week 91 Donkey Lane host Robert Bacon joins us to discuss the 5th episode of Al-TV and more specifically the insane 80's commercials we saw on YouTube! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are back to reading your emails tied to Even Worse and discuss some of the Weird Al cameos that Al made during the late 80s! Do you have questions or insights before our next mailbag episode? If so send them to us at weirdalgorithmpodcast@gmail.com or message us on the website https://www.weirdalgorithmpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about a minute long song and still go 30 minutes because boy do we love the Beastie Boys! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Matts talk about Elvis, The Police and obsessive fandoms with Al's tribute to artwork of the King ... Velvet Elvis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about our feelings on Billy Idol, bad divorces and playing Many Many in an audition! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad c...

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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...