We FINALLY made it through med school. Somehow we made it through. Actually, we didn't. We're just talking about two versions of "Like a Surgeon." Our conversation today revolves around both the 1985 original (well, parody) and the 2022 re-record for Weird . This is John's last episode before he takes a little bit of time to become a dad again! He's done it before, he'll do it again. This time, it's a boy! (Yep, Lauren's gonna be an uncle!) Fear not, dear friends. Beer'd Al will keep trucking al...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Yeah, yeah, we've talked about "Midnight Star" before. But that doesn't mean we can't talk about it again! I'm joined by "Weird Al" fan and friend of the show Noah to do JUST THAT. You want to talk about a song we've already talked about before? You can! Slide into our DMs or shoot an email to beerdalpodcast@gmail.com. Hooray! This ain't Noah's first podcast rodeo, either. Check out his appearance on Invisible Not Broken . Beer'd Al is an extraordinary member of the OddPods Media Network . Our p...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr
We know we're a "Werid Al" podcast, but we're giving "Weird Al" a break this week. And, usually, when we take breaks on this show, it's a break for Brak. This is no different. EXCEPT IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT. Because this week we actually have Brak on the show! Sit back, relax, and listen in as we nerd out about all sorts of things! And you may or may not (you will) get to hear some Brak singing ! We do end up getting some great "Weird Al" talk in there, too! Andy's got stories! Big thanks to Andy...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 7 min
It doesn't get any better than this! I've got two of my favorite fellas on the show today to talk about Even Worse ! Riche from the Super Media Bros podcast and fellow member of the OddPods Media Network joins us to figure out what some of the most underrated tracks on this album are. Russ, my husband and Chief Awesome Officer at the Infectious Groove Podcast & YouTube channel is here, too! This is a fun convo full of big opinions and big laughs! Beer'd Al is an even worse member of the OddP...
Jul 14, 2023•58 min
I FEEL BAD! We're talking about "Living with a Hernia" from Polka Party today. Why? Because it was just the 4th of July... so America and whatnot. "Living with a Hernia" is a parody of "Living in America." So, you get it. DIG. Lauren has Polka Party from Fireforge Crafted Beer and Flying Saucer from Ruby Beach Brewing. John has Bomb Pop from Funk Brewing and Sour Me America from DuClaw Brewing Company. Cheers! Beer'd Al is a member of the OddPods Media Network. Become a supporter of this podcast...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Underrated... What's that mean? Well, Lauren is joined by Dayton from Dockingbay77 to figure that out! For Alpocalypse , that is. No matter what you think about this "Weird Al" offering, there's sure to be a song or two that you feel needs more attention than it gets. Join us as we dive in! Check out Dockingbay77 for all your pop culture shenannigans. Beer'd Al is an alpocalyptic member of the OddPods Media Network. Our promo this week is for Beer in Front. Become a supporter of this podcast: ht...
Jun 30, 2023•55 min
If you're here, it means you love novelty music. If you're a decent human, it means you love pets. If you're here and you're a decent human, it means you love novelty music about pets. Boy, do I have the album for you! Available for streaming on June 30, The Pup Pups are releasing an album of amazing doggo and kitty cat-inspired novelty music for your enjoyment. It's called Who Wants Din-Din? , and listening to it is a win-win! Who Wants Din-Din? is the passion project of David Rosen (whom you m...
Jun 24, 2023•21 min
Boy, that boy could dance! Lauren & John are discussing “That Boy Could Dance” from In 3-D this week. We talk about the importance of fandom, community, and finding your people. We talk about food. We do a lot of singing. There’s a BRAK BREAK. There are patented Beer’d Al tangents. TV recommendations! WHAT DAY IS IT? How much of the show are we? Lauren has Electric Dino Boogie from Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. John has Space Monkey from Fegley’s Brew Works. Cheers! Beer’d Al is a dance-a-rif...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min
You know what's great? "Weird Al" is great. You know what's also great? People with podcasts about "Weird Al"! No, we're not talking about ourselves this time. We're talking about WeirdPals! This week Lauren is joined by Tim from the WeirdPals podcast to talk about some underrated tracks on the Alapalooza album. Tim comes with DATA, folks. And you know how much the good people at Beer'd Al love data. This is one you definitely don't want to miss! Check out everything WeirdPals here ! Support us ...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 7 min
John is back! It’s year four of the show! We’ve got a good one for you. We’re talking about “Stop Draggin’ My Car Around” from the self-titled debut album. We talk about childhood candies. John reveals what the Dum-Dum “mystery flavor” is. We go off on a big time pizza tangent. Lauren’s Stevie Nicks side and “Weird Al” side are in a battle against one another. We talk some Muppets. We sing. It’s glorious. Lauren has Dragon Blaze Boba from WeldWerks Brewing Co. John has Trailgazer from Ten Bends ...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 7 min
You know who's on this show almost as often as John? It's the preeminent "Weird Al" scholar Nathan Rabin, of course! (I'm kind of kidding... John is here a BIT more than Nathan Rabin. But I'm not the one that does the math.) Nathan is here to discuss what we feel are the most underrated tracks on the Polka Party! album. Heck, the whole thing is underrated... but we had to narrow it down somehow! Listen in as we get pretty deep into the genius of "Weird Al" and how some of his work is even better...
Jun 02, 2023•54 min
Can you even believe it? Beer'd Al has been around for three whole entire years! And boy have we learned some things. Chief among them... Our initial rankings were trash. Our opinions were objectively wrong. Crinimally wrong in some cases. So we corrected that. John went aheaed and upddated the Weird Algorithm and we started from scratch. In this episode, we're running down what changed! We talk about big jumpers and big dumpers. We have some kind words from our listeners and pals! We're ready t...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Please don't adjust your televisions! You are, in fact, listening to the Beer'd Al Podcast. It's just that this week is a little different. You see, the Infectious Groove Podcast is very literally part of the family, and that show is sunsetting soon. What better way to send Russ and the crew off to greener (???) pastures than by letting Russ take over THIS VERY SHOW? That's right. So this is the Infectious Groove Podcast... Beer'd Al-style. We're doing a classic IGP album review episode today! W...
May 19, 2023•49 min
If that isn't love, I don't know what love is! We're celebrating our parents' wedding anniversary today (yes, TODAY!) with this episode. We're discussing "If That Isn't Love" from Alpocalypse . Because if what our parents have isn't love, then we sure as heck don't know what love is. Listen in as we have some fun talking about the song, relationship stuff, a Cece pop-in, and more! (Poop and farts. There's a lot of poop and farts.) Lauren has Voodoo Ranger Juice Force from New Belgium Brewing Com...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Happy Cinco de Mayo, friends! We’re doing the only logical thing a podcast about “Weird Al” can do on this day… We’re talking about “Taco Grande,” of course! In this fun episode, we get into quite a bit of detail about Mexican food. We also talk about a chicken cover band (you DEFINITELY don’t want to miss this!). Do we have what it takes to play God? The tales of Large Richard. Mario voices. #JusticeForWaluigi I may be a little biased here, but nearly three years into this thing… I think we’re ...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min
These underrated track episodes are always fire! An they just keep coming! This week I've got Rob from The Great Song Podcast and Cinema Snackbar here to talk about what we feel are the most underrated tracks on Al's 1992 offering Off the Deep End. What do YOU think is the most underrated track on the album? Do you agree with us? Do you disagree? Can anybody even be wrong about something ilke this? It's a convo you definitely don't want to miss! Beer'd Al is a super-duper member of the OddPods M...
Apr 28, 2023•55 min
We're back at it again! This week Steve from the Too Much Scrolling podcast joins me to figure out what the most underrated track is on the In 3-D album. We have a great time talking about how awesome "Weird Al" is, how awesome this album is, and how underrated some of these songs are. You definitely don't wanna miss it! Beer'd Al is a possibly overrated member of the OddPods Media Network . Our promo this week is for Grab'em in the Brisket . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.sprea...
Apr 21, 2023•56 min
We’re talkin’ that Gilligan’s Isle Thing today! “Isle Thing” is from 1989’s UHF soundtrack, and it’s quite low on our list. But maybe it’s more clever than we think? We talk through it and come to some interesting conclusions. We’ve got tangents about dogs barking at random things (Billie Eilish among them), there’s another parody of “Wild Thing” out there, goats and fireworks, Jesus Christ Superstar ruined Lauren’s pantyhose, some UHF soundtrack chat, makin’ bacon, it’s technically ballet, we r...
Apr 14, 2023•58 min
We're kicking off a new series over here on ye olde Beer'd Al Podcast! I'm going to be joined by Very Special Guests to discuss what they think is the "most underrated track" on any given "Weird Al" album. It should be fun! First on deck is Mike from the Pub Trivia Experience and Boozy Bracketology podcasts. Mike chose Dare to be Stupid as his album du jour. Mike comes in with what he thinks is the most underrated track, and then I go ahead and do the same. Did we pick the same song? Why do we t...
Apr 07, 2023•52 min
TOOTHLESS TOOTHLESS TOOTHLESS PEOPLEEE. We’re covering this Mick Jagger parody from Polka Party today! “Toothless People” is the name of the game. Listen in as we have a wild conversation about teeth, beer, the Ruthless People movie, a Tooth Fairy national standard going rate, dog teeth, kids’ faces are full of teeth, bones are wet, JOHN HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT!, “Weird Al” people are the friggin’ best, surprise party shenanigans, and so much more! Lauren has New York Dry cider from Original Sin. Jo...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr
We haven't talked about the 1995 compilation The TV Album yet, so we're gonna do it now! I've got Drew from the Attitude Era Wrestling Review & Across the Stars podcasts here to help me run through it. Now, this is a compilation of TV-related songs from Al's career through 1995... What could we have to say about it? A heck of a lot, it seems! Beer'd Al is a TV-ready member of the OddPods Media Network . Our promo this week is from the from the from the From the Middle . Become a supporter of...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min
We’re doing the only thing we could do for St. Paddy’s Day… We’re talking about a parody of a U2 song! “Cavity Search” is a parody of “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me”… but we didn’t always know that. Listen in as we muse over our brews, talk about some dental stuff (because cavity search), take a detour through some Nintendo stuff, John has a musical interlude, share some tales from urgent care, Lauren discusses her hot dentists, we plug our family meat, some Frasier talk, prescription woe...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr
It's time for something completely different! Our buddy Garret from the OddPods Media Network show the EverTrending Story podcast joins me today to give "Weird Al" the EverTrending treatment. He brough his show's format over to us, and boy do we have a good time! Listen for a completely unique and made-up romantic comedy featuring some of our favorite things about "Weird Al" Yankovic. We also spend some time talking about how awesome "Weird Al" is. Because duh. Check out the EverTrending Story p...
Mar 10, 2023•43 min
Are we lobbing hand greneades, kiddo? No, I don't think we are! We're talking "Close but No Cigar" today here on ye olde Beer'd Al Podcast. We love this Cake pastiche so much that it's number six on our list! (For now. John's grand rerank plans are supposedly pending.) Listen in as we take a fun journey through Cake, the VIBRASLAP, Jai Alai, cake preferences, some bad jokes, and so much more! Lauren has Jai Alai from Cigar City Brewing. John has Cafe Con Leche from Cigar City Brewing. Yep. We bo...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min
There are people that do very special things. And then there are people that do very weird and very special things. And then there are people that do very weird and very special and very amazing things. And then there are these people. Who are these people? These people are the beautiful humans behind the "Weird Al" burlesque documentary Showgals: The Movie . You may not think that "Weird Al" and burlesque go together... and you could not be more WRONG. UHJeff and Jonathan are trying to put some...
Feb 26, 2023•23 min
Our buddy Tim is back! It's been a hot minute, but he's back! And he's back to discuss three of his favorite things in the world: "Weird Al," Star Wars , and Lego. How do these three things intersect? With the straight-up bop that is "Scarif Beach Party" from Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation , that's how! Listen in as we discuss this song, Al's place in the Star Wars canon, and so much more. Tim is one of the fine folks that bring you the Pub Trivia Experience and Boozy Bracketology podcasts. Che...
Feb 24, 2023•55 min
What can the problem be? This week we're discussing the much-loved track "Melanie" from 1988's Even Worse . We're rounding out our three weeks of looooooove with a sweet song about a stalker. Makes sense, right? We had a lot of laughs (MELON!), and we hope you do, too! John has Peeper from Maine Beer Company. Lauren has Hard Mountain Dew Watermelon and Hard Mountain Dew Baja Blast from Green Rebel Brewing Company. Cheers! Beer'd Al is a melony member of the OddPods Media Network. Our promo this ...
Feb 17, 2023•58 min
It’s that magical time of year! Love is in the air! I’ve got Russ here to talk about one of the loveliest topics of all: “Weird Al” Yankovic! But that’s what we do here all the time, isn’t it? Well this is something special! Russ and I sat down to put together what we think would be the quintessential “Weird Al” Love Album. We’ve got The Food Album and The TV Album … Why not The Love Album ? Wanna listen to it for yourself? Check out the "Weird Al" Love Album Spotify playlist . Bookmark it. Play...
Feb 10, 2023•48 min
To kick off Valentine’s month, we’re doing “Whatever You Like” (or whatever we like, in that case). This is nowhere near our favorite song, but we sure had a good time! Listen in as we develop the germ of a parody idea, talk about too much chicken, go off about fast food restaurants, government cheese, Blockbuster Video WOW what a difference, ballin’ brownies on a budget, and more! This week, we had whatever we liked. Lauren has Mad Elf from Troeg’s Independent Brewing. John has Cold Brew Coffee...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Zakk is back to talk all about The Weird Al Show ! A few weeks ago, I asked Zakk if he'd ever seen The Weird Al Show . He said no. So you know what we did? We sat down and binge watched all 13 episodes of The Weird Al Show over the course of two days. Then we sat down and talked about it. What does a Gen Z kid think about The Weird Al Show ? What did he expect it to be? Did it live up (or down) to those expectations? How much Coke will Zakk drink this time? Tune in for the answers to these quest...
Jan 27, 2023•44 min
