Beer‘d Al Podcast

Apr 11 2025 227 ep. 62 mins 386
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The podcast about TWO of the greatest things in the world: Beer and "Weird Al"! ...(Mostly "Weird Al")

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Dare to be Stupid: A Deep Dive - Dare to Re-Sequence

Apr 11 2025 29 mins  
"Dare to Re-Sequence: Making Dare to Be Stupid Make Sense" This week, Lauren and Russ take their marriage to the next level and take on a noble Weird Al challenge: rearranging the tracklist of Dare to Be Stupid into an order that (dare we say it?) makes more sense. We each came up with our own new sequence for the album, and we’re diving deep into the why behind our choices. Does

Dare to be Stupid: A Deep Dive - Side 2

Mar 28 2025 66 mins  
The deep dive concludes! Lauren and Insane Ian are diving into Side 2 of Dare to be Stupid. From polkas to parodies and everything in between (mostly in between), they unpack the genius of Al’s songwriting, discuss the sheer weirdness and brilliance of these tracks, and probably go off on a few hilarious tangents along the way. Will they dare to be even stupider this time? Tune i

Dare to be Stupid: A Deep Dive - Hooked on Polkas

Mar 14 2025 74 mins  
Polka time, baby! Lauren is joined by Russ and the newly-appointed "Polka Bob" to dive into the accordion-fueled madness of "Hooked on Polkas," the high-energy album closer from Dare to Be Stupid. We break down Weird Al’s brilliant medley choices, discuss what makes polka so undeniably fun, and celebrate the joy of accordion-fueled chaos. Is this the ultimate party anthem? Does "

Dare to be Stupid: A Deep Dive - Cable TV

Feb 28 2025 35 mins  
Lauren and Russ are back with a quick and fun discussion about "Cable TV" from Dare to Be Stupid! It’s an okay song, and this is an okay-length episode—so why not give it a listen? 😆Plus, stick around for the midroll featuring some beautiful piano renditions of Weird Al tracks by our talented friend, Summer Woods! 🎹Crack open a cold one and join us for some classic Weird

Dare to be Stupid: A Deep Dive - This is the Life

Feb 14 2025 55 mins  
Pop the champagne and polish your monocles, because we’re living the high life on this episode of Beer’d Al! Lauren and Russ are joined by fellow Weird Al aficionado UH-Jeff, who’s here to talk all about “This is the Life” from the Dare to Be Stupid album. But that’s not all—Jeff is also promoting his documentary, Tight & Nerdy, a deep dive into the world of Weird

Dare to be Stupid: A Deep Dive - Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch

Jan 31 2025 65 mins  
Grab a snack and get ready for a fun and fascinating deep dive! In this episode we’re serving up a hearty discussion on Weird Al’s Dare to Be Stupid classic, "Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch." Joining me at the table is author and musicologist Lily Hirsch, and together, we unpack the humor, the history, and the gendered music themes behind this quirky parody. Was Al truly hungry fo

Dare to be Stupid: A Deep Dive - George of the Jungle & Slime Creatures from Outer Space

Jan 17 2025 58 mins  
Welcome to side 2 of Dare to be Stupid!This episode is a two-fer. Good buddy Noah is back to talk about "George of the Jungle" and "Slime Creatures from Outer Space." What works? What doesn't? Why does this even exist? What do they want from us? Who do they think they are?Tune in as we talk about it all!Beer'd Al is a member of the OddPods Media Network and decidedly not from outer

2025 Kickoff: New Year's Eve Polka-palooza!

Jan 03 2025 87 mins  
It's the first epsiode of 2025! And it's a good one! Lauren & Russ are joined by our friends and all-around good dudes Chris Hollister and Bob Oakes to talk about Weird Al's recent collab with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, "New Years Eve Polka (5-4-3-2-1)." And, in a Beer'd Al Podcast first, all four humans recorded this episode in-house! It was a full room of folks talking about

A Weird Al Family Christmas: "Christmas at Ground Zero" & "The Night Santa Went Crazy"

Dec 20 2024 55 mins  
It's a holly jolly Weird Al family Christmas over here today! It's a full house of Robinsons! Lauren is here! Russ is here! Zakk is here!We're talking about "Christmas at Ground Zero" and "The Night Santa Went Crazy" and a whole bunch of other holiday goodness.Sit back and enjoy a fun family holiday convo!Beer'd Al is a very merry member of the OddPods Media Network.Become a suppor

Bonus Episode: BFYTW Rehash - My Sweet Little Weird Al Yankovictims

Dec 13 2024 96 mins  
Lauren & Russ appeared on the BFYTW Podcast in an ALL WEIRD AL episode! That very episode now also lives HERE! NOTE: EXPLICIT LANGUAGEOriginal BFYTW show notes:Game 1 - Anti-Kareoke I've got four lists of Weird Al song titles from commercially released albums according to Wikipedia, and each team is going to take it in turns to try and communicate as many of the titles in their