Beer‘d Al Podcast

Mar 14 2025 225 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 - 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

UHF's Got Character - Exploring the Ensemble Cast

Dec 06 2024 72 mins  
While we're taking a break between sides on Dare to Be Stupid, we're gonna stretch our legs a little bit for the holiday season.Today is a fun one! Russ & Lauren are joined by Ian Glaubinger to discuss UHF (and other things!). We're going to dig into some of the more minor characters in the film--you know, the ones that have amazing moments but aren't George or Stanley. Ian's b

Dare to be Stupid: A Deep Dive - Side 1

Nov 22 2024 94 mins  
We've made it to the end of side one of Dare to be Stupid! Like with the last album, I'm joined again by the most insane of Ians, INSANE IAN, to recap the majesty of side 1. We laugh! We wax poetic! We make some pretty salient points! You're gonna love it!Check out the glory of Insane Ian here!http://insaneian.bandcamp.comYouTube.com/insaneianPatreon.com/insaneianBeer'd Al is a stu