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Somehow we missed this way back when we discussed Running with Scissors so we had to fix the error and discuss the Behind the Music special on Weird Al! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Wlaysewski returns this week to discuss the Straight Outta Lynwood B-side You're Pitiful and the crazy story of why it didn't make the album! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap our coverage of Straight Outta Lynwood today with MC Lars joining us to discuss "Don't Download This Song" which is a parody of charity singles. It also just happens to be the opposite message of Lars' hit "Download This Song" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate Lopez of Internet Supreme Court joins us to tackle the massive length parody known as TRAPPED IN THE DRIVE THRU. We discuss the cultural milestone that the original song was and how Al does the opposite of most of his parodies and actually makes this song less weird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This whole album we've been kinda baffled by the existence of this song, but now that we're here, do we actually like this and forgotten American Idol winner Taylor Hicks more than we realized? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Matt's dive into "Close But No Cigar" and discuss their love of the bizarre band Cake as well as their mixed feelings towards infamous creep John K. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Tony Hartman joins us to discuss Robot Chicken, Animal Violence and the absolute animated chaos that is the Weasel Stomping Day song and music video! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week A.J. Santini returns to discuss Confessions Part III. This is one of the more interesting parodies in Al's career as it comedic SEQUEL to the original song by Usher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Jacob Godbey to discuss the Sparks tribute "Virus Alert" and learn about the bizarre and complicated history of the group Sparks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HEY! It's a long delayed bonus episode! The Matt's both attended the Philadelphia leg of the Weird Al "Bigger & Weirder" tour as well as hosting their 2nd panel at San Diego Comic Con! In this bonus episode they break down the show and the panel and get interrupted by Jonathan London of Geekscape! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's just the Matts talking Polka with the Straight Outta Lynwood polka "Polkarama!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we welcome back Dave & Ethan of Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast to discuss the Rage Against the Machine style parody "I'll Sue Ya" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Wheatus Vocalist and wife of Matthew Milligan, Joey Slater to discuss Al's Green Day parody "Canadian Idiot" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After far too long, Mark Popeney returns to discuss Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys and the amazing song Pancreas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by returning guest UHJeff to kick off our Straight Outta Lynwood coverage by discussing the iconic and TOP 10 HIT "White & Nerdy" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is arguably our largest MAL-Bag EVER as we discuss things like what a Beatles Polka would sound like, Al's appearances on Johnny Bravo and V.I.P. and answer questions for you listeners!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we tackle the first of two VH1 version of ALTV with writer Witney Seibold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Lisa Hammer to discuss the final track of Poodle Hat. On this chaotic closure Al pays homage to Frank Zappa with Genius in France! Lisa Hammer is a New York independent filmmaker and musician. She is best known for her DIY/Punk/Surrealist/German Expressionist films, lush music videos, and experimental horror-fairy tales and dark comedies, as well as the voice of Triana Orpheus on Adult Swim's cartoon "The Venture Bros." Her films have screened at the MoMA, The Getty Museum, myriad festivals and many one-woman shows at galleries and theaters worldwide such as Nighthawk Cinemas, The Egyptian in LA, Duolin Museum in China and Anthology Film Archives. She is currently in production on her horror film “Under the Midnight Sun” with Kevin Corrigan and Rubin Rabasa. Her DIY cable-access TV show “Turn of the Century” with Dame Darcy is streaming on Night Flight Plus, with guest stars Courtney Love, Thurston Moore and Tiny Tim. Her current cable-access TV show “The POX Show” has had guest stars: H Jon Benjamin, Steve Severin (“Siouxsie and the Banshees”), Eve Plumb, Clayne Crawford, James Duval, Jonathan Katz (“Dr. Katz”) and Lucien Greaves of The Satanic Temple. Hammer is executive producer and editor on a new feature film "Montauk", starring Molly Ringwald, Charlie Tahan (“Ozark”), and Sadie Calvano (“Mom”) to be released in 2026, and she is co-creator and co-star of the series "Great Kills" (Dir James Merendino/”SLC Punk”) now streaming on Amazon Prime, Roku and Tubi. Season two is about to drop with co-stars: Cathy Moriarty, Eric Roberts, and Bai Ling (“The Crow”). Hammer is executive producer and editor on Levi Wilson’s short film “Luke and Emma” which was acquired by AMC+ with the feature now in pre-production. Hammer is also a soundtrack composer, having sung in Goth bands “Requiem in White”, “Mors Syphlitica”, “The Terror Twins”, “Dakini” (Solo) and currently “Radiana.” All of her bands early albums, starting with “Requiem in White”, are being re-released on vinyl, CD, and digital by The Circle Music (Greece). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we discuss Al's Backstreet Boys parody "eBay" a song that seems to get better the more out dated it becomes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by Podcaster and Less Than Jake front-man Chris DeMakes to discuss Al's tribute to Bob Dylan and Palindromes... Bob! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices