Al hit it big with the Nirvana parody in the last album, so how does he follow it up? A parody of Richard Harris' MacArthur Park of course! All of those 90s kids went crazy for MacArthur Park! Of course, it's a parody that directly references t

Off The Deep End (1992) w/Mat Bradley-Tschirgi

Jun 17th, 2021 1h 38m

By the time the 90s hit, Al had a hard time finding his next big parody subject. He tried to beat the dead Michael Jackson horse again, but that didn't work out. Then, he asked Sir Paul McCartney permission, but was denied AGAIN. Things looked

UHF: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989) w/Zane Schacht

Jun 7th, 2021 1h 44m

UHF was a huge flop, but it went on to become a beloved cult classic. The soundtrack? Ehhh, not so much. It's a mixed bag and doesn't feel like a complete album. But is it fair to write it off completely? No way! There's a lot of gold in here,

UHF (1989) Commentary Track w/Alex Fortin

May 24th, 2021 1h 35m

Ever want to hear two drunk idiots cackle and lose their minds while they watch UHF? Now you can! Alex Fortin joined me for a UHF commentary. We barely talk about the movie. I just laugh over the jokes. And you don't learn anything interesting

Even Worse (1988) w/MaysunKay

May 17th, 2021 1h 49m

Polka Party wasn't the big hit that Al was hoping for. So following the disappointing release of that, he took time off of recording and came back BIG! Literally. Even Worse was the career revitalization that he was looking for. Featuring Fat,

Polka Party (1986) w/Ryan Pfeiffer

May 10th, 2021 2h 15m

Following the success of Dare To Be Stupid comes the first "flop" of Al's career. Polka Party wasn't the smash hit that Al's previous albums had been. With songs like Living With A Hernia, Here's Johnny, and Toothless People... it's not hard t

Interview With Nathan Rabin!

May 3rd, 2021 1h 5m

When I started this podcast, there was one Weird Al super fan that I KNEW I needed to speak with at some point. Nathan Rabin. Nathan is a prolific pop culture critic and writer whose work includes Weird Al: The Book, The Weird Accordion To Al,

Dare To Be Stupid (1985) w/Blake Roark

Apr 26th, 2021 2h 12m

"Weird Al" Yankovic in 3D was the album that broke new ground, and made Al an instant celebrity. How did he follow such a successful album? How about taking on DEVO? Or Huey Lewis and the News? Even a Cyndi Lauper parody that Al was contractu

"Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D (1984) w/John Stratman

Apr 19th, 2021 1h 49m

For many years, Weird Al was known as the "Eat It Guy". This was the hugely successful and iconic album that started that. Wyatt takes a look at it with animator John Stratman! They talk about the big hits like Eat It and I Lost On Jeopardy, al

"Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) w/Joe Rumrill

Apr 12th, 2021 1h 45m

For our first album retrospective, Wyatt was joined by comedian and writer Joe Rumrill! Wyatt and Joe took a look at Weird Al's debut album song by song. Covering everything from his catchy originals to his iconic parodies. And yes... we even t

Demented Beginnings (pre-1983)

Mar 29th, 2021 40m 32s

In the first brief, catchup episode of Straight Outta Albuquerque... Wyatt explores Al Yankovic's early life and career. How he got the name "Weird Al", his first time meeting Dr. Demento, and the lunch meat inspired single that became his firs

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