See also: Weird Al Is the Only part of Your Childhood That Doesn't Suck
I talked about that with These Things Matter podcast hosts Kevin O'Brien and Taylor Gonda. You can listen to it, if you are so inclined, on the website or through the podcasting delivery mechanism of your choosing. Specific topics of conversation include, but are not limited to:
-The implications of an accordion at an open-mic night
-Your friendly neighborhood music editor's TV-less childhood
-Kevin O'Brien's special relationship with his UHF tape
-Whether there is an inappropriate occasion for Weird Al
These Things Matter Ep. 115: "Weird Al" Yankovic with Kiernan Maletsky
You should probably just subscribe to These Things Matter. I'm among the least interesting of its guests, and O'Brien and Gonda are exceptionally good at what they do. They are good enough, in fact, to have won our own Best Podcast award earlier this year.
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