How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer

For our first ever in-person podcast, this week Jonah and Vanessa are joined by a bonafide musical and pop-culture legend: "Weird Al" Yankovic! Vanessa runs her own song parodies from college by our guest today to get his feedback, we dig deep into the history of Weird Al's favorite cereal and present him with a very special gift. Along the way we also talk about his favorite cartoons from growing up, his tour rider snack situation and what goes through his mind when he's onstage singing his hit song parodies to audiences all over the world. Finally we play a game of YESTOLGIA OR NOSTALGIA where we get everyone's take on the return of mood rings, Pizza Hut's New Yorker pizza and Vienetta Ice Cream. You've heard plenty of interviews with Weird Al before but has anyone else asked him about Black Flag or Kudos bars? Terry Gross look out, we're coming from your job!

Today on the pod the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome one of their oldest dearest friends, writer, producer and co-creator of the new Disney Plus show "Electric Bloom" Alex Fox!! They get into the magical history of Alex and Vanessa's friendship AND realize that Alex and Jonah both spent some time living in the storied Oakwoods apartments in college! Plus Jonah gets into some more gripes with Dunkin Donuts and Vanessa shares a new iPhone feature that might make it easier for people like Jonah, Alex and herself to voice their petty complaints to random companies! Plus, they reminisce about "The Running Man" and other fad dances from their childhood- and did you know that "The Roger Rabbit" dance is actually a variation on "The Running Man"?? They also get into sleepover party drama and the time Alex sat out her own sleepover party to watch Barbara Streisand perform live on TV. And in a rousing game of CHANGE DOT DORK: M&M'S EDITION, the trio debate the merits of a new dark chocolate pistachio m&m, a pretzel caramel m&m and an m&m's movie- and would Vanessa play the blue m&m if she got the offer? Be sure to listen to this incredible episode and to check out Alex's new show ELECTRIC BLOOM on Disney Plus! Anything else would be uncivilized!

This week on the podcast the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome their friend Derek Waters! You may know Derek co-created the beloved show "Drunk History", but did you know he and Vanessa are in a Fantasy Football league together where the first Todd has stirred some major controversy? Plus Vanessa scores a big win by having a confirmed a memory about the Bangles/Bengles, and the group ruminates on who will be the next drummer of Derek's favorite band, Pearl Jam (maybe Vanessa?) And Derek delights us with his memories (and actual copies) of TV Guide magazines and we get into the plots of some pretty insane Movies of The Week listed inside. We also dive deep into how Derek came up with the idea for Drunk History! And in a delightful game of CHANGE DOT DORK, we're debating the return of Tangy Pickle Doritos, turning "peanut butter" into one word, and bringing back Drunk History! Ya gotta check out this hilarious episode!

Show some respect because this week on the podcast we are joined by the pride and joy of Rochester, Daniel Armbruster of Joywave! In this episode we discuss if the return to the golden age of travel is in the cards and why Daniel won't even get near an airport without his trusty Adidas tracksuit. We also take a moment to press the "easy" button and learn about his time working at Staples and internalizing Steve Winwood songs. Speaking of music (or muzak?), we go straight to Europe to learn about the history of the PURE MOODS compilation albums. From Enya to Enigma to the X-Files Theme song, why were these albums so influential and who the hell is the enigmatic graphic designer, Joe Cheese? Finally in a round of CHANGE DOT DORK we discuss if Daniel should be a character in Fortnite, does Rochester need a casino and is there room in the drug store aisle for Baja Blast-flavored Tums? You'll have to listen to this episode to find out!

This week on the podcast the Bayer siblings are thrilled to welcome the iconic musician, visual artist and author Kim Gordon of the band Sonic Youth and more! You may know Kim today as an absolute music legend but did you know she went to a lab school as a little kid where she sawed wood to make boats she could actually ride in? We get more into Kim's childhood growing up first in Rochester (and will she take up Rochester Music Hall of Fame on their offer?...) and then in LA. And speaking of, Kim explains to us what the LA tarpits are even though we should know. Plus, Vanessa makes sure to ask Kim about the snack situation at her ad shoot of H&M. And in a rousing game of "YES OR NO-STALGIA" Kim calls a soda's comeback "desperate" (when she's right she's right), we get into a reboot of a popular franchise, and a Costco lasagna's return makes us wonder, how punk would it be to see Kim at Costco?? (Its seems like it could happen.) Ya gotta check out this fantastic ep!