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Jan 2025
31m 40s

Weird Al Yankovic: The Sporkful Intervie...

Dan Pashman
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Dan sits down with the one and only "Weird Al" Yankovic, the man behind "Eat It," "Fat," "My Bologna," and so many other classic food-related parody songs. What would be his ideal ratio of cookie to white stuff in an Oreo? And which does he prefer, the rye or the kaiser? 
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