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I'm Jesse Thorne, live on tape from My House in Los Angeles.

It's The Sound of Young America from MaximumFun.org and PRI, Public Radio International.

I'm tempted to say that my next guest needs no introduction,

except that it occurs to me now that this is the radio and you can't see him.

He's weird Al Yankovic, probably the greatest song parodist of all time.

He sold more than 12 million records, and now he has a brand new book called When I Grow Up for Kids

that was a New York Times bestseller.

His new record comes out in the summer, and it's such an honor to have him on The Sound of Young America.

Weird Al, welcome to the show.

I appreciate that. Thank you.

I hope that that ramp up was suitable.

You impressed me.

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