I tried to turn my friend on to TAL while we were riding in the car a few months ago. The episode was kids talking about their parents who had committed suicide.

That is my favorite episode. It perfectly encapsulates TAL.

"The natural state of all writing is mediocrity. It's all tending toward mediocrity in the same way that all atoms are sort of dissipating out toward the expanse of the universe. Everything wants to be mediocre, so what it takes to make anything more than mediocre is such a fucking act of will." 
Favorite Ira Glass…

The Pod is just as stellar as any Ween album. Dr Rock! Mononucleosis! Awesome Sound. She Fucks Me. Great songs live. The whole album might not be as solid as Chocolate and Cheese, but the Ween experience is not complete without The Pod.