TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Luke and Andrew close out the 2021 TBTL Summer Games with more of the Movie Trailer Challenge!

Luke and Andrew try to stump each other with some hand-picked movie trailers for a game that Listener J-Dog (how did he get that name?) invented in a parking lot.

Marissa in Maryland is back with another Michael McDonald challenge for Luke!

Listener Kevin takes the TBTL Summer Games in a trashy direction with a homemade quiz about garbage containers. Plus, Andrew gets to know his x-ray technician in a way he never expected.

The Summer Games continue with a challenge from one of TBTL's youngest listeners, who just might be the daughter of Luke's insurance agent. Can Luke recognize the 8-bit cover versions of pop songs?

A very special listener writes-in to challenge Luke's knowledge of The Simpsons as we close-out the first week of the TBTL Summer Games!

Luke talks about the time he made a motorcycle crash with his mind! All that and more is revealed on this Day 4 of the 2021 TBTL Summer Games!

Just how petty can Luke and Andrew get? A quiz sent-in by Jami in Mississippi should clear that up on day 3 of the 2021 TBTL Summer Games!

Jake from Chicago (AKA "The Perfect Daddy") tests Luke and Andrew's knowledge of their favorite podcasts in Day 2 of the TBTL Summer Games!

Luke and Andrew find out how old they really are based on the foods they love and hate. Welcome to the 2021 TBTL Summer Games!

David From The Basement swings by to reveal the first round winners of the TBTL Song Of The Summer contest!

Luke stumbles on the best cassette tape ever produced, and Andrew has a new TBTL slogan that is...upsetting. Plus, listeners weigh-in on garbage cams, buried teeth, and disgusting encounters with gum.

Luke and Andrew help their famous friend, Chris, with a rhetorical dilemma. But they thrill two birds with one scone by also discussing the goldfish that are getting HUGE in Minnesota waters.

Luke recorded himself snoring last night. Want to hear it? Plus, a Michigan man found 160 bowling balls buried under his house, and that's not even the best part of the story!

Richard Branson sort of went to space, and we sort of don't care. But we're definitely not calling him "Sir". Plus, a heated baseball rivalry has one team taking off jerseys and another team layering up under the Houston sun.

Luke realizes he has sleep apnea, so he and Andrew practice snoring exercises. Plus, an oral history of food expiration dates and an oral history of Ringo Starr being kind of annoying.

Luke discovers some vintage audio from the 1990s that is very specific to his interests. Plus, some Rowdy Boston Teens prevent a flight from taking off and ruin people's vacations. And a new study says people (like Luke) are spending an astonishing amount of time on TikTok.

Luke is worried about the welders working on the construction project outside his window, while Andrew's worried he'll never get around to buying a new water bottle. Meanwhile, the CDC is taking Twitter heat for creating a somewhat graphic graphic aimed at keeping poo out of pools.

Luke is VERY EXCITED about the return of the show I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson...so excited that he accidentally threw one of his most beloved possessions out of his 2-story window. Plus, a woman in Maine has a license plate that is irritating the Powers That Be.

Luke and Andrew report back after their holiday weekend at an establishment known as "Boom City."

David from the Basement swings by the Nest Broadcast center to announce the 16 finalists for the 2021 TBTL Song of the Summer! (And to talk a little bit about Lord of the Rings, of course.)

Jeremy Piven has a new podcast coming out. Luke and Andrew sample the trailer he released. They also talk a lot about sex education for some reason, and they discuss a fascinating story about people trying to recycle bowling balls.

Luke gets a new kitchen appliance that is exciting and mildly terrifying, while Andrew considers a trip to the Minnesota State Fair to eat various styles of fried dough.

Luke is back, babyyyyy! But his weekend plans didn't go exactly as expected. He checks-in with Andrew on surviving the PNW heat dome, and they discuss the nude Australian sunbathers who were scared by a deer and are now in trouble for violating COVID rules or something?

Genevieve (aka "The Longest Running Co-Bro Of Andrew's Life") swings by the sweltering studio to talk about how she is surviving the PNW heatwave and about Andrew's not-so-subtle plan to move into his doctor's waiting room to beat the heat.

Luke is bracing for this weekend's intense heat wave while Andrew is not taking it seriously enough. Plus, a mysterious elephant migration is fascinating China, people are getting worse at The Price Is Right, and why ketchup bottles are biased against hot dogs.

Turns out, Luke's mispronunciation of a reporter's name might have been the best thing to happen to TBTL in weeks. Plus, a British man breaks the record for M&M stacking (but there's a twist!), and Luke was very, very right about something, according to the Tens of listeners.

The New York TImes uses DNA tests to try to determine if Subway tuna sandwiches actually contain tuna...but the headlines don't tell the full story. Plus, Paul Rudd takes one last shot at fooling Conan O'Brien with his Mac and Me gag.

Andrew is officially a White Claw guy now. So, watch out, world. Plus, it turns out that people really, really, really dislike Jeff Bezos. And defensive lineman Carl Nassib becomes the first NFL player to come out as gay.

Andrew comes into the show with some "hot slime energy", while Luke grapples with some travel regrets. Plus, a national chicken wing shortage has restaurants scrambling, and a mistake by an HBO intern gets everyone talking about their most embarrassing workplace moments.

Luke has some intense experiences trying to eat sushi in Portland. Plus, a guy has to spend 24 hours in a Waffle House after losing a bet, but it seems like he's being a little extra about it. And turns out, Peter Falk had to help quell a Columbo-related uprising in Romania.

Andrew comes in hot with a story about the law making process in Washington State, forever changing the editorial direction of TBTL 🔥🔥🔥. Plus, Luke encounters his nemesis on his jog again. And today is the 75th anniversary of the very first mobile phone call.

Andrew has a question about strip clubs that he doesn't really want answered. Plus, he and Luke recall the awful times in their lives when they slept through their alarms and found themselves late for work. And crayfish are doing stupid things after getting high off the antidepressants that humans are peeing out.

An 84 year old farmer finds himself an unlikely ASMR YouTube star, even though he doesn't really know what YouTube is. Plus, science can explain why you probably hate the sound of your own voice.

NBC shuts down its "Ultimate Slip & Slide" show due to an "explosive diarrhea outbreak" that sounds like an "absolute nightmare." Plus, Jeff Bezos' plan to "travel to space" leaves Luke "wanting more."

Luke and Andrew continue to burn-up the podcast charts with a lengthy conversation about toothpicks and dental floss. Plus, an important update on Luke's formerly favorite tweet, and Jeffrey Toobin takes to the airwaves again, for better or worse.

Luke has scribbled down so many things he wants to talk about today, his show sheet "looks like Post Malone's face." First on the docket? The best tweet ever tweeted by a truck stop.

Luke and Andrew keep TBTL young and hip today with some fresh conversations about Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mama's Family. Plus, the FBI's scheme to take down an international cartel is the stuff of movies.

A fascinating article in the New Yorker has Luke contemplating getting a robot cat as a pet. Plus, the reviews are in: TBTL apparently has a Yelp page?

Andrew is gearing up for a big scary day at the finger doctor's office, and Luke is sorting out his feelings about Bo Burnham's groundbreaking Netflix special. Plus, Luke stumbles on an astounding story from 2018 that Andrew thinks they've talked about before.

Airlines may have to stop serving booze on flights since passengers are getting so rowdy. And Luke and Andrew are surprisingly okay with that.

Luke and Andrew dive deep into their feelings after Andrew returns to his gym for the first time since the pandemic and Luke meets some Buff Dads. Plus, a heroic Spanish teenager digs his own hangout cave after getting into an argument with his parents.

Andrew purchased an item yesterday that no reasonable person has purchased since 2002, and he's excited for it to arrive. Plus, the coolest teen in California fights a bear to protect her dogs.

Luke is a little worried that he was too rude to his apartment property managers online, and Andrew has to visit "the bowels of hell" to retrieve a mysterious package. Plus, it would appear that movie-going audiences are ready to hit theaters again, possibly without masks.

Luke and Andrew make it back home after their TBTL-a-Thon adventures, but their travels did not go exactly as planned.

Luke, Andrew and Kiki Lolo's TBTL-a-Thon adventure hits a snag when their '93 Mitsubishi Delica breaks down in the desert at a place called "The Middle of Nowhere". BUT, they do eventually make it to Phoenix to record today's episode in front of Mary The TBTL Virgin.

Luke, Andrew and Kiki Lolo arrive in Oceanside, CA, to record today's show outside Listener Lisa's condo. Kiki celebrates her first visit to a restaurant in 14 months at a place called "The Junkyard." Meanwhile, Luke and Andrew try to figure out what the heck the fourth dimension is.

Luke and Andrew arrive at listener Meghan's front lawn in Sacramento after a night of speed walking many miles through her neighborhood. Plus, never let a cicada pee on your head and tell you it's raining.

Luke and Andrew make it to Humboldt County, where Luke goes on an emotional jog through the streets of his early childhood. Then they crash listener Adam's house and record a podcast in his driveway.

Luke and Andrew have a critical piece of equipment stolen moments after hitting the road for the big TBTL-a-Thon. But that doesn't stop them from kicking things off the right way...from a driveway in Corvallis, OR!