TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Luke and Andrew get together over a sizzling grill to celebrate one of America's most beloved and most ridiculed foods: The Hot Dog. They also head to Safeco Field to find out what people are putting on their hot dogs at the ball park, and Splendid Table host Francis Lam joins them to justify dedicating one hour of public radio airtime to cased meats.

Luke is dealing with Nipple Issues and other health problems. Meanwhile, Andrew knows a secret, but doesn't trust Luke with the information, so Luke tries to trick Phyllis into divulging it.

Luke is about to go on a hike with the fam, and he needs some dog-related advice. Plus, a newspaper write-up about TBTL has Andrew scratching his head. And David From The Basement swings by to talk a little Mariners and Seahawks in a special episode of No Point Conversion!

Luke has the strangest restaurant experience in his life, and Andrew learns an important Carol King-related lesson. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Andrew is giddy to be done with a big project, and Luke's desire for low-carb chips leads him on an epic journey. Plus, what astronauts do when one necktie is simply not enough.

Luke learns a very important lesson about air travel after finding himself in a tense situation. Plus, he and Andrew discuss yet another story of Art Restoration Gone Horribly Wrong.

Luke hits the road again and joins Andrew from rural Illinois, where he just drove a gosh dang MONSTER TRUCK. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke and Andrew cap-off their Great Hitchhiking Adventure (and the TBTL-a-Thon!) with a show at listener Jami's house in Columbus, Mississippi, with Tens of Tens! . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke & Andrew continue making their way south after getting picked up by a woman who may or may not have been a compulsive liar. Plus TBTL-a-Thon 9 enters day five with an APM Celebrity Cameo.

It is Day 4 of the TBTL-a-Thon! Luke and Andrew check-in from a motel that time forgot on Route 66 in Missouri after trying to hitchhike to Springfield. Please help support this podcast by donating today!

Luke and Andrew find themselves in Kansas City, MO, after 11 hours of bus travel and an impromptu listener meet-up. Now they have their minds on two things: Hitchhiking to Springfield, and games you can play with your mitt when you're playing outfield in Little League. This is all part of TBTL-a-Thon 9, so thank you for donating to keep this show alive!

It's Day 2 of TBTL-a-Thon 9: Life Is A Highway Edition! Luke and Andrew try hitchhiking in Iowa, and find themselves staring down some pretty massive storm clouds -- and flash flood warnings.

Luke and Andrew start out at the APM Mother Ship in St. Paul and head south towards Waterloo Iowa (with the help of Nora and The StuBot). Along the way they discuss shed-living, motherhood, and if this whole hitchhiking to Mississippi thing is a bad idea (spoiler alert: it is). Plus, today's show marks the start of TBTL-A-THON 9! Please Donate to keep the show going!

Luke and Andrew make the final preparations before their big, questionable journey to Mississippi with a little help from a foreign hitchhiker. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke and Andrew did not win the Boston public radio contest they entered. But they have a plan. Oh, do they have a plan. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Everlane. Visit Everlane.com/tbtl to get free shipping on your first order.

THE MPR RACCOON IS SAFE! And Luke and Andrew are very happy about this news. Plus, NASA is trying to take moon dust away from old ladies, and Luke and Andrew's hitchhiking anxieties are climbing. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke and Andrew are very concerned about the raccoon stuck on a tall building outside Minnesota Public Radio. They might be too concerned. Also, Luke helps Andrew with an email dilemma that Andrew walked right into. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Everlane. Visit Everlane.com/tbtl to get free shipping on your first order.

Luke and Andrew find out during the show that they're signed-up to host an event that they don't know about. They also discuss Andrew's dissent into cassette-tape madness, and Luke finds hope in an article about baldness cures. Oh, and a pancake company got everyone to talk about it for four days. Props to them, we guess. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke and Andrew remember Anthony Bourdain and mourn his loss. Plus, Luke places his first PostMates order. And it's Friday, so we have some Music For Your Weekend! . . . Today's show is sponsored by Blue Apron. Visit BlueApron.com/tbtl to get your first three meals for free.

Luke's travels to Chicago take him on a surprise detour through Andrew's booze-soaked Eagle's aerie. Plus, the NBA executive who loves high collars ends up losing his job over fake twitter accounts. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

The rash of serial public defecation continues across America, but one of the culprits has been caught. TBTL brings you the latest. Plus, Luke ordered a steak at Applebee's. It was pretty good. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Blue Apron. Visit BlueApron.com/tbtl to get your first three meals for free.

Luke and Andrew set up shop in the back yard of Burbank Springs to talk Hot Dogs and Andrew's growing Bellingham Fan Base.

Chris Hayes from MSNBC stops by to get some podcasting advice from Recognized Masters Luke & Andrew. Plus, Luke uncovers the secret to getting 150k views on your Youtube video (it involves the music of Rascal Flatts.) . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke and Andrew announce their ridiculously ambitious, completely ill-advised, and undeniably foolish plans for this year's TBTL-a-Thon journey to Mississippi. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

An NBA exec is accused of using burner Twitter accounts to anonymously defend his fashion choices, among other things. Plus, Andrew finds a new audio toy, and we introduce a new, saucy feline character to the show. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Quip. Visit Quip.com/tbtl to get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush.

David From The Basement joins the show to give us the inside scoop on what happened behind the scenes yesterday when Starbucks shut down thousands of its stores. Plus, Luke and Andrew review the radio experiment they tried yesterday. They also talk about a million other topics that we simply cannot list here, but some of them were probably entertaining. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke and Andrew try to act like radio professionals for once in their dang lives. They take calls from listeners both seeking and offering advice on everything from cutting onions to travelling wrinkle-free. (Actually, that's it, really. Just those two topics.) Plus, Luke's swimming pool is the wrong color, but he's not letting that get him down. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Quip. Visit Quip.com/tbtl to get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush.

TBTL celebrates the Memorial Day holiday the only way we know how: By calling up The StuBot during a family road trip. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke joins the show from The Valley of the Sun, where he just found out (through an unusual source) that he needs therapy. Andrew tries to provide it. Plus, the post office is about to start selling some very special stamps, and it's Friday, so we're dishing up a healthy helping of Music For Your Weekend! . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke finds out that Andrew doesn't really like him, so that's weird. Plus, a bronze plaque meant to honor Brandi Chastain raises the question: Should we give up on bronze plaques, as a society? . . . Today's show is sponsored by Everlane. Visit Everlane.com/tbtl to get free shipping on your first order.

Luke is in a Twitter fight involving a dog, a cat, a British woman, and a sailor lost at sea. Meanwhile, Andrew apparently said something funny once, and he's trying to remember what it was. And they discuss a pig who tried to follow a man home. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke and Andrew share some late-breaking news out of Boston about a radio contest they entered. Plus, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has a new alter-ego, and it's....not great. And Andrew breaks the land speed record for fumbled musical references. (But that's okay, he'll edit it all out.) . . . Today's show is sponsored by Everlane. Visit Everlane.com/tbtl to get free shipping on your first order.

Japan's #1 mixer, Sean Detore, joins the show to tell us about his new business venture. But we also put him on the spot and test his skills to make sure he's worth hiring. Plus, "Rick and Morty" gets renewed for a billion episodes, and Andrew still doesn't want to be a big radio star in Boston. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke reports back after his first game on a new softball team. Things got a little....messy on the field. Also, stick around for an impromptu cultural examination of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, a story about the first Tinder match in the Antarctic, and - since it's Friday - some Music For Your Weekend! . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Luke and Andrew find out the results of the radio contest they entered last month. Plus, Luke had a very shameful thing happen to his computer, Chris Hayes launches a podcast, and the Cleveland Browns are about to step into the spotlight in a big - hopefully not embarrassing - way. . . . Today's show is sponsored by RXBar. Visit RXBar.com/tbtl and use the code TBTL at checkout to get 25% off your first order and free samples of their new flavors and new nut butters.

Luke is back from Hawaii, where he had to deploy some Mission Impossible-level moves to avoid awkward dinner conversation. He and Andrew also discuss the "Laurel vs Yanny" phenomenon that has taken over the internet. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Hanna Brooks Olsen joins to the show to answer all your cleaning-related questions and to comfort Andrew during his time of technological need. . . . Today's show is sponsored by RXBar. Visit RXBar.com/tbtl and use the code TBTL at checkout to get 25% off your first order and free samples of their new flavors and new nut butters.

Hanna Brooks Olsen and Nick Jarin (nicknames pending) join the show to talk about all kinds of stuff, including the cancellation and immediate salvation of Brooklyn 99, why people are Thirsty for Thanos, and whether we should all pool our money and buy a hot dog stand in Bellingham. Plus, a new segment called Bearly The News, and a spontaneous No Point Conversion. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Andrew and Luke play a game of Hawaiian-themed Super Password to prepare Luke for his trip to the islands. They also celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week by remembering an instructor who didn't want Luke in his classroom . Plus, it's Friday, so we have Music For Your Weekend! . . . Today's show is sponsored by Quip. Visit Quip.com/tbtl to get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush.

Luke quizzes Andrew on the most-played TBTL audio drops. Plus, Luke plays a very special voicemail he received on his birthday, and Andrew finds a great pho restaurant in Seattle for Dallas Cowboy fans. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

David From The Basement is back from New Zealand, and he joins the show to talk about Lord of the Rings, why licensed tattoo artists are overrated, and why one Yarus is never enough. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Blue Apron. Visit BlueApron.com/tbtl to get your first three meals for free.

Luke is about to head to Hawaii for a vacation....but he may have a little trouble actually getting on the plane. He and Andrew also talk about what they'd do if a bunch of money fell off a truck in front of them. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Quip. Visit GetQuip.com/tbtl to get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush.

Andrew tries to claim membership to a very exclusive club, and Luke is NOT HAVING IT. They also offer up some Monday afternoon Hot Dog Stories, Luke has some TV recommendations, and a listener experiences a TBTL moment at his son's recital. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Children's Cancer Research Fund. Learn more at ChildrensCancer.org/tbtl.

Mitt Romney answers the question everyone's not been asking: What is Mitt Romney's favorite meat? Plus, a community catches its mystery pooper, and a Blockbuster video store in Alaska has a surprising Hollywood relic on display. And it's Friday, so we have some Music For Your Weekend! . . . Today's show is sponsored by Everlane. Visit Everlane.com/tbtl to get free shipping on your first order.

Luke joins the show from Austin, where he is less-than-impressed with a hot new band who's about to play a show there. Andrew, meanwhile, is inexplicably enthusiastic about the Youth Of America. And they pay tribute to New Hampshire's Old Man Of The Mountain, which collapsed 15 years ago today. . . . . . . Today's show is sponsored by Tripping.com. Visit Tripping.com/tbtl to find your next vacation rental.

Luke swings by the studio of Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to talk about the golden days of public radio, exciting Arrested Development news, and to pay tribute to everyone's favorite martial artist, Jhoon Rhee. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Everlane. Visit Everlane.com/tbtl to get free shipping on your first order.

Luke and Rudy have a new grooming technique, and Andrew finds it absolutely disgusting. Plus, a CEO has to apologize after singing a seemingly harmless song from the 1930s. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Tripping.com. Visit Tripping.com/tbtl to find your next vacation rental.

Andrew is back with with a broken tongue, but not too broken to offer the latest updates on curbside garbage pickup in the Roosevelt neighborhood of Seattle. He and Luke also discuss a man who was attacked by a coyote while checking on his chickens, and why Bob Dylan wants his whiskey to taste like a barn? . . . Today's show is sponsored by Everlane. Visit Everlane.com/tbtl to get free shipping on your first order.

Friend of the show Nora McInerny (from Terrible, Thanks for Asking) stops by to talk Taylor Swift, Teenagers, and her late dad's close personal relationship with his lord and savior, Chuck Norris.

Luke pours a cup of coffee, turns on the mic, and pours out his feelings about the recent loss of his friend. Today's show is sponsored by Simple Contacts. Go to simplecontacts.com/tbtl and enter code tbtl at checkout.