TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Luke and Andrew take a boat out into Bellingham Bay to watch the solar eclipse...after a mishap or two.

Phyllis "Fletch" Fletcher swings by to talk about Tom Selleck, 100 Rules For Driving My Congressman , and Andrew's relationship with Howard Stern. And then they call Jen "Flash" Andrews to find out how she's prepping for Monday's eclipse!

Luke reports in from D.C., where he survived a night of party-busing and public-radio-schmoozing. He and Andrew discuss their new favorite juror (#59, natch), Andrew's Wu-Tang name, and why you won't be able to buy your favorite chicken at football games in Atlanta.

Luke checks in from the public radio conference he's attending in D.C., where he was caught stuffing his tote bag full of free stuff for Andrew. They discuss their plans for the upcoming eclipse and why Luke may not be able to enjoy it. Plus, a very unusual song is burning up the iTunes charts, and Nick Jarin swings by for A Song of Ice and Spoilers.

Luke and Andrew try to avoid talking about their ongoing technical issues. They fail. They also discuss Rules Of The Road: Roundabout Edition. Andrew gives Luke a practice Washington State drivers test. And they listen to the longest legal ID they've ever heard.

Luke is supposed to be on his way to a public radio conference, but he's tempting the airline gods with some last minute flight maneuvering that's making Andrew nervous. They discuss a 106-year-old fruitcake, airplanes over Shea stadium, and why everyone's into birds and goats these days.

Luke says he can soooooorrrrrt of identify with a jogger who did a bad, bad thing this week. Andrew is freaked out about a new report on sponges (which he thinks might have been funded by Big Sponge.) And, since it's Friday, we have some Music For Your Weekend!

Luke swings by the studios of Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to talk about a restaurant review that fills Andrew with angry delight. Plus, Luke's new life plan involves a lighthouse in the middle of Lake Erie, and Bill Murray gets emotional.

Luke and Andrew take off their Barbara-Streisand-In-The-Prince-Of-Tides-Therapist-Pantsuits and put on their Professor-Of-Media-Criticism-Blazers-With-Elbow-Patches to discuss a TV commercial that's been bugging them. Plus, a "driverless" car in Virginia is freaking people out. And Nick Jarin returns for another installment of A Song Of Ice And Spoilers.

Luke uncovers one of the biggest lies in rock 'n' roll history. He and Andrew also discuss a new Cheeseburger Manifesto, a local broadcaster's moment of national fame, and one man's obsession with A League Of Their Own. And they announce the four finalists in TBTL's Song of the Summer!

LUKE IS BACK FROM SUMMER VACATION!

Phyllis "Fletch" Fletcher stops by the studios of Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to take a housecleaning quiz, to ponder the career of LL Cool J, and to explain why you never should follow a co-worker into a basement. Plus, we solve an OPP (Other Person's Problem) and share some Music For Your Weekend.

Phyllis "Fletch" Fletcher joins Andrew in the sweltering studios of Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to talk about amazing birds, Howard Stern, and how to beat the heat, P-Fletch style. They also play a vigorous round of Google Feud, which ends up making them sad about everything.

KROQ's Bean Baxter somehow agrees to join the show again today to discuss why Diplo may or may not be fighting with Denny's and to debate proper barbershop etiquette. Plus, NW Nerd's Nick Jarin walks us through the latest Game of Thrones episode in a Song of Ice and Spoilers.

Bean Baxter of KROQ's Kevin and Bean show joins TBTL to talk about his most disastrous radio moments and to quiz Andrew on Lana Del Rey songs. Plus, an 80-year-old couple is living their best Cracker Barrel life, and the lead singer of Blues Traveler pulls out the big guns on Twitter.

Andrew calls Luke on vacation to check on his mental state after receiving some troubling selfies from him over the weekend. Plus, TBTL friendo Andy "Ders" Hurst stops by to talk about terrible dates, raccoon pets, and whether Andrew was out-of-line at the Mariners game this weekend.

Rachel Belle of the Your Last Meal podcast swings by to talk sandwiches, birthday cake germs, and whether or not she's going to marry one of the guys from Warrant. And, since it's Friday, we have some Music For Your Weekend!

Andrew invites Aaron Mason back on the show to steal his podcast ideas. They read some fascinating one-star reviews for great movies, discuss Matt Groening's new project, and talk about their least favorite chores.

Aaron "The Ace of Mace" Mason joins the show to turn Andrew's frown upside down. Andrew subjects him to the worst Hank Hill imitation ever committed to tape, and he quizzes him on another group of Hanks. Plus, Nick Jarin stops by for the most accurate Song of Ice and Spoilers yet!

Nick Jarin joins the show to break down some Kurtis Blow lyrics, help Andrew with the latest battle in the Never-Ending Parking War, and reveal the most difficult way to get rid of a mustache.

Nick Jarin swings by the studios of Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to update us on the "illicit skate park" on Duck Island, Michael Phelps' "race" with a "shark", and to answer The Question Of The Day.

Luke, Camero Kev and their friend Newman join the show from a moving Kia Optima on their way to the lake for a boys weekend. Andrew is back in Wallingford, pretending it's okay that he wasn't invited. They discuss the haircut Luke gave himself last night and the gross truth about chlorinated swimming pools.

Things get a little gross on this episode as Luke discusses his unpleasant physical reaction to cotton balls, Andrew imagines jumping into a vat of mustard, and a listener shares a kombucha story that you won't soon forget.

Luke and Andrew discuss the cool new film "The Disaster Artist", which is based on the terrible old film "The Room". Plus, the votes are in for the next round of Song of The Summer. And! The return of A Song of Ice and Spoilers, in which the guys forget character names and try to figure out the best way to get The Mountain to synergistically lean-in to really nail his latest Thrive Report.

Luke is overjoyed to be back in Bellingham, but Andrew has some serious questions about their puppet-related text exchange over the weekend. Speaking of puppets, the voice of Kermit The Frog has been fired, and he is not taking it well.

Andrew explains why he got kicked out of the kids section at the library. Luke has a new Game of Thrones fan theory involving a college basketball coach. And the NFL isn't buying the "kombucha defense".

Luke is in Chicago, where he's eating other peoples' octopus dinners, running into baseball MVPs, and starting a war on children. He and Andrew also discuss a man who was reportedly trapped inside an ATM. And, of course, Music For Your Weekend!

Luke and Andrew finally discuss the story of a woman's controversial interaction with a naked child in a vegan restaurant. The story has a name, but I refuse to type it here.

Luke and Andrew listen to your Song of the Summer nominations and pick the top 16 songs that will compete for TOP HONORS (and no actual prizes.)

Luke and Andrew listen to your Song of the Summer nominations and pick the top 16 songs that will compete for TOP HONORS (and no actual prizes.)

Luke and Andrew announce plans for the 2017 TBTL Summer Picnic! Plus, Andrew has an identity crisis as he says goodbye to his old car, and Luke deals with the fact that his dog tried to drown him.

Luke tells a story he is extremely embarrassed about, but Andrew refuses to edit it out of the show. Plus, Andrew gets a new catch phrase, a criminal defies all odds with a prison break, only to get caught ordering a pizza, and we hear another Song of the Summer nominee in Music For Your Weekend!

Luke had an opportunity to help a neighbor this morning, but he passed it up. He's not feeling super great about that, and Andrew isn't helping. Plus, an old photo from 1937 might prove that Amelia Earhart survived her plane crash. And we learn about about our nation's great capitals - from the Frog Jump Capital of Ohio to the Barbed Wire Capital of the World.

Luke is not ready for the holiday weekend to end, so he broadcasts today's show from the pool at Burbank Springs. Andrew, meanwhile, is dry and indoors at his Wallingford studio, where he's upset over the way he treated a listener recently.

Luke and Andrew try to retroactively fix yesterday's show with their patented Post-Spoof Technology. They also get trapped in a complicated web of time and space in which baseball games get very randy, apparently.

Luke finally meets his long lost relatives in Philadelphia and learns something new about himself. Andrew has a hot dog story to end all hot dog stories (we hope). And a photographer explains how he was able to capture a lovely photo of Governor Chris Christie and his family enjoying a holiday at the beach.

Luke witnesses some Skyjinx first hand and almost Skyjinxes himself. Andrew may be ready for the Shark Tank stage. And people SERIOUSLY need to stop bungee jumping. Plus, another Song of the Summer nominee is debuted in Music For Your Weekend!

Luke checks in from Philadelphia, the land of cheese-steaks, community pools, and sometimes-depressing shoe stores. Fortunately, his mom, Susie, is an expert on all of those things, so the guys call her up. Plus, was Andrew at the center of a major conspiracy involving unicorns, waterfalls, and The Children of Ohio as a kid?

Luke needs help being a "fictional dude." Andrew remembers the time someone tried to force him to quit TBTL. An IKEA bowl accidentally sets grapes on fire. And TBTL offers an examination of "rheumy" vs "rummy."

Luke and Andrew get a visit from a large talking bunny, and for once, it's not an alcohol-induced hallucination. Plus, Luke is anxious about an upcoming BBQ with relatives he's never met, and Andrew has some Hot Takes on Sensible Toy Crossbow Ownership.

Luke spends the weekend eating honeycombs and sleep medication. Andrew tries to grill his anxieties away at a BBQ. An airline pilot tells his passengers to start praying when they run into trouble. And a listener has a run-in with a ghost, maybe.

A severed toe is returned in the Yukon. A rich guy is creating a dangerous game. Luke's got bad allergies. And Andrew has a list of local pollen counts.

A Yale administrator is fired over things she wrote on Yelp, which makes Andrew take another look at his submissions to the site. Plus, a documentary has Luke looking back on his family's Amway-selling days. And a listener sends in an email that...you know what? Let's just not talk about that.

Luke and Carey head over to the law offices of Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to share ghost stories and discuss a terrifying bug that makes people allergic to red meat. Also, Luke has a new audio drop that he insists on using, no matter how many times Andrew threatens to quit the show.

Luke dazzles us with some details about the creation of Spinal Tap and why the brilliant people behind the film only earned tens of dollars. Plus, what exactly does the TBTL Handbook say about swearing and music on this podcast? And a listener has a pest problem that's really more of a relationship issue.

This show has it all: A TBTL Summer announcement, breaking news about our Senior Bidet Correspondent, a mystery solved by a listener, one of Luke's predictions coming true, and a Cleveland Browns-related tangent. (Sorry about that last one.)

TBTL freindo Rachel Belle swings by to talk food, mistaken identity, and why her dad has suddenly started quoting Napoleon Dynamite.

Luke tries to listen in on his daughter's college radio station, only to get a Martha-Shaped surprise. Plus, a segment on The Beatles exposes Andrew's early love of Phil Collins.

Things get a little weird (and oddly rappy) on this Wednesday (or possibly Tuesday?) edition of TBTL. Luke and Andrew break down some local radio ads, get the backstory on the fastest man in baseball promotions, and answer the age-old question: How much are those little fast food signs we see on the highway?

Luke and Andrew try to adjust to their new lives as ex-road dogs. They discuss Andrew's (not so?) harrowing airport adventure, a chicken sandwich that will be launched to the edge of space, and a man who is determined to bring pastrami sandwiches to Tuscany, despite all odds.