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TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

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Episode #1401: Strangers In The Night

The Most Romantic Missed Connection Ever has Luke and Andrew reminiscing about the times they fell in love with complete strangers.

Aug 8, 20131h 14m

Episode #1400: I Can See Your Halo Beyonce, Because You're Like Five Feet Away

Caity Weaver and Leah Beckman of Gawker stop by to tell their tape of sneaking into the primo seats at a Beyonce concert in Brooklyn.

Aug 7, 20131h 1m

Episode #1399: Most of Our Friends Are Stuffed Animals… which is okay

TBTL delves into Andrew's close friendship with his stuffed animals, and tries to figure out why public radio shows often have such terrible intro music.

Aug 6, 20131h 19m

Episode #1398: GEEZ

Luke is excited about his new life as a former talk-radio host, that is, until he reads the deluge of angry listener emails regarding his take on the show "Orange Is The New Black"

Aug 5, 20131h 37m

Episode #1397: The Road To Hobo-Clownville

Luke says goodbye to The Luke Burbank Show and takes stock of his life. Is he going to end up like a hobo clown with a cactus for a body part?

Aug 2, 20131h 13m

Episode #1396: I Can't Believe You Did That

Luke and Andrew return and can't believe what a Eagles player said at a Kenny Chesney concert.

Aug 1, 201354 min

Episode #1395: Kumail Nanjiani is a Beta Male

One of our favorite comedians, Kumail Nanjiani, joins us to discuss his new record, his love of video games, and a balding Flock of Seagulls.

Jul 31, 201347 min

Episode #1394: Block Partying with PHOX

The band PHOX swings by the TBTL recording booth at Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party to play some songs and to discuss their unique brand of conflict resolution (it involves cigarette burns and folic acid.)

Jul 29, 201338 min

Episode #1393: Live From The Block Party!

Luke sets-up camp backstage at Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party! Two great bands - Hey Marseilles and Rose Windows - swing by for live TBTL performances and boozy conversation.

Jul 29, 201351 min

Episode #1392: Grateful Dead… w/ Frickin' Lasers

Luke's friend The Mummy swings by to defend the music of the Grateful Dead in advance of a Deadhead laser show he's organizing.

Jul 26, 201344 min

Episode #1391: Do The Wrong Thing. [see what we did there?]

Luke and Andrew wonder if Spike Lee getting into the Kickstarter game is a mistake, and speaking of movies, why you gotta be so rude to reporters Bruce Willis?

Jul 25, 201356 min

Episode #1390: Me Are The Champions

Luke's softball team wins the championship, which makes him happier than it should, and Andrew talks about how his big debut as a political moderator went.

Jul 24, 20131h 2m

Episode #1389: Andrew's Big Night

Andrew is nervous about a political debate he has to host, meanwhile Luke has a run-in with a former fan on Facebook.

Jul 23, 20131h 4m

Episode #1388: Birds 1, Burbanks 0

Andrew returns from Florida with tales of flying first class while Luke has a serious, and heart-tugging bird problem on his hands.

Jul 22, 20131h 3m

Episode #1387: Gambling For Jesus!

Luke talks to his friend Greg, one of the christian blackjack players from the card counting team made famous on This American Life.

Jul 19, 201335 min

Episode #1386: Stinkbombs

Luke and Jen talk about things they could do without, including, that song that you hate on that album that you otherwise love.

Jul 18, 201354 min

Episode #1385: Jen "Flash" Andrews!

The TBTL listeners crush Luke's self-esteem with their Twitter excitement over Jen's return.

Jul 17, 201338 min

Episode #1384: Serious Business

Luke wonders if his co-workers are taking the company softball playoffs too seriously. Plus TBTL Friendo Kim Holcomb drops by for a little Counting Crows debrief.

Jul 16, 201341 min

Episode #1383: Counting Down To The Crows!

Luke is excited for his trip to see the cheesy, weepy, Counting Crows.

Jul 15, 20131h 14m

Episode #1382: Naked, Afraid, and Flip-Floppy

Luke and Andrew open their overflowing mailbag and get to the heart of many important matters, from flip-flops to Facebook. Plus, Luke has a new official TV show for the TBTL Tens.

Jul 12, 201336 min

Episode #1381: The Man Behind The Jingles!

Luke and Andrew's obsession with the Free Credit Report commercials leads them to man who's ultimately responsible for them. We talk with David Mulhefeld, the musician-turned-ad-man who came up with the whole concept.

Jul 11, 201343 min

Episode #1380: Hari Kondabolu

TBTL pal Hari Kondabolu stops by to hear about Luke's latest TV obsession 'Naked and Afraid', which, despite the title, is not on Cinemax.

Jul 10, 20131h 2m

Episode #1379: Goodbye Facebook Friends

Luke and Andrew reach their breaking point with the humblebrags, complaints, and requests for advice that constitute most Facebook statuses.

Jul 9, 201350 min

Episode #1378: Best. Grandma. Ever.

Luke and Andrew take on casual dressers, She & Him, and discover the funniest, raunchiest 100 year-old woman of all time.

Jul 8, 201348 min

Episode #1378: TBTL Is 5th Of July Mystery Solvers!

TBTL honors this great country by solving some mysteries it cares very little about.

Jul 5, 201347 min

Episode #1377: Live From The Porch, Part Two!

Luke and Andrew try to record the show from the front porch amidst dog barks, airplane sounds and UPS trucks. Thankfully the wonderful Alex from the wonderful band Cumulus shows up to make it all sound good

Jul 4, 201332 min

Episode #1376: Live From The Front Porch, Featuring Cumulus!

Luke and Andrew try to record the show from the front porch amidst dog barks, airplane sounds and UPS trucks. Thankfully the wonderful Alex from the wonderful band Cumulus shows up to make it all sound good.

Jul 3, 201330 min

Episode #1375: TBTL Mob Justice

Luke gets into a minor car crash on his way to the show, meanwhile the TBTL Tens decide to do some Internet Shaming of Our Favorite Troll Golfman.

Jul 2, 201350 min

Episode #1374: The Alec Baldwin Problem

TBTL wonders what to do when one of it's heroes keeps saying and doing stuff we wouldn't go for from most other folks. Oh, and Luke's neighbor's kid won't stop f****** screaming and it's really annoying.

Jul 1, 20131h 0m

Episode #1373: Weird Al Yankovic!

Luke's personal comedy hero stops by to talk about parodies, why the film 'UHF' flopped at the box office, and why his early original music still makes him cringe.

Jun 28, 201331 min

Episode #1372: – Golfman Exposed!

Luke and Andrew discover the Facebook page of their arch nemesis Golf Man. Things will never be the same.

Jun 27, 201353 min

Episode #1371: The Rumors Are True

Luke makes a big announcement, then helps a listener deal with a very problematic parking situation.

Jun 26, 20131h 2m

Episode #1370: – Andrew Dice Walsh!

Andrew plans out his new persona while Luke wishes he would have taken better care of his oral hygiene.

Jun 25, 201356 min

Episode #1369: A Return To The Dental Chair

Luke is headed off to the dentist for the first time in three years. He's a little nervous.

Jun 24, 201331 min

Episode #1368: That's Racism Y'all

Paula Deen apologizes for saying some stuff that she probably shouldn't have while Luke and Andrew wonder if one of the Song of The Summer nominees is lyrically creepy.

Jun 21, 20131h 0m

Episode #1367: Dog Show!

Luke goes to the Humane Society to see about a dog, and comes back with some stories about the nutty volunteers.

Jun 20, 20131h 6m

Episode #1366: TBTL Regrets The Error?

Listeners email in with corrections Luke may or may not agree with.

Jun 19, 201347 min

Episode #1365: Craigslist Auto Sales, A Depressing Study Of Human Kind

Luke tries to buy a car on craigslist and can't believe the ways other humans are behaving, plus, Andy Haynes checks in from his fancy new TV writing job.

Jun 18, 201344 min

Episode #1364: Colum McCann! Author of 'Let The Great World Spin'

Luke and Andrew mull over the wild Saturday night that was, the TBTL Tour De Terrible, plus Irish novelist and Charming Human Colum McCann stops by to talk about his new novel.

Jun 17, 201351 min

Episode #1363: Walk Among the Juggalos

Derek Erdman (aka 'Rap Master Maurice') infiltrated a Gathering of The Juggalos. Luke travels to Chicago to hear his brave story.

Jun 14, 201327 min

Episode #1362: Bob's Burgers and More!

Luke talks to Kristen Schaal and Scott Jacobson of "Bob's Burgers" fame live on stage in Portland. Plus, Luke has a digital problem and Sean tries to help Andrew deal with mistakes he made the night before.

Jun 13, 201354 min

Episode #1361: The Hilarious Simon Rich!

Simon Rich accomplished more in his 20s than we will in our entire lives. But that's okay. Really, we're fine with that. He talks with Luke about comedy writing career and why people think he's 7 years old.

Jun 12, 201336 min

Episode #1360: Marc Maron!

Marc Maron joins Luke onstage in Portland for another Livewire Radio Spectacular.

Jun 11, 201336 min

Episode #1359: Burbank 1, Russians 0

Luke finds himself in trouble after sneaking into some swanky seats at the boxing match.

Jun 10, 20131h 10m

Episode #1358: Sweet Science

Luke heads off to watch boxing at a local casino and Andrew wonders if it's sport or barbarism.

Jun 7, 201354 min

Episode #1358: Internet Trolls Have A Lindy West Problem

Jezebel writer Lindy West, and her boyfriend Ahamefule Oluo talk about doing battle with the darkest corners of the internet.

Jun 6, 201346 min

Episode #1357: Hate The Game Not The Imus

Bean Baxter, from The Kevin & Bean show drops by to stand up for radio legend Don Imus.

Jun 5, 20131h 10m

Episode #1356: TBTL, Passive Aggressive Rap Critics

Luke and Andrew start off doing a normal show, but end up listening to a bunch of Kanye West songs and wondering if white guys should feel okay about rap music that features sensitive words.

Jun 4, 201359 min

Episode #1355: Game of Spoilers

Andrew chooses the worst possible time to take a smoke break while Luke lives out a stress dream onstage in Portland over the weekend.

Jun 3, 201358 min

Episode #1354: Luke and Andrew's Physical Deformities

Andrew's run-in at the barber has him considering getting a mole removed, but Luke has his own horror story of just such a procedure.

May 31, 201354 min