TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

We broadcast while jets seem to be attacking the neighborhood, then discuss the folly of at-home ice cream-makers and remember back to the time we tried to learn french.

Luke and Jen debate Jerry Lewis while doling out advice to drunk mayors and stay-at-home nuclear scientists.

TBTL checks up on listeners around the country to make sure theyre surviving the heat. Plus, an Oprah-based conversation leads Luke to furiously reprimand rich people for being proud of themselves over remodeling their houses.

TBTLs Long-Running dislike for Celebrity Publicists is confirmed thanks to a drunken melt-down by the guy from Kings of Leon. Plus, it turns out you might be ethnocentric and not even realized it, based on womens tights.

Luke wonders if hes abusing his dog by not cutting his furry bangs (therefore rendering him kind of blind).

Derek Erdman does live revenge raps and tells a story that will horrify you and warm your heart at the same time.

Luke finds out that Jen was a child preacher and there is audio tape to prove it

An interview with Game of Thrones author, George R.R. Martin, PLUS evidence that it is a great time to be a lady in America which involves lady beer and nylons and corsets

Jen explains how everything you think you know about the Amy Winehouse song Rehab is probably wrong. Plus, Luke is officially over Competitive Facial Hair and Hot Greg stops by to review Captain America.

Luke and Jen look back on some of the biggest disasters they have had while broadcasting live

Luke interviews his parents and then he helps Jen and Sean practice their deejay skills.

TBTL celebrates the entire catalogue of Encyclopedia Brown and then learns to love Iceland

Kumail Nanjiani stops by to give a surprisingly detailed history of the comedian Yakov Smirnov.

Sean reports on his run through mud and fire, Jen cries her way through the World Cup Finals, and Luke says paper towels are far superior to napkins when it comes to face-cleaning.

Luke and Jen discuss their weekend plans which includes another bachelor party for Luke and a big movie for Jen

We regret the error, celebrate the Emmys, and parse the Pina Colada song so that Jen can convince Luke to love it like she does

One new segment asks Dave Grohl to calm down, another asks America to pay attention. Plus we announce the final tv theme song in our Top 5.

TBTL talks to listener Rob about the highs and lows of being a janitor. Plus, the absolute best way to deal with someone who says "I dont even own a TV"

Luke returns from a debauched weekend in Canada, while Jen was enjoying something similar in Seattle. TBTL has a public service announcement for Ryan ONeal, plus all the wedding advice youll ever need ever ever.

Luke and Jen plan their weekends and discuss exclamation points and read listener mail

TBTL talk to two obsessed Rolling Stones fans (Jens parents) about Mick Jaggers new project (and no, its not a sequel to Freejack). Plus, an update from Indiana, where kids no longer learn cursive writing.

We discuss how to stop drunks from pet shopping and the highs and lows of making a living doing stand-up with guest Andy Kindler

Luke drags a dangerous pile of fireworks into the basement, endangering the broadcast and Jen. Meanwhile, Charlie Sheen hastens the End Times by aligning himself with The Gathering of The Juggalos.

Everything you need to know about how Luke and Jen and Sean went from RPSD to Case Cloched.

Jen and Luke discuss fireworks, sharing toothbrushes, and their possible invite to the Kate Moss wedding this weekend.

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Jen meets the worlds most persistent dermatologist, Luke wishes his radio bosses were so generous with the hamburgers and TBTL is Call-Makers!

This episode was missing from the original TBTL archives, so the title and description are unknown. It was reuploaded on April 30, 2025.

TBTL Announces its Song of The Summer, considers changing its name (Artest Style) and chastises BET for rewarding Chris Brown (Color Purple Curse!)

Luke, Jen, and Sean celebrate TV theme songs with The TBTL Players, an epic quiz game and, finally, an attempt to name the Top 5 themes.

Luke interviews Sloane Crosley about her books and life as a publicist in NYC.

TBTL give advice to dads who want to put jokes in their daughters yearbooks, plus TBTL is Call-Makers. And music from Tennis Pro!

Roger Ebert apologizes (sort of) for tweeting insensitive things about a dead man, TBTL educates America on the various beauty pageants, and Hari Kondabolu stops by for Awesome Not Awesome.

TBTL takes credit for getting a Sherman Alexie book banned (and for his massive book sales), Taylor Swift has some choice words for her critics, and Luke and Jen try to figure out how they feel about Slut Walks.

Luke, Jen and Sean are many things and chief among them is neurotic. Here are three examples which prove the point.

Jens car has an emergency kit and Luke has a lot of questions. Plus, our guide to wearing a bluetooth and DMV talk!

Luke and Jen parse Spiderman reviews, try to define Hefners troubles, question the phenomenon of Pippa Fever and, finally, attempt an Iowa Call Makers.

Luke puts his foot in his mouth at a graduation party while Jens moving day almost ruins the Tonys. Plus TBTL asks the eternal question, Whos Crazier, Tracy Morgan or Anne Curry?

TBTL chats with the subjects of Holy Rollers a documentary about a ring of born-again Christian BlackJack card counters. They went from youth worship leaders to sitting on 1.5 million dollars in profits.

Jen finds a device that might save her marriage and Luke has advice for middle-aged dudes who find themselves mysteriously friended on facebook by hot 17 year-old girls.

Luke finally hears back from David Simon, creator of The Wire, and TBTL is ready to make it official: Hotel Maids do not want to have sex with you America.

Lukes faith in humanity is restored after he accidentally throws 500.00 in a garbage can, Jen worries the listeners will hate her shoe recommendations, and Bradley Cooper comes off as Super Dreamy because he can speak French.

TBTL learns that apparently the Smurfs stand for everything bad in the world, plus Sean regrets joking with a woman during trivia night, but Luke and Jen tell him not to sweat it.

Jen returns! TBTL Broadcasts Live From The Front Porch! Music From The Smittens!

Luke and Jens new airline gets a name and a slogan, meanwhile, Mike Pesca joins in from Miami with an update on the NBA Finals and Shaquille ONeals Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Luke and Jen invent the Best Airline Ever (involving laughing gas pumped into the plane for every flight) plus, live from the backstage of Sasquatch, Noah and The Whale!

Live from Sasquatch, Matt and Kim invite TBTL into their dressing room to talk about their days playing in bathrooms, the way kids get crazy at their shows, and why they still eat rice and beans.

While at Sasquatch 2011, Luke magically finds himself onstage with The Flaming Lips. Plus, The Head and The Heart stop by the TBTL booth to play some tunes.

Craig Mazin, the writer behind The Hangover Part 2 stops by to discuss Ken Jeong's penis, why he cyber-stalks reviewers who pan his movies and the the writing of a film he calls "worse than passing a kidney stone"