TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Jen looks to fill the Oprah-shaped void in Americas heart by hawking special poo drops that make your bathroom not smell like #2.

After an angry listener letter related to The X Files, Luke and Jen set out the Offical TBTL Rules For Spoiling Stuff. And also drink wine (Chateau St. Michelle natch.)

TBTL counsels an anonymous female listener who had a very embarrassing bathroom run-in at work. Plus, Luke and Jen review the highs and lows of the just-ended season of Saturday Night Live.

Luke makes a fool of himself vs. The Harlem Globetrotters while Jen does the same in front of her nieces and nephews at a Mexican restaurant. Another TBTL Top Status success!

TBTL announces the winner of its Salmon Art Contest and debuts three new segments, none of which will ever be heard again probably.

Americas funnyman Neil Hamburger and Super Talent Brody Stevens stop by the TBTL studios with tales ranging from the hilarious to deeply depressing.

Luke interviews his high school basketball coach to get inspired for an upcoming charity game against The Harlem Globetrotters. Meanwhile Jen and Vanessa can empathize with Maria Shriver for staying with Arnold for as long as she did.

Luke and Jen try to decide if theyre sad or relieved that Donald Trump is not running for President. Plus TBTL kicks off its Song of The Summer contest.

Jen checks in from Minnesota, Luke has technical problems (which he tries to solve by drinking lots of beer during the show), and things basically go totally off the rails. Plus, discussion of Bin Laden's porn stash.

Paul Feig, creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of the new Kristin Wiig movie Bridesmaids stops by to discuss the role of diarrhea in female-driven comedies.

This is an episode that was missing from the archives. It originally aired on Wednesday, May 11 2011. The original description is not available. It was re-uploaded on April 29, 2025.

TBTL Live from Chicago night two, featuring Peter Sagal of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and the music of Very Truly Yours.

TBTL Live from Chicago Night One, featuring Cameron Esposito and the music of Canasta.

Luke Jen and Sean try to quell their inner nervousness about the live show by turning to the wisdom of Bonnie Hunt.

Monologist Mike Daisey swings by to tell what happened when he tracked his beloved Apple Electronics all the way back to the Chinese factory where they were made.

Luke reports on his visit to Charlie Sheen Live while Jen busies herself 'rehearsing' for the upcoming TBTL Chicago shows.

This episode was missing from the TBTL archives and re-uploaded on April 24, 2025. The original title and show description are missing.

In typical TBTL fashion Luke and Jen spend considerable time talking about how exactly they should be talking about the end of Osama Bin Laden. Plus, Luke cooks up an ingenious system for not mixing up the names Obama and Osama.

Jen enters her 14th hour of tweet/broadcasting about the royals, Luke makes a (rare) insight into the darkest heart of Charlie Sheen, and the triumphant return of Sean DeTore!!

Demetri Martin stops by to explain why he's not a big fan of Twitter-based comedy, Jen and Jason's relationship is strained by English Tea and Cinnamon Rolls, and Luke humiliates himself in front of his on-again off-again trainer at the gym.

Despite the freezing temperature in Seattle, TBTL launches its Song of the Summer contest. Plus, Luke takes a stroll down memory lane when he digs up his old Friendster account and Jen firms up her plan for obsessively tracking the royal wedding.

Luke is confused as to what day it is but manages to stumble through the show with the help of Vanessa, Jen, and the promise of some serious napping the second they're done recording.

Luke eases back into broadcasting after climbing off the red wagon on Easter. Plus, The Dusty 45's (who are opening for Adele in may... no big deal) stop by to play some tunes and tell some tales.

Luke and Jen reminisce about their days of battle rapping and the beat track Sean made, quite possibly the worst in history.

An email clarifying when it's okay to vomit in fraternity water fountains creates more questions than answers. Plus, TBTL turns 800!!

Luke finds himself angry at nearly everyone and everything, and even himself for being such a hater (and for using the term 'hater'), meanwhile Jen's insomnia leads her to realize that she's modeled her life after a character in a Huey Lewis and The News song.

Jen realizes everything she does is wrong, and sets out to fix things. Luke wonders why he's agreed to let a trainer torture him with Very Hard Excercises, while Gary Busey continues to delight and amaze TBTL (and the world) with his antics. Plus, new segment: Email Frenzy!!

Luke reveals exclusive tape demonstrating how annoyed David Simon (creator of The Wire) is with his cyber-stalking ways, Jen takes her granny rap game to new levels thanks to the listeners, and Andy Haynes reports on The Celebrity Apprentice (and appears to hate every second of it).

Robert and Jad from RadioLab stop by to discuss Radios, and Labs and a guy who might have been trying to sneak into the women's restroom at the interview site. Plus, Luke reports from Chicago on his near run-in with David Simon, creator of The Wire.

TBTL heads for Chicago to scout about for the upcoming live shows, but not before leaving behind a scintilating chat with Mr. David Sedaris himself.

Luke wonders if Tina Fey and her husband are actually Fashion Criminals, Jen has news about her Royal Ring order, and China's leaders remind everyone that yep, they're still pretty nuts.

Luke accidentally uses his vast knowledge of Afghanistan to hurt a co-worker's feelings, Jen contemplates buying a really fake ring in honor of William and Kate's Royal Wedding and TBTL presents one more reason to keep your kid away from Applebee's.

Luke tells the story of the nacho-cheese fueled near-roit he witnessed over the weekend, while Jen continues, with Raptastic Results, her ongoing campaign to get Jay-Z to sample the song 'Soldier of Love'.

Miniature Tigers stop by to chat about music, high school, and a harrowing run-in w/ Law Enforcement.

Sean sets a Seattle record (well maybe), for jamming toothpicks in his beard, Luke learns a hard lesson about Body Sculpting Class and Jen talks TV (and some Skeet Ulrich).

Ben Gibbard from Death Cab talks about the band's live video adventure and Luke makes a bold Vanilla Ice-related prediction while Jen tries (unsuccessfully) to hide her skepticism.

Luke decides to give himself a haircut with unfortunate results, Jen learns more than she wants to about bracketology, and McDonald's seeks to single-handidly revive the US job market.

Charlie Sheen learns the hard truth (that TBTL already knows) about live performances, Jen has granny advice for a guy who doesn't want to pay for his neice's Australian 'college' and comedian Andy Haynes stops by the studio and considers moving in.

Josh Foer discusses his new book 'Moonwalking With Einstein' or, as Luke calls it, 'Harnessing the power of boobs for a great memory'.

Sean hatches a beard-related plan for internet fame and glory, Luke tells the tale of his night on stage with RadioLab, and Jen finally gets her chance to discuss American Idol.

Luke is worried he'll be exposed for the mere Micro-celebrity that he is, Jen has some tips on stuff that's, Pretty Cool, and a listener with a vaguely sexual online handle calls in to explain the backstory.

The TBTL listeners come up with the best solution ever for catchng the Escaped Brox Cobra. And in a related story, Luke is sad the Escaped Bronx Cobra has more twitter followers than he does.

Bret Michaels sues The Tonys, but his case is undermined by the hilariously Top Gun-related writing entered into court by his attorneys. Plus, the LA Times tries to make Jen care about the face-bitingly sexy Tasmanian Devil with limited success.

TBTL chats with one of the writers of NBC's 'Outsourced' who would like to let well-meaning white folks know that the show is not, in fact, racist.

TBTL uncovers (maybe) never before known details of The Bryan Adams Video Project, Luke tries a diet that Dr. Jen does not approve of, and Mike Pesca stops by to play 'On The Bubble'

Luke has a minor meltdown when he realizes his life is half over, but Jen perks him up the only thing that can do the trick, a rendition of the 'Perfect Strangers' opening theme.

Jen makes the case for why Bryan Adams deserves our love and respect, while Luke finds himself unexpectedly sucked into the video for his song 'Heaven'. Plus, TBTL makes a big announcement!

TBTL learns that turning the production of segments over to the listeners is probably a bad idea, Luke endures a minor Apple store-related freak out, and Jen has Granny Time advice for a listener regarding extreme breast feeding.

TBTL sends a love letter to Japan, complete with live karaoke, emails from Tokyo listeners, and the TBTL Players performing scenes from 'Star Blazers'.

Detroit gets its RoboCop statue, The NYT hopes it's going to get big dollars from its new digital subscription fees, and Luke and Jen get ambivalent on what some people are calling "The Worst Song of All Time"