TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Sean investigates mysterious South African Rap/Circus Carnies 'Die Antwoord', Jen is horrified by something on Twitter, and Luke picks the worst possible vending machine lunch just prior to a show taping.

Luke makes an announcement regarding the Worst Kept Secret of all time, Larry King outdoes even himself for title of 'Most Senile TV Host' and a scientific look at Randy & Evi Quaid, who just might be suffering from 'Double Crazy Syndrome'.

The Gang discusses whether or not Quidditch is a real sport (ans: no), if Randy Quaid has lost his mind (ans: yes), and if it's a good idea for Taylor Swift to writes songs about schtupping John Mayer (ans: who knows, but it sure sounds gross).

Rainn Wilson swings by to talk about fantasy football, directing The Office and his misshapen nether regions. Plus Jen faces the prospects of a Very Stressful Dinner.

Cupcakes that will probably give you instant diabetes, Dianna Favre's plan for not worrying about her husbands sexting habit and Cameron Esposito on how The Wire makes her parents say the eff word.

Jen reports from Ft. Wayne Update Desk, Luke recaps some of the audio gems from Monday's show that failed to record and Mark Baumgarten from City Arts stops by to talk about the upcoming City Arts Fest, a plan so ambitious and crazy, it just might work.

Bouncing back from a show that failed to record, TBTL discusses Jimmy McMillan (of the 'Rent Is 2 Damn High Party') who just might be the most amazing political candidate of all time. Plus, Mike Pesca joins us for a slightly informal round of 'On The Bubble'

Luke and Jen record a scintillating hour of Imaginary Radio before the unthinkable happens.

Episode #666 has Luke remembering his days as a kid, terrified of the coming rapture, Jen sizes up the halloween decoration scene in Ft. Wayne, and colleges across the country ban conversations about the one topic TBTL is most obsessed with.

T.I. and Lil' Wayne battle for Most Wonderful Person Of The Day, Perez Hilton promises he's going to stop being such a bully, and a Texas City Councilman tells the residents of Ft. Worth (and now the world) that It Gets Better.

Forget the Chilean Miners, TBTL wants a vigil for the Missouri guy who got trapped underground in a pipe full of poo. Also, Jen likes twittering more than she expected, and New Segment Alert: 'That's Not News'. Today's topic? Kim Kardashian gets naked. That's Not News!

The lies of Garfield are finally exposed, Jen starts a twitter account to document the Chilean Miner Rescue, and 'Today In Shameless Cries For Attention'

Jen invents a Chilean Miner Rescue drinking game, Luke gets mad and then sad about a twitter fight, and it turns out the Insane Clown Posse have been christians all along (just the kind who swear a lot and talk about murdering ho's).

TBTL makes a special 10-10-10 announcement, and no, no one's pregnant.

Luke contemplates what to do about Episode #666, due to arrive next week, a listener makes a very compelling defense of George Lucas' plan to re-release Star Wars 3-D, and What's The Worst Movie You Can See This Weekend?

Luke and Sean try to learn how to make good radio based on a laminated checklist found in a radio studio. Eli Sanders and David Schmader from The Stranger stop by to talk about Swingin' conservative judges and Sleater Kinney alumns. And Drew McFrizz weighs in on why Lil Wayne can't have an mp3 player in prison.

Luke gets the phone lines worked out just in time for the worst episode of Call Makers ever, Jen discusses how the TV creations of Steven J. Cannel taught her to transcend racism, and the debut of a new segment 'The System Totally Worked!'

Luke asks Vanessa if she'd stand by him the way Rick Sanchez's lady has been standing by him, Sean is forced to visit his new upstairs neighbor over a parking dispute, and MoMo the dog refuses to wear his new shirt properly, causing Luke great consternation.

The Great Birthday Debate comes to an ugly conclusion, Jen's makes a To Do list, even though she knows it's hopeless and FINALLY a foreign nation responds to one of Luke's totally valid concerns.

Luke worries what will happen to the Chilean miners when they come above ground (which will be happening very soon) Jen presents the biggest National Anthem Fail of all time, and The Return of The TBTL Players! Who teach us about the original debate over the Nation's most important song. Oh, and laugh and break character a lot.

Dan Savage phones in to talk about his new Youtube Channel called 'It Gets Better' as part of our 'Hey There Stranger' segment. Also, Luke has some very musical advice for Vanessa as to how she can constructively channel her anger at him.

Luke battles hurtful allegations of wearing 'dad jeans' and Jen tries to stage an on-air intervention for George Lucas (who announced he's making the Star Wars movies into 3-D).

Luke tries to patch things up with The Wire creator David Simon and Telekinesis stops by to chat and perform some never before heard stuff.

The owner of the Segway company dies in a pretty ironic way, which has the gang wondering if that's okay to point out. Also, Stephen Colbert's hilarious congressional appearance has some idiot congresspeople up in arms, and TV Roundup! Jen has a new teevee crush (and Jason totally approves).

Steve Weibe (King of Kong) talks about recently re-capturing the title of World's Highest Donkey Kong score.

Luke talks DUI's, John Franzen and 'Peacemaker' sandwiches with The Stranger staff. Plus, Jen gets settled into Ft. Wayne, and Vanessa, who grew up next to the city of Bell California really hates those city officials who probably fleeced the place.

Luke's is waaaay off in his assessment of a frivolous lawsuit filed by Lindsey Lohan (in that, apparently, it wasn't frivolous), Sean reconsiders giving away all of his trivia earnings each week, and Call Makers! This week, listener Grey in Nashville tells of almost killing his family with exploding wine.

Fences!! (plays some awesome tunes and talks about Steve Vai vs. Joe Satriani.) Plus, Luke is in a raging mood over the GOP holdup of something called 'The Dream Act.

Marc Maron talks about his secret photo/twitter session w/ Ken Mehlman (former GOP leader, now openly gay fellow) on a recent flight, Jen hears the honest truth from husband Jason regarding her 'decorating' style, and MoMo The Dog goes all Steve McQueen on it right before showtime.

Live from Chicago, Luke and Jen talk about bedbugs, fictional acid attacks, and a nominee for the sweetest karaoke jam of all time (spoiler alert: it's a Cher song)

Luke heads for Chicago, but not before he rolls out two new segments: 'This Week In Fakes' and 'Hey There Stranger'. Don't miss them, because like most TBTL Segments, they'll probably never happen again.

Politics Run Amok Edition! Featuring unhinged would-be treasurers and masturbation-oppossed would-be Senators. Appearances by Chris Hayes of The Nation, Owen Ashworth of Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, and MoMo the dog. Because damn he's cute.

Luke and Vanessa welcome their new dog MoMo to the TBTL Family, plus why are so many people washing their hands in the bathroom? And. why is violent crime falling even as poverty grows. (but mostly, they just talk about MoMo).

TBTL Live from The Troubadour Part II. Dana Gould, Princeton, Jesse Thorn, Rob Corddry and Garfunkel & Oates bring the interesting/hilarious.

TBTL Live From The Troubadour Part 1! Garfunkel & Oates, Marc Maron, Dana Gould, and The Dinner Party Download join Luke, Jen and Sean onstage for music, fun and joke-times.

Live from LA, the gang ponders the upcoming Troubadour show, talks about supporting the troops, Lady Ga Ga, and of course, yard gnome theft.

Live from LA, Luke gets wistful thanking all the listeners for supporting the show over the past year, and plays the episode during which TBTL's radio sh**-canning was announced.

Luke heads to LA, but not before digging up one of the best TBTL Segments Ever, Katie Sprenger singing the praises of Ross Dress For Less. The funniest hour of radio you've ever heard pertaining to a discount clothing chain.

TBTL Live from Bumbershoot featuring Chris Hardwick, Kumail Nanjiani, Surfer Blood, and way too many Human Centipede references for a show that small children attended.

Luke plays Sean a drunken message he has no memory of leaving on Luke's vmail, and JD and Thunder from Stack of Dimes stop by to talk about The Worst Movie You Can Watch This Weekend. This week: Freaked!

Dana Gould drops by to talk about getting his kids drunk, Luke calls on the Tens of Listeners to weigh in on if Wes' baby niece did, in fact, eat some meth at the playground, and why is NASA being such jerks to the trapped Chilean miners?

The show hits a new low point as Luke tries to multitask by hosting the show and scarfing down his lunch of Mexican Soup. Jen can't believe the shenanigans going on at The Grand Canyon, and Sean finally hears back from his neighbors who hate him. And, it turns out, they hate him.

Luke is sad that he took the bait and called the 'terrorists' (who probably aren't terrorists) terrorists. Plus, tweeting gone horribly horribly wrong and New Segment! Presenting TBTL Burfday Times!

Luke gets in huge trouble for twittering about Van's TV watching habits, but uses his charms to wriggle off the hook. Jen picks the wrong $30 per night hotel in Palm Springs, and good news boozers, moderate drinking gives you a long life (in a related note, everyone is invited to Luke's 85th Birthday party).

Michael Ian Black discusses when it is and isn't okay to start screaming profanity at the audience during a comedy set, speaking of swears, Quilter Boo Davis stops by to talk about her new racy quilting book, Dare to Be Square.

On today's show, we discuss tainted cocaine, roller derby, and cat poop... in other words, a typical Thursday edition of TBTL.

Luke hears if from the listeners over his plan to go on a 'cleanse', Jen learns that she's secretly judgmental of Utahans, and Sean decides, quite unexpectedly, to keep things calm on his Big Free Birthday.

The World's Worst Traffic Jam, the World's Celebrity Booking Service and The World's Best Version of a Justin Bieber song all collide on today's episode of TBTL.

It's Sean's birthday, and he's got a plan to get through the whole day eating and drinking for free. Plus, Mount St. Helens Vietnam Band stops by to play some music and share tales of inadvertently racist Denny's hostesses.

Jesse Thorn from The Sound of Young America and Put This On explains why clothing choice actually matters, plus, Luke cannot take this Eat Pray Love sh** any longer.