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TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

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June 10, 2010

Luke's car gets towed leading him to make some major life-changes. Jen's got a lot of reasons to love the idea of Kevin Costner cleaning up the BP Oil Spill. And Luke's agent makes an unforgettable appearance on TBTL.

Jun 10, 201051 min

June 9, 2010

The grossest call-makers EVER (you might not even want to listen to this one), plus, the nerds get their hands on 'Bros Icing Bros', and Farhad Manjoo of Slate dot com reviews the new iPhone.

Jun 9, 20101h 22m

June 8, 2010

The gang kicks off the TBTL-ella ella Song of the Summer Search, plus, Jen needs a new system for remembering fancy words, and Luke finally learns why he is so terrible at baking.

Jun 8, 20101h 22m

June 7, 2010

TBTL Live From Space Car! Third Time's A Charm edition

Jun 7, 201050 min

June 4, 2010

Luke's mom is ready to throw down at the Wait Wait Seattle taping, speaking of throwing down, Mike Pesca shows up to tell the tale of Yuri Foreman, Orthodox Jewish boxer fighting at sundown on Saturday for the jr. middleweight title, and a new segment: Drunk Drivers Jump Their Cars Over The Darndest Things!

Jun 4, 20101h 25m

June 3, 2010

Luke gets choked up talking about the aftermath of a blown baseball call, Jen learns how to handle tragedies that she usually can't handle, and Ken Griffey Jr. retires, leaving Luke sad he traded away a Griffey rookie card for a make-out session at the county fair.

Jun 3, 20101h 27m

June 2, 2010

It's a Crazy-Off! Lady Gaga vs. Larry King. Luke has a message for Apple Store Employees of the world. And Call-Makers, Double Down edition.

Jun 2, 20101h 23m

May 31, 2010

Luke and Sean check in from Sasquatch, where the music is hot and the dignified places to go #2 are scarce.

May 31, 201029 min

May 28, 2010

Adam Carolla on life, love, and being a carpet cleaner.

May 28, 20101h 0m

May 27, 2010

Jen reacts to her packing woes the only way she knows how, with lots of Corona, Luke wonders why RV owners are so offended at his offer of renting their vehicles for the weekend, and Andy Haynes hurts the feelings of both strippers and military personnel. Free tbtl t-shirt to the first person who makes it to the end of this episode.

May 27, 20101h 59m

May 26, 2010

Luke releases the Kraken a little too hard in San Diego, and suffers through a humiliating freelance gig.

May 26, 201038 min

May 25, 2010

A surprise trip to San Diego has Luke contemplating the most embarrassing thing he has ever done. Also, Luke and Sean take pity on teen werewolves, but still think they should Shut It Down America! Listener 'toenail' sat across from Marina Abramovic two times and lived to tell the tale.

May 25, 20101h 11m

May 24, 2010

Jen and Vanessa throw down a Lost Postmortem, Luke falls down during his jog to his great humiliation, and a new segment: 'Assignment TBTL': this week's assignment? Hey New Yorkers, could one of you go sit across from Marina Abramovic and tell us what it's like?

May 24, 20101h 4m

May 21, 2010

The Bobcat Mystery is solved, complete with audio tape of the Mystery Lady, Jen learns a lot about the State of Our Union via the various laundromats she's visited, and Luke learns of a case of a woman who hoards rats. Yes that's right, RATS.

May 21, 20101h 13m

May 20, 2010

Luke is embarrassed about his drunk-dialing of Sean, Australian Ninjas save a guy who's getting mugged, and we finally Release The Kraken (sort of).

May 20, 20101h 24m

May 19, 2010

Jen sees a disturbing example of senior citizen nudity and cold-water swimming on her trip to Maine, Chris Hayes from 'The Nation' stops by to explain what Tuesday's elections meant, and the debut of a new segment 'You'll never believe what happened... oh, no, wait, you'll totally believe what happened'

May 19, 20101h 10m

May 18, 2010

Luke apologizes to Dio fans everywhere, is Justin Bieber illiterate due his being home-schooled? And we've got a photo of Bobcat Lady, should we post it?

May 18, 20101h 29m

May 17, 2010

Luke's chainsaw-related lie almost gets him killed, is it time for us to collectively declare Russell Crowe dead to us? And Mystery Solvers! We now know what kind of car the Bobcat Lady drives.

May 17, 20101h 41m

May 14, 2010

Quilting's 'Bad Boy' Mark Lipinski tells his harrowing tell of battling a pet bobcat. Luke gets an evite to the awesomest World Cup party EVER, the only problem is it's probably a scam. Plus, Lindy West from The Stranger reviews 'Babies', in TBTL's occasional Friday segment: 'What's The Cutest Wootest Widdle Movie You Can See This Weekend?'

May 14, 20101h 34m

May 13, 2010

Luke tells the story of the most awkward HR Diversity Session ever, Jen has a run-in with yet another Maine bookshop owner, and the Mystery of the Olympia pet bobcat deepens (and bizarrely enough seems to involve America's "Bad Boy of Quilting").

May 13, 20101h 24m

May 12, 2010

Music from Chris Pureka, Callmakers, and TBTL is Mystery Solvers! Who is this woman walking her pet bobcat around Olympia?

May 12, 20101h 1m

May 11, 2010

The debut of a new segment "I'm Just Gonna Say It..." says the thing everyone's afraid to; Betty White was only mildly funny on SNL. Plus, Jen discovers she has the power to dream things into reality, and Luke announces TBTL Summer Slam has added a second night. Get your tickets while they last.

May 11, 20101h 9m

May 7, 2010

We take back everything we said about George Rekers being secretly A Gay. He has a very logical explanation for why he rented a gay prostitute, and it involves something called 'The Lng Stroke'.

May 7, 201047 min

May 6, 2010

Lauren Weedman dishes on filming nude scenes post baby-having, the ridiculous things starlets eat to look like starlets, and how Steve Carrell is even nicer than she thought he's be. Plus, Luke rages about his recent of spate of speeding tickets, and Jen starts a feud at a Maine book store.

May 6, 20101h 37m

May 5, 2010

Luke is disturbed by his Justin Bieber dream, an anti-gay leader in Florida hires the gayest possible 'travel partner' for his European vacation, and on 'Call Makers', listener Missy explains why Hanson is still so way awesome.

May 5, 20101h 6m

May 4, 2010

Luke courageously overcomes an embarrassing shaving accident to host the show. Sean has an overly personal experience with his new neighbors, and advice to would-be terrorists, don't use priceline.com to make your getaway.

May 4, 20101h 19m

May 3, 2010

Luke announces the TBTL Summer Slam live event, Conan O'Brien's 60 Minutes appearance has Jen super worried for him, and JD and Thunder discuss their recent karaoke debacle at the Greenwood Sr. Center.

May 3, 20101h 2m

April 30, 2010

TBTL Pretty Pony Edition! Why would you send an email to an injured horse? Do race horses pee like... race horses? Why is the Kentucky Derby so much fun? Plus, Mark Jordan Legan tells us The Worst Movie You Can Rent This Weekend is: 'The Box'.

Apr 30, 20101h 25m

April 29, 2010

An editorial in Foreign Policy Magazine has Luke wondering if any of us can ever eat anything again without ruining the planet, Ze Frank assembles some amazing musical Xanax using his viewers, plus a warning to all of us who love to tell stories about our cats, we might be coming off as kind of crazy.

Apr 29, 20101h 10m

April 28, 2010

Stephen Hawking says aliens are probably real, and we should probably avoid them, Luke wonders why Pagoda cowers in feline terror every time he walk by, and Jen discovers the most magical poop-covering-up product ever (plus it has a hilarious name).

Apr 28, 20101h 15m

April 27, 2010

Luke uncovers audio tape of an INSANELY annoying teenage girl (and her mom), free psychic advice from Derek Erdman, and are bloggers actually journalists who should be protected from the cops confiscating their computers?

Apr 27, 20101h 23m

April 26, 2010

Luke tells the tale of his latest bizarre run-in @ The Mandarin Gate, a near-brawl that has him wondering how he always manages to make people so furious. Plus, Jen is surprised at how worried she is about Bret Michaels. And, Mainers weigh in on Luke's comments about Maine.

Apr 26, 20101h 23m

April 23, 2010

Mike Pesca hangs out with the hardest of the hardcore sports fans (and learns something about himself). Luke solves the mystery of why Segway Scooters aren't more popular, and a Spanish man gets a new face which has look imagining a Knight-Rider future.

Apr 23, 201058 min

April 22, 2010

Gay Talese on why his lack of an email account makes him a better journalist, plus, why does Vanessa think merely watching a baseball game constitutes 'getting exercise'? And, your chance to win tickets to see the inimitable Russell Brand live this Friday night @ The Moore Theater.

Apr 22, 201050 min

April 21, 2010

Sean has a sexy adventure with ticket scalpers, Luke revisits yesterday's accidental broadcast of 20 minutes of post-show gossip, and Jen plans to solve some murders when she goes to Maine next week.

Apr 21, 20101h 14m

April 20, 2010

Sera Cahoone stops by Burbank Studios for some music-playing and talk-having.

Apr 20, 201053 min

April 19, 2010

Luke decides to put on spandex shorts and stalk Conan O'Brien around his neighborhood, Jen's duck sex-run leads to a discussion of the DISGUSTING world of duck copulation, and should Icelanders be showing more remorse over their volcano that's ruining flights for all of Europe?

Apr 19, 20101h 12m

April 16, 2010

Luke and Andy Haynes break down the science in the ICP song 'Miracles', plus Sean swears off hide-a-beds for good, and why exactly would a grown man pay 12 dollars on a flight to watch Alvin and The Chipmunks, The Squeakwel?

Apr 16, 20102h 2m

April 15, 2010

Once again, Iceland ruins EVERYTHING, Whitney Houston goes straight drunken karaoke on it at a big concert, and Jen witnesses an animal sex act that she will never recover from.

Apr 15, 20101h 8m

April 14, 2010

Luke and Dan Pashman (of The Sporkful) execute the first ever, cross- country chow-ing of a KFC Double Down. Plus, Shut It Down America! Kids watching movies every moment while they're in the car. And, CallMakers: 'I've been home-schooled my entire life' edition.

Apr 14, 20101h 18m

April 13, 2010

Why do some people feel totally unembarrassed to tell you they're suffering from diarrhea? Plus, the juvenile delinquent Killer Whales are coming for all of us, and is the music of The Hold Steady really 'girl repellent'?

Apr 13, 20101h 21m

April 12, 2010

Chris Hardwick of The Nerdist podcast stops by to chat, plus, Jen tells of the newest crazy lady she's befriended in Maryland, Sean's trivia night is a smashing success, and Vanessa hurts Luke's feelings by comparing The Hold Steady to Smashmouth (complete with 'California's got sunshine' taunts).

Apr 12, 20101h 59m

April 9, 2010

Luke falls in love with his possibly racist Chicago hotel, plus Carl Kassell steps into the bathroom with Luke and shares his secret hopes and dreams.

Apr 9, 201028 min

April 8, 2010

Comedian Hari Kondabolu on why he loves his parents but doesn't want them to come to his comedy shows, plus Luke gets an email that makes him feel slightly less bad about his extremely un-sexy nightime mouth guard.

Apr 8, 201042 min

April 7, 2010

Jen tells the story of the world's most awesome 8 year-old rapper, who raps about stuffed animals and farts (but only in his room, because that's the rule), plus, can you teach yourself to be funny? Luke talks to a woman who says she did just that. Plus Call Makers! 'Gin and Jews' edition.

Apr 7, 20101h 29m

April 6, 2010

Luke's dismount from the Little Red Wagon proves a bumpy one (the part of it he remembers anyway), plus details on how you can help a TBTL Ten run a 100 mile race this week.

Apr 6, 201057 min

April 2, 2010

Miniature Tigers stop by TBTL Studios to play some music and talk about their awkward trip (well 3 trips really) to an 'adult dancing' cabaret in Portland.

Apr 2, 20101h 2m

April 1, 2010

Luke has a theory on why guys don't really care about love scenes on TV shows, speaking of love scenes, Jen meets a promiscuous senior citizen with 'eye shingles', and seriously, how freaking long is Lent really supposed to be?

Apr 1, 20101h 8m

March 31, 2010

Tom Douglas stops by the TBTL Kitchen to show us an awesome Easter recipe (but not before Luke's crazy across the street neighbor insults him for no reason), plus. Jen's sure-fire plan for not getting someone else's body juices on you when you stay at a budget motel.

Mar 31, 20101h 5m

March 30, 2010

The success of The Large Hadron Collider has Luke and Sean pondering the future (agreeing, naturally, to have their bodies cryogenically frozen and then combined into one superdude years from now), plus, what's the drunkest, dumbest thing you've ever done? A guy in Pennsylvania did something drunker and dumber. Plus, The Impossible Project does the impossible, and reverse-engineers Poloroid film. Luke talks to a journalist who's been covering the story.

Mar 30, 20101h 17m