TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Luke and Vanessa settle the Cat Potty Training Issue once and for all (kind of), A Juggalo named "Krunt" has a few words he'd like to share with you, and Call Makers! In which Nikki tells us about the time she almost died listening to TBTL.

Sh*t gets real when Sean talks about why he decided to pull his most recent podcast off the air, plus Mike Pesca on what it's like raising a Baby Einstein.

The Universe gives Luke a sign he should stay off booze for Lent, and the sign almost poops on him. Plus, Jen wanders into a real life version of the "Roadhouse" bar and nearly ignites a brawl, plus, is listening to a book as good a reading a book? Your letters and emails say 'no way dudes'.

TBTL Episode # 500! Luke, Jen and Sean wonder how they ever managed to get all those shows on the air, considering they were often very drunk. Plus, an interview with Garfunkel & Oates (featuring a Very Inappropriate Song).

Luke's friend 'The Mummy' has printed out checklist he now gives to his various internet dates. Item #3: "it is probable that I have previously had relations with with one or more people on that same day. Also, I might try to "introduce" you to one of those people later on." On today's show, Eight Simple Rules For Dating My Mummy.

Addie's 16th birthday has Luke waxing nostalgic about his teen-dad days, listener Colleen tells us how her love of football once caused her neighbor to think she was a battered woman, plus Roger Ebert, even more interesting and brilliant that you thought he was.

Luke realizes that he's got to stop making the same dumb jokes all the time, and Jen has the perfect solution. Plus, a special Olympics- Themed Awesome Not Awesome (Mary Carillo charging you like a bull? Not Awesome), and a rare appearance from Addie, on the eve of her 16th birthday.

Kumail Nanjiani finally tells his crazy John Mayer story, JD and Thunder talk about The Worst Movie You Can Rent This Weekend, and Jen has two words for you: Leaking Anus.

John Mayer suffers a mind explosion but Luke sort of sides with him, Microsoft wants to defeat Nigerian Emails Scams with an awesome song they wrote. And speaking of songs, is it possible for any band to make more than three Truly Great Albums? Luke says probably not.

Luke and Vanessa find out they've been systematically ruining their neighbor's lives for the past 6 months, The East Coast Tens check in from beneath their snowdrifts with stories of 'snow pudding' and constipated pooches, and Stephen Colbert with the last word on the word "retard".

Sean mourns a death in the TBTL (fish) Family, Drew McFrizz talks about playing fantasy football in prison, Luke discusses the proceeds from the TBTL-athon and Jen has a new worry... the CEO of Toyota killing himself to protect his honor.

A.D. Miles and Michael Blieden from Late Night With Jimmy Fallon talk about their worst flops (baked bean volcano anyone?) and biggest triumphs (clocksucker anyone?) in year one. Plus, Luke's 90 second review of the Super Bowl ads gets way out of hand.

Day 5 of The TBTL-athon, featuring Rachel Flotard of Visqueen. Jen thinks she and Jason might be hiding Jews in their trailer, and Luke remembers the worst haircut ever given (which happened to occur on his own head).

Day Four of The TBTL-athon. Mike Pesca checks in from Miami where he's covering the Superbowl, Jen tells how her dog's pee ruined a city, and Luke ponders a major change to The TBTL Language.

TBTL-athon Day 3 Featuring Dan Savage. Plus, Luke tries to give a crap about Lost and fails, and Jen gets yelled at in Florida for not knowing what Buffalo Chicken Meat looks like.

Novelist Sherman Alexie swings by for Day Two of The TBTL-athon to discuss his plan for how art and free internets can peacefully coexist, and the time he and Luke almost punched each other out on the basketball court.

Robert and Jad from the awesome show RadioLab join us for TBTL-athon Day One. Plus, Jen stumbles into a love triangle involving a school girl named "Brandy", and Luke tries to keep from crapping himself during a taping of 'Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.'

Part II of our live special from NYC. It features Kumail Nanjiani (kind of. more on that if you listen to the show intro), Cooking With Sean DeTore! Eugene Mirman and Mia Riddle.

TBTL Live From Brooklyn! Part 1: John Hodgman, Les Savy Fav, Eugene Mirman, Kumail Nanjiani, Mia Riddle & much much more.

Operating on 45 minutes of sleep, Luke bravely mounts a podcast from rainy rainy Brooklyn. Vanessa tells the story of how she used to overdose on NyQuil before taking the Greyhound bus to Sacramento, and Sean calls in from The MoMA fresh off his turn as a New York Stripper (seriously. he did that. and talks about it).

Listener Tyler agonizes over whether he should sing 'Wind Beneath My Wings' at a funeral, Luke stumbles on the most sexual tv ad for a heater company and Vanessa furiously defends her purchase of a crappy fountain pen.

Vanessa tries to toughen Pagoda up for life in the wild, Brendan Kiley from The Stranger foretells of a coming bed bug menace, and is it okay for tourists to enjoy Royal Caribbean's private beach in Haiti which is not destroyed right now?

Luke officially declares Charlie Rose a creep (w/ the audio to prove it!), plus comedian HariKondabolu stops by to be hilarious.

MLK Day Special!

Marc Maron of the WTF podcast talks about Conan vs. Jay, generating money off of podcasts, and the Accidental Public Lovemaking he's been doing while in Seattle.

Larry King somehow makes the Haiti Disaster worse, we remember Jay Reatard, and Jen's review of Avatar (because like no one has seen it yet).

Luke finds out that 200-pound tumors are actually kind of boring, Ann Powers from the LA Times tells us that Simon Cowell has changed how we think about pop music, and Canada's second oldest magazine has to change it's name because of internet pervs.

Jen wants you to know that she does not forgive Mark McGwire, Avatar- related depression? Shut It Down America! And 50 Cent performed on autoharp. Seriously. That actually happens on today's show.

Sean reports on his reality show tryout, Vanessa checks in with a new diet craze that involves crawling around on all fours in Manhattan, and Luke gets a listener tip that might snag him a replacement iPhone (for the one he stupidly lost after 4 days of having it.)

Luke has a new favorite thing in the entire world (involving 200-pound tumors), Jen finds out something disturbing in Alabama, plus, JayLeno: Dooshy Doosh.

Tom Tangney wonders if Michael Cera does, in fact, have a rich inner life, and Luke weighs in on how Alvin and The Chipmunks The Squeakquel is retarding american children.

Luke's run-in with the karaoke dj has him wondering if he was being kinda racist, Jen's time in the south has her eating 'European Style' and Sean pads his resume in advance of his reality show tryout this weekend.

On today's show, Luke makes an emergency call to LA to tell Van about his amazing plan for the cat, plus TBTL hands out it's second-ever 'Waste of Skin' award. Who will the lucky winner be?

On today's show, Luke's mortifying run-in with the hotel staff has him swearing out a fatwa on Empire Waist dresses, plus, real actual audiotape of Luke being hypnotized in order to kick his fast food habit.

A bomb scare has Luke wondering about his shady neighbor in the window across the street. Plus, Andy Haynes!

You asked for it, in fact, you demanded it and I'm happy to report that after searching for the ultimate small town experience, Jen has surfaced, in, of all places, Mississippi. She'll join us today to fill us in on how her trip's been going.

On today's show, Terror In The Sky! Plus, Luke wants to be a badass but gets served by an 8 year-old kid when walking down the streets of Manhattan.

TBTL Christmas Special

Listener Gerald with an update on his battle to keep from going blind at 38, Luke's review of 'Up in The Air', and what's the obsession with 'Jersey Shore" all about?

Luke thinks the LA hotel bed might be the first step in the death of his love life, plus R.I.P. Brittany Murphy, and what does it feel like to go blind in your 30's? Listener Gerald tells us.

A first hand report on what it's like to win the Lotto, from listener "Millionaire Steve"

Luke tells of nearly passing out on stage during the nutcracker, Sean tells of nearly having a heart attack during TBTL, and some commercials so bad, they'll put you in a coma.

Luke finds a new machine that will fix all his relationship problems, plus Ballet advice from PNB's Kent Stowell, and Chris Brown officially loses his mind.

Telekinesis!

Eugene Mirman checks in from Copenhagen, Luke battles through sickness to do the show (even though he's terrible at battling through sickness), and Houston creates something even more historic than The Geto Boys (Luke didn't think that could be done).

On today's show, Luke and Sean share some deep, dark musical secrets, ticket are officially on sale for TBTL in NYC January 26th, and What's The Worst Movie You Can Rent This Weekend? Beastmaster 2, Portal Through Time!

TBTL debuts its new Climate Change Series: 'Scientifically Speaking, How Effed Is Mother Earth?', while Luke and Sean hatch a plan to break Sean into hollywood (by which they mean, Vern Fonk insurance commercials).

Luke dishes on how his motivational speech went and makes a big announcement regarding TBTL Live in NYC (a.k.a. Get Motivated Park Slope!).

Luke decides to do the show live from his car as he drives to Portland, with mixed results.

Disaster nearly strikes at the Austin Listener Meetup (Jen's got a full report), plus Luke's profile of an 88 year-old guy in Hawaii who's single-handedly trying to ID all the unidentified Pearl Harbor casualties, and Mike Pesca! on what really makes a film into a blockbuster.