TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Luke drinks 12 cups of coffee and tries to host the show solo, with mixed results.

Luke loses his mind over people calling his cell phone during the show, and Jen thinks 'Hot Tub Time Machine' is going to be the key to her aging gracefully.

TBTL's favorite bon vivant Tom Tangney drops by to discuss, in order: Joseph Heller novels, French deconstructionism, alcoholism, Sleepless in Seattle, Stanley Kubrick, Roger Ebert, German propagandists, Sandra Bullock's tattered marriage, Sam Mendes and UW Husky basketball.

Luke blames a major corporation for his habit of losing important paperwork, Eli Sanders from The Stranger tells the sordid tale of SF's Alt Weekly War currently underway, and Call Makers! Listener Sarah is entering the Mrs. Washington Pageant and wants to know how to play it.

Blue Scholars! Performing tracks off their upcoming album and talking about which hip-hop legends have bad breath.

Luke shares a secret online side of himself, a drunken family fight helps Sean score a free dessert, and Chris Hayes of The Nation joins us to discuss healthcare reform and indie bands (for serious!).

Live from Space Car, Luke and Vanessa answer your burning questions. And kind of argue about if she uses too many pots and pans while cooking food. (sorry about the slightly dodgy audio, that's what happens when you record the show live in the car).

'Girl Talk' (real name Gregg Gillis) talks about making mashups, biomedical engineering and Ben Roethlisberger. Plus, a tribute to Alex Chilton of Big Star, who passed away at 59.

Was Luke being a jerk when he answered his iPhone during a run? Plus, Jen considers intervening in an embarrassing situation at a North Carolina coffee shop, and the hilarious Cameron Esposito joins us for hilarity.

Luke gets a major surprise from a giant ponytailed dude @ The Mandarin Gate, plus Shut It Down America! (regarding media coverage of a heavy New Jersey woman, and for-profit trade schools eating up federal education funds), and Reille Hunter (the John Edwards' baby mamma), is she crazy or just insane?

Luke and Jen swap stories of getting expelled from their old high school 'Jesus Creek', plus, Corey Feldman actually makes a kind of good point on Larry King Live, and Luke invents a new hand gesture called the 'C'mon Dude!' that will soon sweep the nation (at least according to him).

A scheduling snaffu has Luke recording the show in the buff, plus, What's The Worst Movie You Can Rent This Weekend? Blown Away!

A post-mortem on David Letterman's extreme doucher-ness last night, Luke investigates what 'snorkeling' a dude is really all about, and Vanessa gives up Splenda so she can be more awesome.

R.I.P. Corey Haim, you taught us that illegal driving is super fun, also, Jen checks in from Georgia, and Luke inexplicably decides to try and explain why he is an agnostic.

The Litter Kwitter (cat toilet training system) finally arrives, and Luke is super excited. Plus, Vanessa stands by her hot water bottle obsession despite some disturbing possibilities brought to light by Amazon dot com.

Live from Portland, Luke stages an intervention on Vanessa over a new 'friend' she's been bringing to bed with them. Plus, in Georgia, Jen run into one southern tradition she just cannot get used to. Plus, why did this year's Oscars suck so much?

Derek Erdman, aka 'Rap Master Maurice' talks about his trip to last year's Gathering of The Juggalos, and reveals audio tape of the Revenge Rap our old KIRO bosses don't want you to hear

In honor of Gene Porter, the man who made the hottest hot sauce ever in history ever (and passed away last weekend), we replay the TBTL episode where Jen almost died from eating some of 'The Man'.

Roger Ebert's fancy new voice (which is made from his fancy old voice) is revealed, Luke has some apologizing to do to Jen over his recent comments calling her a granny, and a TBTL PSA, do not. ever. pee on something electric. ever.

On today's show: an Interview with our new favorite Juggalo, 'Krunt'. Plus, Luke gets furious at a coffee shop when they don't offer Splenda, and TBTL officially tries to show its love for Canada, a.k.a., 'America Jr.'

On today's show, Luke unintentionally hurts the feelings of (in order) the following: Southerners, Canadians, Lesbian Bike Messengers, Diminutive Female-to-male Trans Folk, San Franciscans, People from St. Louis and Canadians (again). This is probably the last episode ever, so enjoy it.

Luke has an exciting announcement for Vanessa, Sean updates us on his New Thursday Friendos, and JD and Thunder detail The Worst Movie You Can Rent This Weekend (this week... Nemesis!)

Luke and Jen battle insect invasions from opposite sides of the country, TBTL officially endorses the term "Killer Whale" to remind us all that the animals are, in fact, dangerous, and Luke tries to make the listeners understand the difference between 'Judg-ey' and 'Opinionated' (because there is a difference).

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.