TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Luke returns to Port Townsend and Andrew receives a mysterious cassette tape he debuts live on the air.

Luke chats with Paula Poundstone post "Wait Wait" recording and asks her to name all 16 of her cats. Which she does, quite remarkably.

Luke and Andrew chat with the hilarious Ron Funches, from @midnight and "Undateables".

Luke and Andrew drive around L.A. and debate some of today's most pressing issues, including controversial sweatshirts, mixed nuts, and Girl Talk references.

Luke and Andrew meet face-to-face for the first time in months...in a dive bar parking lot, naturally.

Luke lands in LA for the week, and remembers a previous trip that didn't go so well.

Luke spends 85% of the show trying to compose an emoji-based message for his wife.

Luke deals with the pangs of professional jealousy on his drive home from a fancy public radio conference. Andrew cyber-stalks his barber.

Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam of The Dinner Party Download discuss the most expensive guest they've ever booked, and why it was totally worth it.

Luke gets ready for his Big Night In Portland and to get pumped up, replays one of his favorite Live Wire interviews, from SNL and Portlandia, Fred Armisen.

Luke gets a new toy, sure to annoy Andrew and the listeners. Plus, the guys are having some serious reservations about their football obsession, in light of the Ray Rice video.

Luke reports on his time at the Wooden Boat Festival and Andrew has some unorthodox methods for trying to reduce the stress in his life.

Luke and Andrew discuss the life and legacy of Joan Rivers.

Luke and Andrew discuss chinstrap beards, the music of Everlast, and if Luke was too nonchalant about looking at leaked photos of naked celebs.

Luke and Andrew return from labor day fapping at the bit to talk about the latest news. Wait, fapping means what??!

TBTL records a live show at Bumbershoot, featuring Kumail Nanjiani, Rap Master Maurice, and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart.

TBTL gets together for its annual summer picnic with the listeners. Featuring Jen "Flash" Andrews and Sean DeTore.

(photo credit: Bruce in Lake Stevens)

After spending the week talking about Magic! TBTL goes to the ultimate source of terrible, weirdly catchy songs... the guy who wrote those 'Free Credit Report dot Com' jingles.

Andrew finds an old cassette tape in the studio and decides to play it live on-air, and Luke gets into some hot water over his comments regarding the Police (the band, not law enforcement).

Luke and Andrew descend into a rabbit hole over America's Current #1 song, which is horrible. And also discuss horribly good TV and horribly silly sports reporting. Plus Mike Pesca on the "No Angel" controversy.

Luke and Andrew discuss the outrage over a New York Times article about Michael Brown, and read old "Hagar The Horrible" comics live on the air, you know, like you do on a radio show.

Luke and Sean discuss the do's and don'ts of going #1. Also, Megan Kelso weighs in on what makes a compelling comic.

Andrew comes clean about a joke he stole from one of his co-workers and presented on TBTL as an original thought.

Andrew comes up with a new Gold Standard for describing things & Luke thinks dogs these days are spoiled.

An off the cuff comment at the top of the show leads Luke and Andrew down a long road discussing kid fights, bullying, and something called Dave Thomas Arena.

Luke and Andrew discuss Ice Bucket Mania which is sweeping the internet, and check in with David for the latest Song of The Summer update.

In honor of the sale of Burbank Studios Seattle, TBTL heads down memory lane with the Hell Pizza Challenge, recorded in the kitchen.

With plenty of advice from the listeners, Luke and Sean embark on a very unfashionable Shoe Adventure.

Luke and Andrew descend into a rabbit hole of bizarre topics ranging from Ebola to Monkey Selfies to Nazi Chicken Sandwiches.

Rudy pulls a move right out of a Disney movie about a poorly behaved dog, and Luke thinks the internet might be engaging in "competitive mourning" over Robin Williams.

Luke and Andrew react to the sudden death of comedy legend Robin Williams.

Luke and Andrew discuss parental issues, the listeners weigh in with their stories of adoption and biology, and Luke's little brother David calls in from TJ Maxx to announce the latest winners in the Song of The Summer Contest.

Luke and Andrew discuss a curious case in Brazil of adoption and marriage gone horribly wrong.

Luke and Andrew find themselves in a deep conversation about family, what their personal legacies might be, and why Luke recently lost his nerve when talking to Howard Schultz, owner of Starbucks.

Luke and Sean enjoy the antics of a 5 year-old boy when he takes over a TV news report, and try to figure out the details of Sean's legally questionable birthday party.

Luke and Sean return from a weekend of trying to hold it in on a boat and watching Michael "The Voice" McDonald live at a local casino.

Seafair descends on Seattle, and Luke and Andrew record the show on the roof of the house, with the Blue Angels flying by and random intervals.

Stephen Tobolowsky from Groundhog Day and David Chen talk about films, acting, and their podcast The Tobolowsky Files.

Director of "Laggies" and "Touchy Feely" Lynn Shelton stops by to talk about film making, TV making, and slowly losing the ability to do simple adult things now that she's a fancy director.

Luke migrates from the cicadas and heat of Palm Springs to the ducks and polar fleece of the Pacific Northwest, but not before playing a TBTL Classic involving the hilarious Kumail Nanjiani from Silicon Valley, Portlandia and much more.

Luke ends up waylaid in Palm Springs (more on that soon) but not before guiding the listeners on a trip down TBTL Memory Lane with Block Party guests Hey Marseilles and Rose Windows.

Luke checks in from San Francisco and chats with "Weird" Al Yankovic. The most popular recording artist in America today.

Luke and Davy Rothbart from Found Magazine listen to what is possibly the greatest phone call between two rocker dudes from Seattle ever recorded.

Luke and Andrew (with help from Luke's little sister Rachel) try to get to the bottom of Iggy Azalea, Cup Cakes, and Family Robots.

TBTL Blogger Toni hides from her kids under her bed and phones into the show to talk parenting and book writing.

Andrew discusses his run-in at an LA bar over the weekend and worries that his rageahol is getting the best of him.

Luke and Andrew discuss what colors certain smells are, the state of American poetry, and the demise of the bar band.

Andrew has a wave of nostalgia over a stuffed dog he used to own & Luke is surprised at how funny some University of Oregon cops are with their list of things that can "eat a bag of (male genitals)".

Luke and Andrew discuss their love of Columbo, and Luke's need for neighbor approval almost leads to a #2 accident.

Luke and Andrew discuss Hodor's surprising DJ career, secret fears, and of course, cryptozoology. Plus some Weird Al thrown in for good measure.