TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Luke, Jen and Sean are many things and chief among them is neurotic. Here are three examples which prove the point.

Jens car has an emergency kit and Luke has a lot of questions. Plus, our guide to wearing a bluetooth and DMV talk!

Luke and Jen parse Spiderman reviews, try to define Hefners troubles, question the phenomenon of Pippa Fever and, finally, attempt an Iowa Call Makers.

Luke puts his foot in his mouth at a graduation party while Jens moving day almost ruins the Tonys. Plus TBTL asks the eternal question, Whos Crazier, Tracy Morgan or Anne Curry?

TBTL chats with the subjects of Holy Rollers a documentary about a ring of born-again Christian BlackJack card counters. They went from youth worship leaders to sitting on 1.5 million dollars in profits.

Jen finds a device that might save her marriage and Luke has advice for middle-aged dudes who find themselves mysteriously friended on facebook by hot 17 year-old girls.

Luke finally hears back from David Simon, creator of The Wire, and TBTL is ready to make it official: Hotel Maids do not want to have sex with you America.

Lukes faith in humanity is restored after he accidentally throws 500.00 in a garbage can, Jen worries the listeners will hate her shoe recommendations, and Bradley Cooper comes off as Super Dreamy because he can speak French.

TBTL learns that apparently the Smurfs stand for everything bad in the world, plus Sean regrets joking with a woman during trivia night, but Luke and Jen tell him not to sweat it.

Jen returns! TBTL Broadcasts Live From The Front Porch! Music From The Smittens!

Luke and Jens new airline gets a name and a slogan, meanwhile, Mike Pesca joins in from Miami with an update on the NBA Finals and Shaquille ONeals Rotten Tomatoes rating.

Luke and Jen invent the Best Airline Ever (involving laughing gas pumped into the plane for every flight) plus, live from the backstage of Sasquatch, Noah and The Whale!

Live from Sasquatch, Matt and Kim invite TBTL into their dressing room to talk about their days playing in bathrooms, the way kids get crazy at their shows, and why they still eat rice and beans.

While at Sasquatch 2011, Luke magically finds himself onstage with The Flaming Lips. Plus, The Head and The Heart stop by the TBTL booth to play some tunes.

Craig Mazin, the writer behind The Hangover Part 2 stops by to discuss Ken Jeong's penis, why he cyber-stalks reviewers who pan his movies and the the writing of a film he calls "worse than passing a kidney stone"

Jen looks to fill the Oprah-shaped void in Americas heart by hawking special poo drops that make your bathroom not smell like #2.

After an angry listener letter related to The X Files, Luke and Jen set out the Offical TBTL Rules For Spoiling Stuff. And also drink wine (Chateau St. Michelle natch.)

TBTL counsels an anonymous female listener who had a very embarrassing bathroom run-in at work. Plus, Luke and Jen review the highs and lows of the just-ended season of Saturday Night Live.

Luke makes a fool of himself vs. The Harlem Globetrotters while Jen does the same in front of her nieces and nephews at a Mexican restaurant. Another TBTL Top Status success!

TBTL announces the winner of its Salmon Art Contest and debuts three new segments, none of which will ever be heard again probably.

Americas funnyman Neil Hamburger and Super Talent Brody Stevens stop by the TBTL studios with tales ranging from the hilarious to deeply depressing.

Luke interviews his high school basketball coach to get inspired for an upcoming charity game against The Harlem Globetrotters. Meanwhile Jen and Vanessa can empathize with Maria Shriver for staying with Arnold for as long as she did.

Luke and Jen try to decide if theyre sad or relieved that Donald Trump is not running for President. Plus TBTL kicks off its Song of The Summer contest.

Jen checks in from Minnesota, Luke has technical problems (which he tries to solve by drinking lots of beer during the show), and things basically go totally off the rails. Plus, discussion of Bin Laden's porn stash.

Paul Feig, creator of Freaks and Geeks and director of the new Kristin Wiig movie Bridesmaids stops by to discuss the role of diarrhea in female-driven comedies.

This is an episode that was missing from the archives. It originally aired on Wednesday, May 11 2011. The original description is not available. It was re-uploaded on April 29, 2025.

TBTL Live from Chicago night two, featuring Peter Sagal of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and the music of Very Truly Yours.

TBTL Live from Chicago Night One, featuring Cameron Esposito and the music of Canasta.

Luke Jen and Sean try to quell their inner nervousness about the live show by turning to the wisdom of Bonnie Hunt.

Monologist Mike Daisey swings by to tell what happened when he tracked his beloved Apple Electronics all the way back to the Chinese factory where they were made.

Luke reports on his visit to Charlie Sheen Live while Jen busies herself 'rehearsing' for the upcoming TBTL Chicago shows.

This episode was missing from the TBTL archives and re-uploaded on April 24, 2025. The original title and show description are missing.

In typical TBTL fashion Luke and Jen spend considerable time talking about how exactly they should be talking about the end of Osama Bin Laden. Plus, Luke cooks up an ingenious system for not mixing up the names Obama and Osama.

Jen enters her 14th hour of tweet/broadcasting about the royals, Luke makes a (rare) insight into the darkest heart of Charlie Sheen, and the triumphant return of Sean DeTore!!

Demetri Martin stops by to explain why he's not a big fan of Twitter-based comedy, Jen and Jason's relationship is strained by English Tea and Cinnamon Rolls, and Luke humiliates himself in front of his on-again off-again trainer at the gym.

Despite the freezing temperature in Seattle, TBTL launches its Song of the Summer contest. Plus, Luke takes a stroll down memory lane when he digs up his old Friendster account and Jen firms up her plan for obsessively tracking the royal wedding.

Luke is confused as to what day it is but manages to stumble through the show with the help of Vanessa, Jen, and the promise of some serious napping the second they're done recording.

Luke eases back into broadcasting after climbing off the red wagon on Easter. Plus, The Dusty 45's (who are opening for Adele in may... no big deal) stop by to play some tunes and tell some tales.

Luke and Jen reminisce about their days of battle rapping and the beat track Sean made, quite possibly the worst in history.

An email clarifying when it's okay to vomit in fraternity water fountains creates more questions than answers. Plus, TBTL turns 800!!

Luke finds himself angry at nearly everyone and everything, and even himself for being such a hater (and for using the term 'hater'), meanwhile Jen's insomnia leads her to realize that she's modeled her life after a character in a Huey Lewis and The News song.

Jen realizes everything she does is wrong, and sets out to fix things. Luke wonders why he's agreed to let a trainer torture him with Very Hard Excercises, while Gary Busey continues to delight and amaze TBTL (and the world) with his antics. Plus, new segment: Email Frenzy!!

Luke reveals exclusive tape demonstrating how annoyed David Simon (creator of The Wire) is with his cyber-stalking ways, Jen takes her granny rap game to new levels thanks to the listeners, and Andy Haynes reports on The Celebrity Apprentice (and appears to hate every second of it).

Robert and Jad from RadioLab stop by to discuss Radios, and Labs and a guy who might have been trying to sneak into the women's restroom at the interview site. Plus, Luke reports from Chicago on his near run-in with David Simon, creator of The Wire.

TBTL heads for Chicago to scout about for the upcoming live shows, but not before leaving behind a scintilating chat with Mr. David Sedaris himself.

Luke wonders if Tina Fey and her husband are actually Fashion Criminals, Jen has news about her Royal Ring order, and China's leaders remind everyone that yep, they're still pretty nuts.

Luke accidentally uses his vast knowledge of Afghanistan to hurt a co-worker's feelings, Jen contemplates buying a really fake ring in honor of William and Kate's Royal Wedding and TBTL presents one more reason to keep your kid away from Applebee's.

Luke tells the story of the nacho-cheese fueled near-roit he witnessed over the weekend, while Jen continues, with Raptastic Results, her ongoing campaign to get Jay-Z to sample the song 'Soldier of Love'.

Miniature Tigers stop by to chat about music, high school, and a harrowing run-in w/ Law Enforcement.

Sean sets a Seattle record (well maybe), for jamming toothpicks in his beard, Luke learns a hard lesson about Body Sculpting Class and Jen talks TV (and some Skeet Ulrich).