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TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

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TBTL is a daily show hosted by two longtime friends goofing their way through the world the best they can. Join Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh as they cover the most important topics of the day, from 25 year-old film reviews to whether or not Andrew's neighbors are secretly using his garbage bins.

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Published 2010-07-01

July 1, 2010

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Carroll hold my calls!! (forever apparently). Luke talks to Matt Buchanon of Gizmo about Microsoft's decision to cancel the Kin phone after just 48 days. Plus, Sean's secret hate is a secret no longer, and the human vs. dog poop controversy rages on, today Beijing weighs in.

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Published 2010-06-30

June 30, 2010

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Jen runs into a cage fight, bloody picture frames and poorly timed sports-related bets as she hits South Dakota. The gang takes a trip down Crazy Memory Lane with Larry King, who announced his retirement on Monday. Plus, Call Makers! Listener Rex is trying to beat out a disabled guy to Oprah's new BFF.

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Published 2010-06-29

June 29, 2010

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Luke was totally wrong about That One Crazy Osama Hunter Guy, Andrew Matson from The Seattle Times explains why he's been waiting his whole life for Shabazz Palaces, and TBTL officially answers the question, which is more gross, human poop or dog poop?

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Published 2010-06-28

June 28, 2010

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David Malitz from The Washington Post details Courtney Love's Extremely Awful Concert Series, which rolled into DC last night, Luke has a startling confession to make to the listeners about the events of Saturday night, and the debut of a new segment: Stop Hatin'!

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Published 2010-06-25

June 25, 2010

65 min
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Mark Duplass, Director of the new film 'Cyrus' talks about keeping his Hoodie Vibe while making a big-budget picture. Plus, Luke shares his childhood terror related to The Variety Club Sunshine Coach.

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Published 2010-06-24

June 24, 2010

85 min
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Luke has a complete meltdown regarding PR agents, and how annoying he finds many of them. Plus, Sean wins Tom Tangney over regarding the merits of Human Centipede (to Luke's great sadness).

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Published 2010-06-23

June 23, 2010

54 min
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Sloane Crosley talks about her new book, creeper fans, and why she still hasn't quit her day job. Plus, Luke launches 'Operation Cyrus!'.

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Published 2010-06-22

June 22, 2010

67 min
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Jen finds the best town in America ever. After a weekend of boozing, Luke climbs back aboard the 'Little Red Wagon', and Awesome Not Awesome, World's Worst Neighbor edition.

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Published 2010-06-21

June 21, 2010

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Luke gets a lucky break which only re-enforces his habit of procrastinating, Amanda Bynes retires from acting but not from Tweeting about how she really likes black dudes, and The Tens of Listeners weigh in on Human Centipede.

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Published 2010-06-18

June 18, 2010

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Sean tries (unsuccessfully) to convince Luke and Vanessa that Human Centipede is worth watching, Utah's Attorney General gets the first ever 'Dude, Seriously?!' Award, and listener Judy writes in to agree with Sean that her uncle's old Ballard restaurant is, in fact, a crap-hole.

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Published 2010-06-17

June 17, 2010

68 min
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Luke's truly awful talent agent checks in with another pathetic job opportunity, Sean thinks he's got a ghost living in his new apartment, and is Icing the new facebook poke? Listener Eric in Brooklyn says yes.

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Published 2010-06-16

June 16, 2010

77 min
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Jen tries to single-handedly save the economy of one small Ohio town. Luke feels like a battered wife when it comes to his relationship with the Apple store, and TBTL-ella Song of The Summer Search. Round Two.

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Published 2010-06-15

June 15, 2010

113 min
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A California man gets arrested in Pakistan as he tries to hunt down Osama Bin Laden (by himself), and Luke is kind of impressed. Hari Kondabolu stops by to talk about the rigors of standup comedy, progressive politics, and how Luke has no idea how to pronounce his name, and the 15 things Larry King wonders about (courtesy of his twitter feed).

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Published 2010-06-14

June 14, 2010

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Did Afghanistan just go all Beverly Hillbillies on it? The NYT says yes, Blake Hounshell from Foreign Policy drops by TBTL to say probably not. Plus, Mike Pesca checks in from South Africa with a World Cup Report, and The Tens of Listeners submit some of the worst jokes Luke has ever heard, but he reads them on-air anyway.

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Published 2010-06-11

June 11, 2010

95 min
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Luke freaks out when Sean sees his dirty dishes, the SOD guys stop by to talk 'Worst Movie You Can See' this weekend, and the debut of a new segment: 'America's Got Talent is Basically the Worst Thing Ever... Except For This One Thing That Happened.'

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Published 2010-06-10

June 10, 2010

51 min
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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.

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Published 2010-06-09

June 9, 2010

82 min
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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.

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Published 2010-06-08

June 8, 2010

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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.

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Published 2010-06-04

June 4, 2010

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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!

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Published 2010-06-03

June 3, 2010

87 min
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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.

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Published 2010-06-02

June 2, 2010

83 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-27

May 27, 2010

119 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-25

May 25, 2010

71 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-24

May 24, 2010

64 min
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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?

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Published 2010-05-21

May 21, 2010

73 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-20

May 20, 2010

84 min
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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).

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Published 2010-05-19

May 19, 2010

70 min
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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'

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Published 2010-05-18

May 18, 2010

89 min
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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?

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Published 2010-05-17

May 17, 2010

101 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-14

May 14, 2010

94 min
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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?'

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Published 2010-05-13

May 13, 2010

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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").

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Published 2010-05-12

May 12, 2010

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

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Published 2010-05-11

May 11, 2010

69 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-07

May 7, 2010

47 min
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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'.

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Published 2010-05-06

May 6, 2010

97 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-05

May 5, 2010

66 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-04

May 4, 2010

79 min
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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.

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Published 2010-05-03

May 3, 2010

62 min
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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.

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Published 2010-04-30

April 30, 2010

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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'.

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Published 2010-04-29

April 29, 2010

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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.

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Published 2010-04-28

April 28, 2010

75 min
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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).

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Published 2010-04-27

April 27, 2010

83 min
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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?

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Published 2010-04-26

April 26, 2010

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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.

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Published 2010-04-23

April 23, 2010

58 min
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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.

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Published 2010-04-22

April 22, 2010

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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.

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Published 2010-04-21

April 21, 2010

74 min
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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.

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