Episodes: October, 2009

We’ve got all kinds of scariness in store for you… Dave Boze (our REAL ACTUAL friend and co-worker) tells the story of the time a super-scary, super-fast demon-lady ran him down in the street, plus Luke’s one and only time trick or treating, and Chicken Heart! The scariest radio thingy from 1937 you will ever hear.

Filthy drinking water! accidental pornos! greyhound bus pooping! These and many other tales of Cringe on today’s show, the first ever Listener-Generated episode of TBTL.

After more violence breaks out, Luke hatches a master plan to make Chucky Cheese safe (spoiler alert, it involves the movie Road House) Jen is STOKED about the return of Lilith Fair, and the reviews are in for the new MJ Movie.. and they’re, surprisingly good?

Jen reports in from a divey trailer park near Yosemite, Luke has a new favorite crazy person to follow on twitter, plus! Sage advice on not being a sweaty pig (from Luke, who’s often called ‘a sweaty pig’ by other people).

HUNGRY FOR THE CHICKEN!! KFC’s free grilled chicken promo reminds Vanessa of the worst date Luke ever took her on, someone’s poisoning the coffee at Harvard (that’s why you went to community college thank you very much) and Luke’s had enough of the ironic embrace of zombie culture.

Luke’s newspaper dilemma comes to a surprising end, Tracy Morgan get serious on it, like REALLY serious, and Mike Birbiglia on the funniest tumor ever.

Luke’s world is rocked when a fellow Naked Coffee-Maker is charged with indecent exposure, Pagota the cat shows herself to be a major Attention Ho as she interrupts the show multiple times, and audio tape of a CNN anchor committing the most racist-seeming gaff ever during an interview w/ Jesse Jackson.

Vanessa barely survives her run in with a (probably) Mass Murderer Raccoon @ Burbank Studios, Maddy Brand of NPR fame sits in on Awesome/ Not/Awesome and the secret sadness of being Kenny Rogers.

Things get off to a rough start when Luke’s iTunes craps the bed, but as if by some miracle, Jen shows up unannounced, then Rachel Flotard breezes in and hilarity ensues.

Fine! We’ll talk about frickin’ balloon boy kid. Jen finds out her big literary crush is not, in fact, allthat unique, and is the Large Hadron Collider being sabotaged by……. the future?

Listener Ben checks in live from Afghanistan, Luke tells two stories of man’s inhumanity to man from last night and Your Voicemails! Very Drunk Voicemails!

Jen’s back! (kinda) Tina Fey tells Letterman about losing the Big V, and a lady get jailed for stalking after she facebook pokes some chick.

Luke bounces back from his breakdown, Jonathan Goldstein on drinking and memories and why Eddie Murphy sucks at comedy, plus call makers!

Technical issues and the delay of an interview send Luke’s insecurities bubbling to the surface. Meanwhile, Sean tries to use the power of Hip Hop to convince Luke of Steely Dan’s awesomeness.

Luke debuts a new audio disclaimer for when things get racy, Vanessa subsequently gets racy with a story about her youth and a creepo in a Datsun, plus Ben Hoffman, Pro Triathlete talks about The Iron Man World Championship, which he just finished.

Now In High Fidelity! Jen discusses the dream vacation she’s about to take, Obama get the Nobel Prize, and Luke finally has enough money for shoes. Clearly it’s really working out for everybody.

WTF’s Marc Maron on why trying to get hired at E! felt like the bowels of hell. Plus, the story of his big TV commercial break (which ended in a small child from Texas weeping uncontrollably).

Tracy Morgan, please start tweeting (maybe), sure-fire hangover cure from a listener, and Michael W. Smith!