Episodes: August, 2010

The show hits a new low point as Luke tries to multitask by hosting the show and scarfing down his lunch of Mexican Soup. Jen can’t believe the shenanigans going on at The Grand Canyon, and Sean finally hears back from his neighbors who hate him. And, it turns out, they hate him.

Luke is sad that he took the bait and called the ‘terrorists’ (who probably aren’t terrorists) terrorists. Plus, tweeting gone horribly horribly wrong and New Segment! Presenting TBTL Burfday Times!

Luke gets in huge trouble for twittering about Van’s TV watching habits, but uses his charms to wriggle off the hook. Jen picks the wrong $30 per night hotel in Palm Springs, and good news boozers, moderate drinking gives you a long life (in a related note, everyone is invited to Luke’s 85th Birthday party).

Michael Ian Black discusses when it is and isn’t okay to start screaming profanity at the audience during a comedy set, speaking of swears, Quilter Boo Davis stops by to talk about her new racy quilting book, Dare to Be Square.

On today’s show, we discuss tainted cocaine, roller derby, and cat poop… in other words, a typical Thursday edition of TBTL.

Luke hears if from the listeners over his plan to go on a ‘cleanse’, Jen learns that she’s secretly judgmental of Utahans, and Sean decides, quite unexpectedly, to keep things calm on his Big Free Birthday.

The World’s Worst Traffic Jam, the World’s Celebrity Booking Service and The World’s Best Version of a Justin Bieber song all collide on today’s episode of TBTL.

It’s Sean’s birthday, and he’s got a plan to get through the whole day eating and drinking for free. Plus, Mount St. Helens Vietnam Band stops by to play some music and share tales of inadvertently racist Denny’s hostesses.

Jesse Thorn from The Sound of Young America and Put This On explains why clothing choice actually matters, plus, Luke cannot take this Eat Pray Love sh** any longer.

Luke overcomes physical challenges to mount the show. Jen thinks her Utah neighbors are swingers, and what exactly was up with that Blagojevich jury who couldn’t come to a decision? We ask one of the jurors.

Luke tries to repair relations with listener Jill, who officially hates him. Plus, Dr. Laura quits radio and we couldn’t be more happy.

TBTL says farewell to its least favorite listener, Sean apologizes to his upstairs neighbor, and Luke scours the various Juggalo blogs to see what they’re saying about all the violence at The Gathering.

TBTL On The Road, broadcasting live from Sean’s House!

Luke and Sean break back into their old radio studio (at KIRO) to secretly record an episode of TBTL. Plus, Mark Jordan Legan on two good movies and one TERRIBLE movie (Undefeatable!).

Listeners ‘auto tune’ The TBTL, and Luke plays the results. Plus, Wednesday’s dreadful Call-Makers segment has Luke digging in the archives for some vintage TBTL Is Call-Makers (spoiler alert, it’s also dreadful).

Luke and Jen debate Steve Slater. American Hero or Major Beef-Starter? Plus, Luke thinks he might have jinxed Chris Hitchens by not properly preparing for their aborted interview.

The triumphant tale of a flight attendant grabbing two beers and sliding down the emergency shoot after a flight has Luke, Sean, and Vanessa remembering their best moments of quitting jobs. Plus, the Tens of listeners share their deepest, darkest (mostly shoplifting-related) stories.

Monday’s episode nearly comes crashing down but is saved thanks to the help of an old stick from Luke’s basement. Sean loses his Stromboli and then dignity on a late night bike ride, plus, are you an adult shoplifter? Is there any justification for sticky fingers?