Episodes: October, 2011

Today Luke is back from Vegas and Jen is relieved that TIVO won’t cause her to miss breaking news stories. Plus we check in with last week’s news stories and find that Scotty just sings it that way.

This extravaganza includes Why It Matters: Scary Movies, Tales of a Christian Trick or Treater, and the annual re-telling of The Demon Lady on Eastlake Ave.

The hour of the week that caused many a person to ask, How is this on the air? We look back at a collection of moments that happened in the 9pm hour on Friday nights.

Interview with Keith Powell, who plays Toofer on 30 Rock.

Could we be in legal trouble for singing on Youtube? Plus, Luke compiles more evidence for his Ryan Adams theory.

An intricate science discussion takes an unexpected, hernia-related turn. Plus, we ruminate on the topic of 90’s nostalgia and take a quiz music quiz to see how much we remember.

Luke and Jen discuss Steve Jobs’ charisma, sweaters for penguins, the national anthem, playing it coy and how much making out is ok when you’re in public.

This hour looks back at all the fun we’ve had with song lyrics gone wrong. From Bruce Springsteen to Mariah Carey to Barbara Mandrell and even Men at Work…it can often be tough to get the words right.

Everyone, including the dog, tries out Sean’s Dog Food recipe. Plus an interview with the band, Built to Spill.

Luke gives an update on his lifestyle changes and we discuss the popularity of keeping exotic pets. Plus Email Frenzy and a new segment to empathize with people wrongly accused of cannibalism (it happens!)

Online Dating Horror Stories! (And some nice stories too).

Luke and Jen and Sean look over the hottest Halloween costumes and the TBTL debate club convenes again. Plus Granny Time looks at Jill Abramson, Chris Martin, the Woz and Mel Gibson.

TBTL looks back at the time Luke ran a marathon while carrying a recorder. The audio takes you through all the emotions and craziness of 26 miles.

We bring back the segment “Food in the News” in order to taste test the new Dr. Pepper that is for boys only; plus Mike Pesca checks in from NYC to debut a new segment, “Routes and Colors”

Discussion ranges from skepticism over recent Kraken findings to a ruling on doing The Wave during baseball games. Plus, thoughts on the lady who gave birth hours after finishing a marathon.

Luke’s Twitter profile is on the rise, which might not be a good thing. Plus, we try and figure out the perfect degree of friendship to have with your neighbors.

TBTL: Weekend Edition features Luke and Jen covering a remarkably bad list featuring the so-called catchiest songs of all time. ‘The Simpsons’ may come to an end over a salary dispute — are the actors worth as much as they’re demanding? Plus, Johnny Depp makes a really stupid statement in Vanity Fair, and Luke is kinda sick of Bono’s philanthropic efforts — he’ll explain why.

It was a perfect TBTL storm, followed by a rainbow: the night we infuriated Rachel Dratch, were delighted by Anthony Bourdain, and made Easy Bread while taking personal phone calls.