Episodes: August, 2014

TBTL records a live show at Bumbershoot, featuring Kumail Nanjiani, Rap Master Maurice, and The Pains of Being Pure At Heart.

TBTL gets together for its annual summer picnic with the listeners. Featuring Jen “Flash” Andrews and Sean DeTore. (photo credit: Bruce in Lake Stevens)

After spending the week talking about Magic! TBTL goes to the ultimate source of terrible, weirdly catchy songs… the guy who wrote those ‘Free Credit Report dot Com’ jingles.

Andrew finds an old cassette tape in the studio and decides to play it live on-air, and Luke gets into some hot water over his comments regarding the Police (the band, not law enforcement).

Luke and Andrew descend into a rabbit hole over America’s Current #1 song, which is horrible. And also discuss horribly good TV and horribly silly sports reporting. Plus Mike Pesca on the “No Angel” controversy.

Luke and Andrew discuss the outrage over a New York Times article about Michael Brown, and read old “Hagar The Horrible” comics live on the air, you know, like you do on a radio show.

Luke and Sean discuss the do’s and don’ts of going #1. Also, Megan Kelso weighs in on what makes a compelling comic.

Andrew comes clean about a joke he stole from one of his co-workers and presented on TBTL as an original thought.

Andrew comes up with a new Gold Standard for describing things & Luke thinks dogs these days are spoiled.

An off the cuff comment at the top of the show leads Luke and Andrew down a long road discussing kid fights, bullying, and something called Dave Thomas Arena.

Luke and Andrew discuss Ice Bucket Mania which is sweeping the internet, and check in with David for the latest Song of The Summer update.

In honor of the sale of Burbank Studios Seattle, TBTL heads down memory lane with the Hell Pizza Challenge, recorded in the kitchen.

With plenty of advice from the listeners, Luke and Sean embark on a very unfashionable Shoe Adventure.

Luke and Andrew descend into a rabbit hole of bizarre topics ranging from Ebola to Monkey Selfies to Nazi Chicken Sandwiches.

Rudy pulls a move right out of a Disney movie about a poorly behaved dog, and Luke thinks the internet might be engaging in “competitive mourning” over Robin Williams.

Luke and Andrew react to the sudden death of comedy legend Robin Williams.

Luke and Andrew discuss parental issues, the listeners weigh in with their stories of adoption and biology, and Luke’s little brother David calls in from TJ Maxx to announce the latest winners in the Song of The Summer Contest.

Luke and Andrew discuss a curious case in Brazil of adoption and marriage gone horribly wrong.