Episodes: 2017

Luke and Andrew return to basics with a 90 minute episode covering Luke’s love/hate relationship with Alex Trebek, forgotten passwords, and why you shouldn’t mix up the words “cathartic” and “catatonic”. Plus, two stories of implosions gone wrong, and an accidental conversation about threats to journalism.

Luke and Andrew make TBTL history with the longest episode ever. They get more than a little help from David “The Last Burbank” Burbank and Rudy the Rude Dog. Topics include: An auto-correct mistake that has Luke worried about an email he sent to his boss, a rigorous debate about the movie “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and — of course — the Seahawks dominant win in Sunday Night Football. 

Luke wants people to stop booing him on stage, but he doesn’t know what to do about it, and Andrew is ZERO HELP. They also discuss another case of a mystery “Mad Pooper” who’s terrorizing Orchard Park, NY. Budweiser is working with the International Space Station so someday we can drink beer on Mars. And it’s Friday, so we have some Music For Your Weekend!

Luke and Andrew learn about a “picky eating” disorder that makes Andrew’s issues with food seem almost normal. Meanwhile, Luke is trying to start a fight with the Kronos Quartet for some reason.

Luke and Andrew talk about the firing of Garrison Keillor and about other recent allegations against men abusing their power. It’s an usually serious conversation for TBTL, but it’s not all bad news: Luke’s also got a gross new food he wants to tell you about, and Andrew is trying to create an alliance with one of his neighbors. 

Luke discovers that he’s been playing Monopoly wrong his entire life, and that you might be, too. Andrew is dealing with some in-app-purchase regret. And we hear from a listener who was the victim of an unlocked bathroom door. 

Andrew’s almost-perfect Thanksgiving was tarnished by a cat emergency that remains somewhat mysterious. Luke has an aggressive new plan to lose weight fast! And David Burbank (AKA “The Last Burbank”, AKA “Luke’s Real Brother”) joins them to talk Seahawks, Browns and the Apple Cup in this week’s No Point Conversion.

Luke and Andrew – with a little help from the officially unofficial TBTL archivist – trace back the origins of Luke’s laser baldness helmet.

Japan’s #1 Mixer Sean DeTore swings by the kitchens of Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to help the gang create a very questionable Thanksgiving dish and to share stories of their biggest culinary disasters.

Luke and Andrew dive deep into the sewers to review the 1990 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Today’s episode is part of our annual #PODCRAWL with our friends at Read It And Weep and The Flop House podcasts.

Andrew is dealing with some pre-Thanksgiving anxiety, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have advice for you regarding paper towels. He and Luke also compare notes on obsessive cleaning, unisex bathroom experiences, and why the pizza guy won’t put black olives on Luke’s dang pizza! Plus, David “The Last Burbank” Burbank joins the show to discuss the Seahawk’s frustrating defeat in No Point Conversion.

Luke and Carey swing by the law studios of Walsh, Walsh & Doormat to talk about iron lungs, Luke’s latest skateboarding heroics, and why Netflix is making people cry in public.  Also, Luke and Carey met Abraham Lincoln last week. For real. 

Andrew shares his experiences after a follow-up visit to The Tongue Doctor. Luke drops some mad knowledge about Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. And since it’s Friday, we have Music For Your Weekend!

Luke and Andrew try to think up cool new mascot names for a Utah high school, and they visit with Brendan Francis Newnam from “The Dinner Party Download.” Oh, and stick around for Luke’s Billy-Corgan-Related-Radio-Interviewing Rabbit Hole buried at the end of the show.

In light of the “PodFast” trend, Luke and Andrew listen to TBTL at various speeds to see if it ever becomes listenable. Also, after much consideration, Luke decides not to walk in Ric Flair’s footsteps. 

Andrew launches a new Twitter project while Luke battles a NyQuil hangover. Also, it turns out that Luke’s troublesome guest on stage this weekend was even more trouble backstage. 

Luke and Andrew witnessed an unusual altercation in a Chicago bar, and they leave no delicious detail untold. Plus, Luke’s onstage interview with a very famous actor was….difficult.

Luke’s favorite doctor/columnist/over-achiever claims that airlines should stop handing out cocktail napkins. Andrew couldn’t disagree more. Plus, after day two of their public radio conference, Andrew realizes that he talks much too much. And, in a Friday edition of No Point Conversion, Luke wonders if Thursday Night Football is bad for NFL players.