Episodes: July, 2019

A major hotel chain is going to stop giving out little bottles of shampoo to its guests, and Luke smells a RAT! And we hear from a listener who stumbled on a treasure trove of audio gold…but there’s a catch. 

Luke and Andrew delve into the fascinating world of foreign translations of American movie titles. Plus, a Christian rapper wins a lawsuit claiming that a Katy Perry song ripped-off his own music. And Barack Obama’s high school basketball jersey is up for sale, if we believe it really is his old jersey, which we do, mostly. 

Andrew shares the story of his special day at the ballpark this weekend. Meanwhile, a sleep-deprived Luke discovers a bonkers game show. And it turns out, even the technogeeks at the Cannes Film Festival don’t know the proper settings for modern TVs.

TBTL Senior Bidet Correspondent (and MSNBC host) Chris Hayes checks-in with Luke and Andrew to share his own harrowing tales of municipal garbage pickup and to sample some hot scat tracks from the ’90s. 

Tens of listeners call in with their personal stories of confrontations with strangers, from ugly bathroom encounters to stressful parking situations and one possible run-in with a Bollywood star. 

Luke and Andrew attempt a scientific experiment on the air to test a hypothesis about “dad jokes” and laughter that they read about in the New York Times. Also, Andrew accidentally revives a long-gone podcast from the Infinite Guest network.

Luke checks-in with his mom to let her know that Mindy Kaling is stealing her intellectual property. He and Andrew also discuss a new airplane seat that is supposed to make the dreaded middle seat more comfortable. And more listeners share their stories of restroom confrontations.

Luke and Andrew announce their plans for the TBTL 3000th Show celebration! Plus, a look at “toilet paper disrupters”, which, thankfully, isn’t as bad as it sounds. And we hear from a listener with a story about a restroom confrontation they won’t soon forget. 

Luke and Andrew grit their teeth and tackle two of the most-emailed stories of the week: A New York Times story about “peak podcasting” and Arby’s “meat carrot.” They also discuss the time they didn’t know if they were looking at the sun or the moon.

Luke and Andrew offer long-overdue TV reviews of Bonanza, Hogan’s Heroes, and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Plus, a 66-year old government administrator in Iowa says he wasn’t fired over his love of Tupac Shakur. 

Luke is here to defend the guy caught on tape using his bare feet to browse TV options on an airplane. Andrew is decidedly not. Plus, why you never want to receive a “thumbs up” emoji from Luke. 

Luke found himself in not one, not two, but THREE noise-related incidents during his trip to Los Angeles. He and Andrew also update the story of Kumail Nanjiani’s non-appearance on the Conan show, and they offer a dispassionate, objective take on Ringo Starr’s “Peace and Love” birthday celebration. 

Luke is back, baby! He returns from his two-week vacation to talk about his upcoming interview with Hannah Gadsby, how Conan threw Kumail Nanjiani under the bus after a last-minute cancellation, and whether or not he and Andrew represented themselves well when they visited another podcast recently. 

Phyllis “P-Fletch” Fletch joins the show to discuss the heavily redacted work of Ol’ Dirty Bastard, both as a musician and as a talking horse. Plus, Andrew tests Fletch’s public radio bona fides with the final TBTL Summer Game. And they discover a radio piece Andrew produced a long time ago that remains one of his most embarrassing professional moments of all time. 

Phyllis “P-Fletch” Fletcher swings by to share a leaked video that is BLOWING her damn mind. Plus, the TBTL Summer Games continue with a very Stern quiz and a new experiment involving Blursdays.

Hanna Brooks Olsen stops by the studios of Walsh, Walsh and Doormat to see if she can tell the difference between a fake ska band and a real one. Plus, she offers a spoiler-free review of Stranger Things 3, and we learn how TBTL is affecting one listener’s poor dog.

Returning champion Nick Jarin takes on the TBTL Summer Games again! How well does he know the secret lives of video game characters? We’ll find out…and we’ll find out why he has so many dang snake tattoos.

The TBTL Summer Games continue with Nick Jarin of the NW Nerd podcast! We test his claim of being the world’s #1 “kicksologist” and celebrate a the anniversary of the most Gen-X soft drink of all time.