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The most specific PSA you'll never need in this month's Phyllis Phave edition of LRB. Meredith and Phyllis join their host Christy who guides us through some genuine girl talk: Phyllis and phriends lose 1,000 lbs during the Trump administration, and Meredith prepares to be the belle of the real-life ball. Then we go back in time to the waning radio days of TBTL when Luke and Jen announce what not to do on a live national broadcast when you're interviewing a trauma survivor. We get On Our Media and give you news you probably can't use on this week's Little Red Bandwagon. All that, and we congratulate our first monthly Wagons Full of Loot winner!

Crack open a cold, refreshing Diet Coke, and don’t dare email us about the fake sugar—Showmates Bobby, Ann and Meredith don’t want to hear about it. Instead, enjoy a defense of casual fandom, what to do if you can hear your neighbors peeing, a final Dukakis turkey carcass count, a first-hand Coachella sharpshoot, occasional encounters with an actual EGOT, why you shouldn’t copy your long division test off the Asian kid, and many, many more pitons hammered into the cracks of Mt. TBTL. Plus, Simpsons Watch™, an Anthony Update™, Joe-Joe on the Squat™ and more, all thanks to great contributing Wagoneers. This is the perfect episode to turn up in an effort to drown out the sound of your parents having sex.  Be sure to also check out this Dutch response to the election of Donald Trump, and these awesome Japanese toilets!

What's creepier: a mannequin head, poster of Bobby, or a dead deer? Why is Jeremy so aggro? What happened to the button fly on my suit? This week we sit down with Ten, podcaster, and mail carrier Jeff Richardson to ask the hard questions and of course break down some classic moments in TBTL history.  As discussed on the show:  Check out Jeff's podcasts here: http://awesomepod.squarespace.com/, find him on twitter @eljefetacoma  Find more about Little Red Bandwagon at littleredbandwagon.com

Welcome, friendos! The political landscape may have shifted, but TBTL continues, and that means LRB is here to break it down. In your weekly recap, Mike, Meredith, and Ann puzzle over exactly what it means that Andrew’s been meeting “old colleagues” for lunch, reflect on how Carey’s becoming a true Burbank, (although her desire to follow rules and regulations is driving her husband crazy), and dissect Luke’s trolling of the Canadian Border Patrol, which makes Carey, Andrew (and frankly all of us) extremely nervous. Additionally, Luke strives for an advantage in the parking ticket arms race, Andrew doesn’t understand why he can’t find eggnog for purchase in January, and we learn that TBTL has a new supervisor. Welcome, and we hope you’re not listening. Along with all this week’s hot takes, Meredith shares how her tiny fence experience was a little more than she bargained for, Ann wants a moratorium on the phrase “on the nose,” (unless it refers to Luke’s dermatological issues) and Mike explains the concept of

Phan Phavorite Phyllis Fletcher joins Bobby and Mike for some post-McFrizz Files questions about her father’s crimes and time behind bars, and a Phlashback to stories of alcohol- and animatronic-fueled rage at a string of rural Chuck-E-Cheese’s locations in January 2009. And speaking of Real America, remember that starting today, it’s Great Again™! Today’s episode includes some related commentary (mainly from Mike), and some extremely polite and diplomatic additional input (Phyllis). Feel free to skip it—your time is probably better spent working on your fallout shelter now anyway (Bobby).

Don’t Stop your podcatcher now! Bobby and Ann are joined on The Chain by special guest and Gold Dust Woman Amy Sheppard to Make Loving (TBTL) Fun with your latest Week in Review! While we would prefer Never Going Back Again, it seems we’re stuck in a déjà poop loop as Luke Goes His Own Way with his new $30 bidet, and is doomed to repeat Second Hand News from TBTL past. Why, you ask? Oh Daddy, we Don’t Want to Know. Also this week: An array of feedback from Wagoneers (including an amazing voicemail), Dreams of a bidetking.com sponsorship, a special Tiny Fence Concert audio postcard from Meredith, and much, much more.  When you’re done here, go check out Songbird Amy’s podcast where she Makes Loving (music) Fun, Earbuds and Earworms! If the Rumors are true, it’s prettyyyyyy prettyyyyyy prettyyyyyy pretty good. Maybe even as good as Loud Pipes by Ratatat. 

In the winter of 2009, Michael Andrew Frizzell sat down with Luke Burbank and Jen Andrews of the nighttime radio show Too Beautiful To Live. That interview series has now become one of the most popular interview segments in TBTL history. Nine years later, we're going to re-package these episodes with brand new material, inside interviews, and a few special surprises. In this episode Christy and Mike sit down to field questions from the wagoneers (and some of our youngest listeners).  The TBTL clip in this show originally aired Jan 23rd, 2009. (The interview with Christy and Mike starts at 46:00)

Hey, Dummy: set a timer for two hours! Ann, Meredith and Mike are here and ready for a mammoth recap of last week’s TBTL. The pizza piles are in the oven, the zoodles and boodles are on the stove, and we are not (I repeat, NOT) working on the show sheet wearing our baldness laser helmets. Luke is causing trouble in his marriage due to his ongoing affair with technology, as well as working up some pre-emptive indignation at the tickets he’s surely going to get for parking illegally in Walshworld. Andrew and his pink ink notes (they’re friendly!) have been experiencing some episodes of rage, but we should be all right, as long as he keeps a lid on his manberry pudding pack. Err, his Saint-Tropez truffle duffle. I mean, his budgie smuggler. On the homefront, we have lots of new things gearing up, including a call to action for the Wagoneers and a new contest. Mike details his new policy for picture messaging him, Meredith explains what it means that she’s hosting a Tiny Fence ConcertTM, and Ann wants everybody t

In the winter of 2009, Michael Andrew Frizzell sat down with Luke Burbank and Jen Andrews of the nighttime radio show Too Beautiful To Live. That interview series has now become one of the most popular interview segments in TBTL history. Nine years later, we're going to re-package these episodes with brand new material, inside interviews, and a few special surprises. ​In this episode Christy and Mike are joined by none other than Big Country, the jail dude's jail buddy, to talk about what life was like behind bars.  The TBTL clip in this show originally aired Jan 21st, 2009. If you have questions for Mike please email them to littleredbandwagon@gmail.com, tweet us @LRBPodcast, or leave a VM (802) 432-TBTL (8285) (The interview with Christy, Mike, and Big Country starts at 43:00) 

Happy New Year from Little Red Bandwagon! Slip past the kid at the door and grab any open seat to hear Meredith, Mike and Bobby recap the latest week of TBTL, because it’s not stealing if it was going to be empty anyway. We promise not to tell, especially because Bobby is too busy breaking in his Instant Pot, Mike is too busy watching a kitten antagonize a bunny, and Meredith is too busy running the numbers on how many celebrities died last year. (Hot Take: They’re probably not going to stop in 2017.) Please just make sure to keep the lights on for Duff, keep your mouth shut about the new shower head, check out Andrew’s new mixtape, and (literally) phone it in for any potential new listeners. They’ll love that. (The part you want starts at 0:26.)

In the winter of 2009, Michael Andrew Frizzell sat down with Luke Burbank and Jen Andrews of the nighttime radio show Too Beautiful To Live. That interview series has now become one of the most popular interview segments in TBTL history. Nine years later, we're going to re-package these episodes with brand new material, inside interviews, and a few special surprises. In this episode Christy and Mike are joined by radio personality Rick Schwartz to talk about the time Mike filled in for him on a radio show while he was a fugitive.  The TBTL clip in this show originally aired Jan 21st, 2009. If you have questions for Mike please email them to littleredbandwagon@gmail.com, tweet us @LRBPodcast, or leave a VM (802) 432-TBTL (8285) (The interview with Christy, Mike, and Rick starts at 40:00)   

Join Bobby, Christy, Mike, Meredith, Ann, Jeremy and Phyllis for a Secret Santa holiday spectacular! What this episode lacks in TBTL hot takes, it makes up for with holiday joy, ire for nearly every major shipping company, and abundant gift-opening audio texture. Plus: Kitten talk, Ann the Detective, a gift for Ellie, someone likes Etsy, someone else doesn’t like The Miracle Worker, we’re patenting the Broomba®, and much, much more.

In the winter of 2009, Michael Andrew Frizzell sat down with Luke Burbank and Jen Andrews of the nighttime radio show Too Beautiful To Live. That interview series has now become one of the most popular interview segments in TBTL history. Nine years later, we're going to re-package these episodes with brand new material, inside interviews, and a few special surprises. In this episode Christy and Mike are joined by friend, former roommate, and the person that picked Mike up from Jail, Barbara Arrowsmith.  The clip in this show is from the 3rd hour of TBTL Jan 20th, 2009. If you have questions for Mike please email them to littleredbandwagon@gmail.com, tweet us @LRBPodcast, or leave a VM (802) 432-TBTL (8285) Interview with Christy, Mike, and Barb begins at about 37:00 in.  

Luke may have talked his way out onto international waters, but that won’t stop Bobby, Ann and Meredith (along with their fully intact lawn furniture) from talking through the latest week of TBTL. In fact, we loved approximately four or five (depending on how you count ‘em) of this week’s guest hosts, though only one of them is our *interim* favorite (hint, hint). So don your pristine nightgown, shuffle whatever papers you’ve got, note that LRB officially has enough passport stories for a future clip show now, and remember: the less you accidentally/on purpose say, the less you accidentally/on purpose regret. Also, we know Eddie is a gentleman in the house and a freak in the streets, but we’re working on it.

In the winter of 2009, Michael Andrew Frizzell sat down with Luke Burbank and Jen Andrews of the nighttime radio show Too Beautiful To Live. That interview series has now become one of the most popular interview segments in TBTL history. Nine years later, we're going to re-package these episodes with brand new material, inside interviews, and a few special surprises. In this inaugural episode of the series Christy and Mike are joined by Bill Radke, reporter and longtime friend of Mike to talk about how it all began.  The clip in this show is from the 3rd hour of TBTL Jan 19, 2009*. If you have questions for Mike please email them to littleredbandwagon@gmail.com, tweet us @LRBPodcast, or leave a VM (802) 432-TBTL (8285) Interview with Christy, Mike, and Bill Radke begins at about 38:50 Note: *Christy said the interview was from 1/9/9 but it's actually 1/19/09

Pack your 7-11 cartons of gum, grab your bootleg copy of 30 Rock, don’t forget your robot doll: it’s time for a new episode of LRB! The gate agents didn't hold the plane, so Mike, Meredith and Ann pile into the Chevy Aveo for the TBTL Week in Review. We refuse to pay it forward at Starbucks, but we might buy some knockoff Michael Jordan shoes (hey, it’s not stealing until you leave the store). Mike wants Meredith to make a veritable Sophie’s choice, while Ann refuses to make eye contact with that cute coworker. It’s a pretty tight squeeze, but at least we’re not flying Continental.

Grab your spandex and grow your hair out, because Mike Frizzell, Wagoneer Michelle Zinkevicz and Bobby “has all his limbs still” Pape are heading back to the age of Butt Rock via a TBTL segment from the radio days. What is Butt Rock exactly? We’re not sure. But we know it’s the perfect soundtrack for your evening drive down the 101 from (the other) Long Beach (WA) to (the other) Newport (OR). This episode looks back at hour 2 of TBTL from July 2, 2008.

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Phan Phavorite Phyllis Fletcher takes a break from trust falls and ice breakers with her team in Portland to share not one but TWO TBTL moments from Decembers past! One features Jen (the cake is a lie), one features Luke (who’s too young for a decaf nightcap), and both raise a great question: why did I say that?! While We Have Her™, Phyllis also tells us what it was like in the newsroom on Election Night, from the cliché whiskey to her Reverse Driveway Moment. Plus, Mouth Sounds! Public Service Announcement: This episode features an occasional use of the word “moist,” in relation to Jen’s baking tips. You have been warned. In fact, as an apology, if you’re one of the first 20 people to send and email to littleredbandwagon (at) gmail (dot) com with the word “moist” in the subject line, Christy will send you an LRB sticker as soon as she finishes gagging. Thanks! This episode features TBTL clips from Dec. 8, 2008, hour 2 and Dec. 8, 2014, episode 1747.

Climb aboard the KSPRT Grosston Roller Coaster for a wild ride through the latest week of TBTL with Bobby, Ann and Great Big Man Mike. We (somewhat) tactfully tackle TBTL’s recent gauntlet of bodily function talk, but might need an ice bath and some sample pierogis if anyone expects us to podcast tomorrow. Just remember: unicycles are a deal-breaker, don’t forget the bulk whipping cream, and it’s always better not to be the guy who farted. Oh, and Ann Needs Advice!