Tbtl- Too Beautiful To Live

Luke and Andrew compare and contrast their garden hoses like only two middle-aged men can. We also get an exciting update on the TBTL’s Junior Sluggers’ latest exploits. And Andrew tries to explain an unusual experience he had checking out a neighborhood bar. 

Luke’s plans to interview the creator of Baby Reindeer changed significantly this weekend after news about the show made international headlines. Plus, Andrew spent the weekend waiting for his Rant and Rave to appear in the Seattle Times.   

Andrew has some serious questions about radishes, and Luke has some answers. Plus, it turns out TBTL isn’t the only podcast that’s been putting people to sleep. Andrew and Luke look at a viral video from the 1990s that is now a #1 sleep aid. 

Andrew is hoping to leverage the power of his local newspaper in his ongoing conflict with his garbage collectors. He and Luke also discuss a new iPad commercial, which is rankling people from Hugh Grant to Luke Burbank. 

Luke had a touching moment with one of his neighbors this morning, and it really moved him. Meanwhile, Andrew’s been having some interesting moments of his own on the city bus. And we have a much-needed update on the TBTL Junior Sluggers’ season.   

Andrew did something wild and unusual last night: He watched a buzzy TV show! He and Luke also discuss Jerry Seinfeld’s claim that there isn’t anything funny on television anymore. And Luke went to see The Fall Guy this weekend and has some notes on the theater-going experience.   

Andrew finds himself again thrown into a war over his garbage bins. And this time, he’s ready. Meanwhile, outside Napa, Luke finds himself in a weird prison of his own making.   

Luke and Andrew compare and contrast their routines when grabbing a Subway sandwich. (Andrew’s involves “going wild next door.”) Luke’s also got a new favorite style of pants, but he’s unsure what those pants say about him.   

Luke changed his entire outlook on life yesterday. Then he switched it back this morning. Plus, Andrew has an update on a TBTL mystery harkening back to the earliest days of the show. 

Luke has a new passion, and it’s hanging tile. He and Andrew also discuss the harrowing story of a cat that was accidentally shipped to Amazon.

Andrew had a very unusual experience at the ballpark yesterday, which leads him and Luke to discover a seemingly soulless corporation behind some of today’s hottest music. 

Luke finally sinks into the cinematographic splendor of Dune and Dune 2 with a little help from Pirate Walt and a long-forgotten AV cable. Meanwhile, Andrew betrayed a local company this weekend and is now paying the price.  

Luke and Andrew team up with Lindy and Meagan from the Text Me Back podcast to create a podcasting supergroup of sorts. Or maybe it’s more of a “Voltron of hilarity”, or a “half-chipmunk, half-horse of digital audio content”? Whatever you call it, it’s a lot of laughs and a lot of talk about frying pans.  

Luke’s ego was gently bruised while ordering coffee at the Starbucks inside the Ralph’s that’s attached to his hotel in Los Angeles. He and Andrew also (finally) tuck into the story of Red Lobster’s $11 million dollar “Unlimited Shrimp” oopsie. 

Luke met the most interesting man in the world yesterday. Not the guy you’re thinking of - someone even more interesting than that. He and Andrew also preview a very special edition of TBTL that they’re working on.   

Luke and Andrew geek-out over the We Are The World documentary, especially one very, very specific aspect of it. They also get an update on the TBTL Junior Sluggers after their matchup with the Big Bananas yesterday.

Luke found himself unwittingly trapped in a comedy situation this weekend. And he has an update on his lawn mower giveaway. Photo of American White Pelican by Manjith Kainickara

Luke and Andrew react to the latest Little League action as your TBTL Junior Sluggers took on the Firesharks last night. Plus, TBTL has a new A.I.-created theme song, thanks to the work of listener Steve. And Luke has a lawnmower date with a man named Terry this afternoon.   

TBTL friendo and podcaster and pasta inventor Dan Pashman of the Sporkful swings by to talk about his new book, Anything’s Pastable. Plus, Luke is stepping-up his lawn care game with a new mower, but he’s also saying goodbye to an old, motorized friend.  (Photo of cluster ballooning (not actually Lawnchair Larry) by Brandon Walts via Wikipedia)

One of Andrew’s recent dreams leads to an exploration of the Jackass franchise and its lasting appeal in pop-culture. He and Luke are also divided on a Washington Post piece about cheating at pub trivia. And they discuss a “reverse art heist” at a German museum.