Best TBTL Podcasts (2024)

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#4286 A Narrow Escape 1:25:32

2h ago1:25:32

1:25:32

Luke’s European travelog continues in Sorrento, Italy, where the sea is beautiful, the land is bountiful, and the streets are much, much, much too narrow.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4285 Rome If You Want To 1:39:46

8h ago1:39:46

1:39:46

Luke kicks-off his new tourism series after his recent trip to Europe. Today’s installment: The TBTL Travel Guide: Curing Lonely Planetness Part One: Rome.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4284 Rebound Podcasting 1:27:22

3d ago1:27:22

1:27:22

Luke is back from his European vacation, which means he and Andrew can finally talk about grocery stores, comfortable walking shoes, and staplers.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#257: These are a few of our favorite fall things 1:23:39

5h ago1:23:39

1:23:39

September is here. PSL is back at Starbucks and Halloween candy has been out for months. Autumn is coming, and we couldn’t be happier. On this special Labor Day edition of the show, Bobby, Ann and Meredith put away their white wardrobes and draft their favorite fall things. Plus, talk of Unwrapped, neighborhood cats, Triple Loaf, Capri Sun’s possib…

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#4283 The Ballad Of Beth Debbie 1:02:43

1h ago1:02:43

1:02:43

TBTL Friendo Cassie joins the show from Oakland to talk about the new Cabbage Patch Kid in her life and to share listener stories about Cabbage Patch Kids of yesteryear.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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Lindy West, Paul F. Tompkins, and Ural Thomas & The Pain (REBROADCAST) 52:41

2h ago52:41

52:41

Bestselling writer Lindy West (Shrill) chats about her new podcast Text Me Back, which unpacks friendship, the news, and text threads; comedian Paul F. Tompkins takes a stab at some other P.F.T. acronyms; and soul ensemble Ural Thomas & The Pain perform "No Distance." Plus, host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share some texting habits …

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#4282 Paws For Effect 50:14

13h ago50:14

50:14

The TBTL answering machine continues to fill-up with listeners sharing the silly songs they sing to their pets. We listen to a new batch of pet sounds with special guest Navya, a longtime TBTL Ten who also has some bad news to share with Andrew about his role on TBTL.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4281 A Real Ship Show 1:17:00

5h ago1:17:00

1:17:00

Phyllis “P-Fletch” Fletcher joins the show to get an update on the TBTL friendship bracelets and to hear some listener voicemails involving hookworms, dirty-minded grandmas, and a mortifying bathroom experience that will haunt us all forever.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4280 Mute First, Ask Questions Later 1:39:27

4d ago1:39:27

1:39:27

TBTL Friendo and film buff Nick Jarin swings by to talk about movies -- but not just any movies! He and Andrew compare their top 10 lists of Movies To Watch On Mute At A Bar.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4279 Good Girls And Bad Boings 59:14

1h ago59:14

59:14

Genevieve stops by the studio to challenge us with a recent New York Times quiz about dreams and dreaming!By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#256: How Mad Was I About Hanging Chads? 1:38:33

9d ago1:38:33

1:38:33

We the People of This Show Has Everything, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare…you know the rest, maybe! With the 2024 campaign in full swing, TSHE is talking politics this week! What’s our political history? Are we engaged citizens? Apath…

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Ian Karmel & Dr. Alisa Karmel, Zainab Johnson, and Meklit 52:24

1h ago52:24

52:24

Comedian and writer Ian Karmel pairs up with his sister Dr. Alisa Karmel to unpack the book they co-authored T-Shirt Swim Club, about growing up fat in a world made for thin people; stand-up comedian Zainab Johnson riffs on being one of 13 children; and Ethio-jazz artist Meklit performs the title track off her new EP "Ethio Blue." Plus, host Luke B…

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#4278 Music For Your Beak End 38:49

13h ago38:49

38:49

After a fun-filled week hearing listeners sing their pet-related songs on the TBTL listener line, Luke and Andrew are ready to crown a winner or two, after listening to a few more fabulous entries.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4277 Doggie Butt For Sale, Never Used 47:14

14d ago47:14

47:14

Andrew realizes he made a mistake regarding the TBTL Pet Sounds contest that only Steve Harvey could relate to. But mistakes aside, the latest batch of listener-submitted animal songs are SO GOOD.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4276 Caught in a Feetback Loop 59:16

14h ago59:16

59:16

Luke and Andrew discuss the American south, cummerbunds, and why Luke realizes he’s a “West Coast guy.” But most importantly, they listen to more of your amazing pet songs as the best competition of 2024 continues! (Sorry, Olympics. You get the silver.)By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4275 Here and Jao 50:30

16d ago50:30

50:30

Luke and Andrew look back at their calendars and trade notes about what they were doing right before the pandemic shut the world down. (They don’t know why they’re talking about this, but they are.) More importantly, they also hear pet songs from TBTL listeners!

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#4274 Cat Calls And Dog Whistling 45:56

15d ago45:56

45:56

Luke and Andrew share some of the many pet songs that listeners sang into the TBTL voicemail line recently, and -- in true TBTL fashion -- they spend most of the time debating what to call this new segment.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#255: TSHE Classic - Boom! You’ve got broth. 1:27:15

10d ago1:27:15

1:27:15

A cold disrupted this week’s recording schedule, as you’ll hear in today’s intro. This release from the TSHE Vault originally aired April 5, 2021. Aches. Fever. Congestion. All of the pain that lasts about a day as Bill Gates’ new 5G microchips* take hold in your bloodstream and rewrite your DNA. Now that more people are getting their vaccine shots…

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#4273 Nashville Cryline 1:01:22

18d ago1:01:22

1:01:22

Luke went into a part of Nashville last night that he really shouldn’t have. He and Andrew also discuss an astounding claim by Disney in a new lawsuit. And Middleshelf Maggie helps Luke find the long-lost ringtone he’s been searching for.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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Sloane Crosley, Roz Chast, and Black Belt Eagle Scout (REBROADCAST) 52:26

4d ago52:26

52:26

Writer Sloane Crosley unpacks loss in her memoir, Grief is for People, which poignantly weaves the suicide of a dear friend with the burglary of her home; The New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast shares some of her weirdest dreams from her new illustrated book, I Must Be Dreaming, including meeting Fran Lebowitz… on roller skates; and indie rocker Black…

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SOD #461: Excited for Nothing 46:17

1h ago46:17

46:17

JD and Thunder discuss the mundane things they do now when they have free time.

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#4272 The Spruik Luke 1:03:46

21d ago1:03:46

1:03:46

Luke is excited about a new Australian word he learned today, and Andrew is excited about some tavern-related developments in his neighborhood.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4271 Show Me The Monkey 1:06:45

18d ago1:06:45

1:06:45

Luke is impressed with the kindness of Ryan Seacrest. Andrew is impressed with the wonders of the University of Washington Surplus Store. And they’re both tickled by the audio of a Mariners outfielder talking about his monkeys.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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#4270 Cool It, Aesop! 1:01:00

21d ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Luke learned a very valuable lesson about telling the truth this morning, and it may change him forever. Or not. He and Andrew also offer an appreciation of LA billboards.

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#4269 Large Haberman Collider 1:02:47

22d ago1:02:47

1:02:47

Luke is staying in a hotel in L.A.that might be too L.A. And Andrew offers “the Papa Murphy's of hot takes” regarding the Australian breakdancer who is getting roasted after her Olympic performance.By Andrew Walsh & Luke Burbank

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This Show Has Everything

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Stack of Dimes

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Live Wire with Luke Burbank

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Family Ghosts

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#4286 A Narrow Escape 1:25:32

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#4285 Rome If You Want To 1:39:46

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#4284 Rebound Podcasting 1:27:22

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#257: These are a few of our favorite fall things 1:23:39

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#4283 The Ballad Of Beth Debbie 1:02:43

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Lindy West, Paul F. Tompkins, and Ural Thomas & The Pain (REBROADCAST) 52:41

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#4282 Paws For Effect 50:14

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#4281 A Real Ship Show 1:17:00

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#4280 Mute First, Ask Questions Later 1:39:27

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#4279 Good Girls And Bad Boings 59:14

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#256: How Mad Was I About Hanging Chads? 1:38:33

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Ian Karmel & Dr. Alisa Karmel, Zainab Johnson, and Meklit 52:24

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#4278 Music For Your Beak End 38:49

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#4277 Doggie Butt For Sale, Never Used 47:14

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#4276 Caught in a Feetback Loop 59:16

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#4275 Here and Jao 50:30

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#4274 Cat Calls And Dog Whistling 45:56

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#255: TSHE Classic - Boom! You’ve got broth. 1:27:15

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#4273 Nashville Cryline 1:01:22

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Sloane Crosley, Roz Chast, and Black Belt Eagle Scout (REBROADCAST) 52:26

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SOD #461: Excited for Nothing 46:17

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#4272 The Spruik Luke 1:03:46

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#4271 Show Me The Monkey 1:06:45

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#4270 Cool It, Aesop! 1:01:00

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#4269 Large Haberman Collider 1:02:47

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