Enjoy this free episode of our Patreon exclusive podcast "Ahoy", the ultimate fish sandwich review podcast, hosted by Tom Scharpling and Harri Woliner! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/best…

Phones ring on the topic: TOP 50 PHRASES THAT NEED TO DIE! Hear an exclusive live set of music from Pasadena's own, SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE! Tom gets a call from DOUG IN OCEANBRIDGE! The one and only JOHN GENTLE swings by the studio to visit Tom! Plus, hear the debut song from the new music series 'Live From Six Steps Down' featuring Fruitbodies! SUPPORT …

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from COREY HARRIS OF MOTHER 13! (Originally Aired December 7th, 2022.) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.c…

It's the return of OPEN PHONE TUESDAY on the Best Show! PALEHOUND perform a killer set live in the Best Show Forever Dog Theater! Tom talks to friend of the show, WFMU DJ KEILI! And friend of the show ERIC WHITE stops by with his mother, TERRI TATE to talk about her new book! Plus, Tom reveals his love of social media stars Eddie N Chooch! Another …

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip from WFMU, legendary caller Petey visits the studio, while he and Tom take calls from MASTER SHAKE (Dana Snyder) and a strange call from PETEY FROM THE FUTURE! (Originally Aired on WFMU on February 1st, 2005). New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every F…

Hear a mind-blowing live set from Canadian rockers DANIEL ROMANO'S OUTFIT! The very funny ALBERTINA RIZZO and JAMES FRITZ stop by and talk to Tom about his first time seeing Bruce Springsteen live! Phones ring on the topic: WHICH ARTIST DO YOU WANT TO SEE BEFORE THEY GO AWAY? The Horseman talk about opening up a new business venture together called…

The Best Show remembers the late great and hilarious Joe Flaherty. Tom was honored to interview Joe on The Best Show in May of 2023. From his acting in movies and television to his brilliance on SCTV in his youth, hear the stories and remember the man and legend in this week’s Best Show Bests. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES…

MARTIN COURTNEY from REAL ESTATE talks to Tom about their new album Daniel, bad sandwich chains, what makes New Jersey great, and more! The amazing MARNIE STERN plays a stellar live set of music! COLIN BURGESS and RYAN MARTIN BROWN swing by to discuss their new film Free Time! All this, plus the triumphant return of PHILLY BOY ROY! SUPPORT THE BEST…

Enjoy these free episodes of our Patreon exclusive podcast "Meet My Friends The Friends", the ultimate Friends recap podcast, hosted by Tom Scharpling! In these episodes, the ninety-eighth and ninety-ninth episode of Friends are discussed. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow …

Phones ring on the topic TOP 50 ROBOTS OF ALL TIME! (Find out if E.T. is a robot!) The incredible MEATBODIES perform a LIVE SET of music featuring songs from their brand-new album Flora Ocean Tiger Bloom out now! REBECCA ODES and ALAN LICHT from the legendary band LOVE CHILD chat with Tom about their brand new career-spanning compilation Never Mean…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, GARY THE SQUIRREL hosts the very first episode of his hit talk show, THE GARY THE SQUIRREL SHOW. Guests include JAMES URBANIAK, SCOTT ROGOWSKY, ANNA ROISMAN and JAMES FRITZ! (Originally Aired November 9th, 2022) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available ever…

Tom chats with actor/comedian ALICE WETTERLUND about sci-fi, robots, and her hit show Resident Alien! Live Music from SPECIAL INTEREST! Tom vents on the last season of Curb with The Horseman! Plus, Tom gets a call from TERENCE IN NORTH SOUTHBRIDGE! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/The…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BIG PAUL IN FORESTBRIDGE! (Originally Aired on November 23rd, 2023.) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreo…

CHECK OUT WHAT YOU'RE MISSING ON PATREON! This week we've got four episodes of Patreon bonus shows for you: S&W/Q&A Make Mike Marvel The Four Horsemen The John Gentle Show IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR SUBSCRIBE TO THE BEST SHOW PATREON! New bonus show episodes every Sunday plus full video episodes, ad free audio episodes, t-shirt club, and more!! http…

Enjoy this free episode of our Patreon exclusive podcast "The John Gentle Show"! John Gentle, a former college poetry professor, takes over his mentor's Sunday morning college radio jazz program. Because he's not technically allowed on the City College of Passaic campus, he has an encounter with a security guard.. (Originally released on Patreon Ja…

Live performance from the one and only PISSED JEANS featuring songs from their brand new album HALF DIVORCED! Pissed Jeans drummer SEAN MCGUINNESS chats with Tom! Phones ring on the topic: REVENGE! Hear callers wild stories of revenge! Tom gets a call from STEVIE DEEKENS in Newbridge! ERIC WHITE stops by to talk about his new solo exhibition LOCAL …

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from CAPTAIN SULLY SULLENBERGER! (Originally broadcast on WFMU on March 10th, 2009) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://…

Hear a LIVE MUSIC SET from Austin Texas’ surf/ freak pop/ frantic-punk rockers BEING DEAD! Phones ring on the topic: AFTER YOU KILL HITLER, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR TIME MACHINE? SIMON DOOM calls in to talk about his band's Spiral Heads new album 'Til I'm Dead! Tom gets a call from JACK N.D. BIENSTOCK IN NEWBRIDGE! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON!…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom talks to legendary musician and author JEFF TWEEDY! (Originally Aired August 10th, 2022) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.pat…

MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser return to The Best Show to talk about their new album LOSS OF LIFE, the video for BUBBLEGUM DOG, and so much more!! Plus they're joined by Bubblegum Dog music video co-director JULIA VICKERMAN!! Our pal TALLIE MEDEL (Everything Everywhere All At Once) stops by!! Plus, Tom gets a call from GRAHAM REEPER!…

Enjoy this free episode of our Patreon exclusive podcast Ahoy! In this episode, Tom Scharpling and Harri Woliner eat and review the fish sandwich from McDonald's, with a tangent or two along the way. (Originally released on Patreon April 2nd, 2023) SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/The…

Phones ring on the topic: WHAT DO YOU LOVE? Austin TX noise pop band DAIISTAR plays a live set! Candid Camera's Peter Funt fooled by our Billy Joel song! The Horseman discuss the new documentary about We Are The World! And so much more!! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WA…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from DARREN FROM WORK! (Originally Aired August 23rd, 2022) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestS…

GRIFFIN NEWMAN (Blank Check, The George Lucas Talk Show) returns to talk Fonzie, character actors, and Star Wars clichés! A Fox News affiliate in Houston thought our fake Billy Joel song was a real Billy Joel song - Tom and the Four Horsemen watch the clip live on the show! Back from his big night at The Grammy's, friend of the show PERRY SHALL reg…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Mike Krol plays a blistering live set at the Forever Dog studio, and this time it's been remixed and remastered by engineer Andrew! (Originally Aired August 9th, 2022; remixed and remastered in 2024) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on …

JAMES URBANIAK and JOHN ROSS BOWIE discuss forgotten Jersey theme parks, NYC news anchors, and their new play Brushsroke! TOM WRITES THE NEW BILLY JOEL SONG with live piano accompaniment from Brian Heveron-Smith! Tom gets a call from ROD FROM WEST NEWBRIDGE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, friends of the show bring celebrities to the studio, and Tom talks to OPEN MIKE EAGLE and then, later, VIC BERGER! New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPI…

Comedian DAVE HILL returns to the program to talk about his new book The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Trotting Hockey Odyssey! Phones ring on the topic BEST PLACE TO FLIP THE BIRD! Tom gets a call from BRIAN IN NEWBRIDGE! Engineer Wes has a birthday! And much more! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODE…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from METAL TIM IN NORTH OLDBRIDGE! (Originally aired August 17th, 2022) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.…

BEST SHOW BLASTS INTO 2024, BABY!!! Tom welcomes DANNY TAMBERELLI to talk about growing up in Jersey, his days on The Adventure of Pete & Pete, and playing bass and touring with Richard Lloyd! Phones ring on the topic: 2024 PREDICTIONS! The crew sets resolutions and much more! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom talks to the one and only JOE FLAHERTY about his time on SCTV! (Originally Aired on May 16th, 2023). New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! htt…

Enjoy this free episode of our Patreon exclusive podcast The Four Horsemen! Tom, Jason, Mike, and Pat give pep talks to callers and talk about who would be who in Led Zeppelin, Bob Weir exercise videos, Andrew Dice Clay TikToks, dream and nightmare Best Show guests, rate the band Boston, and more! The Best Show returns with brand new episodes next …

WHAT'S YOUR SIGN, BABY? Our sign is currently ⏸ That's right signers, we have been giving you a new episode every week (we literally have not missed a single week like wotttt) since February 15, 2018 and so your three hosts Julia, Stevie, and Lisa are taking a much needed rest! Consider this your sign to catch up on old episodes, STAY SUBSCRIBED, r…

Happy holidays and enjoy this episode from the vault, 2018!!! RETRO WYS MUCH :P OG SHOW NOTES: The gals have Tumblr chat up top and do some WYS holiday gift ideas. Lisa (@asilnoux) has a nice encounter with her yoga teacher. Julia (@julialoken) find a fun new astro instagram. Stevie (@spaghetti_witch) gets a v steam. WATCH FULL VIDEO EPISODES ON YO…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Philly Boy Roy calls (and stops into the Forever Dog studio) to read his new updated version of "Twas The Night Before Christmas, Philly Style"! (Originally Aired on December 20th, 2022). SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BES…

A star-studded holiday special featuring LIVE MUSIC from the legendary EL VEZ and the one and only TREY MAGNIFIQUE! MARTHA KELLY and DAN GUTERMAN (Carol & The End Of The World) stop by to sing Alvin & The Chipmunks karaoke! Tom gets a call from CHAD LARSON IN NEWBRIDGE COMMONS! Plus, KEVIN DORF, JULIA VICKERMAN, SCOTT ROGOWSKY, H-MAN, and more!! SU…

Cap is where it's at! Capricorn season begins on 12/21/23! All hail the mighty seagoat! We chat about the astro happenings of this Capricorn szn, plus praise kink as Capricorn fuel, grand earth trine NYE, momentum is a helluva drug, more Mercury Retrograde reporting, and since the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year...is that why Capric…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom moderates a debate between all candidates for the 2008 Newbridge Mayubernatorial race! (Originally aired on WFMU on August 19, 2008) SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH ht…

The one and only STEVE-O joins Tom to talk Jackass, clown college, animal sanctuaries, and his new comedy special Steve-O's Bucket List! Phones ring on the topic BEST SHOW GIFT IDEAS! The Four Horseman wonder how they'd fare in prison and what Elvis would've been like in the 90s! Plus, the return of the Suck Olympics: Holiday Songs Edition! SUPPORT…

Mercury ✔ Retrograde ✔ Mercury Retrograde kicks off on December 12, 2023 at 11:09PM PT in the sign of Capricorn! During this retrograde cycle Mercury will move back into the sign of Sagittarius before making it's forward motion again, which starts January 1, 2024. That's right babes we are kicking off the new year in Mercury Retrograde (just like l…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a 2nd call from someone claiming to be "MIKE IN BAYBRIDGE"! (Originally Aired January 11th, 2022.) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! …

Author and showbiz historian KLIPH NESTEROFF (The Comedians) returns to talk about his newest book Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars! Phones ring on the topic WHAT IS ON HULK HOGAN'S PLAYLIST? SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EV…

What's your Mars, baby? Today we're chatting MARS SIGN aka where Mars is in your chart! Mars is our planet of ACTIVATION. Known for its warrior energy, Mars can show us what our passions are! Mars encourages us to fight for our dreams!!!!! On this episode we go thru each Mars sign and what sort of sexual vibe they're bringing plus: pimple patches, …

Enjoy this free episode of our Patreon exclusive podcast Make Mike Marvel! In this episode, Brett Davis and AP Mike begin their journey through the MCU by discussing the first MCU film, Iron Man. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT…

NATHAN FIELDER and BENNY SAFDIE join Tom to talk about their new hit series The Curse, the time the Safdie Brothers prank called The Best Show, and more! A GIANT DOG returns to perform a live studio set in celebration of their new album BITE! PHILLY BOY BOY weighs in on Hall v. Oates! Don't miss this jaw-dropping episode! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON P…