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TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

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TBTL is a daily show hosted by two longtime friends goofing their way through the world the best they can. Join Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh as they cover the most important topics of the day, from 25 year-old film reviews to whether or not Andrew's neighbors are secretly using his garbage bins.
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Episodes

#4178 Pats In The Flats Is A Blast From The Past

Luke and Andrew talk about skiing and whistling, but not at the same time. Plus, Andrew is excited for TBTL Gardening Week on Instagram, and Luke is rethinking his rethinking about barbers.

Apr 05, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 4178

#4177 A Whole New Ballgame

Luke and Andrew have a big announcement regarding TBTL's entry into the world of professional sports management. They also discuss a pedestrian safety campaign that uses a questionable approach to draw attention to crosswalks.

Apr 04, 20241 hr 40 minEp. 4177

#4176 Any Given Thursday

Andrew thinks his garbage collector might be angry at him, but he's got some gross personal problems that are eclipsing that right now. He and Luke also discuss Costco's new hot dog rules, and we get an update on Luke's standoff with Comcast.

Apr 03, 20241 hr 16 minEp. 4176

#4175 Judd Not Lest Ye Be Judged

Kim Kardashian is in a legal battle with the estate of a famous furniture designer, and it's tough not to take Kim's side on this one. Plus, four days after agreeing to pay too much money to watch baseball games on television, Luke still hasn't seen a single pitch. So he made a call to Comcast today…

Apr 02, 20241 hr 22 minEp. 4175

#4174 The Root Of All Evil

Luke has a new hat that he's excited about, and Andrew has a unique perspective on Mondays. Plus, Luke payed an arm and a leg to watch the Mariners this weekend…only it didn't exactly work out how he'd planned. Today's opening audio is comedian Madison Sinclair, whom you can find @madisoncomedy on TikTok.

Apr 01, 20241 hr 20 minEp. 4174

#4173 Bored Straight

Luke joins Andrew in Seattle to talk about the lengths they had to go through to watch their local baseball team last night. Plus, Luke's anxiety dream about his appearance on KUOW today became an anxiety reality.

Mar 29, 20241 hr 9 minEp. 4173

#4172 Enkoping Mechanisms

Luke witnessed something at IKEA yesterday that concerned him, but he's not sure how concerned he should be. He and Anderew also discuss the new Roadhouse movie, the old Roadhouse movie, and Andrew's new two-radio experience.

Mar 28, 20241 hr 30 minEp. 4172

#4171 Comparing Apples To Androids

Luke and Andrew are surprised how much "green bubbles'' play a part in the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against Apple. They also discuss various types of rocks.

Mar 27, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 4171

#4170 Every Girl's Crazy 'Bout A Sharp Dressed Plant

Andrew was excited about his new houseplant until he realized he might have made a huge mistake. Luke was up late(ish) putting together IKEA cabinetry, then was shocked by a new twist in the saga of his kitchen counters. And the Portland Pickles memorialize one of the best and worst moments in baseball broadcasting.

Mar 26, 20241 hr 24 minEp. 4170

#4169 Bronxa Fides

Andrew's appearance on a local radio show somehow transforms him into a mustache man. Luke's perfect reporting assignment in Palm Springs became less-than-perfect when strangers got involved. And they discuss the blowback (and comeuppance?) J-Lo is receiving on TikTok.

Mar 25, 20241 hr 46 minEp. 4169

#4168 The Soft Bigotry Of High Expectation

There was a truly astounding character on Luke's flight this week. He and Andrew also discuss whether or not the owner of the Dodgers really "picked" his nose on camera, and they talk about the truly bonkers story developing around Shohei Ohtani and his translator.

Mar 22, 20241 hr 19 minEp. 4168

#4167 Power Outlet!

Luke sat next to a very unpleasant person at dinner yesterday, and Andrew is hungry for the details. Also, Andrew conjures some dark fantasies when he sees a very specific corner of the Seattle airport.

Mar 21, 20241 hr 11 minEp. 4167

#4166 Tipping Points

A good deed gone wrong gets Luke and Andrew talking about tipping culture. Plus, Andrew is very nervous about an upcoming radio gig.

Mar 20, 20241 hr 42 minEp. 4166

#4165 Staring Into The VOIP

Luke and Andrew have a lot of things to talk about today, but instead they go on a strange journey involving Zune recorders, landline telephones, and comedian Eddie Pepitone. They also discuss the fact that some stores are shutting down their self-checkout lines.

Mar 19, 20241 hr 15 minEp. 4165

#4164 The Other Bingo

Andrew tasted some glory at his Eagles club this weekend, but maybe not enough. Luke had to handle an unprecedented and uncomfortable situation on stage Saturday. And a listener proves that it's never too late for Luke to go to film school.

Mar 18, 20241 hr 48 minEp. 4164

#4163 Me Llamo Señor Soft Boy

Luke comes to the show with a bunch of insults for Andrew so they can roleplay some retorts recommended by therapists. Plus, Andrew finally sat down to start a project last night that he's been planning for 25 years…only to be thwarted immediately.

Mar 15, 20241 hr 42 minEp. 4163

#4162 I'm An Under-The-Influencer

Luke did everything he could to keep his cool at The Home Depot yesterday after his big kitchen project hit a snag.

Mar 14, 20241 hr 36 minEp. 4162

#4161 Don't Tread On Memes

Luke and Andrew try to wrap their minds around the legislation that could potentially eliminate TikTok in the U.S. Plus, Luke had something close to a religious experience on the set of Jeopardy! Yesterday.

Mar 13, 20241 hr 38 minEp. 4161

#4160 If It's Worth Dune, It's Worth Dune Right

Luke finds happiness on a Hollywood backlot while Andrew stumbles on a moment of bliss in his car. Luke also wants to know if he should see Dune 2 , even though he skipped the first film.

Mar 12, 20241 hr 20 minEp. 4160

#4159 This Landing Is My Landing

Andrew is back from Mexico, after scaring himself silly on the flight home. Plus, Luke is proud of Jimmy Kimmel for ignoring his advisors and going with an edgy joke at the Oscars last night.

Mar 11, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 4159

#4158 Warm Hand Luke

Luke apologies for mistakes made during episode 4,157, while soldiering on without Andrew around to pick up the pieces. Thankfully, he's able to land the interview of the century to keep the show afloat until Andrew returns on Monday.

Mar 09, 20241 hrEp. 4158

#4157 Mission Impastable

Andrew plays hooky, leaving Luke to his own devices. Which turns out, is setting the record straight as he leaves the New York Times in shambles interviewing Stephanie, a newly minted Ten, about her experience with the Gray Lady.

Mar 07, 20241 hr 26 minEp. 4157

#4156 Breaking The Fourth Wahlberg

Luke and Andrew go down an unexpected memory lane as they listen back to old TBTL intro tape. They also look at Burger King's sad "clap back" at Wendy's surge pricing.

Mar 06, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 4156

#4155 The Beautiful Biz Boys

Luke, Jon and Andrew hold a Too Beautiful To Biz company team building exercise on the air. Mostly they talk about sandwiches and dogs, though.

Mar 05, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 4155

#4154 Friend You, You Friendly Friend!

Luke and Andrew weigh-in on a Tiktoker's list of words that could be baby names if they weren't already used as words. Andrew also has a killer idea for a new line of t-shirts, but he's not willing to share the profits.

Mar 04, 20241 hr 8 minEp. 4154

#4153 The Buddy Keeps The Score

Dozens (DOZENS!) of listeners weigh-in on Luke's mystery song, and they were all correct, leading Luke to question the efficacy of modern search engines.

Mar 01, 20241 hr 23 minEp. 4153

#4152 The Thin Duck Line

Luke has a musical mystery he's trying to solve, which leads Andrew on a jazz-inspired odyssey that even his cats try to put an end to by sabotaging the podcast. Plus, a new Willy Wonka experience in Scotland turns out to be a Fyre-festival-level disaster.

Feb 29, 20241 hr 21 minEp. 4152

#4151 Scooby Don't

Luke receives a text from his mom that leads him and Andrew to ponder their childhoods. Plus, AT&T tries to apologize to users by giving them 5 bucks after a widespread outage. And Wendy's is going to try some surge pricing on its menu items.

Feb 28, 20241 hr 31 minEp. 4151

#4150 Honey I Shrunk The Dick Van Dyke

Luke has a new friend who's helping him build his IKEA kitchen, but it's a sort of one-sided relationship. Andrew has some questions about airplane etiquette regarding window shades.

Feb 27, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 4150

#4149 Trash On Parade

Luke and Andrew discuss the new realities of recording the show via video feed, and how it's affecting their podcast performance. They also discuss a lawsuit over fancy tomatoes and whether their packaging is misleading customers.

Feb 26, 20241 hr 15 minEp. 4149
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