Special guest and lady social-scientist Ellen “Kenny G” Middaugh returns ( see ep. 193 ) to help Bobby, Meredith and Ann break down the latest week of TBTL from Bud Light to bird feeder, and every disgusting and insecurity-laden step between. Ann pilots the Millennial Falcon through a Kessler Run of corrections, Meredith brings the facts on pesticides and silk pillowcases , Bobby made his very own batch of Ooey Gooey Tar Bars thanks to a recipe from Ann’s Aunt Carroll , and Ellen doesn’t hate wh...
Sep 11, 2017•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 254
Our show plan for this episode was foiled by the whims of a US government agency, so Ann, Christy, and Bobby decide to take some time to design a new LRB game/contest. Hey, if Luke and Andrew can do show planning “on-air”, so can we. Get your daubers out, because we’re playing bingo! TBTL bingo, that is. Everyone’s welcome to play – just send an email to tbtlbingo@gmail.com and you’re in like Flynn. In true crowdsourcing fashion, we want Wagoneer input on which TBTL terms, phrases, or concepts s...
Sep 08, 2017•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 253
Bobby, Ann and Meredith get an earlier-than-usual, reverb-free jump on the TBTL Week in Review so Meredith can help with Harvey relief efforts—if she can pass a background check. (If not, we’ll just get her to lead a rosé-fueled yoga class instead.) Thankfully, that’ll give Ann more time to find the perfect place to hang her recockulous mother-and-corndog/child portrait, and Bobby more time to giggle about Ann’s package. We have all sorts of things we think you should buy this week, including Ex...
Sep 04, 2017•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 252
Take out your Bluetooth ® and adjust your tone, sir, because it’s time to sit and politely listen to LRB’s latest Phirst Phriday Phyllis Phave Edition! Phyllis joins Bobby for a listen back to two clips from September 2008 when Jen’s resolve to be the change (in manners) she wants to see in the world is put to the test, would-be Azteca appetizer-scammers be damned. Plus, Phyllis gives us the bittersweet low down on her SUPER EXCITING NEW JOB as National Public Radio’s newest bureau chief, a gig ...
Sep 01, 2017•48 min•Ep. 251
After last week’s excitement at the LRB picnic, your hosts are all happy to be back in our home studios. Despite all the traveling we’ve done recently, we’re confident that nobody on this podcast rode their skateboard through the Haggens’ parking lot, or got crunched by a seat recliner on the plane, or took out a planter with their vehicle (actually, scratch that last one). We’ve got your latest TBTL week in review, and boy, do we have questions. Ann wants to know if men are really that afraid o...
Aug 28, 2017•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 250
What, you think Luke and Andrew are the only ones who can record on a boat? Join Bobby, Ann, Meredith, Christy, special guests and at least one child we would later find out was an unintentional stowaway for a listen back to the sounds of the LRB Summer Picnic on August 18th! We’ve got clips from many super Wagoneers (and a few confused 11s) who braved Seattle traffic, parking lot RV meth labs, and a poorly lit (but well-stocked) snack table to spend some time together, and it was the highlight ...
Aug 25, 2017•47 min•Ep. 249
Mike is on the line like Charlie Townsend, corralling Christy, Ann, Meredith and Bobby (Bosley?) who are gathered on the shore of Pipe Lake in beautiful Kent, WA, for a very special 80%-in-person TBTL Week in Review that’s almost as satisfying as a little red wine, a Twix bar and a ESPN 30 for 30 documentary. Between the community chop saw, fast food marketing talk and some dirty clown love (f—ing stereotypes, how do they work?) this episode has something for everyone. Special thanks to Bailey (...
Aug 21, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 248
This is the show Mike never DREAMED would happen. You might say it’s his worst NIGHTMARE, but we think you shouldn’t SNOOZE in case you miss anything. Okay, okay, we can’t tell you the topic of this show, but we can give you a preview of just a few of the things Christy and Ann talk about in it. There’s an extended conversation about the sexiness (or not) of Kevin Costner. Also, a reference to a “river of cheese thoughts”, an earnest desire to try space fajitas, and the question of whether men a...
Aug 18, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 247
It’s a special all-ladies recap, and Christy, Meredith and Ann are here with the hot topics and cool takes on the most recent week of TBTL. Luke made the false assumption that you can have too many desserts at a potluck, Andrew made the false assumption that everyone will appreciate medium rare burgers at his cookout, and we made the false assumption that the guys wouldn’t need to spend 20 minutes talking about the alphabet when coming up with this year’s TBTL picnic food assignments. Additional...
Aug 14, 2017•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 247
Gold star archivist and our #1 favorite Jeremy (Jeremy Auer) joins Christy and her 6th-favorite co-host (Bobby) from Gresham, Oregon—Underground Poker Capital of the World™—for a listen back to the time Luke, Andrew and guest Lynn Shelton discussed bad customer service (and bad customers) (Luke) instead of talking about her latest film. In addition to our own job worsts and firsts, we explore why Jeremy (AKA helvetica.carabeaner ) studied landscape architecture, has science-splained Luke and And...
Aug 11, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 246
Live from the Bucking Beaver Bar, Bobby, Ann and Meredith recap the second week of Andrew at the helm of TBTL, and his Build Your Own Guest Host Grand Slam of Ders , Bean and Phyllis has us more excited than a couple of Cracker Ballers on their way to a grand opening ribbon cutting. Plus, Bobby needs a grandson, Ann’s hair is a crow magnet, and Meredith googled “Diplo potato” so you don’t have to. When you’re done with this episode, go Push Trump Off A Cliff Again , but only after you’ve ordered...
Aug 07, 2017•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 245
Pour a tall chalice of gin & juice and relax into your gangster lean as we flash back to August 2008, when Luke flashed back to November 2001, when, for $5, he inadvertently accepted a standup gig at a pimp convention. HistoriTens: Which brother was harder for Luke to follow? The warmup act at the Oregon Bankers' Association about a decade later, or the pimp convention emcee Mr. Mookie? Which was the tougher crowd: Squares at a corporate gig, or pimps and hoes? Does Luke fail harder on the t...
Aug 04, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 244
It’s a love fest over at the LRB! Even though Luke’s on vacation, a week of delightful guest hosts and great content has left Bobby, Meredith, and Ann with more put-ups than we know what to do with. We try to figure out if someone’s trolling Andrew over the Wallingford Parking Wars (it wasn’t us, honest!), take a surprisingly melancholy walk down memory lane, and ponder whose job it should have been to tell Michael Jordan he needed to lose the Hitler mustache. We also share our answers for this ...
Jul 31, 2017•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 243
With Luke on vacation this week and Song of the Shambles well underway, we at LRB decided: You could use a little Burbank in your life. Some fun music talk wouldn’t hurt. We deserve a break, too. So, join Bobby and special guest-host Amy from the Earbuds & Earworms Podcast for a trip into the LRB Archives for a chat from way back in 2015 with perhaps our favorite Burbank of them all, * David . He brought Mike and Christy the classic radio days segment Defend Yourself: iPod Edition, and our g...
Jul 28, 2017•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 241
Put down that homemade kombucha, stop chewing on those cotton balls and just sit down on the seat already, because it’s time for an old-fashioned levia- thon of commentary. This week, Ann earns the coveted Purple Carcass for surviving another round of stock talk, Bobby comes up with a scone-based analogy to explain the difference between cement and concrete, and Mike yells a lot for a guy who is getting sick. Plus, would Justin Trudeau use a hotel towel as a pizza napkin? (Ann doesn’t think so, ...
Jul 24, 2017•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 242
Step on up to the bar, order a shot and a beer from the tough-as-nails lady wearing the cat sweatshirt, and get ready to embrace your rage, because this month’s clip show is all about the Big Dog. Luke is famous for his temper, so Ann and Christy are here to share some memorable TBTL times when things got … a little heated. Mostly, we try to answer the question, ‘Is Luke a jerk, or the best friend ever?’ Along the way, we break down the original Big Dog story, critique Andrew’s handling of a dif...
Jul 21, 2017•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 241
Live from a suburban campsite, a childhood bedroom and a pre-Fiesta (TX) home base, Bobby, Meredith and Mike (respectively) dodge the heat and tens of thrown phones while recapping a week of TBTL that included an unexpected picnic announcement, bad sports jargon (including Prince getting some *hm-hmm*) and the official launch of what appears to be the 2017 Song of Luke and Andrew’s Summer Contest. Be sure to listen through to the end for a fresh angle on #buttholegate from Gus and Ellie, the LRB...
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 240
LA Ten (by way of White Bear Lake, Minn.) Mike Farnan is back, and joins “old” Mike (Frizzell) and the Nice Lady Christy Wise for a listen back to the time Luke thought it was a good idea to eat his weight in green room Boston Market creamed spinach and mashed potatoes before a Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! taping. (Spoiler alert: It wasn’t.) Mike, Mike and Christy also share their own poop stories. (Or, in the case of Christy, the story of a gross friend.) Plus, we get to know more about Farnan, b...
Jul 14, 2017•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 239
Climb on board, guys – it’s time for another TBTL recap, and Mike, Ann and Meredith are driving the podcast party bus. We’d like to make a stop at the Chicken Window on our way to see the classic Freddie Prinze Jr. movie Summer Catch , but if we see a rat, we’re outta there. Over at LRB Studios, we’re lovingly cradling the shattered remains of our thrown phones as we shed a tear over the apparent disappearance of basic science education. Some doughnuts would make us feel better, but Edith ate th...
Jul 10, 2017•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 238
Sometimes wet underwear is not your fault. It's not always pee, OK? But sometimes it is. This week Phyllis reports live from Lopez Island, just across from Mike Frizzell's ancestral plot on Mud Bay. Mud Bay would make a serviceable euphemism for a poo pile, and speaking of euphemisms for excretory events, we hear the best TBTL-ism for peeing your pants, first uttered by Jen at Jesus Creek. Plus Luke's poo-reka moment inspires us to recount accidental poo discoveries of our own. Christy "Crap Col...
Jul 07, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 237
Live from our secret hiding spot behind the co-op’s kombucha counter, it’s Little Red Bandwagon! Don’t worry—Bobby, Meredith and Ann aren’t driving, on probation, or negotiating an NFL contract anytime soon. We are, however, intercepting many of your thrown phones as we navigate a recap with more hot takes than a Frank Gehry -inspired metal bowl full of mozzarella and “bee dookie.” Between our resident scientists and a couple of estranged fathers, this week of TBTL was mass good content for some...
Jul 03, 2017•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 236
In this special Fifth Friday edition of Little Red Bandwagon, Christy, Mike and Bobby peel back the curtain for a wide-ranging round-up of (mostly non-TBTL) topics we’ve been meaning to get to, including but not limited to new LRB merch , the heartfelt (and strategically manipulative) letter Mike wrote to the sellers of the house he and Emily want to buy, why Bobby’s been both busy and emotionally exhausted recently, how we’d like your help in the time-honored tradition of hijacking the Song of ...
Jun 30, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 235
Hi, pod friendos! Welcome to LRB HQ – doesn’t the yard look great? Since we’re all a bunch of desk monkeys, we had a couple of buff dudes take care of the landscaping. Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable as Mike, Meredith, and Ann recap last week’s TBTL. We’ve got a couple of drinks we can offer – would you prefer a $9 glass of sugar, or a shot of whiskey? (If you’re real nice, we might be able to rustle up an old toe to drop in there.) Feel free to use any bathroom you like: to us, yo...
Jun 26, 2017•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 234
Mike and Bobby are joined by Bonney Lake Ten and Seattle Seahawks 12 Kalena Rogers to talk pets, pineapple on pizza, and the time Luke (in Seattle) and Andrew (in LA) recorded their experiences during Seattle’s (spoiler alert) Super Bowl win in 2014. Never look a gift pizza in the face, and try not to think about how Kalena’s half pitbull / half chihuahua was conceived—it’s a mystery for the ages. This episode looks back at TBTL #1528: Champagne And Skittles , from Feb. 3 2014....
Jun 23, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 233
Bobby and Mike are joined by special guest co-host, historiTen, Wagon Full of Loot™ winner and unabashed rental RV bathroom user Megan Keane, who opens her mystery prize live on the show! In addition to our TBTL Week in Review (which also includes a cruel Tim Hortons road sign and a dim sum strategy for avoiding execution), be sure to listen through to the end of the show for an LRB INVESTIGATES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with the one and only DOUG DANGER by our own intrepid producer Jeremy Holmes . Le...
Jun 19, 2017•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 232
Don your scrufduggers and guard your Four Hole—it’s time to look back on Luke and Andrew’s week on the road with Big Baby Kevin. Mike, Ann and a bedraggled-sounding Bobby break down the guys’ surprising lack of breakdowns, from the check engine “soon” light outside of Boise to the seemingly endless list of idioms courtesy of Texas Monthly magazine. Plus, we get an audio postcard from M&M in the DR. Lessons learned: Never give Ann numbers. Never leave home without the freshest possible bread....
Jun 16, 2017•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 231
Buckle up that seatbelt, charge your laser baldness helmet and climb on in to the mobile fart locker 2 as your LRB hosts Ann and Christy take us on a road trip of our own! From Poland to right next door, we speak with Tens of listeners (and their elevens) before and after the TBTL live show at Stubbs BBQ in Austin Texas.
Jun 12, 2017•53 min•Ep. 230
Grab your old sleeping bag, a few beef sticks, and your favorite printer because it's time to load up the DeLorean and take a road trip back in time with Christy as she revisits TBTL live shows outside of Seattle. Is Jen the Kanye of Grannies? What happens when a comedian drinks too much back stage? Should you bring a first date to a TBTL event? Is John Mayer a doucher? All these questions and more will be answered on this episode! Special thanks to Ed Madson, Mike Farnan, Emily Mauer, Christy L...
Jun 09, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 229
Hold the podcatcher! Bobby, Ann and Meredith just got off a connecting episode, and refuse to look stupid running across the Zune Marketplace to make it to your latest TBTL Week in Review on time. If we get stuck, we might have to drive a fartlocker full of smoked meats and roasted kale to you, or worse—fly coach. With our luck we’ll end up in a middle seat between two fidget spinner-ers. If you want to Eagle Soar (Sore?) with Luke, you can find him on Facebook this week. Or, you can cash me out...
Jun 05, 2017•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 228
When you day-drink pinot grigio in 85 degree heat and you're a delicate flower of a Seattleite, what could go wrong? Worst case scenario you pass out sleep it off under a tree because you're too embarrassed to go home. And then: time to go in to work! That's just a day in the life of our own Jen Andrews almost exactly eight years ago, and we celebrate that anniversary on this week's Little Red Bandwagon. Break out the parasol so you don't get even a little bit of heat stroke, and enjoy this mont...
Jun 02, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 227
