It’s time for the second in an occasional series of LRB Best Of clip shows, and this time Christy and Mike are getting together to talk about some memorable moments from everybody’s favorite* LRB host, Ann. We’ve got a trilogy of rants that include two different types of fingers, a “toilet seat too far”, a voice crush that led to us getting in trouble with Luke, and an impromptu commercial read that Mike insists stole his comedic voice. Plus, we finally find out how he really feels about Ann’s d...
Dec 25, 2017•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 284
Join the entire LRB gang—including Phyllis!—for the 2017 edition of Little Red Bandwagon’s Very Special Christmas Special. From M&Ms to mac & cheese and apparel to (ahem) adult items, this year’s Secret Santa will keep you guessing to the end, or even longer if you’re Mike. Plus, hear how Ann’s co-workers rallied for an “It’s a Wonderful Life” moment, minus the almost-suicide part. It may only be tangentially related to TBTL, but we promise it’s fun, and there’s room for everyone. Note: ...
Dec 22, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 283
It was a crowded week of Entitled Etiquette, mourning dive bars, and sea urchin (in a really mushroom-y sauce), so TBTL power commenters Mike, Ann, and Christy have geared up in ¾ length, slightly-too-small running pants (that make our butts look amazing), to break it all down for you. Along the way, we develop a new dating app, debate chocolate croissants vs raisin rolls, and agree that the Mortgage Professor probably doesn’t understand his shortcomings. Mike’s making 2001: A Space Odyssey refe...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 282
“You cannot sing ‘parum pum pum pum’ and make it sound sexy and soulful. It just sounds stupid.” It’s the holiday season, so we thought we’d dig into the world of TBTL and Christmas (fear not, non-Christians – you’re welcome, too!). Christy and Ann are ready to share their thoughts on everything from loud ringing bells to NORAD’s Santa Watch. Luke’s obsession with Christmas music leads us into a long discussion of our own likes and dislikes. Jen is once again proven to be our spirit animal. The ...
Dec 15, 2017•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 281
Fueled by snacks from Philly (thanks Bob!), Bobby, Ann and Mike recap the latest week of TBTL, including Monday’s three-hour leviathon, Luke’s half-words, Andrew “The Human Blanket” and more . Plus, Bobby brings a drug-fueled Cup-date, Mike explains how those Twig & Berries mattresses get you, and Ann googles “Smug Wendy” so you don’t have to. (Really, don’t do it. At least not at work.)
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 280
Ann and Bobby kick off LRB’s December to Podmember with a cornucopia of clips from LRB past that are even more satisfying than a six-course soccer snack and a side of mystery dairy. We’ve got one of our Phyllis phaves, an Aaron who was naughty, an Aaron who was nice, a mile-high Meredith and a couple clips of Mike. And of course, dazzling interstitial commentary we know you’ll like. Enjoy!
Dec 08, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 279
We know you’re enjoying that smooth repaved highway, but turn down C2C and turn up LRB, because Bobby, Ann, Meredith and Mike are defending the honor of quartets everywhere with a TBTL Week in Review covering almost as many topics as Tim Allen has Christmas movies. On one hand, there’s some serious talk about Luke and Andrew’s serious talk about the long overdue hard rain of truth finally taking down prominent predators. On the other hand, there’s a mad pooper on the loose outside Buffalo. Not t...
Dec 04, 2017•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 278
For her Phinal Phyllis Phave Phriday, Phyllis Fletcher joins Mike for a listen back to times when alleged “woo girl” Jen Flash Andrews was thrown out of restaurants, and in one instance, given up by a tell-tale pen. Mike shares some of his own delinquent dining behavior through the years (with apologies to Hoagy’s Corner), and hits Fletch with one more round of his patent-pending gotcha segment, While We Have You. Remember: Proceed with caution when retrieving your ill-gotten 100 Grand Bar from ...
Dec 01, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 277
Happy Thanksgiving, Wagoneers! You’re all welcome around our post-holiday table, even if you think casseroles are gross and you’re afraid to eat the onion ice cream. Pull a bag of jerky out of your fanny pack and we’ll get down to business; just don’t accept a cup of Kryptonite coffee from Meredith, okay? Luke’s been skateboarding in the airport. Again. Is it bad of us to be hoping, at this point, for a small disaster? We discuss TBTL’s participation in this year’s Podcrawl, and one of us has a ...
Nov 27, 2017•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 276
Gather ‘round the dining-pod table as Ann, Bobby, Christy, Meredith and Mike share what they’re thankful for in this Very Special LRB Thanksgiving Special. From family, friends, babies and orthopedists to Netflix , M&Ms , 6ft (or 9ft ) iPhone cables and much more—plus, of course, our listeners—we have plenty to talk about this year....
Nov 23, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 275
Don’t mind Mike, Ann and Bobby—they’re just here recapping the latest week of TBTL until your friends return, and awkwardly ask for their spots back. Until then, feel free to fastpod this episode at any speed you like, as long as you laugh at all the spoofs, and stay tuned after for the series premiere of The Eagle & The Cowboy. (Better yet, once you’re done, go listen to GROUP podcast, and order a DropMix for someone you love.) Plus, Bobby designed a T-shirt, Ann loved Lisbon , Christy is a...
Nov 20, 2017•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 274
“This is what happens when I do this on Percocet.” –Christy Wise Our TBTL friends spend so much time telling “hot dog stories” that we decided it’s high time to talk about the actual thing, and thus we bring you a show with stories about hot dogs. First, we talk about our own relationship with encased protein products: when vegetarian Christy gets drunk, her evening often includes “street meats”, while Ann is philosophically opposed to “roller meats”. Luke once made a terrible drunken decision a...
Nov 17, 2017•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 273
If Luke and Andrew are the Bud Lights of the Third Coast Craft Cocktail Conference, and Bobby, Mike and Christy like TBTL, does that make Little Red Bandwagon the Andrew of podcasts about a podcast? Chew on that like a ball of salad on the good side of your mouth washed down with some “wine product” while we break down your latest week of TBTL, catch up with the Nice Lady, join Mike on a Shark Tank™ shopping spree, remember Bobby’s favorite SNL commercial of all time , listen to an audio postcar...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 272
Someday a hard (?) rain is going to come and wash all the scum off these lanes. Until then, join Bobby, Mike and Buffalo Ten and pastry chef Bet McIlreath for a listen back to the summer day in 2016 when Andrew “Hard Rain” Walsh and guest co-host / adventure buddy Phyllis “Edna” Fletcher hit the road to record an afternoon of bowling and pull tabs at Kenmore Lanes . Plus, why A Tale of Two Cities is one of Bet’s favorite Simpsons episodes, why Buffalo is one of Bobby’s favorite places, why Andre...
Nov 10, 2017•2 hr•Ep. 271
Join Meredith, Ann and Bobby for your latest TBTL Week in Review as soon as we’re done following chalk messages and spooky signs up a long side street and driveway to a foggy house promising full-size candy bars. What could go wrong? Plus, Meredith is going to Michigan! (In her new car!) Ann is going to Portugal! (Somewhat spontaneously!) Bobby is going to take a nap! (Because he earned it!) And, is TV’s Chris Hayes gaslighting us? (Probably.)...
Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 270
Through the magic of advanced planning, Phyllis Fletcher joins Bobby for a listen back to a pair of Luke’s cringeworthy stories from 2009. Between the awkward phone call from his alleged fiancée’s best friend, to the woman who insisted on helping him pay for some Dick’s, these gems from the radio days will really make you think about the perception of people around you, and that moment in time when the truth sets in. Not to be outdone, Bobby shares his own pregnant pause, and we break down the p...
Nov 03, 2017•56 min•Ep. 269
It’s another silly/serious episode today at the LRB. On the silly side, Mike, Meredith, and Ann discuss hippo avoidance tactics, our new show sponsor, and the disturbing, yet effective, motivational methods employed by our fantasy Browns head coach. Mike feels that his anti-straw stance has been vindicated. Meredith is still waiting on her check from the New Zealand National Party. Luke may turn Ann into a football fan against her will. On a more serious note, the teeth whitening debacle leads t...
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 268
It’s Franzia Friday at the Little Red Bandwagon, as Brooklyn Ten Felicia Powell joins Ann and Meredith to talk about everything from politics to local bovine news coverage. Felicia shares how she got bait-and-switched into the world of TBTL, and why she wrote an email to them that continues to have a big impact to this day. Plus, she teaches us an important fact about our constitutional right (or lack thereof) to vote. Then we refill our wine glasses and listen back to the time Jen convinced Luk...
Oct 27, 2017•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 267
Bobby the Godfather, Mile High Meredith and possible Dirty John victim Mike have turned down the Lincoln Bizkit, cranked up the Kidz Bop and Wagoneers’ Foreigner cover bands, and slathered themselves all over your latest TBTL Week in Review with enough Trucktober hot takes to carry us all the way into Trarch. (We’ll still keep putting out shows though.) Mike has a theory about Andrew’s childhood “friend,” Meredith answers the Lady Scientist Bat Signal, and Bobby didn’t chew the ear off of a cert...
Oct 23, 2017•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 266
Hey, can we buy you a shot? How about you? C’mon, have one with us! On this month’s clip show, the topic is the intersection of TBTL and alcohol (let’s call it Part One of a multi-part series…). Here to guide you on this voyage of discovery are Christy and Ann, who are perhaps the two members of the LRB crew least qualified to talk about the subject. Regardless, we shake our heads over the time Luke did a swan dive off the little red wagon, debate attending a hipster bouncy house party, discuss ...
Oct 20, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 265
Grab your Beef 'n Cheddar(s), a slice of fresh pie and a side of Szechuan sauce, because it’s a TBTL Week in Review buffet, and we’re serving up a little bit of everything. Everything, that is, except Bobby’s post-vacation tan, Mike’s hot take on straws , and Ann’s feelings about a pubescent Luke’s one-sided relationship with Morganna the Kissing Bandit. It’s probably for the best we’re skipping those. That said, there’s still plenty to enjoy, including decidedly uncool skateboard skyjinx, tippi...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 264
Despite our very best efforts, the whims of fate prevented us from bringing you an all-new Ten interview episode. After we finished banging our heads on the desk and cursing the USPS, we dug around in the LRB archives and found this fun little gem of an interview that we think deserves a re-listen. Join Christy, Meredith, and listener Treasure as they talk about a certain seasonal trend that’s gone a bit overboard, as well as the time Jen Flash Andrews hosted a Gathering of the Kates (which is k...
Oct 13, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 263
It’s late and we’re tired, so Mike, Meredith, and Ann have gathered at the local Jalapeños for a plate of old-fashioned nachos and some friendly bar chat about the charms of the Church Lady, how to feel your feelings in the face of tragedy, and the world of collectible bedpans. Ann’s been reading up on the history of Presidential assassination attempts, Meredith has some thoughts about why Andrew could be scratching inside his ear, and Mike makes himself (and us) cry. Then we spend far too much ...
Oct 09, 2017•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 262
Deep in the depths of both their souls and an undisclosed downstairs half-bath, unabashed 90 Day Fiancé fan Phyllis Fletcher joins Nice Lady Christy Wise on a trip down to the Shameber, where Luke stalks an old on-air co-host, Jen imitates a supercool indie-rocker, and Sean watches the Wayans brothers in whiteface. Don’t worry, there’s enough Torchy’s queso and syrup-soaked hot dog buns for everyone....
Oct 06, 2017•56 min•Ep. 261
Bobby, Ann and Meredith have finished sorting the human, dog and floor towels (don’t ask about the hand towels) and are more or less ready for your latest TBTL Week in Review. Although, honestly, Bobby is losing his voice, Ann is full of cinnamon rolls (“they’re not poison”), and Meredith is reflecting on “a sad song about municipal failures.” Looking on the bright side, we have four-week-old Wagoneer Brennan’s TBTL/LRB Top Ten List! And also, apparently Houston is fixed? It’s not too late to si...
Oct 02, 2017•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 260
Note: The first version of this episode we put in your feed cut off early. Sorry! This is the corrected version, with 12 more minutes of podcast gold at the end. If you listened to the first version, jump ahead to about the 44-minute mark to catch the end. He may say he hates music, but the tape says otherwise. For this special Fifth Friday edition of the show, listen back with us to the time a few months (and one foot) ago when Mike Frizzell appeared on our sister podcast, Earbuds & Earworm...
Sep 29, 2017•57 min•Ep. 259
This week, Mike and Ann are joined by LRB’s favorite accordion enthusiast and Appalachian clogger Bob Stein. After Mike and Bob compare their summers (Bob’s was better), we hold the ceremonial unboxing of a Wagon Full of Loot. Then, we dive into the recap of last week’s TBTL, which may or may not have been swass, depending on which definition you want to use. We come up with a new, more useful hurricane-naming system, introduce a new segment called, “Old Man Stein Yells at Clouds”, and elaborate...
Sep 25, 2017•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 258
Get your potato salad ready, because buttery smooth-voiced RenTen Sean Vale joins Bobby and Ann for a TBTL favorite, Jen Flash Andrew’s first encounter with The Man from Dixie’s BBQ —$15 worth of pain that would make George Mallory proud. Plus, you know that thing where you're on vacation and think, “gosh, I’d really love to live here?” Sean did that (in Thailand, not Renton) and tells us all about it, including the time he yelled “Luke, pull up! Pull up!” in the ear of a motorcycle taxi driver ...
Sep 22, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 257
Tetrahedron clusters Ann and Bobby are flanking special guest host Mike Farnan (our backup Mike F.) for your latest LRB Week in Review, right after we finish shoving in 30-year-old Bernie Kosar breaking news coverage, feasting on kielbasi and sauna meatballs, and avoiding that giant, vicious, vengeful fish. (Just kidding, we promise, on at least one of those.) Plus: Just a minute, Ron! Mike and Bobby both have stories about the movie Captain Ron, and Ann used to keep a knife in the bathroom, for...
Sep 18, 2017•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 256
In this month’s clip show, Ann and Christy are back for a second round of the TBTL terms and phrases that captured our imaginations over the years. Along the way we discuss mid-nineties nautical movies, the story of Christy’s very own Overboard cruise experience, ways to tell your friends and family you’re having digestion issues, the best unit of time ever, how Luke invented a word (no, not ‘gaymazing’), and take a detour into a discussion about the MochaLatta Chill. Some of these terms even af...
Sep 15, 2017•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 255
