It’s the second week of TBTL’s pre-taped holiday shows, but Bobby, Meredith, Mike, and Ann still have plenty to say regarding man movies, Ray Liotta’s beautiful eyes, how peeing outside is fine™, and the sartorial advantages of peacoats. More serious discussions include how we deal with poor tippers (those West Michigan Dutch, amirite?), our frustration with Luke’s ceaseless diet talk, and the transcendence of Texas gas station food. In host news, Bobby’s been Twitter sleuthing (again), Mike sti...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 374
Ann, Bobby, Hillary, Mike, and Meredith are back with an unprecedented two-week recap that they somehow got through in under two hours. (Hooray for us!) Mike stayed up way too late seeing Charley Crockett and is very “chipper,” Bobby (and Sam and Cupcake) are now famous throughout the greater Buffalo Niagara region, Hillary doesn’t know what to do with her kids for the rest of Winter Break and needs tips (help!?!?!), Meredith insists you take your muddy shoes off in her new home, and Ann declare...
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 373
This episode originally aired in December 2017. That said, it’ll still do a fine job distracting you at work this week in 2018. Enjoy! Here’s the original write-up: “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 San...
Dec 28, 2018•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 372
Join us as we gather together to open our Secret Santa gifts! Everything we got was pretty good (and definitely not bombs), but you’ll get the greatest gift of all—a distraction from your family and holiday obligations. Enjoy!
Dec 24, 2018•46 min•Ep. 371
Ann, Hillary and Meredith are meeting in the LRB conference space, and we DEFINITELY have an agenda, although we’ll need to keep it short so we’re not late for yoga. It was a strange, somewhat gross week of TBTL, full of things in nostrils that shouldn’t be, rambling discussions about “funny” Christian singers, and seriously shady Lyft drivers. We’re head over heels for guest cohost Jeannie Yandel, her awesome podcast, and her attitude toward meetings, agree that Luke should stop trying to ‘cute...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 370
It’s December 2018, and another year draws to a close at the Little Red Bandwagon. We’ve had a lot of fun talking about TBTL, as well as pop culture, sports, candy, pets (new and old), tasty beverages, the state of the world and our own lives. So for this month’s clip show, we’ve decided to take a look back at some of our favorite moments on our own show. Okay, they’re some of Ann’s favorite moments, since this was her idea and she was the one who trawled through the entire year to scoop them up...
Dec 14, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 369
Mike, Bobby and Ann have punched the clock for our latest TBTL Week in Review, and they’re just hoping to make it through this bohemoth with as few sprinkles in unsavory places as possible. Mike has a surprisingly sound theory about Moby and Beck, Bobby has just discovered a little show on Netflix called Breaking Bad , and when it comes to TBTL showering love on our friends over at the Preheated podcast, Ann is feeling a lot like Luke’s crackers—a little salty. Plus, we get to know Peef the Chri...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 368
This week, we’re coming in hot with takes that burn like salicylic acid. Meredith is calling out Michael Pollan. Bobby is correcting the record on the Golden Griffins. Hillary is slamming on The Doors. Mike is mad at avocados. And we’re all calling BS on both hippie mayo, and Andrew’s claim that he’s never had ranch dressing. (Unless, of course, he was raised strictly Catalina.) Plus, we take some time to remember Duchess, a doggo who really brought the block together, and who was perhaps the mo...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 367
Listen back with us to December 2015, when Bobby and Christy interviewed Christmas-loving Jew and Brooklyn Ten Stephanie Lee, and listened back to TBTL’s legendary Top 5 Modern Day Christmas Songs Mashup from 2011. We’ve got a quick update from Stephanie, who in the last three years was finally forced to give up her Blackberry and get an iPhone. Click here for the Christmas Music Dropbox folder, which Bobby originally built in 2014. And stay tuned for a new Spotify playlist! LRB #71: Jingle All ...
Nov 30, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 366
Welcome back to the LRB, friendos – Mike, Meredith, Bobby, and Ann have all survived another Thanksgiving unscathed, and we hope that you have, as well. Our roll holes are stuffed with some sort of carb (with butter, natch), so we’re ready to get down to the business of your latest TBTL recap. On the Burbank family menu this holiday: wet paper bag turkey, garbage bread stuffing, Aunt Mary Lou’s cheese-sprinkled broccoli salad, and potatoes of mysterious production methods. On the host front, Mer...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 365
It’s a very special Thanksgiving edition of Little Red Bandwagon! Ann’s Apple-Pear Cruble Pie is going in the oven once Bobby’s spatchcocked turkey comes out. Hillary is hitting the (worst possible) road. Meredith is ready to play an important roll/role . Mike is ready for some football . And outspoken Thanksgiving food-hater Christy is fleeing to Palm Springs . Help us boost our Poditron™ numbers by listening while you should be paying attention to your family....
Nov 22, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 364
Crack open a Topo Chico (glass bottle, please) and Come Sail Away with the LRB for a recap of one of the loooooooooongest weeks of TBTL we can remember. The reunited I-35 Crew of Ann, Hillary, Meredith and Mike have gathered to make what lemonade we can out of this lemon, even if it means listening to endless talk about vegetarianism, vanilla dairy-free mac and cheese, and unappealing carb substitutes. We dig into the flaw in the premise of “giant bow” car commercials, ponder the hotness level o...
Nov 19, 2018•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 363
The struggle is real on this week’s TBTL Week in Review. Forty N’ QUERTY Hillary’s anxiety is flaring because of the messy house in The Cat in the Hat, Word-forgetter Bobby is drinking warm Maker’s Mark with a Fresca back, and Future Detroit Tiny Fence Concert Host Meredith is at her wit’s end single-parenting the heck out of Bear. We’re happy for Luke’s positive life choices, and that Rich is (a) real(ly good friend), even if Luke is Frank Lloyd Wrong about where to keep his lasagna leftovers. ...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 362
This month on the LRB clip show we’re taking a deep dive into one of our favorite segments: fire up the theme music, because we’re doing some Cooking With Sean! Our second-favorite KIRO board op is known for his creative culinary pursuits, and we’re looking back at just a few of the recipes he’s tested out on TBTL. We’ll hear about a heavily modified tuna casserole, dubiously flavored pickles, hotel room hacks that get forced on unsuspecting live show guests, and the questionable decision to int...
Nov 09, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 361
This week, Bobby, Ann, Mike and Hillary are trying some new positions for the TBTL Week in Review. In some ways, it was more challenging than usual. In others, it was highly rewarding. It definitely lasted longer than usual. We hope you find it as stimulating as we did. Besides all that TBTL, Bobby is finally watching The Good Place , Ann wore a bra the other night for nothing, Mike was bested by a sickly sweet mess that was still no match for Abbey, and Hillary loved her surprise birthday party...
Nov 05, 2018•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 360
Over here at the LRB we know that you were promised a handful of special pet-related episodes of TBTL last week. We also know that these promises were poorly fulfilled, as our TBTL friendos proved once again that following a show sheet is not one of their stronger skills. Luckily, your LRB hosts can fill that gap, bringing more pet-related content than all three of TBTL’s Pet-agogy episodes combined (not that it was difficult). Mike is contemplating hair-of-the-dogging-it while his fingers are b...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 359
It’s the Final Friday of the month, and it’s time to close the Johnson Account. Ann, Christy, Mike and Bobby have an overflowing mailbag, hot takes on an array of TBTL sponsors, and a late-night hookup for homemade microwaved salami chips that would probably make Luke question his newfound quasi-vegetarianism. Plus, Bobby’s failed mattress re-boxing, Mike’s inherited underwear, Christy’s new pup Buddy (née Bullet, almost Mullet), and Ann’s opinion that the rest us are “nutburgers.” This episode ...
Oct 26, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 358
We’re getting close to Halloween so the LRB coven of Hillary, Meredith, and Ann is reconvening, with Mike taking his life into his (kitten bitten) hands to join them. There’s a thorough discussion of the new LRB family additions (both cat and human), another emotional breakdown from Mike, a peek at the Van Harn family’s pending super villain, and the continuing countdown to Hillary’s big day (carry me, Daddy!). In fact, we’ve got so much LRB business this week that we barely have time to recap T...
Oct 22, 2018•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 357
Are you a Luke, or an Andrew? If you’re listening to our LRB, you’re probably neither! (And that’s OK, because we’d think less of you for paying $3.50 a bottle for Lipton Diet Green Tea .) Now that that’s settled, enjoy this TBTL Week in Review covering everything from airport anxiety and buzzed birds to new RV restrictions and “Minnesota Nice.” Plus, Hillary is going through a mid-life crisis, Bobby is an over-chicked toddler, Mike has discovered André the Giant’s wikipedia page , and Ann was L...
Oct 15, 2018•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 356
Pull on some tonight pants and wrap yourself in your most stylish snuggie, because today we’re talking about fashion. Ann and Christy are not exactly style icons, but that doesn’t stop them from digging into a variety of clips that showcase the fashion choices of TBTL’s most image-conscious host. This episode is chock full of Luke’s rules (no shorts on men), boasts (we just don’t understand his fashion acumen), and grievances (clothing stores should only carry stock for the current season). We’l...
Oct 12, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 355
Nobody’s attended more TBTL events than Christy (except Luke, I guess), so she and Ann get together for this quick minisode to recap the TBTL Night at the Mariners event from September. Hey, it’s our podcast, so we can post an episode whenever we want! It was an evening full of fun moments, including a hilarious Hanna Brooks Olsen, Luke’s fly dance moves, the pursuit of one of Ellie’s life ambitions, and way too much thinking about Andrew’s tongue. Plus, a kid bathroom emergency, fond(?) remembr...
Oct 10, 2018•25 min•Ep. 354
How many podcasters does it take to determine if that’s a mole or a skin tag? None on this show, thankfully. But, five of us have gathered anyway for this week’s TBTL Week in Review, just in case. Some of us are trying to moderate our frustration with Luke and Andrew with varying levels of success. Others are just trying to stamp out forest fires. In other news, Bobby is too busy for last names, Hillary is causing early-onset parent embarrassment, Mike has issues with RoboCop, Meredith recently ...
Oct 08, 2018•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 353
Grab your box of Fruit Adventure Tic Tacs, because it’s time for another recap of TBTL: The Week That Was. Ann, Mike, and Meredith have gathered around the scallop banana hotdish ( ick ) to rehash the latest in Massholes, our issues with Serial season 3, how many weed lobsters one needs to eat to get high, feline predatory instincts, and plenty of other topics. Why is Meredith sympathizing with Genevieve? What’s causing Mike to astral project during TBTL? Why is Ann still trying to listen to the...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 352
It’s the final Friday of the month, so the gang’s gathered together to make sure we can close the Johnson account with sparkling clean teeth. First, Mike tells us all about his long-awaited trip back to the Pacific Northwest, including an important lesson he learned about traveling with prosthetics. We dig into a bunch of Throw Your Phone submissions that range from questions about different colors of Twitter, to the rodent-ness of rabbits (and their homicidal tendencies), to the desperate need ...
Sep 28, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 351
It’s the crack of 9am Central, and Hillary (not THIS Hillary), Bobby (not THIS Bobby) and Meredith (not THIS Meredith) have run recklessly back and forth across McGrath Highway in Summahville to bring you this new TBTL Week in Review. (Now with a Soy Option!) Served between piles of take-and-bake pizzas and colorful, untouched crudités platters, we’re really thinking this could be the episode that gets us the chance to sit in the audience at a panel discussion on podcasting. Because if not, we’v...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 350
Fueled by lukewarm rosé and cold water from various bottles discussed only briefly in passing (you’re welcome), Bobby, Hillary and Ann are staying up late on Friday to recap the latest week of TBTL. Plus, find out why Bobby is in Worcester, Hillary is in bed, and Ann is clearing her Google image search history. This episode brought to you by Occam’s Razors, the simplest choice in shaving. This week recaps TBTL 2724 (Ferryboat crash with Carey, Mac Miller, Russia Dominos tattoo, Diet Coke, pizza,...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 349
Pull your shirt up over your face, hide beneath a blanket, or do whatever it is you need to do to get through this, because it’s time for some embarrassing stories. One of the great things about our TBTL friendos is their willingness on a regular basis to dredge up the most unfortunate and cringeworthy things that have happened to them. Many of these stories have been covered on this podcast already, but Ann and Christy have returned with a new crop of tales about interactions, both small and la...
Sep 14, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 348
The newly minted LRB coven of Meredith, Hillary, and Ann Come Together in this episode to cast some spells against the Patriarchy, hex the current political power players, and direct our evil eye toward Michael Pollan and Gwyneth Paltrow. (By the by, Luke, we tend to dislike her for reasons other than that she’s “perfect” and has a good relationship with her ex-husband.) It was kind of a rough week of TBTL, so we have a lot to break down, including whether it’s rude to wear earbuds in a ride sha...
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 347
This week your LRB hosts are all under the weather in different ways, but we’re soldiering on to bring you the TBTL week in review. We’ve got a plethora of topics, including duplexing tips from Missy Elliott, new fall menu items for McDonalds, and an existential question about whether life is worth living without the noodles. Bobby ran himself into a froggy state (complete with sound effects), Meredith developed a new criterion for Airbnb reviews, while Ann had a very important houseguest. Plus,...
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 346
Bobby, Ann, Hillary, Christy and Mike aren’t sure if Little Red Bandwagon can have a true river show, but they are sure they can successfully be derailed from most of their (admittedly thin) show sheet for this end-of-the-month Friday special by a message from an anonymous listener in the mailbag. On the upshot, we did still read a bunch of listener emails, unlike some shows we know. Plus, queso envy, wide stance jokes, a KIDZ BOP singalong, Michael Winslow-esque sounds from one host’s bo-o-dy, ...
Aug 31, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 345
