The Best Show with Tom Scharpling

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a visit from author RICK HIGGINS! (Originally Aired on July 27, 2010) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE! Shop classic Best Show merch including shirts, vinyl, CDs & DVDs, posters, stickers, and more! https://bestshowst...

The Best Show is back after a few week break. Tom addresses the recent passing of his mother with a moving tribute at the top of the show. Afterwards, Tom takes a lot of calls from listeners, many of whom also pay their respects. Otherwise, the topic is WEIRD TEACHER STORIES! What strange teachers did you have in your past, and what did they do? Listeners divulge! Plus, AP Mike updates us on his m...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In these classic clips, Tom gets a call from the BRUSHMAN... and then gets a surprise the following week! (Originally aired on June 16th, 2009 and June 24th, 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. BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE! Shop classic Best Show merch including shirts, vinyl,...

This week, while Tom is away, we are sharing a bonus episode of our Patreon Exclusive Show, S&W/Q&A! This show is a chance for all Patreon subscribers to ask Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster about the things they've always wanted to know! If you like this episode, please consider joining the Best Show Patreon in order to hear all of the S&W/Q&A episodes, and also submit your question...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In these classic clips, we revisit some more of Gary The Squirrel's & Vance's first appearances on the Best Show! Including such classics as the table read for Midnight In Times Square and the premiere of The Vance & Gary Show! (Originally aired March 6th, 2012, March 20th, 2012, and March 27th, 2012) BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE! Shop classic Best Show merch includi...

No new Best Show this week. In lieu of a new show, we are previewing an episode of our newest Patreon exclusive show: THE MIKE & JOEL VANITY PROJECT! This episode, Mike introduces Joel to the Robert Altman Classic MCCABE & MRS. MILLER! While Joel introduces Mike to the heavy metal band MEGADETH! BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE! Shop classic Best Show merch including shirts, vinyl, CDs &...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In these classic clips, we go back in time to the first three appearances of the legendary GARY THE SQUIRREL (featuring his Highland Park, NJ roomate, VANCE!) (Originally Aired January 17, 2012, January 31, 2012, and February 14, 2012) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. BEST SHOW GARAGE S...

What do you remember most about your vacations? Amazing times? Horror Stories? We get into it on the Best Show, TONIGHT! We hear stories from all over the country, from both adults AND children (one of whom tries to push some revisionist history regarding Death Cab for Cutie)! We also continue, in earnest, to develop our TOP DOPES OF ALL 50 STATES LIST! Repeated mentions by chat jerks inspire a su...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from Ad Man CHET FROM NEWBRIDGE ESTATES! (Originally aired on November 23rd, 2015!) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE! Shop classic Best Show merch including shirts, vinyl, CDs & DVDs, posters, stickers, and mor...

The eternal question... airplane seat reclining. Is it acceptable? Do YOU do it? SHOULD you do it? On this week's Best Show we answer the question once and for all, with some recent stories from the Best Show team! We also continue the grueling task of creating a list of the top dope of each state! Some real choice suggestions here, some of which go VERY far back! Plus, Tom gets a call from ROCK H...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from PHILLY BOY ROY, discussing his exploits with El Chapo, Donald Trump, and why he's skipping his open heart surgery! (Originally Aired on July 21st, 2015) 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 &a...

From the Best Show Patreon, we've got a bonus episode! Tom takes a call from a guy who stumbled upon the show while watching cooking videos! Tom and Mike talk Disclosure Day! A call from Z-Man and talk about Star Wars AI videos and Spider-Man: Brand New Day! The biggest dopes of Nevada, Alabama, Missouri and Montana! BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE! Shop classic Best Show merch including shirts...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from his "Godfather", BUTCH DAFFODIL! (Originally aired on June 9th, 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://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EV...

Comedian JAMEL JOHNSON comes to the Best Show! Tom and Jamel chat basketball, DC, food, Toothsome's, haunted houses, and more! Tom finally gets to live the dream as the KNICKS WON THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP! Tom revels in the victory, reveals how emotional it is for him, and chats with the callers to celebrate. Plus, he busts out a SOUND COLLAGE just for the Knicks. Calls on all sorts of topics, includi...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from Mikey In Southwest Newbridge! (Originally Aired On August 19th, 2015) 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/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EV...

Comedian RACHEL COSTER (Boy Room) comes to the Forever Dog studio to chat with Tom! Rachel and Tom discuss her comedy, Jelly Roll, New York City, dumb young men, and more! We make some slight progress on the list of the Top 50 Dopes from every state! Tom puts the word out for people to adopt two new dogs, Chloe and Bowie! A brief update on the Vanderpump Rules Challenge, we check in about the Scar...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets an in-studio visit from renowned psychic KELVIN JUNIPER! (Originally aired on January 6, 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. BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE! Shop classic Best Show merch including shirts, vinyl, CDs & DVDs, posters, stickers, and...

CARSON MCHONE rocks out the Best Show/Forever Dog Theater with a tremendous live set! More progress is made on the list of the TOP DOPE OF EVERY STATE! Lots of great entries this time. Who do Joel, Spiro, and all the rest think is the biggest dope in their state? We get into it on the show. Diversions include Webster, Ross the Boss, AI Star Wars, and more! Plus, Tom gets a call from LEIGH BASTION...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a visit from recording engineer RICK SPANGLER! (Originally aired on July 6, 2010) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE - NOW ONLINE! Shop classic Best Show merch including shirts, vinyl, CDs & DVDs, posters, stickers, and more! https:...

This week we begin the process of careful consideration of the TOP 50 DOPES FROM EACH STATE! It's quite an undertaking. There's so many candidates... we must be careful in our process. Who do Mushroom Mike, Erika in Baltimore, Cade in DC and all the others nominate? Tune in to find out. Plus, some Knicks talk, Goner Records talk, talk of Tom's personal growth... and The Vanderpump Rules Pot increa...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from 80s hard rock singer, BLUE SAVAGE'S JAKE TEMPEST! (Originally Aired On August 4th, 2015) 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/TheBestShow WATCH TH...

Musician, author and longtime FOT NICK THORBURN returns to the Best Show! Tom and Nick discuss his new band The Creem (with Mike Stroud of Ratatat), whose album A Taste of Cherry will be released on June 5th! They discuss music, Nick's comic books (including the upcoming Pear Shape), Canada and much else. Speaking of Canada... DANIEL ROMANO'S OUTFIT return to perform a blistering set in the Foreve...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from CRAIG COOPER FROM RADIO HUT! (Originally aired on February 11th, 2006) 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/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE E...

Phones ring on the topic: What's the weirdest thing you ever bought or sold? See what the likes of Mushroom Mike, Joel and Nicole in Chicago have purchased over the years! Details emerge about the BEST SHOW GARAGE SALE in LA this weekend! See the link in the description for more details. Tom and AP Mike discuss Tom's trip to the Renaissance Fair! Plus, Tom gets a call from BRITT PAHP IN DRYBRIDGE!...

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from JACK N.D. BIENSTOCK! (Originally aired on February 27th, 2024) 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/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE...