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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,...

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,...

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.

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 or...

“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”,...

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 Tan...

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...

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,...

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 whe...

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 A...

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...

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 childhoo...

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 Lu...

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 t...

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 gon...

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...

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 everyo...

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 Wago...

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 fe...

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 hur...

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 abou...

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 Bo...

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 ‘gaym...

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...

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 Flyn...