TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

Luke and Jen discuss Steve Jobs' charisma, sweaters for penguins, the national anthem, playing it coy and how much making out is ok when you're in public.

This hour looks back at all the fun we've had with song lyrics gone wrong. From Bruce Springsteen to Mariah Carey to Barbara Mandrell and even Men at Work...it can often be tough to get the words right.

Everyone, including the dog, tries out Sean's Dog Food recipe. Plus an interview with the band, Built to Spill.

Luke gives an update on his lifestyle changes and we discuss the popularity of keeping exotic pets. Plus Email Frenzy and a new segment to empathize with people wrongly accused of cannibalism (it happens!)

Online Dating Horror Stories! (And some nice stories too).

Luke and Jen and Sean look over the hottest Halloween costumes and the TBTL debate club convenes again. Plus Granny Time looks at Jill Abramson, Chris Martin, the Woz and Mel Gibson.

TBTL looks back at the time Luke ran a marathon while carrying a recorder. The audio takes you through all the emotions and craziness of 26 miles.

We bring back the segment "Food in the News" in order to taste test the new Dr. Pepper that is for boys only; plus Mike Pesca checks in from NYC to debut a new segment, "Routes and Colors"

Discussion ranges from skepticism over recent Kraken findings to a ruling on doing The Wave during baseball games. Plus, thoughts on the lady who gave birth hours after finishing a marathon.

Luke's Twitter profile is on the rise, which might not be a good thing. Plus, we try and figure out the perfect degree of friendship to have with your neighbors.

TBTL: Weekend Edition features Luke and Jen covering a remarkably bad list featuring the so-called catchiest songs of all time. 'The Simpsons' may come to an end over a salary dispute -- are the actors worth as much as they're demanding? Plus, Johnny Depp makes a really stupid statement in Vanity Fair, and Luke is kinda sick of Bono's philanthropic efforts -- he'll explain why.

It was a perfect TBTL storm, followed by a rainbow: the night we infuriated Rachel Dratch, were delighted by Anthony Bourdain, and made Easy Bread while taking personal phone calls.

Luke and Jen discuss their favorite documentaries (with the listeners and Tom Tangney weighing in too)

Luke and Jen report on news from Hollywood, recommend Pretty Cool Stuff and have success at both Call Makers and Email Frenzy.

Luke and Jen debunk the list of Catchiest Songs released today. Plus, disappointment in media stars who clearly don't listen to TBTL. And finally, Podcast Talk!

Excitement bubbles over with the weekend's Arrested Development news; plus a new feature, TBTL Debate Club.

The US Postal Service may start putting living people on stamps -- maybe Andy Rooney can be a candidate! Plus, do parents love all their kids equally or do they pick favorites? Luke and Jen explain if they think they're the favorite.

Luke and Jen remember the time a TBTL is Mystery Solvers helped Jen realize her hidden detective skills.

Luke and Jen try to have a civilized conversation, but Sean keeps interrupting to talk about the Human Centipede 2.

This episode was missing from the TBTL archive, so the original title and description are missing. It was re-uploaded on April 30, 2025. 

While TBTL hacks up a lung, please enjoy this favorite day from the early days of summer when we celebrated the weather by broadcasting from the front porch.

TBTL survives a near collision with a rogue satellite, ponders if they were their parent's favorites, and Jen has one more reason to mourn the slow death of the Post Office.

On this weekend's edition of TBTL, Luke Burbank has absolute, undisputed scientific evidence that the US is far superior to Europe. And by absolute, undisputed scientific evidence, we mean... Luke's opinion.

Remember the night Luke and Sean tried to save the party Jen was hosting? Plus, Michael Ian Black stopped in too.

TBTL rolls out two of its most boring segments ever, Mic Chat and Lap Top Talk. Plus Jen gets all emotional about a 90210 breakup that happened 20 years ago.