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TBTL- Too Beautiful to Live

1,446 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings

TBTL (Too Beautiful to Live) is a daily weekday podcast from Luke Burbank and co-host/producer Andrew Walsh. It is about life, current events, popular culture, puttering, serial boat ownership, and Tonight Pants. Hotline: (206) 414-8285.

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Episodes

#3867 Fear Of Being Invited

January 26, 2023 21:06 - 1 hour - 33.3 MB

Luke has a close call at the barber shop, and Andrew tries to complete an important task during the show. They also spend some time offering long-overdue praise for Google Maps.

#3866 The Arby’s Value

January 25, 2023 20:41 - 1 hour - 33.9 MB

Luke helps Andrew with a home improvement conundrum. Plus, a high school journalist in Massachusetts breaks the story that her school’s lights can’t be turned off and have been burning non-stop for years.

#3865 Blunder Road

January 24, 2023 20:35 - 1 hour - 37.1 MB

The M&Ms marketing team claims it’s getting rid of it’s cartoon spokescandies and replacing them with Maya Rudolf, which sounds good, but Andrew’s irritated by the whole thing. Plus ,a garbage truck knocked over Luke’s anchor! (Also, Luke has an anchor.)

#3864 Barkham Asylum

January 23, 2023 21:07 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB

Luke finished watching the second season of The White Lotus, so he and Andrew compare notes (with plenty of spoiler alerts, don’t worry.) Plus, the expensive Star Wars hotel may have overestimated the public’s desire to pay $5000 to sleep on a fake spaceship. 

#3863 Pull Tab Justice 

January 20, 2023 21:54 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

Andrew visited his Eagles club yesterday to try to clean something that he’s dubbed “Murder Stain,” and Luke has $30 worth of pull tabs with bad advice and bad jokes he’d like to share. 

#3862 Happy Blursday Blecca

January 19, 2023 21:33 - 1 hour - 38.7 MB

Luke just realized that two characters in two different TV shows are played by the same actor, and it’s blowing his mind. Plus, pizza boxes haven’t changed since the 1960s, and one pizza advocate thinks they should.

#3861 Please Clad

January 18, 2023 20:33 - 54 minutes - 24.9 MB

Luke made an unannounced appearance on his neighbor’s porch yesterday, but don’t worry, he also acted totally weird.

#3860 You Say Tomato, I Say Stop Laughing At Me

January 17, 2023 20:35 - 1 hour - 38.1 MB

An advertisement in Andrew’s copy of Reader’s Digest has Luke on a tear about “hater” culture. Plus, Pepsi is ditching Sierra Mist after 25 years, and Mark Duplass is following in TBTL’s footsteps with a new doc about the mystery of Larrimah, Australia.  

#3859 Coed Naked Podcasting

January 16, 2023 19:37 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MB

Luke and Andrew accidentally play an inappropriate game based on popular t-shirts from the 1990s.

#3858 De Armas And Dangerous

January 13, 2023 20:26 - 1 hour - 34.2 MB

Luke is in Las Vegas, where he’s experiencing a much different visit than the time he came here with Andrew. They also take a look at a lawsuit over a movie trailer that featured Ana de Armas, even though she didn’t appear in the actual film.

#3857 Ask A Psyllium Question, Get A Psyllium Answer

January 12, 2023 19:24 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MB

Luke solves a stain-related mystery, Andrew learns about a curious Frenchman who used to live in his neighborhood, and a writer for the New York Times is absolutely baffled by James Cameron’s frame-rate choices in the new Avatar movie. 

#3856 Ceci N'est Pas Une Podcast

January 11, 2023 20:49 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MB

Luke is freaked out by a TV commercial that seems to be aimed directly at Andrew, and he’s puzzled by a local heating and cooling commercial set in space. Plus, new changes to bowling alley technology seem to make the sport less fun.

No Point Conversion: Not To Y’hawk Any Yums

January 10, 2023 23:45 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MB

Luke and Andrew celebrate the Seahawks’ unlikely entry into the postseason with wildly optimistic predictions for the future.

#3855 Shirts That Go Soft

January 10, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB

Luke’s adventures at the gym this morning lead him and Andrew down a memory lane lined with the Croakie Straps and Vaurnet t-shirts of their youth. They also discuss the end of Funky Winkerbean, a comic strip close to Andrew’s heart.

#3854 Kids Say The Dankest Things

January 09, 2023 21:05 - 1 hour - 41.2 MB

Luke and Andrew are both back from their travels with many stories (and reviews of ill-gotten BBC TV shows) to share.

#3853 Unlistenable At Any Speed

January 06, 2023 18:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MB

Luke and Andrew continue their journey through the chart-topping pop songs of yesterday and today in the final installment of the 2022 (or 2023?) TBTL Winter Games!

#3852 The Song Does Not Remain The Same

January 05, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MB

Listener Flash challenges Luke and Andrew with a Top 40 quiz that takes the boys through several decades (and a couple of Avatar movies.)

#3851 A Five Tool Human

January 04, 2023 18:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MB

Luke and Andrew try to get inside the mind of one of America’s greatest filmmakers: Troy McClure.

#3850 The Real Housewives Of Wherever And Stuff

January 03, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB

A dismissive comment by Luke inspires one listener to create a TBTL Winter Game that convinces Luke and Andrew that there’s more to the Real Housewives than meets the untrained eye.

#3849 Seemingly Maybe

January 02, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 19.4 MB

Luke and Andrew try to further discredit the reputation of family therapist Dr. Kirk Honda by inviting him back onto TBTL. Kirk quizzes Luke and Andrew with some psychiatric true or false questions, and Luke tries to figure out how to win couples therapy.

#3848 Slow Burns

December 30, 2022 18:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MB

Luke has a pile of quotes in front of him, and Andrew has to guess which ones originated from Elon Musk and which ones originated from Montgomery Burns. 

#3847 If You Have Nothing To Say, Then Sing It

December 29, 2022 18:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MB

Luke and Andrew share their strangest memories of Palm Springs as Luke embarks on a vacation to the desert hot spot. They also tackle a video game music quiz created by some of TBTL’s sharpest young listeners.

#3846 Hagar The Horrible, Thanks For Asking

December 28, 2022 18:00 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MB

Cartoonist and longtime TBTL Friendo Megan Kelso joins the show to quiz Luke on the newspaper funny pages of the 1980s. Megan’s new book is Who Will Make The Pancakes?

#3845 Claus For Concern

December 27, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MB

Andrew realizes that a joke from his youth doesn’t make any sense at all. He and Luke also accept a Marvel Comics related challenge from their colleague (and boss?), Jon. 

#3844 Snow Doubt About It

December 26, 2022 20:44 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MB

Luke and Andrew try to guess movie titles based solely on the films’ taglines as they kick off the 2022 TBTL Winter Games!

#3843 The Spencer Tracy Of Crying

December 23, 2022 21:38 - 1 hour - 39.3 MB

Luke and Andrew open up Ye New PO Box to find a treasure trove of holiday gifts and cards from the Tens! Plus, Luke traversed many miles of bad weather today to get to Seattle, but the biggest challenge was Andrew’s ice rink of a road.

#3842 Just Snasking Questions

December 22, 2022 20:18 - 1 hour - 36.5 MB

Luke is worried that bad weather is going to ruin ALL of his holiday plans, and Andrew has noodles for brains after (finally) getting his booster yesterday. Plus, who’s fault is it that a lying liar lied his way into congress?

#3841 Signature Moves

December 21, 2022 21:13 - 1 hour - 39.2 MB

A woman is $175,000 richer after grabbing a gift from a White Elephant holiday party. Meanwhile, Andrew is worried about a letter he received from the county today. 

#3840 Snow Doesn’t Stop The Internet

December 20, 2022 21:36 - 1 hour - 38.8 MB

Luke is going into full CHRISTMAS MADNESS mode like that guy from the Terminator sequel who has liquid metal arms and stuff. Wait, is that guy the Terminator himself? Or is Arnold Schwarzenegger the real Terminator and this is some other Terminator? And why is Sarah Conner in the hospital again? We’ll discuss all of this and more on today’s episode of TBTL! 

#3839 Irsay Can You See?

December 19, 2022 20:59 - 1 hour - 32.3 MB

Luke found himself in an awkward situation this weekend, and Andrew asks too many questions about it. Plus, the youngest congressman in D.C. can’t afford an apartment in the capital. And Elon Musk supposedly puts his future with Twitter in our hands. 

#3838 Game Theories

December 16, 2022 21:25 - 1 hour - 37.3 MB

Luke didn’t have the opportunity to watch last night’s Seahawks game, which is a good thing. Could this change his relationship with sports forever? Plus, Bubbles The Cat has a new weapon in her nuclear arsenal.

#3837 The Thin Furry Line

December 15, 2022 21:24 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

Luke had a very productive morning, which included leaving his house before noon. Andrew is worried he’s losing his marbles after a conversation with Genevieve about  Tupperware. And former Washington State football coach Mike Leach leaves behind a complicated legacy.

#3836 Easy Peasy Big And Beefy

December 14, 2022 20:51 - 1 hour - 33.6 MB

Luke and Andrew celebrate the classic Royal Crown purple bag and all its hidden mysteries. Meanwhile, New Zealand has a bold new plan to end smoking in the country.

#3835 Stay Away From The Slack!

December 13, 2022 20:33 - 1 hour - 37.9 MB

Luke and Andrew take a quiz to test their Gen Z Office Culture Knowledge.

#3834 The Scion Of Dogs

December 12, 2022 21:05 - 1 hour - 35.6 MB

Luke and Andrew try to remember where they were during some of the biggest news stories of the 1980s, including Geraldo Rivera’s opening of Al Capone's supposed “vault” and David Copperfield’s Statue Of Liberty shenanigans.

#3833 Innocuous Rift

December 09, 2022 22:22 - 1 hour - 34.2 MB

Andrew has some questions for Luke, but he’s weirdly nervous to ask them. Meanwhile, Luke is in Yonkers, where he’s trying to fit an Instagram-shaped peg into a Twitter-shaped hole. 

#3832 Sit, Pere Ubu, Sit

December 08, 2022 22:57 - 1 hour - 32.4 MB

Luke again joins the show from Columbus, Ohio, which he’s still trying to turn into the largest city in America through the power of podcasting. He and Andrew announce the details for a TBTL holiday party next week!  And they discuss the Big Hat Trend. You can sign-up for next Friday’s TBTL Holiday Party (via Zoom) here!

#3831 Two Non-Blondes

December 07, 2022 22:25 - 1 hour - 34.1 MB

A trip to the Columbus airport inspires Luke to quiz Andrew on musical acts from Ohio. 

#3830 Hertz So Bad

December 06, 2022 21:03 - 1 hour - 34.7 MB

Luke and Andrew compare the smells of their grandparents’ houses, as you do when you’re approaching your 4000th podcast episode. Plus, TikTok’s “Liver King” has an apology for us, but Andrew’s not accepting it.

#3829 TBTL Unexplained Re-Explained

December 05, 2022 23:34 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MB

Listeners have questions, and we have…well, maybe not “answers”, per say. But we try. Plus, Steve “The StuBot” Neuman joins the show to explain Point Break references to Andrew. 

#3828 Elder These Messages

December 02, 2022 21:29 - 1 hour - 31.2 MB

Luke records the show from his sick bed after catching a bug. Now he wants to do the show from bed all the time. Meanwhile, don’t worry, Drew Brees didn’t get struck by lightning. 

#3827 Too Vig To Fail

December 01, 2022 20:24 - 1 hour - 32.6 MB

Andrew’s latest house repair dilemma has left him feeling like an idiot, but he is excited to see that one of his favorite corn chips is back on the market. Plus, Luke’s attempts to turn Instagram into the new Twitter aren’t going super hot.

#3826 I Uke Luke

November 30, 2022 20:46 - 1 hour - 31.8 MB

Luke’s in the middle of a challenging video shoot, and his canine costar isn’t making things any easier. He and Andrew (and Genevieve) also say goodbye to Clarence “The Quarterback Is Toast” Gilyard, Jr. 

#3825 Clear And President Danger

November 29, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 36.8 MB

TBTL Friendo and Family-o Genevieve Haas joins the show to tell Andrew the story of True Lies and other action films he somehow missed.

#3824 Go Off Queen City

November 28, 2022 21:37 - 1 hour - 38.3 MB

Andrew had a big family breakthrough today, although he almost slept through it. Plus, a doctor saved not one but two lives while running in a recent marathon.

#3823 Greetings And Salutations, Arnold!

November 25, 2022 20:15 - 44 minutes - 20.2 MB

Luke and Andrew recap their Thanksgiving adventures! Andrew stayed up so late that he overslept this morning, and Luke may have fallen victim to exactly what he was trying to avoid. 

#3822 Change The Way You Thanksgiving!

November 24, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes - 20.3 MB

Luke and Andrew review a list of “ways to become a Thanksgiving hero,” which Andrew has some issues with.

#3821 The Southbound End Of A Northbound Dog

November 23, 2022 19:29 - 1 hour - 35.3 MB

A story about a GI Joe toy leads Luke to confess to one of his lesser-known childhood sins. He’s also bummed about two things: his Thanksgiving plans have fallen apart, and a popular new Netflix series doesn’t mention him once. 

#3820 Beerly Impossible

November 22, 2022 21:27 - 1 hour - 38.7 MB

Luke came home to an eviction notice in his apartment after spending ten days on the road. That’s not super great. Plus, the New York Times offers an amusing look at English soccer fans trying to get drunk enough to watch World Cup soccer in Qatar. 

#3819 Frackle Rock

November 21, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 35.3 MB

Luke said goodbye to Twitter this weekend, but then he said hello to an august organization known as the Fraternal Order Of Eagles.

Guests

Nora McInerny
4 Episodes
Ken Jennings
3 Episodes
Chris Gethard
2 Episodes
Hari Kondabolu
2 Episodes
Bob Newhart
1 Episode
John Hodgman
1 Episode

Books

Thicker Than Water
1 Episode

Twitter Mentions

@chrisfluming 1 Episode
@maxandivan 1 Episode
@rachelwenitsky 1 Episode
@nickciarelli 1 Episode