TBTL- Too Beautiful to Live
1,446 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratingsTBTL (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
#3671 I Am The One Who Grumps!
April 27, 2022 19:35 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBJohnny Depp said something in court yesterday that stopped Luke in his tracks. Plus, the truckers orchestrating a protest convoy found themselves in the worst situation they could possibly imagine. It involved gridlocked traffic, Berkeley students, and an endless supply of eggs.
#3670 And You Don’t Believe In A Bird?
April 26, 2022 20:47 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBWe joke a lot about “hot takes” on TBTL, but Luke has two very legitimate hot takes today, one of which was inspired by a photo of Henry Winkler. Luke and Andrew also discuss whether it’s time to bring robot umpires into baseball, and Andrew becomes obsessed with tracking down a particularly bad Chevy Chase movie.
#3669 Feel The Electrizzzity
April 25, 2022 20:19 - 1 hour - 44 MBLuke and Andrew gear up for the Great Twitter Takeover by Elon Musk. They also compare notes on some home renovation projects, one of which led Andrew to almost have a freakout at Home Depot this weekend.
#3668 Spare The Roku Stick, Spoil The Television
April 22, 2022 20:49 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBCNN’s new streaming service is already history, and Netflix is struggling with its own numbers. Luke and Andrew weigh-in on the landscape of modern media….and on Paul F. Tompkins’ Cameo videos, which are PERFECT.
#3667 Last Night’s Fish Today
April 21, 2022 20:24 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBStephen King (the author) offered the internet a unique fish recipe the other day, and boy oh boy, did it cause a stir. Plus, the Seattle Mariners have explained why they stopped playing Louie Louie during the 7th inning stretch, but their reasoning doesn’t satisfy Luke and Andrew.
#3666 You Should Smiley More
April 20, 2022 22:09 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBAndrew’s latest home project leads to an online shopping mistake that is haunting him. Plus, Luke is starting to really come around on this Nicolas Cage guy!
#3665 We Have The Steams!
April 19, 2022 21:22 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBAndrew is very worried about today’s Wordle puzzle based on what he’s seeing in his Wordle chat group. Meanwhile, Luke’s been digging the new HBO show Our Flag Means Death, AND he has an update on his new kitty, Bubbles, whom he’s currently in a long distance relationship with.
#3664 Louie Booey
April 18, 2022 19:38 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBLuke and Andrew have some big plans for this year’s TBTL-a-Thon, and they’re excited to share them. Also, Luke has some personal news of his own he’d like to share. (Don’t worry, it’s good news!)
#3663 That’s What They Said On “Ask Vieves”
April 15, 2022 19:15 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBLuke is officially a “glasses guy” now. And Andrew, apparently, is a “shelf guy”? Also, Elon Musk’s attempted takeover of Twitter sends Luke and Andrew (and eventually Genevieve!) down a Cheers rabbit hole.
#3662 Have A Cow, Friend!
April 14, 2022 19:38 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBAndrew has developed a strong curiosity around Charleston Chews, and he might just act on it. Also, Luke is shocked to hear that a streaming platform with a household name has a smaller audience than TBTL.
#3661 …And Then, The Thinkable Happened
April 13, 2022 18:57 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBLuke is considering doing something completely against his nature, and Andrew tries to guess what it is. They also look back at the life and career of Gilbert Gottfried, including his most important work on USA’s “Up All Night,” which many mainstream publications have overlooked.
#3660 Woodworf & Bernstein
April 12, 2022 20:23 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBAndrew tries to help Luke solve a mystery surrounding a little league baseball card from Luke’s youth. Plus, an enterprise reporter is upset that people are stealing his stories and turning them into podcast series. Is there anything he can do?
#3659 Mackinac And Me
April 11, 2022 21:06 - 1 hour - 49 MBLuke had a little accident in his apartment this weekend, and now he may have a new scar to show off the next time he’s hunting sharks with a guy named Quint. He also has some thoughts about last night’s finale of Severance, but Andrew doesn’t want to hear them.
#3658 Dr. Wham-O’s Monster
April 08, 2022 20:31 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBAndrew mowed his lawn for the first time yesterday and offers Luke a complete report. They also debate which of their childhood “flying novelty discs” was better. And they gear up for today’s big Seattle Mariners season opener!
#3657 The Mow Before The Snow
April 07, 2022 21:02 - 1 hour - 33 MBLuke and Andrew are hoping to take advantage of today’s 70 degree weather before the snow comes this weekend. Because everything is fine and that’s how weather is supposed to work. Plus, we have a big update on the Patty Moriarty mystery that led Luke and Andrew to Larrimah, Australia a few years ago.
#3656 I Thought It Sounded Bad…On The Outside!
April 06, 2022 22:07 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBA listener helps Luke track down the audio of his very first radio show from the 1990s, leading to a true moment of inception on TBTL. Plus, the Washington Post has published an absolutely fascinating story of a carpet cleaner in DC who speaks 24 languages.
#3655 Are You Ready For A Dateline!
April 05, 2022 20:01 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBLuke discovers a TV show from 1976 that is blowing his mind. Andrew learns that he’s living with a Slender Man. And a listener’s in-laws turn on the TV to see that they’ve made the local news.
#3654 Hairy Pottersville
April 04, 2022 20:34 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBLuke and Andrew are worried about the friendship between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay….despite enjoying the project that caused the apparent rift. They also listen to the best/worst radio intro currently on Seattle’s airwaves. And Luke made a lasagna.
#3653 Stolen Valkyrie
April 01, 2022 21:46 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBFormer Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson has a new “NFT-powered hydration drink brand aimed at Gen Z consumers,” because of course he does. Plus, Luke might have offended the world's biggest fish painting fan.
#3652 Blursed Lines
March 31, 2022 21:27 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBLuke and Andrew listen to the new official song of the Cleveland Guardians, the city’s recently-rebranded baseball team. They also discuss Washington’s new state sport, pickleball, and Andrew quizzes Luke on other state’s official sports.
#3651 Fix It. (Sunglasses Guy Emoji)
March 30, 2022 20:35 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBAndrew set foot in Costco for the first time ever yesterday and has a full report. He and Luke also discuss their own awkward brand of email etiquette, and they listen to Paul Rudd prank Conan O’Brien once again, despite all odds.
#3650 The Costco Of Doing Business
March 29, 2022 20:17 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBLuke is in Hawaii, but all hell is breaking loose at his apartment building back home. Meanwhile, Andrew’s chair is pranking him, and -- unrelatedly -- he’s just beginning to learn about The Costco Culture.
#3649 Whom Startled Who?
March 28, 2022 20:56 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBAndrew is disoriented in his brand new studio, while Luke joins the show from Waimea, Hawaii, where he can hear his neighbors through the wall. Nonetheless, they are here to talk about what happened at the Oscars ceremony last night.
#3648 Come Flail Away, Come Flail Away With Meeeee
March 25, 2022 21:39 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBToday is the final day Andrew will record TBTL from his Roosevelt District studio, and he marks the occasion the only way he knows how: By talking about antiquated technologies and the weird feeling you get when you watch a cable guy drill a hole directly though your house. He and Luke also discuss the story of a woman who took it upon herself to entertain a crowd waiting for a film to begin at a Burbank theater.
#3647 I’m Walkin’ Here! So I Appreciate Your Patience. Thank You.
March 24, 2022 21:42 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBSeattle is going to install “Driver Report Cards” at intersections to make waiting for pedestrians more fun or something. Luke and Andrew are a little confused about the details. Plus, Luke wants to adopt a cat named Thimble. Who wouldn’t?!
#3646 The Boston Marketplace Of Ideas
March 23, 2022 20:28 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBLuke got lost on a jog this morning and had to call for help. But he’s okay. Plus, a single mention of Boston Market quickly becomes an obsession for Andrew. And we hear from Tens of listeners who use the TBTL voicemail line to tell stories of garbage-related shenanigans and to seek help for breakfast-related conundrums.
#3645 Cilia Rabbit, Facts Are For Luke!
March 22, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 30 MBLuke finds himself in a nightmare transportation situation in Los Angeles, until he remembers a very old school solution. Plus, Andrew goes down memory lane and relives one of the more embarrassing moments of his adult life.
#3644 Pedam If You Got ‘Em!
March 21, 2022 20:19 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBAnother day, another Wheel of Fortune head-scratcher. Luke and Andrew discuss the latest buffoonery from Pat Sajak and the gang. Plus, Andrew says goodbye to the Cleveland Browns after a very disappointing (and very angering) turn of events.
#3643 John Papas YOU!
March 18, 2022 20:56 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBThe internet has unearthed a McDonald’s character that time had almost left behind. Luke and Andrew look back at the life and legacy of Uncle O’Grimacey and debunk rumors of his connections to the I.R.A. Plus, a Papa John’s franchisee in the U.S. decides to keep his restaurants open in Russia, because it’s unfair to deny Russian citizens their share of subpar pizza.
#3642 All That Racquet
March 17, 2022 19:21 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBAndrew confesses that the reason he always wanted to move to a city was so he could bounce rubber balls off of walls. Plus, Luke’s been digging the brand new Netflix docuseries, Bad Vegan. And a Dazzling Donor introduces a new mystery involving a TBTL audio drop.
#3641 This Are The Days
March 16, 2022 20:41 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBLuke and Andrew are convinced they’re getting trolled by Annie Lennox AND Wheel of Fortune at the same time. Plus, the debate over Daylight Saving Time is tearing this country apart but bringing Congress together.
#3640 Nose To The Rhinestone
March 15, 2022 20:28 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBProducers of the The Goldbergs are still trying to use Jeff Garlin’s likeness long after he left the TV show, but the results are upsetting. Luke and Andrew also discuss “frost quakes,” Superman’s mustache, and the way Sylvester Stallone pronounced “butter” in Rhinestone Cowboy.
#3639 From G.A.T. To S.P.L.A.T.
March 14, 2022 20:29 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBAfter almost an entire month of retirement, Tom Brady says he’s ready to play football again! Andrew and Luke try to figure out why. Plus, some Wheel of Fortune fans are calling Pat Sajak a H_P_CRI_E. And a listener has launched an investigation into a frustrating garbage collection scandal that goes all the way to the top!
#3638 Bullying On The Byways
March 11, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBA guy in a Ron Jon shirt totally tried to fight Luke at a carwash yesterday! Also, he and Andrew receive some shocking Shrek-related news about the new Batman movie. (Sorry, the new The Batman movie.)
#3637 Take The Hutch, Leave The Cannoli
March 10, 2022 22:59 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBExpert free-stuff-getter Genevieve swings by to help a listener who has an ethical dilemma involving some furniture she found in her neighborhood.
#3636 You Can’t Be Seri-Russ
March 09, 2022 23:03 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBTens of listeners help Luke and Andrew untangle their confusion over Greek and Latin number prefixes (not that they really needed any help, of course.) Luke also had to help his inconsolable mother process the news of Russell Wilson leaving Seattle yesterday. And Andrew receives some Very Big News during the show that may or may not be related to curbside garbage pickup.
#3635 Lonely Planet Of The Apes
March 08, 2022 22:20 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBThose number crunchers over at WordfinderX claim that more people are cheating at Wordle than ever before. Luke and Andrew discuss this, and then they try to figure out the Greek Alphabet in a segment that will haunt TBTL listeners for decades to come. (“Deca” means “ten!”)
#3634 I Miss The Old Pluto
March 07, 2022 21:54 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBAndrew thought he had the PERFECT content to bring to TBTL today, but his plans hit a very large practical snag. Plus, Luke has been enjoying the new Kanye documentary as well as a much heavier doc called The Other Side. And Luke and Andrew call a motivational voicemail line created by kids for kids.
#3633 If It Walks Like A Zuck And Sings Like A Zuck
March 04, 2022 20:41 - 1 hour - 33.6 MBIt’s been almost a full week since the internet produced a video so cringy it made us want to burn the whole thing down. But luckily, our long wait is over thanks to the musical stylings (and NFT enthusiasm) of Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi.
#3632 You Can’t Play Anything Anymore
March 03, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBThings finally get good about 90 minutes into today’s podcast when Andrew plays archival tape of Paul Simon explaining how he wrote “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Plus, Pat Sajak is surprisingly funny on Twitter, where he’s also standing up for the contestants who embarrassed themselves on Wheel Of Fortune this week.
#3631 Joe Versus The VolCarole
March 02, 2022 21:12 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBLuke and Andrew clench their way through the most frustrating 4 minutes in the history of Wheel of Fortune. Plus, a new Disney Star Wars resort is getting bad reviews, but it still seems like a good place to get tight on space booze.
#3630 Booze You Can’t Use
March 01, 2022 21:17 - 1 hour - 41 MBSome pretty big things are happening in Andrew’s life, which of course Luke views as a victory for himself. Plus, some states are outlawing “Russian” vodka, although their efforts might be misguided.
#3629 Dusting For Prince
February 28, 2022 20:55 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBLuke and Andrew once again turn their attention to the Seattle Times’ Rants and Raves column, where one contributor is putting the whole R&R system on trial. Plus, Luke talked to someone involved with the crime scene he witnessed from his window last week, and their story is jaw-dropping.
#3628 No More Tiers
February 25, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 35 MBA major crime scene is unfolding outside Luke’s window, and he’s determined to find out what’s going on. Plus, what happens when your watch is a phone, but then it stops being a phone? And a thicc bear accused of making some trouble in Tahoe has been getting a bad rap.
#3627 Cotton Eye No
February 24, 2022 21:05 - 1 hour - 40.5 MBLuke and Andrew receive an exciting invitation to a public radio partnership; Their only concern is creating something that is TOO good. Plus, a bizarre promotional video starring celebrities of yesteryear leads to some shocking revelations about Rednex, the Swedish(!) band behind Cotton Eye Joe.
#3626 Yumming Our Yucks
February 23, 2022 20:47 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBA comedian is catching some flack for making fun of Ted Lasso fans on Twitter, and Matt Stafford (sort of?) apologizes for his response to a photographer’s nasty fall off of a stage right in front of him. And another young TBTL listener is using the voicemail line to workshop some jokes.
#3625 Lost Luggage And Long Femurs
February 22, 2022 20:58 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBAndrew joins the show from his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, where he’s doing his best to keep his composure in the face of some (minor) technical issues. Meanwhile, back in Washington, sea lions are under attack in the “Rants and Raves” section of the Seattle Times.
#3624 Shame Game
February 21, 2022 18:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBLuke and Andrew have every intention of tackling a special Presidents’ Day quiz, but things go off the rails when a listener sends them a clue to the latest TBTL mystery.
#3623 Wendt In Doubt
February 18, 2022 21:02 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBAn exhaustive investigation into Norm’s bar tab on Cheers leads to an episode of TBTL that any podcast consultant would love: long, rambly, and with a LOT of questionable math.
#3622 The Wolf Of Walnut Grove
February 17, 2022 22:13 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBLuke finally reaches out to England to find out whether his new favorite dog has been adopted yet or what! Plus, Matthew Stafford watches a photographer fall off a tall stage and just walks away, raising some questions about how he regards the people around him.