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
#3621 Pressing The Moot Button With Luke Burp-Bank
February 16, 2022 21:06 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBLuke and Andrew are loving the new Netflix show Murderville. Also, CBS has an ingeniously evil way of promoting its new procedurals. And there’s a reason Luke and Andrew are afraid of hotel telephones. (Open tape via @MaxAndIvan on Twitter.)
#3620 Lu’s Clues
February 15, 2022 20:11 - 1 hour - 33 MBLuke is cooking up a possible TBTL adventure involving international travel and a canine namesake. Andrew is trying to solve a TBTL mystery involving a decades-old gubernatorial race in Tennessee. And that Nicole Kidman commercial showing in AMC theaters apparently has a cult following.
#3619 Just A Matter Of Halftime
February 14, 2022 21:16 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBLuke finds himself deeper in the Marvel Comics universe than he ever imagined, but he’s still more of an Archie Comics kind of guy. He and Andrew also review yesterday’s Super Bowl Halftime show and a commercial that was so good it was actually bad.
#3618 Luke, I Am Your Zaddy
February 11, 2022 22:49 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBLuke finds himself in a Twitter beef with one of public radio’s biggest stars. Plus, the largest asset seizure in US history also shined a spotlight on an unlikely (and ill advised) rap career.
#3617 V Is For Thursday
February 10, 2022 21:56 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBLuke learns the one question he’s not allowed to ask Amy Poehler when he interviews her. And now he wants to ask it, of course. Plus, a weird glitch is forcing some Mazda owners in Seattle to listen to public radio.
#3616 North Of Annoyed, South Of Loving It
February 09, 2022 21:20 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBListeners help Luke and Andrew solve two TBTL mysteries and help them find a long lost audio drop. Also, Leslie Jones has been the best part of Olympic coverage so far, but her commentaries have been getting pulled from social media because NBC is dumb.
#3615 Respect Your Alders
February 08, 2022 21:25 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBDid you know that the Olympics are happening right now? It’s true! But nobody seems to be watching. Plus, some PNW Orcas are bringing back a fish fad from the 1980s, and Joe Rogan still has his Spotify podcast, to Luke’s surprise.
#3614 Bell Yeah!
February 07, 2022 20:09 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBLuke digs through a mountain of emails from listeners trying to help him find his “Mystery Song.” And Andrew spent a full day at the movies, expanding his horizons.
#3613 I’m A Wordle Not A Shurdle
February 04, 2022 21:54 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBLuke is falling in love with the absolute weirdness of Montana Public Radio. Plus, Minnesota has some of the best snow plow names, but the schoolchildren of Vermont are offering some competition.
#3612 It Comes With The Teritony
February 03, 2022 20:02 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBLuke may be trapped in a cabin in snowy Montana, and Andrew’s working on something that’s not funny enough to be stand-up material and not interesting enough to be a monolog. Plus the Washington Football Team announces a new name that is somehow less interesting than “The Washington Football Team.”
#3611 I Shot The Sheriff, But I Brought No Harm To The Sheriff’s Assistant
February 02, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 35 MBThe kid who “wrote a book” and hid it in a library is getting more and more attention, and the volume now has a waiting list of several years. Andrew remains unimpressed. Meanwhile, Luke is still trying to figure out why a piano tune on TikTok sounds so familiar to him.
#3610 Where’s On First?
February 01, 2022 19:42 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBThe New York Times bought Wordle, a hapless cruise ship scrubbed a satellite launch, and Luke wants to live like a Seattle tech bro. Plus, Tens of listeners help Luke try to identify a piano song he heard on TikTok.
#3609 We Bought A Zoom
January 31, 2022 19:31 - 1 hour - 33 MBLuke stumbled on a clip of someone playing the piano recently, and he needs YOUR HELP identifying the tune. Plus, Spotify’s solution to the Joe Rogan misinformation problem is…lacking.
#3608 Snatching Awkwardness From The Jaws Of Comfort
January 28, 2022 21:47 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBAndrew opens up and tells Luke about one of his weirder habits, though some things should probably remain private. They also discuss eggs (they’re legit kind of weird, right?), and Andrew sucks all the fun out of a cute story about a kid in a library.
#3607 A Grip, Not A Gripe
January 27, 2022 22:29 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBLuke is obsessed with some cleaning-related videos he’s found on YouTube…but they aren’t cleaning what you think (I promise.) And it turns out HBO might actually be TV after all!
#3606 The Bird Is The Word
January 26, 2022 20:34 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBLuke made a spontaneous gesture a few nights ago, and now he’s a bit worried about the repercussions. Speaking of repercussions, Luke also stole Paris Hilton’s NFT, and now he’s waiting to see what happens. Meanwhile, Andrew remains a very good boy.
#3605 Shrimp And Save
January 25, 2022 21:17 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBLuke finally filled-out his 2022 calendar this morning and he is FEELING GOOD. Plus, a woman found out she actually won millions of dollars when she checked her spam folder. (Aren’t we not supposed to click on those emails?)
#3604 Let’s Go Rebrandin’
January 24, 2022 21:46 - 1 hour - 45 MBAndrew is auditioning new Tonight Pants, Luke learns The Truth about JNCO jeans, and the orange M&M guy is going to start tying his shoes already.
#3603 Bad Tim-ing
January 21, 2022 22:12 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBLuke and Andrew pay tribute to the late Louie Anderson and listen back to his greatest gambling story. Plus, the news anchor who showed little empathy when his colleague was hit by a car on live TV is trying to convince the world that he is a human with real feelings. Luke and Andrew travel back in TBTL history to find out if Luke displayed any empathy when Andrew was once injured on the job.
#3602 Dick Clarks Ask The Darndest Things
January 20, 2022 21:55 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBLuke and Andrew give Genevieve a call so she can describe the TERRIBLE movie trailer she saw this weekend (Sorry, Owen Wilson.) Plus, Luke is delighted by a couple of pieces of audio he stumbled on recently, including sound of a reporter who got hit by a car live on TV. And Andrew comes up with a great new catch phrase…but then forgets it immediately :(
#3601 The M Is For Micro, The S Is For Soft
January 19, 2022 21:20 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBLuke has a big tattoo decision to make, and he’s only got 3 hours to figure it out. Plus, Andrew’s been watching some weird stuff with his new screen projector. And a listener has some powerful new intel on a theater promotional tool from 2003 that has loomed large in Andrew’s relationship.
#3600 You Can Say Everything Anymore!
January 18, 2022 20:39 - 1 hour - 49 MBLuke and Andrew have about 40 minutes worth of observations and questions about the “Comedy” section of Cameo. They also discuss the story of a couple vandals who ended up getting caught because they didn’t tip a bartender.
#3599 Wrong Like Bull
January 17, 2022 20:09 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBLuke and Andrew embarrass themselves by trying to answer the Jeopardy! questions that the show’s current champion got wrong. They also finally find their niche in the vast world of podcasting.
#3598 The Mundanity Of Hope
January 14, 2022 22:13 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBLuke and Andrew discuss their aversions to sharing food, even if it’s a “bass drum full of popcorn.” Plus, listener Tim shares his amazing tale of high school truancy and his road to eventual redemption.
#3597 A Double Negative Of Political Urinal Stickers
January 13, 2022 22:28 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBLuke and Andrew hop on the Wordle craze that is taking the internet by storm. Plus, Andrew is getting plagued by spam phone calls and he doesn’t know what to do about it.
#3596 Don’t Bring A Scalpel To A Sledgehammer Fight
January 12, 2022 21:27 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBLuke is calling Day 3 of his at-home isolation “Home Alone 3”, a designation that Andrew has some issues with. They also discuss Steve Inskeep’s NPR interview with Donald Trump, and they pay tribute to Cambodia's “Hero Rat” who recently passed away.
#3595 Unproblematic Colonizing
January 11, 2022 19:21 - 1 hour - 40.7 MBTBTL Friendo Chris Hayes (also known for his work on MSNBC and the Why Is This Happening podcast) joins Luke and Andrew to geek out about the new Beatles documentary, Get Back. Plus, an anonymous listener finds a odoriferous way to get people to wear their masks properly.
#3594 Strong Brunswick Energy
January 10, 2022 21:21 - 1 hour - 40.3 MBLuke gets some bummer news on his latest COVID test, but he’s planning on making the most of his downtime this week. Plus, after Bob Saget passed away this weekend, it seems that everyone can agree on one thing: He really was a hell of a good guy.
#3593 If You CPAP, Say Pap
January 07, 2022 21:15 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBLuke and Camaro Kev join the show from Las Vegas, where they plan on visiting the hottest Taco Bell nightclub in the world (once Kevin gets his CPAP working.)
#3592 The Woody Woodpecker Cinematic Universe
January 06, 2022 20:27 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBLuke and Andrew overcome great technological adversity to produce today’s episode of TBTL, in which they eventually discuss Luke’s ill-advised homemade Neti pot and Andrew’s misguided attempts to turn his studio into an Andy Warhol-like party room.
No Point Conversion: The Empire Strikes Back Of Football Seasons
January 05, 2022 22:38 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBLuke and Andrew look to the future of their favorite football teams after very disappointing seasons by the Seahawks and Browns. Will either team start next year with their current quarterbacks? They hope so.
#3591 Hug First, Ask Questions Later
January 05, 2022 20:06 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBLuke and Andrew find themselves at opposite ends of a cultural divide in the ongoing “War On Oldies.” Plus, Luke learns about an ill-named mountain in Oregon that he thinks could, respectfully, use a rebranding.
#3590 Mole Call
January 04, 2022 19:45 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBLuke had to embark on an Ocean's Eleven-esque heist in order to get an audio recording into the proper hands yesterday. Plus, a concerned hockey fan may have saved a coach’s life after spotting a dangerous looking mole from afar.
#3589 Early Stage Dystopia
January 03, 2022 20:50 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBLuke and Andrew kick-off the new year by opening up a bunch of holiday cards from the Tens of Listeners and taking a couple of phone calls from old friends. They also discuss Don’t Look Up, the movie everyone seemed to be talking about over the winter break.
#3588 Luke And Andrew And The Bottlecap Mystery!
December 31, 2021 18:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MBLuke and Andrew end the year as they began it…by not getting to any of the topics they promised to cover. But they DO solve a couple of mysteries, including one involving some Burbank Family Drama going back decades.
#3587 We’ve All Made Some Mistakes In The Hat Department
December 30, 2021 18:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBSome songs go “lalala”. Some songs go “nanana.” And that, my friends, is the basis of today’s TBTL Winter Game!
#3586 Have You Heard The Good News About Smeagol?
December 29, 2021 18:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MBCan Luke and Andrew tell if a quote came from the bible, Shakespeare, or Lord of the Rings? We’ll find out in today’s installment of the TBTL Winter Games!
#3585 United We Fall
December 28, 2021 18:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBTBTL’s most famous BriTEN, Paul, challenges Luke and Andrew with a quiz about English slang. They also discuss one of Luke’s biggest crushes in pop music.
#3584 Hoisted By Our Owen Petard
December 27, 2021 18:05 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBLuke and Andrew debate the best (and worst) moments of vacations. They also spend a remarkable amount of time talking about sports posters from the 1980s. And they take an online quiz based on Owen Wilson’s famous catch phrase: “Wow.”
#3583 Nobody Out-Comedy’s The Luke
December 24, 2021 18:05 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBLuke’s encounter in a Chicago pizza shop sends Andrew on a Winter Games quest that he did not expect. Then they test their ability to recognize Christmas songs played backwards via a quiz created by Listener Aryn.
#3582 Wes Is More
December 23, 2021 18:05 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBWe all know Luke loves his Wes Anderson films…but does he love them enough to pass listener Kelly’s trivia quiz? Plus, Andrew reminisces about the time he was “hollered at” for bringing a drink down to a pool in Hawaii.
#3581 Magna Cum Grody
December 22, 2021 18:05 - 41 minutes - 19.2 MBTBTL Friendo Jami in Mississippi challenges Luke and Andrew (and their poor stomachs) with a homemade quiz based on her grandma’s friend’s 1970s-era cookbook.
#3580 A Matchbox Made In Heaven
December 21, 2021 18:05 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBDay two of the TBTL Winter Games has Luke and Andrew taking a long, hard look at their relationship as they play a version of the Newlywed Game. (Also, Andrew talks about his toy cars a lot, which is super cool.)
#3579 Close, But No Seagal
December 20, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBLet the TBTL Winter Games begin! Luke and Andrew kick-off two weeks of special episodes with a quiz from listener Mike, who wants to test their knowledge of Steven Seagal film titles. They also kick around some theories about heaven.
#3578 Dem Bits
December 17, 2021 20:38 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBLuke and Andrew discuss the story of a huge tip at a restaurant in Arkansas that ends up causing much more trouble than it was worth. They also relive the glory days of comedian Kat Williams causing havoc up and down the West Coast.
#3577 Blorn To Blurs
December 16, 2021 22:50 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBLuke had a scare at the airport yesterday, while Andrew was having the time of his life in Seattle. Also, Andrew maaaayyy have accidentally bought his girlfriend drug paraphernalia for Christmas?
#3576 Somewhere Between Humiliation And Triumph
December 15, 2021 21:49 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBLuke survived his icy water plunge this morning…at least long enough to tell us what happened. Plus, Jen “Flash” Andrews swings by the studio to talk about her adventures in foster parenting and why reboots like Sex AND The City are irresistible…but also probably a bad idea.
#3575 Ain’t No Laws When Your Hands Are Icy Claws
December 14, 2021 22:05 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBLuke is one day away from his arctic swim in the San Francisco Bay, and he is petrified. Plus, can Peloton sue Sex AND The City over the use of their product in the TV show? Andrew is skeptical of the whole thing.
#3574 Scent Of A Pacino
December 13, 2021 19:40 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBLuke saw some amazing art in Chicago this weekend….and he also saw some very not amazing art. Plus, a New Yorker profile of Succession actor Jeremy Strong has his colleagues jumping to his defense.
#3573 The Vax Of Life
December 10, 2021 19:21 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBAndrew almost cried when he went to get a booster shot yesterday, but not for the reason you think. Plus, authorities are cracking down on cosmetic enhancements at the world’s foremost camel beauty pageant.