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TBTL: Too Beautiful To Live

American Public Media

TBTL is a daily show hosted by two longtime friends goofing their way through the world the best they can. Join Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh as they cover the most important topics of the day, from 25 year-old film reviews to whether or not Andrew’s neighbors are secretly using his garbage bins.

Location:

United States

Description:

TBTL is a daily show hosted by two longtime friends goofing their way through the world the best they can. Join Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh as they cover the most important topics of the day, from 25 year-old film reviews to whether or not Andrew’s neighbors are secretly using his garbage bins.

Language:

English


Episodes

#4172 Enkoping Mechanisms

3/28/2024
Luke witnessed something at IKEA yesterday that concerned him, but he’s not sure how concerned he should be. He and Anderew also discuss the new Roadhouse movie, the old Roadhouse movie, and Andrew’s new two-radio experience.

Duration:01:29:38

#4171 Comparing Apples To Androids

3/27/2024
Luke and Andrew are surprised how much “green bubbles'' play a part in the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple. They also discuss various types of rocks.

Duration:01:08:07

#4170 Every Girl’s Crazy ‘Bout A Sharp Dressed Plant

3/26/2024
Andrew was excited about his new houseplant until he realized he might have made a huge mistake. Luke was up late(ish) putting together IKEA cabinetry, then was shocked by a new twist in the saga of his kitchen counters. And the Portland Pickles memorialize one of the best and worst moments in baseball broadcasting.

Duration:01:24:07

#4169 Bronxa Fides

3/25/2024
Andrew’s appearance on a local radio show somehow transforms him into a mustache man. Luke’s perfect reporting assignment in Palm Springs became less-than-perfect when strangers got involved. And they discuss the blowback (and comeuppance?) J-Lo is receiving on TikTok.

Duration:01:45:47

#4168 The Soft Bigotry Of High Expectation

3/22/2024
There was a truly astounding character on Luke’s flight this week. He and Andrew also discuss whether or not the owner of the Dodgers really “picked” his nose on camera, and they talk about the truly bonkers story developing around Shohei Ohtani and his translator.

Duration:01:19:23

#4167 Power Outlet!

3/21/2024
Luke sat next to a very unpleasant person at dinner yesterday, and Andrew is hungry for the details. Also, Andrew conjures some dark fantasies when he sees a very specific corner of the Seattle airport.

Duration:01:10:44

#4166 Tipping Points

3/20/2024
A good deed gone wrong gets Luke and Andrew talking about tipping culture. Plus, Andrew is very nervous about an upcoming radio gig.

Duration:01:42:03

#4165 Staring Into The VOIP

3/19/2024
Luke and Andrew have a lot of things to talk about today, but instead they go on a strange journey involving Zune recorders, landline telephones, and comedian Eddie Pepitone. They also discuss the fact that some stores are shutting down their self-checkout lines.

Duration:01:15:06

#4164 The Other Bingo

3/18/2024
Andrew tasted some glory at his Eagles club this weekend, but maybe not enough. Luke had to handle an unprecedented and uncomfortable situation on stage Saturday. And a listener proves that it’s never too late for Luke to go to film school.

Duration:01:48:03

#4163 Me Llamo Señor Soft Boy

3/15/2024
Luke comes to the show with a bunch of insults for Andrew so they can roleplay some retorts recommended by therapists. Plus, Andrew finally sat down to start a project last night that he's been planning for 25 years…only to be thwarted immediately.

Duration:01:42:27

#4162 I’m An Under-The-Influencer

3/14/2024
Luke did everything he could to keep his cool at The Home Depot yesterday after his big kitchen project hit a snag.

Duration:01:36:04

#4161 Don’t Tread On Memes

3/13/2024
Luke and Andrew try to wrap their minds around the legislation that could potentially eliminate TikTok in the U.S. Plus, Luke had something close to a religious experience on the set of Jeopardy! Yesterday.

Duration:01:38:03

#4160 If It’s Worth Dune, It’s Worth Dune Right

3/12/2024
Luke finds happiness on a Hollywood backlot while Andrew stumbles on a moment of bliss in his car. Luke also wants to know if he should see Dune 2, even though he skipped the first film.

Duration:01:19:46

#4159 This Landing Is My Landing

3/11/2024
Andrew is back from Mexico, after scaring himself silly on the flight home. Plus, Luke is proud of Jimmy Kimmel for ignoring his advisors and going with an edgy joke at the Oscars last night.

Duration:01:08:16

#4158 Warm Hand Luke

3/8/2024
Luke apologies for mistakes made during episode 4,157, while soldiering on without Andrew around to pick up the pieces. Thankfully, he's able to land the interview of the century to keep the show afloat until Andrew returns on Monday.

Duration:01:00:13

#4157 Mission Impastable

3/7/2024
Andrew plays hooky, leaving Luke to his own devices. Which turns out, is setting the record straight as he leaves the New York Times in shambles interviewing Stephanie, a newly minted Ten, about her experience with the Gray Lady.

Duration:01:26:21

#4156 Breaking The Fourth Wahlberg

3/6/2024
Luke and Andrew go down an unexpected memory lane as they listen back to old TBTL intro tape. They also look at Burger King’s sad “clap back” at Wendy’s surge pricing.

Duration:01:01:30

#4155 The Beautiful Biz Boys

3/5/2024
Luke, Jon and Andrew hold a Too Beautiful To Biz company team building exercise on the air. Mostly they talk about sandwiches and dogs, though.

Duration:01:02:35

#4154 Friend You, You Friendly Friend!

3/4/2024
Luke and Andrew weigh-in on a Tiktoker’s list of words that could be baby names if they weren’t already used as words. Andrew also has a killer idea for a new line of t-shirts, but he’s not willing to share the profits.

Duration:01:08:00

#4153 The Buddy Keeps The Score

3/1/2024
Dozens (DOZENS!) of listeners weigh-in on Luke’s mystery song, and they were all correct, leading Luke to question the efficacy of modern search engines.

Duration:01:22:43