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
Networks:
American Public Media
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
#4488 A Show About Almosts
6/13/2025
Things are really heating up in the Great TBTL Billboard Hunt! Jon joins the show to offer Clue #4 and review some recent guesses. Luke and Andrew also almost develop a theory about fountains on TV shows. And Luke is angry that he has a hotel room with a nice view.
Duration:00:54:15
#4487 The Man Who Brought The Medium Edge To The Casino
6/12/2025
Luke and Andrew flutter from topic to topic and discuss everything from the heart medication Andrew isn’t taking to a couple of surprising upcoming performances at local casinos. Plus, Luke feels like he needs some closure after an awkward moment yesterday.
Duration:01:30:19
#4486 Splinter Group
6/11/2025
Andrew found himself in an honest-to-gosh negotiation with a robot yesterday and it kind of blew his mind. He also has an update on his recent finger injury, while Luke has been talking to a preacher at the World’s Largest Truck Stop.
Duration:00:52:01
#4485 Rashomon, Not Rochambeau
6/10/2025
Luke had an encounter at an airport bar that has Andrew ON EDGE. They also discuss the “world’s largest litter box” that Luke has accidentally built in his back yard. And they get a big update on the famous billboard along I-5 that has displayed wackadoo conservative messages for decades.
Duration:01:08:06
#4484 A Litter Box For Bad Jokes
6/9/2025
Andrew considers doing some home surgery during the show, but then thinks better of it as he deals with a painful injury. He and Luke also trade notes on the desperate and desolate conditions of modern day drugstores. And a listener has some solid phlebotomy advice.
Duration:01:12:47
#4483 The Science Of Gravel
6/6/2025
Jon swings by with an update and a BRAND NEW CLUE in The Great TBTL Billboard Hunt! Luke and Andrew also discuss gravel, Fish Sticks Baseball, and Luke’s recent adventures in glitter-bombing. And they celebrate a very special TBTL anniversary.
Duration:01:26:59
#4482 There Won’t Be Blood
6/5/2025
Andrew’s experience at the doctor’s yesterday gives Luke an idea for all-night phlebotomy parlors. They also discuss very early bidet advertising in Japan, which included the phrase “warm, but not surprising.”
Duration:00:56:30
#4481 How Many Licks Does It Take To Get To The Center Of A Landjäger?
6/4/2025
Luke is working through some big concerns about a news assignment he may or may not accept. He and Andrew also talk about a classic case of Bunk Journalism involving Clint Eastwood and an Australian newspaper. And Andrew’s back on them Popsicles again. Big time.
Duration:01:20:49
#4480 Nampa Knowm Howm
6/3/2025
Luke and Andrew reflect on Marc Maron’s decision to end his podcast and the news that their old podcast network is essentially no more. They also discuss the new Pavement doc, which Andrew just watched, and the new Pee Wee Herman doc, which Luke is watching.
Duration:01:25:29
#4479 I Bleat For You
6/2/2025
Luke attended this weekend’s big TBTL Junior Sluggers game and came away with a very important memento. Andrew witnessed some pretty strange vibes online this weekend and wants to explore them. And Luke is still reeling from a dark prediction regarding his own well being.
Duration:01:21:09
#4478 Literally Edmonds And Culturally Lutheran
5/30/2025
Jon joins Luke and Andrew to reveal Clue #2 in the Great TBTL Billboard Hunt! Plus, Andrew engaged in some questionable behavior at Tuesday’s Mariners game. And Luke’s flight home from NYC might have been the weirdest flight he’s ever been on.
Duration:01:31:17
#4477 A Rolling Walsh Gathers No Coffee
5/29/2025
Luke enjoyed heavy metal music yesterday and got a fist bump from James Hetfield. Andrew found himself out late last night and without coffee this morning.
Duration:01:22:31
#4476 What About Bobble?
5/28/2025
Andrew is headed to the Mariners game tonight, where he hopes to get a bobblehead for Genevieve. He and Luke also discuss the TikTok trend of men calling each other to say “goodnight.”
Duration:01:17:02
#4475 Brand Practice
5/27/2025
Luke and Andrew reminisce about their experiences with The Magnetic Fields, grade school band, and strange things Luke has witnessed outside his hotel windows over the years. They also discuss HBO’s “bold” decision to call itself HBO again.
Duration:01:09:03
#4474 Bright, Almost Neon Orange Hosiery
5/26/2025
Camaro Kev swings by to tell Luke and Andrew about his time in some of the sketchiest dive bars the greater Vancouver, WA, area has to offer. They also get a much needed update from Coach Ben on the TBTL Junior Sluggers. And Andrew is still glowing after his day of hot Whirleyball action.
Duration:00:57:10
#4473 Speedball Air Will Get You There
5/23/2025
TBTL Business Boy Jon Sklaroff hops on the show to launch THE GREAT TBTL BILLBOARD HUNT! Can you guess where we’re putting up our billboard? Jon kicks-off the adventure by offering the first clue.
Duration:01:06:14
#4472 Born In The Endzone, Thought Got A Touchdown
5/22/2025
Luke had a mini-showdown on a recent TV shoot that almost required him to wear a camera on his head. Plus, he’s all fired-up about a recent obit that seems disingenuous. And Andrew got a new phone, so he’s in a weird place right now.
Duration:01:10:09
#4471 Go Off, Unhinged King!
5/21/2025
Luke has a new nemesis in the air travel game. And she’s a two year old. He and Andrew also remember George Wendt, who passed away this week.
Duration:01:22:37
#4470 Fifty Shades Of Jones
5/20/2025
Andrew went to see Friendship yesterday, so he and Luke are able to give a proper (spoiler-free!) review. Luke also reviews a restaurant called Texas Roadhouse after spending 8 minutes there. And Andrew needs help picking a new phone.
Duration:01:13:35
#4469 The Possible Over-Indexing Of Gordon Thomas
5/19/2025
Luke saw the new Tim Robinson / Paul Rudd movie “Friendship” this weekend, and it was a whole happening! He and Andrew also reminisce about the time Luke pretended to broadcast an inning of a baseball game, and why Andrew would never even attempt such a feat.
Duration:01:21:55