Mike, Christy, Bobby, Meredith, Ann and Hillary have their right arms over the passenger seat of the Little Red Bandwagon, and are ready to back it into your feed* one last time. Join us for a heartfelt look at TBTL, the show and community that

#430 (Recap): I’m Trying to Be Young, but I’m So Tired!

Oct 7th, 2019 1h 35m

It’s October, so naturally we’re giving you a Coven (™) episode! The ladies of LRB are going through some stuff, though - Ann has major Diet Coke anxiety, Meredith might need to stop going on vacation (at least in Ohio), and Hillary is (of cour

#429 (Recap): Lost in the Sauce

Sep 30th, 2019 1h 21m

It’s getting chilly as we move into fall (unless you live in Texas, I guess), so we’ve built a cotton candy bonfire to warm our hands and hearts while we continue our last few weeks of focusing on TBTL. Your LRB hosts, however, are more interes

#428: The Final Final Friday of our Planned Cromulesence

Sep 27th, 2019 43m 56s

Welcome to the final “Final Friday” edition of LRB! Bobby is unapologetically Simpsons-splainin’, Mike is celebrating Ravelry Week, Ann is letting her inner bitch become her outer bitch, Christy is riding a rolley coaster of office dog emotion

#427 (Recap): No, We’re Not Sorry! We Have the Conference Room until 11!

Sep 23rd, 2019 1h 46m

In the waning days of LRB, Hillary, Ann, Bobby, and Mike are here to discuss all of the past week’s events in the LRB and TBTL worlds. Firstly, the Wagoneers have given us some LOVELY feedback on our transition to a non-TBTL podcast. Thank you

#426 (Clip Show): “It’s not my kind of show, but it’s better than sports.”

Sep 20th, 2019 1h 32m

Ann and Christy are laughing their way through this final LRB clip show by looking back at some times that people other than us offered up critical feedback for TBTL. But first, we acknowledge that our own responses to judgement from others are

425 (Recap): There’s Gross Men Everywhere

Sep 16th, 2019 1h 35m

Welcome to your slightly hungover, somewhat lonely, and extremely pet-centric episode of LRB! Ann, Hillary, Meredith, and Mike are here to talk you through all of that business/nonsense. We finally get around to recapping a bit of TBTL, includi

#424 (recap): Nighttime nibbles and good lotion gone bad

Sep 9th, 2019 1h 29m

It’s LRB’s official Hampton Inn Lobby Rotary Pre-Funk, complete with DIY waffles and soggy ottomans. Bobby shares pictures of hotel elevators, Mike Has Ideas to accommodate traveling snackers, Ann recalls the time she went Hollywood, and Meredi

#423 (Recap): More of an El Ropo than a Criss Angel

Sep 2nd, 2019 1h 44m

We’re pretty sure we won’t get memberships in Illusionists Local 4309 after this show, but it’s a sacrifice we’re willing to make. Christy, Mike, and Ann take the opportunity provided by a content-lite week of TBTL to go heavy on our own storie

#422 (Final Friday): “Midwest is a state of mind, baby”

Aug 30th, 2019 1h 34m

Two shows in one! Sort of. First, Bobby, Christy, Ann and Mike are nearly derailed from any substantial talk of TBTL by a corn fest, a pile of dirt, and a familial connection to a(n) (in)famous (minor) celebrity bowler. Thankfully, the LRB Mail

#421 (Recap): A Coven + Episode

Aug 26th, 2019 1h 37m

A full Coven (plus) has convened for this LRB episode! Hillary and Christy reveal that they are teens at heart. Ann reveals that she is a MN State Fair expert (LRB event next year?), and Meredith reveals she used to have a pet snake! Other topi

#420 (recap): The magic of swing!

Aug 19th, 2019 1h 25m

It’s been a busy weekend indeed at LRB. Bobby hosted a party (and met listener Bet!) despite battling a chest cold. Hillary prepared (mentally) for back-to-school time despite it only being August. Meredith made new friends despite being at the

#419 (Clip Show): Ode On a Cat-roll

Aug 16th, 2019 1h 38m

There comes a time in a young man’s life when he feels that the entire world is persecuting him. And sometimes that’s accurate, especially when you’re talking about Andrew Walsh and the phenomenon of the cat-roll. From his (supposed) pal Luke,

#418 (Recap) The Canned Wine in Our Minds

Aug 12th, 2019 1h 47m

It’s another week here at collective LRB studios, and Hillary, Ann, Bobby, and Mike are running down the latest navel-gazing adventures of TBTL. Lots of questions were asked this week. Is Trump going to win in 2020 (don’t jinx it, Luke!)? Is Lu

#417 (Recap): A Mountain of Crab Legs and a Lake of Butter

Aug 5th, 2019 1h 18m

What a fun time we had in Seattle! Your LRB hosts are (mostly) back home and ready for a post-picnic weekend debrief. We have lots to discuss, including how Hillary is sober on the show for the first time in … a while, what caused Meredith to d

#416: The LRB 2019 Post-Picnic Recap, Live!

Jul 29th, 2019 46m 47s

The picnic is over and the votes are in! Ann, Bobby, Christy, Hillary, Meredith and special guest Gus reveal the winners from the Oreo Challenge at the 2019 LRB Picnic while discussing the merits of the unholy suicide/graveyard bowl of cookie l

#415 (Final Friday): Happy Picnic Day!

Jul 26th, 2019 35m 31s

Join The Coven™ and Bobby for a quick Final Friday roundup featuring peak podcasting, Reality TV hypocrisy, decoy ducks, more butt faxes, and more. Plus, airport wheelchair groupies, backwoods hotel wifi, puppies as presidents, microwave chicke

#414 (recap): Shotgun schadenfreude

Jul 22nd, 2019 1h 35m

This week, Hillary is back from Europe, Bobby is back from Missouri, Mike is back from cursing Ann, and Ann is back on the Conan Train. For the stick, we recap the latest week of TBTL. And for the marrot, we learn about Ann and Mike’s meat brid

#413 (Recap): ACME Prime Day(s)

Jul 15th, 2019 1h 27m

It’s the end of the TBTL 2019 Summer Games, and your LRB recappers have laced up our Air Jordan McNasty 25s for the final match. We reflect on the second week of (improved) quizzes, the problems with ska, why you really should consider those ta

#412 (Clip Show): Paleo-Curious and Other Diets

Jul 12th, 2019 1h 45m

In our media-obsessed culture, the emphasis on having a trim figure is constant and overwhelming. Almost all of us have been frustrated, at some point, by not being able to achieve the perfect (or, let’s face it, just slightly improved) body, b

#411 (recap): It’s all fun and games until someone explains the joke

Jul 8th, 2019 1h 29m

TBTL may have half-assed Summer Games Week (as well as the pronunciation of chorizo and allium), but Ann, Mike and Bobby are most definitely full-assing this week’s LRB. Bobby just got back from Blue Jays Loonie Dog Night in Toronto, and the Gr

#410 (Recap): The Perils of Owning an Iguana With PTSD

Jul 1st, 2019 1h 31m

It’s time for another TBTL recap or, as we’re calling it, an hour and a half of enjoyable nonsense. The Bonsai Team of Hillary, Mike and Ann has gathered to recap topics that include whether we could handle being trapped on an airplane, age-rel

#409 (Final Friday): “I Want to Win a Bagel!”

Jun 28th, 2019 1h 24m

t’s the end of the month, and Bobby, Ann, Hillary, Mike and Christy have a lot of ground to cover before the Jamaican-Norwegian housekeeper comes knocking. Inspired by recent conversations on TBTL, we share some of our worst job interviews, as

#408 (recap): You’re a Dirtbag, No Judgment

Jun 24th, 2019 1h 27m

In the wise words of Stefon, this LRB has everything: alcoholic Oreos, garlic tips, crappy cars that blow only heat, Stephen Tobolowsky, ironic cybersecurity training, Mary McDonnell, and, of course, Deeznutz. Join the Coven (™) for all that an

#407 (recap): We Are the Gross Ones

Jun 17th, 2019 1h 28m

Holy frijoles! Bobby, Mike, Hillary and Christy are on the line to recap the latest week that was, and sweating out of every orifice. (Sorry, just trying to live up to the title.) Join us for talk about Christy’s fake sleeping bus face, Hillary