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Captain Sully Sullenberger Mar 01, 2024

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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from CAPTAIN SULLY SULLENBERGER! (Originally broadcast on WFMU on March 10th, 2009)

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BEING DEAD LIVE IN STUDIO! AFTER YOU KILL HITLER, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR TIME MACHINE? JACK N.D. BIENSTOCK IN NEWBRIDGE! Feb 28, 2024

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Hear a LIVE MUSIC SET from Austin Texas’ surf/ freak pop/ frantic-punk rockers BEING DEAD! Phones ring on the topic: AFTER YOU KILL HITLER, WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR TIME MACHINE? SIMON DOOM calls in to talk about his band's Spiral Heads new album 'Til I'm Dead! Tom gets a call from JACK N.D. BIENSTOCK IN NEWBRIDGE!

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Jeff Tweedy Feb 23, 2024

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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom talks to legendary musician and author JEFF TWEEDY! (Originally Aired August 10th, 2022)

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MGMT IN STUDIO! TALLIE MEDEL! JULIA VICKERMAN! GRAHAM REEPER! Feb 21, 2024

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MGMT's Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser return to The Best Show to talk about their new album LOSS OF LIFE, the video for BUBBLEGUM DOG, and so much more!! Plus they're joined by Bubblegum Dog music video co-director JULIA VICKERMAN!! Our pal TALLIE MEDEL (Everything Everywhere All At Once) stops by!! Plus, Tom gets a call from GRAHAM REEPER!

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Patreon Preview - Ahoy #1: McDonald's Feb 16, 2024

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Enjoy this free episode of our Patreon exclusive podcast Ahoy!

In this episode, Tom Scharpling and Harri Woliner eat and review the fish sandwich from McDonald's, with a tangent or two along the way. (Originally released on Patreon April 2nd, 2023)

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LIVE MUSIC FROM DAIISTAR! WHAT DO YOU LOVE? WE FOOLED PETER FUNT! WE ARE THE WORLD DOCUMENTARY! Feb 14, 2024

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Phones ring on the topic: WHAT DO YOU LOVE? Austin TX noise pop band DAIISTAR plays a live set! Candid Camera's Peter Funt fooled by our Billy Joel song! The Horseman discuss the new documentary about We Are The World! And so much more!!

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Darren From Work Feb 09, 2024

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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from DARREN FROM WORK! (Originally Aired August 23rd, 2022)

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GRIFFIN NEWMAN! BILLY JOEL FAKE SONG MAKES NEWS! PERRY SHALL! TOM AT THE SPHERE! STEVE SLIMBALL IN NEW OLDBRIDGE! NICK THORBURN! Feb 07, 2024

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GRIFFIN NEWMAN (Blank Check, The George Lucas Talk Show) returns to talk Fonzie, character actors, and Star Wars clichés! A Fox News affiliate in Houston thought our fake Billy Joel song was a real Billy Joel song - Tom and the Four Horsemen watch the clip live on the show! Back from his big night at The Grammy's, friend of the show PERRY SHALL regales us with tales of glitz, glamour, and gossip! Hear a call from STEVE SLIMBALL IN NEW OLDBRIDGE! Plus, TOM VISITED THE LAS VEGAS SPHERE! Who did he see? Find out right here! And who do YOU want to see there? Callers weigh in on who should rock the sphere next! Nick Thorburn swings by and MORE!

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Live Performance from Mike Krol (Remixed and Remastered) Feb 02, 2024

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BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Mike Krol plays a blistering live set at the Forever Dog studio, and this time it's been remixed and remastered by engineer Andrew! (Originally Aired August 9th, 2022; remixed and remastered in 2024)

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JAMES URBANIAK! JOHN ROSS BOWIE! TOM WRITES THE NEW BILLY JOEL SONG! ROD FROM WEST NEWBRIDGE! Jan 31, 2024

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JAMES URBANIAK and JOHN ROSS BOWIE discuss forgotten Jersey theme parks, NYC news anchors, and their new play Brushsroke! TOM WRITES THE NEW BILLY JOEL SONG with live piano accompaniment from Brian Heveron-Smith! Tom gets a call from ROD FROM WEST NEWBRIDGE!

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