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December 31, 2013: | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 24, 2013: Special classic episode of the Best Show from Jan. 17, 2006: Tom Talks About A Sad Ebay Auction, Marky Ramone Calls In To Plug His Many Endeavors, And The Ted Leo-MC Steinberg Rap Battle, With A Panel Of Celebrity Judges! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 17, 2013: Headphones vs.Tom. Calls from old, new and weird callers. Officer Harrups needs help. Vance and Gary drop by. AP Mike wants a new job title. Philly Boy Roy and Roy Jr. wreak havoc. JON WURSTER joins Tom in-studio. It's the electrifying conclusion! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 10, 2013: The penultimate Best Show with JULIE KLAUSNER, COCO from THE ETTES, JELLOMAN, GABE DELAHAYE, CHRIS GETHARD, AIMEE MANN, TED LEO and others in-studio! Lots of classic callers. Gary's Twelve Days of Christmas. A startling admission by Darren from Work. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 3, 2013: PATTON OSWALT and JULIE KLAUSNER in-studio! TODD BARRY on the horn. Buying a switchblade before a Billy Joel concert. Bob Dylan needs 178 pizzas. Bruno Mars at the Dole Plantation. "Comedians Are Nuts" returns! Fonzie and ALF talk. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

January 29, 2013: AP Mike Appreciation Night! Listeners recount their favorite Mike Memories, including big time Movie star ZACH GALIFIANAKIS! Bryce reveals some secrets from the past. Mike is honored in story, song and verse. Plus, Gary the Squirrel's pays tribute! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 22, 2013: Please stand for the singing of our national anthem. Tom's party jam, 'Come On, Y'all (It's Time to Have Fun!),' finally drops! Philly Boy Roy has a new hobby. Listeners submit their picks for 'Best Moments in Music.' Plus, Tom rides the rails again. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 15, 2013: Californian comedian KURT BRAUNOHLER calls & gets a movie pitch from Gary the Squirrel. MICHAEL K of the Cynics calls to chew the fat. Topics: "What if GG Allin was switched with Elvis?" & "What's the worst song to get beat up to?" Plus, Canadians. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 8, 2013: True story: comedian TODD BARRY calls to ring in 2013. Tarkington 44 is getting back together! Tom's father calls to chide his son. AP Mike & two bags of shrimp visit Fredericks in Florida. Tom tinkers with rock history. Plus, "Dinklage Unchained!" | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 1, 2013: The Rest Show w/ Rob Hatch-Miller, Daniel Ralston, Maggie Serota, Carl Bennett, Geoff Rickly + special guest Liam McEneaney! | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!

November 27, 2012: Tom pitches his Internet novelty record. Director JASON WOLINER, CEO of JeShirt.com, & National Comic ANDY KINDLER check in! Gar McDaniel, drummer of Flesh, calls about his autobiography. Topic: 'Who is the least funny person in America?' Plus, Shaq! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 20, 2012: Things start with talk of 'Sons of Anarchy,' rocking Depends & the dumbest Stones lyrics ever heard. Can Tom get Herman Cain to call the show? Philly Boy Roy has a musical proposition. Papa John's delivers. The Monsters of Dubstep. Plus, COCO calls! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 13, 2012: The phones are back! Calls from funny men KURT BRAUNOHLER aka 'Joe California' & the mellowly fruitful DAVID REES. TIM HEIDECKER does his 1001st pitch of his new film 'The Comedy' & mourns the death of America. Remember, WFMU still needs your help! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 6, 2012: It's an odd one straight from the heart. The Good News: Tom's back post-Hurricane Sandy taking calls on a $9 cellphone to prove that NEW JERSEY DON'T QUIT! The Bad News: No Record Fair + storm damage = WFMU needs your help. Please, pledge @ wfmu.org. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

October 30, 2012: No show today due to Hurricane Sandy and the power outage
October 23, 2012: Comedy legends CHRIS ELLIOTT & ADAM RESNICK are in studio for all 3 hours! Amongst other things, they discuss: 'Cabin Boy's troubled production and lasting legacy, the all too short-lived 'Get A Life' and of course, Chuck Woolery and Garry Shandling. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 16, 2012: Candidates debate, but the show rolls on! Tom issues the 'Frankie Teardrop' Headphone Challenge. 'Sons of Anarchy' ruins TV. 'Podcast Hero' is born! AP Mike reviews Neil Young's book. Topic: Rap Album Skits. Plus, Gary the Squirrel mesmerizes Mike! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 9, 2012: It's the Best Show's 12th Birthday! In studio: funny person JULIE KLAUSNER & rock star A.C. NEWMAN! Topic: Clinic for Karaoke Flameouts. The words 'sex', 'placenta' & 'Tony Danza' get said a lot. Plus, Gary presents a 'Comedians are Nuts' 2-for-1! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 2, 2012: A call from DC PIERSON, witness to true rage. Chuck Woolery blocks Tom on Twitter. Romney staffer Ben Dublin tries to make up some demographic ground. Topic: 'Credit Where Credit is Due.' Little Steven Kickstarts The Rascals. Plus, Tom's 'Skum List!' | Listen: Pop‑up player!

September 25, 2012: Author/Artisanal Pencil Sharpener DAVID REES & Comedian KURT BRAUNOHLER are in the studio! Topics: 'Dudes walking through doors' & 'Stump Dr. Pencil.' Darren from Work meets Newbridge's finest. Plus, Gary's back with another 'Comedians are Nuts!' | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 18, 2012: Todd-o-phonic Todd filled in.
September 11, 2012: Dom gets his wires crossed. Topics: 'Never Saw, Heard or Read It' & 'Humanity 101.' Gary throws the book at AP Mike. Tom makes a Twitter love connection with Chuck Woolery! Vance reads an open letter about, well, you know. Plus, other big huckadoos! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 4, 2012: JAMES URBANIAK seeks sanction for his new podcast. Dom Scharpling dials a wrong number. Garry Shandling: Twitter bully. Comedian ROB DELANEY calls about his new special, but Gary the Squirrel nabs him for 'Comedians are Nuts!' Plus, GENTLEMAN JESSE! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

August 28, 2012: The Rest Show with Rob Hatch-Miller, AP Mike, Maggie Serota, Spoony & Brad LaBonte! | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 21, 2012: Depravity's Rainbow filled in.
August 14, 2012: A night of legends! Comedian ANDY KINDLER calls to talk to Tom, but gets hijacked by Gary the Squirrel for an episode of 'Comedians are Nuts!' Stephen in Chicago finally engineers a call from his boss, STEVE ALBINI! Plus, is this the last Best Show? | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 7, 2012: COCO from THE ETTES professes her love. National touring comedian TODD BARRY pleads with those who are on the fence. Garrison Keillor's 'Writer's Almanac on the Storm.' Tom is hooked on the Olympics. 'Batman 3' talk. Plus, callers get Bad Companyed! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

July 31, 2012: Tales of trampoline terror! KURT BRAUNOHLER joins Gary the Squirrel on the premiere of 'Comedians are Nuts.' De Niro vs. Robo De Niro. Todd from 'Behind the Saloon Doors' calls about his charitable work. Topic: 'Never Seen It, Read It or Heard It.' | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 24, 2012: Terry calls in from Woodstock by way of outer space. Topic: 'Perfect Storms.' More on 'Staten Island Garbage Rats.' Tom's still losing his marbles over 'The Wall.' 'CPO Scharpling!' What if America was a Golden Corral? Plus, Gary's 'List Of Fools!' | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 17, 2012: The Best Show passes 1500 hours! Officer Tom & Purple Shirt return from the void! Tom's brother Dom catches us up on his favorite TV show. Tom & AP Mike 'Break Bad.' Tom's waiting room entertainment woes. Plus, 'Staten Island Garbage Rats!' | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 10, 2012: Remembering Dennis Flemion of The Frogs. 'Put down that shark!' Darren from Work calls in from a wild night on the high seas! Can Tom & Mitt Hamine make peace? Vance, Gary & AP Mike join Tom to talk 'The Wall.' Plus, a reading from 'Scar Tissue.' | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 3, 2012: Fear & Loathing in Spike's Basement. Non-pro fireworks stink. Sir Scott heralds yet another summer of bored kid callers. Tom pitches 'Fargo 2: Hockey Cat.' Gary & Mike contrasted. Plus, Exhibit A of Anthony Kiedis' crimes against the music industry. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

June 26, 2012: Rob Hatch-Miller fills in for The Best Show with AP Mike, Daniel Ralston & Maggie Serota | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 19, 2012: It's 'Talk over Tom' night! Tom sounds off on Soundgarden, spoonmen & Adam Carolla. Philly Boy Roy breaks some big political news! Topics: phony retirements & most annoying companions on a trip to Mars. Plus, Vance seeks a band to produce his epic! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 12, 2012: THE 500th SHOW! Classic bed music! Omar checks in! JULIE KLAUSNER, TED LEO, SAM SEDER, JOHN HODGMAN & JASON WOLINER pay homage! Gary's remix of his AP Mike remix! Glimpse the future as the show gets unstuck in time! Wally Wackiman 'sings' for peace! | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 5, 2012: Comedian KURT BRAUNOHLER of IFC's 'Bunk' is in the studio! Tom defends Sammy Hagar & alligators. COCO of THE ETTES calls! AP Mike fires back at Gary the Squirrel with his spooky answer song! Save It, Shelve It, Stuff It. Plus, PIXARt's "The General." | Listen: Pop‑up player!

May 29, 2012: Tom speaks to the future about his place in history as his 500th show looms! De-mythologizing The Band. "Hollywood Babylon." Philly Boy Roy wants Newbridge to shine. Keep It or Dump It. Gary & the Heartthrobs debut their hit record "Hey, AP Mike!" | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 22, 2012: CHRIS GETHARD's worst idea ever. Atlantic City. Dumpster woes. Calls from Newbridge High class presidential candidate Mike Wilkens & his campaign manager, Kyle. Entertainer DAVE HILL, author of "Tasteful Nudes", and comedian NICK FLANAGAN in studio! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 15, 2012: Rob Hatch-Miller fills in w/ guests Alex Ross Perry, AP Mike & actor Chad Raisin | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 8, 2012: Depravity's Rainbow filled in.
May 1, 2012: Movies summed up in one sentence! The Best Show 100! Forgiveness! A cavalcade of classic callers! Tom's self-coronation as the King of Free Entertainment! A chat with a human Siri! Ice Cube v/s a can of Coors Light! And MATT FRACTION checks in! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

February 28, 2012: Week 2 of the WFMU Marathon! Tom and HATCH are joined by TED LEO, JOHN HODGMAN and PATRICK STICKLES from TITUS ANDRONICUS! A suit from Shout Radio gives Tom his marching orders! Radio Theater! Puppets! Skeevy! Thanks everyone! We did it again! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 27, 2012: Special Marathon Week 2 Podcast | Listen: MP3 - 128K | Pop‑up player!
February 21, 2012: 2012 WFMU Marathon! Tom and co-host Therese with TED LEO and JULIE KLAUSNER! Gary! Vance! Duets! Insults! Celebrity Apprentice! Philly Boy Roy! Keep WFMU going! Please! We Love You! Donate Now! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 20, 2012: Special Marathon Week 1 Podcast | Listen: MP3 - 128K | Pop‑up player!
February 14, 2012: Writer and illustrator MICHAEL KUPPERMAN is in the studio! The Newbridge machete craze! The Banksy of Human Interaction checks in! Gary takes on 3D and busts Mike beans some more! Howard Cosell meets John Lennon! And the lovelorn call in to complain! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 7, 2012: Hatch fills in for the Best Show with Daniel Ralston, Maggie Serota, Spoony, Wally Wackiman, the Greggulator, H-Man and more! | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!

August 30, 2011: Guest host Hatch holds auditions for a co-host | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 23, 2011: What if more demons called in! Singing over the Pet Sounds instrumentals! Chestnut Mare –a song about a man and a horse! Topics: Most of the Least; Least of the Most! And Blaze Monroe, of the Newbridge Monroes, speaks of his many achievements! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 16, 2011: The anatomy of a buffet! A harrowing tale of high school bullying! A drunken dad at a hardcore show! Philly Boy Roy had a great time at the Gathering! Bugtussle Bill, Alabama's most famous possum! And an appearance from JULIE FROM CINCINNATI! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 9, 2011: VANESSA BAYER is in-studio, discussing her trailblazing dad, Offspring parodies and the poor dietary habits of SNL staff! All the regular callers get banned! And Brent Prefontaine – Bryce's brother – offers to be the show's Cannabis Correspondent! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 2, 2011: Therese & Mike co-host the Best Show | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!

March 29, 2011: Philly Boy Roy is stuck at an Emerald Nightmare party! Guy Ritchie is a British Kevin Smith! NJ's most dangerous theme park, Action Park! PATTON OSWALT calls from onstage in Athens, GA! And PAUL F. TOMPKINS checks in from Australia! What a show! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 22, 2011: Newbridge High basketball star, and viral video star, "Magic" Todd Manheim checks in! Things get supernatural! Spike finally breaks his silence on Chris Brown! Tom discusses Garrison Keillor's retirement! Fredericks! More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 15, 2011: American comedian TODD BARRY calls in from his new landline and brings the laffs! Tom talks about his experience aboard the Bruise Cruise! Is Chicago such a tough city? And Congressman Monroe checks in and calls Tom a silly-dilly-pickle! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 8, 2011: Week 2 of the 2011 Marathon! Co-host HATCH! TED LEO and CARL NEWMAN return and play each others' hits! JOHN HODGMAN reads pledges! KURT VILE plays songs! PHILLY BOY ROY is in trouble! Thanks to everyone for supporting the station! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 8, 2011: Special Marathon Week 2 Podcast | Listen: MP3 - 128K | Pop‑up player!
March 1, 2011: It's week one of the 2011 WFMU Fundraising marathon! Tom and co-host THERESE are joined in the studio by TED LEO and A.C. NEWMAN! Gene Simmons checks in! Help keep WFMU afloat: Donate now! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

December 28, 2010: Ron Scharpling is furious because his brother Tom ruined Christmas! PFT calls from South Carolina, and AP MIKE calls from Florida! Plus: Spike won the lottery, Tom saw the Wu-Tang Clan with a crowd of maniacs, and someone new is thrown into the Hate Pit! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 21, 2010: No sign of a Four Loko hangover as Tom welcomes Matador Records' signing KURT VILE to the studio to play a couple of tracks! Plus a chat with ANDREW EARLES about his awesome new Husker Du book! And Philly Boy Roy does something inappropriate for once. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 14, 2010: It's the 2010 Best Show Holiday Party! Tom is joined in the studio by JOHN HODGMAN, JOHN RODERICK, many other friends, and all the Four Loko they can drink! Mike dances! Tom giggles! AIMEE MANN calls in! So does 80s Rick! Happy Holidays to all! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 7, 2010: The one and only JULIE KLAUSNER joins Tom in the studio! Mike drinks Four Loko and goes nuts! A young lady recounts her adventures in babysitting! Tom's nephew Caesar, an aspiring writer, calls in to bond with his uncle! This was a good one! | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!

November 30, 2010: A Bruce Springsteen biographer calls in and reveals many shocking secrets about the Boss! (Or does he?) TODD BARRY calls while walking down the street! A 93 year old man offers much wisdom, and Tom regrets watching a film that Mike recommended! | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 23, 2010: Funnymen TIM AND ERIC call and discuss their ambitious new live show! Tom imagines what the Human Carpet's comedy podcast would sound like! Dexter from the Offspring has his own hot sauce! And Burger King's Human Whopper commercials are creepy! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 16, 2010: Philly Boy Roy checks in to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving, and drop a bombshell from his past! An Unfair Record Review of the new Santana album! Two calls from Australia, and one from Switzerland! And Spike wants Times Square to be more gross. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 9, 2010: Tom says 'Shame on you, Brooklyn' after encountering Georgio the Human Carpet! A sad restauranteur takes Tom to task! Mike talks of seeing Roger Waters! The topic is an old fave, "You Couldn't Pay Me" and Tom threatens to beat up the Zodiac Killer! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 2, 2010: Darren from works checks in with stories about his voting experience and rock n' roll fantasy camp! Tom bemoans movie stars that try pandering to nerds! Is John Carpenter terrible? And the topic is "Best Show Hall of Heroes / Hall of Villains"! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

October 26, 2010: Comedy heroes PAUL SCHEER and JASON WOLINER are in-studio! So is our favorite actress, LISA JANE PERSKY. Stories of Piranha 3D, Weekend at Bernies, and Russell Crowe's standup skills, follow! And Tom drafts his fantasy basketball team live on air! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 19, 2010: Tom's back after a long absence! Early callers make him wonder if it was worth it, but celebrity callers TODD BARRY and TED LEO turn it around! There's an argument with a snob who thinks Jackass is beneath him. Captain Elitist, I think his name was. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 12, 2010: Best Show 10th Anniversary with Guest Hosts Mike and Therese | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 5, 2010: Mike and Therese Host The Best Show | Listen: Pop‑up player!

September 29, 2009: JACKSON PUBLICK And JAMES URBANIAK From THE VENTURE BROTHERS Are Live In Studio! Talk Of Tom's Car Breaking Down! And Spike Discusses Why He Keeps WEIRDOS EXPOSED At Work Instead Of At Home. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 22, 2009: A Call From Tom's Uncle Who Wants To Jam With Santana, The Topic Is "You Went Too Far, Now You Are The One Who Is Wrong", Calls From Jen Kirkman And Paul F. Tompkins, And Discussion Of Shohreh Aghdashloo's Breathing Issues. | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 15, 2009: Spike Mourns The Passing Of The Guiding Light, The H-Man Goes On Trial, The Debut Of Wally Wackiman, A Fantasy Football Fan Talks About His Team And The Laurie/Larry Da Perv Radio Date! | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 8, 2009: Ted Leo In Studio! John Hodgman In Studio! Karl The Repairman In Studio! A Special Interview With Sanjaya! Lisa Jane Persky In Studio! Talk Of INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS! The Pre-Best Show Meetup Show! A Ton Of Fun! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 1, 2009: Therese filled in. This Is the Debut Of The Therese And Mike Show!

June 30, 2009: A Call From A Man Looking To Spread His Talent Across The Land, The Topic Is 'Going South' Which Brings Out Some Great Stories, And You Will Not Believe The First Caller Of The Show. What A Complete Jerk. Seriously. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 24, 2009: A Live In Studio Appearance From TED LEO, The Brushman Stops By The Studio To Do Battle With Tom, Strike Three For Larry The Perv And A True Battle Of Wits With A Caller Trying To Beat Tom At His Own Mind Game! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 16, 2009: A Call From The Brushman, A Discussion Of Dumb Vanity License Plates, The Neil Young Box Gets Tom Mad And Strike Two For Larry The Perv And His Play. | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 9, 2009: A Call From Tom's Godfather, Larry The Perv Attempts To Debut His Play, Spike Announces He's Writing A Book And 'It's Time To Stop' Is The Topic. | See the playlist | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 2, 2009: A Six Hour Extravaganza With PAUL F TOMPKINS and JOHN HODGMAN Live In Studio! A Call From A Newbridge Superstar Jock, The Julie Show, James Live In Studio, The Mike Show And MORE. A True Epic. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

April 28, 2009: The One And Only MARTIN SHORT Calls In And Talks To Tom! A Call From A Basketball Legend! The Debut Of THE MIKE SHOW, With A Call From Bryce! The Ultimate Spike Turf Out! A SHOW FOR THE AGES!! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 21, 2009: Special Guest Paul F Tompkins In The Studio, A Phone Call From (To, Actually) John Hodgman, A Talk With The Captain Of The Hijacked Boat And More. A Great Show. Enjoy It Now! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 14, 2009: A Call From An Irate Boxmasters Fan, The Greatest And Worst (Non-Historical) Moments Of The Twentieth Century Part 1, The Debut Of Kids Radio And More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 7, 2009: Mike Lupica filled in.

March 31, 2009: A Call From A Fellow Newbridge Green Raiders Supporter, A Lengthy Discussion of Watchmen, A Correction In The Rush Market And Lots Of Good Calls. Fun Fun FUN. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 24, 2009: A Call From Tom's Very Unhealthy Cousin. The Topic Is 'I Love You Friend, But You're Wrong On This One', And Fredericks Logs A World Class Call. All During The Filming Of A Nicholas Cage Movie! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 17, 2009: A Post Marathon Show Filled With Exhaustion And Gratitude. And A Lot Of Callers Also. I Cannot Remember What This Show Was About, To Be Honest. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 11, 2009: Week Two Of The WFMU Marathon! With Special Guests: Ted Leo! Aimee Mann! Paul F. Tompkins! John Hodgman! Philly Boy Roy! Famous Flamer! Therese! So Legendary It's Scary. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 10, 2009: Special Marathon Podcast #2 - CORRECTED!!
March 9, 2009: Special Marathon Podcast #2 - CORRECTED!!
March 3, 2009: Week 1 of the 2009 WFMU Marathon, With An In Studio Appearance From Philly Boy Roy And Co-Host Hatch! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 2, 2009: Special Week One Marathon Podcast!

February 24, 2009: PATTON OSWALT In The Studio! ROBERT POPPER From LOOK AROUND YOU And TIMEWASTER LETTERS On The Phone! Darren From Work Calls In! Jason Woliner Hangs In The Backgruond! Cameos From Tim Heidecker, Julie Klausner And Todd Barry! A Star Studded Night! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 17, 2009: The Best Show On WFMU Best Show AWARDS SHOW! Best Caller! Most Delusional! Best Guest! The 'Shop For A Coffin' Guy Calls In! So Much Fun! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 10, 2009: An In Studio Appearance By Jon Glaser, The Star Of DELOCATED, A Very Exciting And Troubling Call From Pilot Hero Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, A Little Bit Of Comic Con Talk And More! Bleh! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 3, 2009: Springsteen At The Superbowl, Tom Slips On The Ice Twice, Joe Torre Is A Rat, 'The Greatest Day Of My Life' And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

January 27, 2009: A Call From Bernie Taupin That Is Not To Be Missed, The Mike Show, Francesa Takes On Snack Mountain And A Ton More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 20, 2009: Sean From Newbridge! Mitch From Newbridge! 'You're Not Fooling Anyone'. Plus The Police And Elvis Costello Face The Music. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 13, 2009: A Call From A Very Irate Hot Dog Vendor, An In Studio Appearance By The One And Only PAUL F TOMPKINS, 'I Am Sorry And I Would Like To Apologize' And So Much More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 6, 2009: Psychic Kelvin Juniper Stops By With Some 2009 Predictions And Brings A Few Very Special Guests Along. What Should Be Left In 2008 And What Should Be Brought Into 2009, Fredericks Sound Board, The Debut Of The Mike Show And More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

December 30, 2008: A Brave Survivor Of An Plane Crash Tells His Story, The Highs And The Lows Of 2008, A Call From A Very Edgy Man, Who Is The Dumbest Member Of CSNY And One Of The Greatest Moments In Best Show History. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 23, 2008: A Christmas Call From Philly Boy Roy, The Topic Is 'What Am I, A Kid Again?", A Bunch Of Bizarre Callers And More. It Adds Up To A Show I Am Proud Of, If I May Say So Myself! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 16, 2008: The Amazing Funny Man ANDY DALY Checks In! A Mini-Set From Boss Hog! Two For Tuesday Indeed! Plus, Who Is The Dumbest Member Of Crosby Stills Nash & Young? | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 9, 2008: Funny Man Zach Galifianakis Stops By The Studio To Deliver Some Of His Greatness. He Talks, Takes Calls And Makes Everybody Laugh. Plus The Debut Of 'Match Wits With Mike'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 2, 2008: The Topic Is 'Oh Family'. There's Some Discussion Of Quantum Of Solace, And Tom Recounts His Adventures In Ticket Scalping. Oh, And THE BEST STORY IN THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

October 28, 2008: Mike Lupica filled in.
October 21, 2008: Paul F Tompkins, Host Of 'Best Week Ever With Paul F Tompkins' Is Live In Studio, A Call From Joe The Plumber, Plus 'Feeling Sorry For Things You Shouldn't Feel Sorry For'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 14, 2008: Philly Boy Roy Talks Of The Phillies, H-Man Updates, Ringo Starr Unhinged And Tom's Very Moving Adventure With Papa Roach. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 7, 2008: A Call From Todd Palin, Tom Talks Of His Adventures On A Ferris Wheel And A Few Other Fun Things. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

September 30, 2008: Pete Seeger Triggers A Discussion Of 'Good For You', Some Talk Of The World Domination Scheme Phase One, Religulous Vs. American Carol And The 'Ghost Story' Curse. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 23, 2008: Chris Langstrom From From The Wednesday Rockets Calls In, Brad From Newbridge Mourns The Passing Of The Foo Fighters, The Spike/Julie Summit And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 16, 2008: Tom Documents His Trip To Yankee Stadium, Talk Of 'Yay, Nay Or Eh', Brian Wilson Is Insane And Facebook Updates From The H-Man! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 9, 2008: A Call From Gene Simmons, Tom Bemoans His ITunes Rating, Bashing Of Kid Rock, 'Does The World Need This' And Philly Boy Roy Discusses His Relationship With Sarah Palin. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 2, 2008: Tom And The Listeners Compile The Fab Five Of Jerks, Tom Cannot Get a 33 1/3 Book, A Call From Spike, A Call From Julie, And More. Some Call This One 'Freewheelin'' - In A Good Way! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

July 29, 2008: Tom's Shrink Dr. Fred Meyers Calls The Program, Celebrity ITunes Playlists, Tom's Dreams Of Writing A Book Are Dying As Fast As Jazz Once Died And More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 22, 2008: BJ Bryson Wants To Know If You're Biting Or Chewing, Tom's Trip To LA, Danzig And Tank Drop Out Of The Race, And Some Talk Of Mama Mia And More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 15, 2008: Monica filled in.
July 8, 2008: Tamar filled in.
July 1, 2008: Darren Discusses His New Band And Drops Out, A List Of 'Most Talented To Least Talented' Is Compiled, The Introduction Of Spike Force And Tons More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

June 24, 2008: Tor Halversom Calls, Little Mike Halversom Calls, George Carlin Is Dead, Bryce Drops Out, Paul F Tompkins Calls In, You're Lying And Horse Drops Out. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 17, 2008: The Order Of Everything Is Determined, Paul F Tompkins, Tom Is Nearly Murdered At A Death Cab For Cutie Rock Concert, Spike Plots His Summer Vacation And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 10, 2008: Monica filled in.
June 3, 2008: Ted Leo And The Pharmacists Write A Song With The Best Show Listeners And Ninety Minutes Later 'The World Is In The Turlet' is Born! A Show For The Ages! Plus Real Life Soundtracks And A Jerk In Marham IL Gives Tom Flack. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

January 29, 2008: Which Movies Would Make A Great Video Game, FOT Fan Fiction, Talk Of A Slogan And Some Other Random Dribblings. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 22, 2008: An Interview With Author Ken Rogers, Paul F Tompkins Does His Thing, Kurt Gaistburn Is Running For Mayor Of Newbridge, The Topic Is 'I'm Stupid' And Other Things Too! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 15, 2008: Television Executive Matthew Tompkins Engineers A Season Without Writers, A Round Of 'Getting To Know You', Klausner On Young Frankenstein And Discussion Of Burger King's Shocking 'Whopper Freakout' Campaign. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 8, 2008: Philly Boy Roy Comes Out Of Hibernation, Who Would You Kick Off The Planet Via Space Shuttle Launch To Make 2008 A Better Year?, The Debut Of Julie From Cincinnati And Other Random Jibber Jabbings. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 1, 2008: Billy Jam filled in.

November 27, 2007: Glen Danzig Calls To Join The Mayubinatorial Race, Tom Tries To Figure Out What Book To Write, Who Goes In YOUR Hate Pit, And New Jersey Wins Again! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 20, 2007: Ten Years Later, The Exciting Return Of Ronald Thomas Clontle! Plus A Round Of 'Can We Stop?' And Discussion Of 'The Ultimate Playlist'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 13, 2007: Gene Simmons, The Birth of Dutch, James Takes Over, Tom And His Book Problem And So So So Much More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 6, 2007: Comic Genius Fred Armisen Is Live In The Studio, Both As Himself And As Jens Hanneman, Star Of The New DVD "COMPLICATED DRUMMING TECHNIQUE"! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

October 30, 2007: Doron filled in.
October 23, 2007: Tom Goes To IKEA, Bryce Checks In, Some Mocking Of Podcasts And A Buffet Line Of Other Random Fun Things Beyond Those Fun Things I Just Mentioned. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 16, 2007: Timmy Von Trimble! Patton Oswalt! Author Ken Rogers! Embarrassing Moments! Is That It, Tom? NO! There's SO MUCH MORE. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 9, 2007: Tank Hypes Deltoid Airlines, More Joe Torre Bashing, Tom Talks Of His Trip To Los Angeles And The Adventures Of Flying And A Few Other Things To Boot. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 2, 2007: Dan Bodah filled in.

September 25, 2007: A Continuation Of The Legendary 'The Best Show On WFMU's 100 Top Movie Quotes'! It's Epic And It Makes Everyone Who Hears It Happy, So Listen! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 18, 2007: The Insanity Of The Emmys, Anthony Kiedis Can't Sing, 'I Know It Doesn't Make Sense!', Tom's Trip To The Whitney Museum's 'Summer Of Love' Exhibit And Discussion Of 'The King Of Kong'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 11, 2007: Clark, The Bashing Of Joe Torre And His Bigelow Tea Commericals, A Call From Horse, A Call From Ted Leo, And The Notion Of 'Poetic Justice' Is Focused Upon. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 5, 2007: The Return Of Best Show Law, A Call From Paul F Tompkins, Some Redeeming Rainbow Chatter And More Discussion Of The Hate Pit And Its Inhabitants. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

August 28, 2007: Darren From Consolidated Cardboard Talks About Tom's Family. The Topic Is 'I Can Do That!'. Tom Deals With A Young Person Coping With 'Rich People Problems' And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 21, 2007: Philly Boy Roy Might Have Murdered Someone, Gary Waleik From Big Dipper Call In With Exciting News, Tom's Adventures In Pittsburgh, Bob Saget And A Round Of 'Take It, Leave It'! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 14, 2007: Philly Boy Roy Checks In From Amish Country, The Thirty Second Rule Is Enacted, What Would YOU Do If Tom Called It A Day, And Somehow It All Leads Back to Kevin Smith. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 7, 2007: Michael Goodstein filled in.

July 31, 2007: A Sad Call From Philly Boy Roy, A Topic That Brought Out The Scary In Everyone, Oliver North At Great Adventure And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 24, 2007: Tom Gets A Call From A Guy Desperate To Rant, When Your Mind Says One Thing And Your Body Says Another, And Will This Be The First L Of 2007? | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 17, 2007: A Call From The Leader Of The Newbridge Hardcore Scene, So Help Me I Like It, Who Would You Not Want In The Foxhole And More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 10, 2007: Patton Oswalt Is Live In Studio! An Appearance From Philly Boy Roy! More Jamie Lee Curtis Nonsense! This One Is Special. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 3, 2007: Tom Talks Of His Exciting Trip To Los Angeles, Philly Boy Roy Talks Of Wawa Records, Talk Of Studio 60 And Paul Simon And More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

May 29, 2007: Another Try With Ken Rogers, A Geico Caveman Chat With An ABC Executive, The Worst Sayings, And A Last Second Call From An ll-Time Favorite Who Will Be IN STUDIO Next Week! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 22, 2007: An Author Calls In To Talk About His Book. A Power Pop Enthusiast Calls In To Talk About His Festival. The Debut Of 'Oh God, What Have I Done' And 'Things That Make Me Feel Dumb.' This One Was Not Too Shabby! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 15, 2007: A Call From Tom's Brother Dom, Were The Good Old Days Better Than Now And Some Other Funny Stuff. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 8, 2007: Why Am I Doing This Again, Philly Boy Roy Is Running Things, Paul F Tompkins Calls In And So Much More. Actually Not Much More Than That. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 1, 2007: The Return Of Bishop Pablo Fontana And His Goals For The Pope, What Is The Best Thing You've Ever Overheard, I Wish I Didn't Know That, Ted Leo And So Much More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

February 27, 2007: The Worst Bands In Rock And Roll Heaven, The Oscars And The Pre-Marathon Hype Parade Begins! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 20, 2007: Bill Of Rights For Life, What Is The Meanest Thing Anyone Ever Said To You, Spike, Other Hilarity. Tom Just Talks And Talks And Talks! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 13, 2007: Zach Galifianakis Swings By The Studio, A Call From A Blogger, Give Me That Time Back And Even More! Where Do We Fit It? I Don't Know! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 6, 2007: Some Superbowl Talk, The Return Of Tim And Eric, Tom's Trivia-Obsessed Co-Worker, Jason Needs A Job And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

January 30, 2007: I Don't Get It, Philly Boy Roy's Charity Proposal, Talk Of The Barnes & Noble Men's Room And More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 23, 2007: Talk Of Feuds, I Want My Money Back, Petey Versus August And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 16, 2007: Dial It Down A Notch, A Call From A Hero, And Some Other Shit - I Don't Remember And My Notebook Is Upstairs. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 9, 2007: Philly Boy Roy Has The Upper Hand, Some Talk Of Names, A Call From A Young Man With A Taste For The Limelight, The Top CDs And More. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 2, 2007: The Best Show Is Back! Paul F Tompkins And Philly Boy Roy! PFT Versus PBR! Plus New Years Resolutions And A Man Looking To Create An Icon. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

December 26, 2006: Dave the Spazz filled in.
December 19, 2006: Philly Boy Roy Gets Ready For Rocky Balboa, First Show/Worst Show, An American And A Briton In Studio, And The Worst Callers In The History Of The Show. Things Are Gonna Change Soon - Mark My Words. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 12, 2006: What Would You Do With The Fiftieth Use Of Your Time Machine, Pete Enters The Fray, An Angry Message Board Poster Calls, Some Bryce, And Some Other Such Stuff Too. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 5, 2006: How Do You Want It? Morning Zoo Pace Or Best Show Pace? Philly Boy Roy Is Waiting, Best Of The Worst/Worst Of The Best, Pete And Some Other Fun Stuff. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

November 28, 2006: Pudge And His Reading, A Local Man With Some Money Issues, Talk Of Happy Feet, And Some Of The Worst Callers In The History Of Radio. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 21, 2006: Some Talk Of The Horrors Of Comedy, Spike Gets In The Thanksgiving Spirit, Tom Works On His One-Man Show, The Build A Movie Game And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 14, 2006: Laura Cantrell filled in.
November 7, 2006: Some Talk Of The Election, StubHub, Borat, Bryce, And Other Stuff. Have Fun With This. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

October 31, 2006: The Halloween Unspectacular Spectacular. A Round Of 'Pay Me'. And Dennis Yells At Tom About Dropping The Trick Or Treat Ball! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 24, 2006: A Television 'Star' Calls Up. So Does Pudge. And Dennis. And Some Talk Of Handguns, Jim Cramer And Beck. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 17, 2006: A Sick Tom Contemplates The Death Of CBGB's And Tower Records, Fixing Your Netflix Queue, Trump Magazine, Pudge And Smash Or Trash With Indieblockedappella. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 10, 2006: It's The Danielson Bachelor Party, Featuring Little Freddy Danielson And (Most Of) The Danielson Familie, WIth Special Guests Timmy Von Trimble, Marky Ramone, Philly Boy Roy, Troy Dershman And Pudge! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 3, 2006: Bryce And Reagan. PC Richard. Sam's Town. Atlantic City. The Scary Neighbor. Jim Cramer. The Children Of Ritalin. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

August 29, 2006: Philly Boy Roy Reviews INVINCIBLE, Callers Put Together Their Slap Lists, Talk Of Who Would Play Whom In The Best Show Movie, Smash Or Trash And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 22, 2006: A Call From Someone In Tom's Past, Bryce Checks In, Philly Boy Roy Is Pumped For INVINCIBLE, More Lighthouse Confessions, Who Is The Worst Band On MySpace And Slightly More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 15, 2006: A Call From The Head Of Anything, Inc., Another Lighthouse Confession, The Real Or Fake Elvis Presley Movie Character Name Game, Tom's 1500th MySpace Member And So Much More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 8, 2006: A Call From Gene Simmons, The Debut Of 'Good/Not So Good', The Debut Of 'Lighthouse Confessions', And The (Second) Trial Of Petey. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 1, 2006: Evan "Funk" Davies filled in.

June 27, 2006: No Archive. Why? Cuz It Was A Horrible Show. Tom Is Going Away To 'Recharge His Batteries'. Maybe For A Week. Maybe More. While He's Gone, Think About Doing Your Part. It Wouldnt Hurt If You Called Once In Awhile Rather Than Just Chatting Away In The Chat
June 20, 2006: Zachary Brimstead Returns! The Debut Of 'Shoot Me In The Head If...', And More. Sounds Like Fun? Yes... Until The Bad Guys Win. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 13, 2006: What Started Off Bad Turns Out Good. The Show Starts With Tom's Life Falling Apart, But Calls From Bryce, Philly Boy Roy, Spike And Others Turn It Around. I Like It! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 6, 2006: Tom Gets A Call From A Bitter Old Friend, An Interview With Henry Owings From Chunklet, Some Bryce, War is Declared On 80-Year-Old DJs And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

May 30, 2006: Comedy Master Zach Galifianakis Calls In! Philly Boy Roy Talks About Memorial Day! An Argument About CNN Crawls, Your Lowest Moment And More. In Tribute To Gleason Jones... RIP. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 23, 2006: Darren From Work Checks In To Discuss The Corporate Battle Of The Bands, Matt Walsh - Star Of Comedy Central's 'Dog Bites Man' Calls From An Airplane, The Band Wet Rat Make Their Presence Known, Open Phone Tuesday And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 16, 2006: The Build-A-Movie Game! Rate Your High School Experience! More Tall Bike Adventures! Tom Takes A Stand! Plenty Of Fun Calls! Don't Be Soft Serve! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 9, 2006: Corey Harris Calls To Recount His Mount Everest Concert, Ted Leo Calls To Recount His Coachella Concert, Freddy From Danielson Calls To Promote His Upcoming Concert, And So Much More!
May 2, 2006: Corey From Mother 13 Returns To Announce An Outrageous Event, Talk Of The Creeps From Ithica Biting Tom's Stylee, And The Winner Of The Theme Song Contest!

April 25, 2006: Tom Checks In With 'The Miracle Man From Missouri'! Scag Winesack and His Ex-Wife Stop By The Studio Live! The Worst Song In The History Of Mankind!
April 18, 2006: An Interview With Keith Garfinkle, A Man That Cannot Be Described, More Tall Bike Threats, A Rock Critic Licks His Wounds On The Air, MC Steinberg And More! Get Blazed!
April 11, 2006: What Moment Makes You Sad. The Return Of Jeff Feuerzeig. The Danielson Family Get Attacked By Philly Boy Roy. Bryce Bemoans Jerry's Toilet. And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 4, 2006: Tom Gets Attacked By Tall Bikers, The Debut Of 'Am I The Only One On Earth..?', A Call From The King Of Coatchecks, And Talk Of Why Tom Sounds Like A Sixty-Five Year Old Man. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

March 28, 2006: An Interview With Jeff Feuerzeig, Director Of 'The Devil And Daniel Johnston', Philly Boy Roy Calls To Talk About 'The Sopranos', Tom Rails Against Mutant Bike Culture, And Some Other Fun Things. Fun, I Say! Fun! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 21, 2006: Jason Das filled in.
March 14, 2006: The Director Of 'The Tool Belt Killer' Calls In To Defend George Clooney, The CEO Of Aebercrombie & Fitch Is Discussed, An Enlightening Rap From MC Steinberg And More!
March 7, 2006: Yo La Tengo play live. Archive not available.

February 28, 2006: Week One Of The Marathon For The Best Show, With Co-Host Evan 'Funk' Davies. Spike Heats Things Up, Marky Ramone Tries To Help, And Tom Makes Sounds Like An Animal For Your Pledges! 800-989-9368! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 21, 2006: Craig Cooper From Radio Hut Checks In, The 'Build A Movie Game' Is Birthed, Some Theme Song Songs, Another Revealing Call From Spike And More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 14, 2006: Tom Has Technical Difficulties. Tom Fights With Poster Children. Tom Tries To Get It Back On Track. Tom Tried. Happy Valentine's Day. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 7, 2006: A Call From Superbowl Champ Troy Renfro, A Referee From Puppy Bowl II Calls In, Tom Gets Interviewed By A High School Student, The War With The Poster Children Heats Up And More! This Was A Good One, People! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

January 31, 2006: Tom Is Mean To Spike. Marky Ramone Talks About His New Romance Novel And Reveals His Big Surprise! Some Jerk Threatens To Melt Tom. Tom Is Accused Of Being On The Take (Which He Is Not!). | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 24, 2006: A Fun Chat With Comedian Jim Gaffigan, Some Awesome Song Contest Entries, A Disturbing Call From Akiva Smirnoff, Some Jibber Jabber, And Another Talk With Marky Ramone. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 17, 2006: Tom Talks About A Sad Ebay Auction, Marky Ramone Calls In To Plug His Many Endeavors, And The Ted Leo-MC Steinberg Rap Battle, With A Panel Of Celebrity Judges! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 10, 2006: An Unfair Record Review Of The Soupjam Stevens Album, The First Factory Wrapped Douche Of The Week, A Round Of 'I Love, I Hate', MC Steinberg Rap Battles John Junk, And Ted Leo Accepts A Rap Battle Challenge! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 3, 2006: Marky Ramone Takes Offense To Some Ramones Talk, MC Steinberg Issues A Rap Battle Challenge To All Comers, Relaxation Guru Gregor McWilliams Tries To Help Tom Relax, And Scag Winesack Talks About The Daughter He Didn't Know He Had. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

December 27, 2005: A Show Plagued By Technical Difficulties Almost Goes Down The Toilet, But We Pull It Out With Some Talk Of Celebrity Fragrances And New Years. Much Thanks To Stan! He's A Good Guy! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 20, 2005: Tom Makes Fun Of The Transit Strike, A Possibly Stoned Petey, MC Steinberg, Talk Of The Best/Worst Christmas Memories, And A Visit From Jason and Megan. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 13, 2005: Tom Reads An Interview With SuperDouche Chris Klein, Some Philly Boy Roy, Some Scag Winesack, Petey And Tom Sing A Duet And The Debut Of 'I Love, I Hate'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 6, 2005: Tom Gets A Call From A Sad Sad Man. Plenty Of Talk About The Ugliest Band In Rock History. And The Incomparable Stevie Blue Stops By The Studio To Sing, Take Calls And Teach! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

November 29, 2005: Philly Boy Roy Calls In. Timmy Von Trimble Calls In. Jimmy Crespo From Aerosmith Calls In. Talk About The Unfunniest Funny People, MC Steinberg And Some Other Chit Chat. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 22, 2005: Jerry Seinfeld Is Supposed To Call In But Tom Talks To His Publicist Instead. A Truly Upsetting Call From No Smoking Joe, Officer Tom Calls In And A Round Of 'Getting To Know You'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 15, 2005: Evan "Funk" Davies filled in.
November 8, 2005: The Owner Of Club Pizzazz Checks In, Tom Works On His Public Speaking Skills, Philly Boy Roy Is Caught Up In A Weird Alliance, And Some Talk About Whether Sammy Hagar Was In Montrose (He Wasn't). | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 1, 2005: Tom Talks About The Madonna Inn, Some Halloween Chat, Officer Tom and Purple Shirt Get Heated, And The Exciting Debut Of Petey 4.0! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

August 31, 2005: It's The End Of The Summer, End Of The Best Show Battle Of The Bands! Hear Von Scharpling Crush The Shit Out Of Fureball. Also, MC Steinberg Rips It Up Live In The Studio! And Another Sad Call From Bryce. This Is The End! Goodbye, WFMU! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 23, 2005: The Second To Last Ever Best Show! Hot Rockin' Ronny Calls To Ask For Tom's Job. Another Kevin Call. Some Talk Of The Good Things That People Have Done. The End Is Just Around The Corner! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 16, 2005: Another Sad Call From Bryce. Kevin Is Back With A Vengeance. Lots Of Fighting Between MC Steinberg And Tommert, And Tom Makes It Official - He's Leaving WFMU For Satellite Radio! Goodbye FMU, Hello Little Steven! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 9, 2005: Tom Grunts At The Outset, But The Show Gets On Track. Bryce Mourns Jerry Garcia, The Return Of Kevin, MC Steinberg Breaks Out A New Song, And Some General Fun Good Time Moments. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 2, 2005: Tom Returns From His Hiatus. A Talk With The Publisher Of Pizza Aficionado Magazine. Some Random Calls, And Jason Is In Studio From England, With Megan And Therese, Who Only Came From New Jersey. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

April 26, 2005: Fallout From the Miles Davis Tribute. Hippy Johnny Checks In. A Feral Cat Hunter Checks In. Philly Boy Roy's Wife Rhoda Checks In. Plus Basketball Playoffs Talk! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 19, 2005: Bishop Pablo Fontana Discusses The New Pope. More FOT Hall Of Fame. The Audience Tells What's Interesting About Them. And A Special Tribute To Miles Davis! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 12, 2005: Tim & Eric From 'Tom Goes To The Mayor Check In. Some People Get Mad. If You're One Of Them, Fuck You You Don't Deserve Their Show, You Piece Of Shit. Maybe You're Too Fucking Dumb To Get It. And, Listeners Vote Whether Officer Tom Is Hall Of Fame-Worthy. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 5, 2005: The Son Of The Bassist From The Ventures Calls In, Another Call From The Guy From Crust, Todd Barry Pays Tribute To The Late Great Mitch Hedberg, And The Friends Of Tom Hall Of Fame Is Open! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

March 29, 2005: Tom Gives Voice To The Disenfranchised. An Actor Playing Tom In Philly Boy Roy's Movie Calls. And Someone From The Band 'Crust' Checks In, Trying To Start A 'Crust Space'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 22, 2005: Post-Marathon Show. Mike Sajak Melts Down, Judge Tom Is In Session, And Sathington Checks In After A Two Year Absence. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 15, 2005: The annual Yo La Tengo request-a-thon with Tom Scharpling and Gaylord Fields.Listeners called in, pledged for a song, and then watched the band play their request! Archive unavailable.
March 8, 2005: 2005 WFMU Marathon with co-host OCDJ | Listen: Pop‑up player!
March 1, 2005: Mike Sajak - Brother Of Pat Sajak - Calls In. And The 2005 WFMU Marathon Planning Begins! Captain Jack Is Coming Down! Plus Some Other Fun Talk! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

November 30, 2004: What Is The Worst Song Ever? Basketball Riot Starter John Green Calls In To Discuss His Career Goals, Stacy Keach Promotes Skag Winesack's New Energy Drink, And The Final Appearance By Captain Jack. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 23, 2004: November 23, 2004: Pacers-Pistons Talk With Philly Boy Roy, An Interview With 'Home Movies' Creator Loren Bouchard, A Freelance Used Car Dealer Tries To Sell Autos To The Listeners, And A Round Of 'Getting To Know Me'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 16, 2004: November 16, 2004: A Solid Round Of 'Getting To Know You'. Some Phone Calls From Capt. Jack's Friend. And Other Stuff. I Thought It Was A Pretty Good Show Looking Back, But Then Again I Am The Host Of It. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 9, 2004: The Glorious Return Of The Patriot Zone! And The Officer Tom/Purple Shirt Battle Continues! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 2, 2004: The Horror.... The Horror.... | Listen: Pop‑up player!

October 19, 2004: Tom Talks To Author/Humorist Marsha Marks, Discusses Bill O'Reilly, Why Sgt. Pepper Sucks, Why A Listener Shouldn't Vote For Bush, And Bans Capt. Jack For A Year. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 12, 2004: Tom Talks To The Head Of The Swift Jocks For Truth, A Polling Person, People From Two Different Countries. Plus, The World Nearly Ends When Adrian, Petey And Captain Jack Talk At The Same Time. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 5, 2004: Tom Surveys The American Public During The Vice Presidential Debate. Also, Non-Smokin' Joe Becomes A Factory Wrapped Douche, And Other Such Nonsense. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

August 31, 2004: The Gorch and Skag Winesack Team Up In Memphis. Rick Warren Talks About His Adult Film Career And Arnold Schwarzeneggar. Talk About The Video Music Awards With ElleGirl Magazine. And So Much More! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 24, 2004: Jon Glaser And NBA Star Mehmet Okur Talk About Their West Memphis 3 Benefit, An Interview With The Author Of A Book, Skag Winesack Checks In, And Tom Misleads A Caller. And More! Whee! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 17, 2004: An Arrogant Call From Air America's Sam Seder, Philly Boy Roy Checks In With A Concert Update, And Tom Goes On A Gomping Spree. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 10, 2004: Tom Holds An Audio Cuddle Party. Tom Talks About What You Wanted To Be When You Grew Up. Tom Talks To A Potter And An EMT. And Smash Or Trash Returns With Group Sounds! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 3, 2004: Listener Mistakes Tom For 'The Problem Solver'. The Party Doctor Checks In. A Round Or Two Of 'Getting To Know You'. Talk Of Fantasy Bands, And An Eric Carmen-Fleetwood Mac Finale. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

April 27, 2004: Jason Comes From England To WFMU. The Fast Zombies Versus Slow Zombies Debate Rages On. Philly Boy Roy Decides To Become A Motivational Speaker. Plus Mike Lupica And Capt. Jack. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 20, 2004: OCDJ filled in.
April 13, 2004: Basketball Oracle Hoopstradamus Calls In, Tom Makes Fun Of An Old Lady, And An In Studio Appearance By Home Movies' Loren Bouchard And Jon Benjamin. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 6, 2004: Chubby Checker's Tenth Anniversary Tribute To Kurt Cobain, A Call From A Republican Tax Nut, The Return Of The Party Doctor, Captain Jack, And The Big Dipper Reunion Gets One Tiny Step Closer. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

January 27, 2004: Wow, Was This A Bad Show Or What? Technical Problems Galore. The Only Good Part Is Hearing Gary And Steve from Big Dipper Call In During The Second Hour. Otherwise, Forget It. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 20, 2004: Tom Compares Howard Dean To Cronos And Don West, Tries To Re-Unite Big Dipper And Puts 'The Leader' In His Sad Little Place. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 13, 2004: Tom Fights Back Against 'Lady, Talk!' By Doing The Best Advice Show On WFMU, Which Grows Into Tom Taking On Every Radio Format In Existence. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 6, 2004: Part two of six hour show | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 6, 2004: (Show One) Tom Talks To An Angry Record Promo Guy. Tom Talks To 'Extreme Dad'. Tom Talks About Who Is A Factory Wrapped Douche. Archive Taken Down at the request of Tom.
Archive Taken Down at the request of Tom Due To Controversial Statements - That's Why You've Got To Listen To The Best Show LIVE!

December 16, 2003: A Call From Reggie From Survivor, Who Talks About 'The Incident'. Also, Open Phones And Talk Of Christmas And The Artist Of The Year Poll. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 9, 2003: December 9, 2003: A Call From Skag Winesack About His Ex-Wife, A Visit From Moriarty Of Aint It Cool News Fame, And Tom Talks Job Interview Tips With Some Callers. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
December 2, 2003: The Return Of Tom's Daddy, Who Has Some Horrifying News For Tom. Also, An Unfair Record Review Of The Entire Ryan Adams Oeuvre. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

October 28, 2003: The Cougar From Pout Checks In, Some Intense Talk About The Band Yes, And Plenty Of Halloween Chat. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 21, 2003: Matt Walsh And Ian Roberts Discuss Their Suicide Plans, Tom Hates Kill Bill And School Of Rock, And Tom Lies To Some People. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 14, 2003: A Call From Paul 'Golf Nuts' Shwartzendruber, And An Increasingly Annoying Round Of 'Getting To Know You', Which Devolves Into Tom Breaking Down. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
October 7, 2003: Tom Talks To A Man Who Had An Encounter With Arnold Schwarzenegger. And Detective Skag Winesack Calls Back With More Tough Talk. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

September 30, 2003: Special Guests- 'Bubba Ho-Tep' Star Bruce Campbell and Director Don Coscarelli! Also, Calls From Rodriguo, The Hard Boiled Detective, And A California Republican Committe Member. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 24, 2003: Tom Signs Up For Friendster On The Air And Sings Most Of The 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' Album To A Troubled Teen. Also - Cookies! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 16, 2003: The Exciting Conclusion Of The Best Show On WFMU Song Contest! Also, An Appearance By Rodriguo The Corrupt Drum Pin Salesman, And A Call From A Hard Boiled Private Eye. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 10, 2003: Maryann fills in for Tom.
September 2, 2003: (Part Two): Bryce Doesn't Show Up, So Tom Calls Payphones From Around The Country. This Features An Hour-Long Conversation With A Man In California Named Clem And His Step Daughter. Pure Radio Magic! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
September 2, 2003: Plenty Of Song Contest Entries, Back To School Talk, And Tom Says 'Get Off My Phone' To A Woman Who Just Gave Birth Three Days Earlier. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

July 29, 2003: The Most Boring Caller Ever Checks In To Talk About Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Return Of Kevin And The First Installment Of The Johnny Depp Game. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 22, 2003: Discussion About Things That Changed Your Life, Tom Gets Interviewed By Mullet Man, And The Unsuccessful Reviewing Of Thirty-Five John Zorn CDs In Fifteen Minutes. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 15, 2003: Dr. Udo Erasmus Talks About Proper Eating With Philly Boy Roy, Things That Suck, And The Return Of 'Smash Or Trash' With The Tokeleys! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 8, 2003: Leidra Lawson, Author Of 'Sugar Daddy 101', Gets Yelled At By The Gorch, And The Director Of The Documentary 'Weapons Of Mass Deception' Can't Grasp The Concept Of Compact Discs. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 1, 2003: An Annoying Audiophile Calls In Complaining About The Station. Petey Records A 'Gay Bar' Remix On The Air, And Stuntman Creekwood Banks Checks In.

February 25, 2003: Comic Book Genius Mike Allred Gets Interviewed! Also, A Shout! Network Executive Unveils The Spring Lineup, And Tom Announces The Winner Of The Art Contest! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 18, 2003: The Callers Were Pretty Shitty Tonight, Driving Tom To Song. Also, Guinness Book Winner John Conte Returns For His Post-Record Wrap-Up. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 11, 2003: A Call From Jarrett 'The Weight Loss Kid' From Dessert Town, Who Pushes The Toxic 'Chocologgedeon' On Tom. Later: The Debut Of 'The Majority Report' With Sam Seder, With Julian Phillips Of Fox News And Janeane Garofalo.
February 4, 2003: February 4, 2003: Officer Tom At The Movies, With Officer Tom's Year In Review. Also, A Very Meta Conversation With 'Old School' Star Matt Walsh And Jon Benjamin. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

January 28, 2003: Very Exciting In-Studio Visit From Tanner Wildgrass, The Inspiration For Patrick Swayze's Character In 'Roadhouse'. Also, Tom Makes A Call To The Sports Radio Program 'The Shark Tank' As Super-Idiot Steelers Fan 'Jack From Pittsburgh'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 21, 2003: Many Must Suffer For The Crimes Of The Few - After Some Negative Feeback, The Listener Punishing 'Party Zone' Is Launched. Also, Philly Boy Roy Checks In Post-Eagles Defeat, Tom Sings A Sad Song From 'Magnolia', And Some 'Two Towers' Bashing. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 14, 2003: Guitar God Alan Licht Stops By To Talk About His Book 'An Emotional Memoir Of Martha Quinn' And Play Some Of The Best Of The 80's. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 7, 2003: It's Petey's Twelfth Birthday Party! An Insanely Insane Three Hours Of Petey! Music! Doc Shock and Doc Shock Junior! Genndy Tartakovsky From Samurai Jack! Dave And Matt From The Aqua Teen Hunger Force! And More! 'A Classic Best Show! | Listen: Pop‑up player!

November 26, 2002: The Long Awaited Return Of The Gorch, Officer Tom Reviews 'Jackass The Movie', And Tom Talks To Your Pets. Fun! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 19, 2002: Tom Calls Corey From The Corporate Rock Band Mother 13 To Even The Score, The Exciting Debut Of www.friendsoftom.com, Kevin Calls Up Yet Again, And The Premiere Of Tom's Alter Ego 'Doc Shock'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 12, 2002: Tom's Angry Co-Worker Ron Templeton Mistakenly Calls Him Three Times. Also, The Callers Speak Out About The Worst Band Of All Time. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
November 5, 2002: Tom Couldn't Get His Hands On An Oreo McFlurry, Thus Leading To A Discussion On The Things In Life That You Crave. Also, John Conte Depressingly Checks In. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

June 25, 2002: Maryann Ciba filled-in. Click here for Maryann's archives
June 18, 2002: Best Show Junior Correspondent Petey Interviews Matt Maiellaro and Dave Willis From Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Also An Appearance By Captain Catchphrase, And Much Talk About Why The Band Are So Incredibly Horrible. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 11, 2002: A Second Exciting Interview With Matt Walsh, Who Is On The Show To Promote His Movie Martin & Orloff Also, An Exciting Phone Call From Jan-Michael Vincent, And Tom Tells A Personal Las Vegas Celebrity Encounter Story. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
June 4, 2002: Tom Gets Duped By Brett Haskins, The Guitarist/Singer For 'The Clash', A New Jersey-Based Blues Band Not To Be Confused With The Real Clash. Also, Smash Or Trash With Ted Steel. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

May 28, 2002: Tom's Dad(dy) Calls In To Bring Up Childhood Horrors And To Borrow Money. Also, Smash Or Trash With Wafflestomper, And Ranger Jim Is Forgiven!
May 21, 2002: Daily Show Correspondent Matt Walsh Calls In To Promote His Television Special But Is Interrupted By A Pair Of Fans And Is Chastised By SNL's Horatio Sanz. Plus, The Return Of Mike Healy, And 'Smash Or Trash' With The Band 'Management'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 14, 2002: Philly Boy Roy Calls In To Announce His Motion Picture Debut, Brooklyn-Based Alt-Country Rocker Alan Loewenstein Requests Some 'Real Country' Music, Petey Checks In, And Tom Announces Plans To Assemble A 'Scared Straight' Segment On The Program. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
May 7, 2002: Tonight's Best Show, With Exclusive Attack Of The Clones Discussion, Is NOT Being Archived! If You Didn't Hear It Live, You're Out Of Luck! That'll Teach You To Watch The Osbournes Instead Of Listening To The Best Show!

April 30, 2002: Post Extreme Best Show Fall Out Show. The Kids Keep Calling, Tom Talks To A Member Of Wafflestomper's Mommy, And Tom Nearly Falls Asleep On The Air During The Final Fifteen Minutes (Listen Closely!). | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 23, 2002: The Best Show Brings It For Three Hours With The Best Show Extreme. Come Strong Or Don't Come At All. Be Prepared To Bring It. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 16, 2002: Special Guest Harry Knowles From Aint-It-Cool-News. Plus, Tom Announces The Formation Of His Band 'The Medical Marijuana', Who Are Being Assembled To Defeat Former Best Show Ally Band 'STRO', And Tom Gets A Young Teenager In Trouble With His Military Dad. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
April 2, 2002: An Interview With Barry Dworkin, The 4-11 Handlebar Mustachioed Leader Of 'The Gas Station Dogs', Who Sings The Worst Song In The History Of Music. Also, Tom Sets Up His Fight With Eight Male Teenagers, And The First Installment of 'Smash Or Trash'.

February 26, 2002: The Glutton Bowl Super Spectacular, Featuring Interviews With Richard Shea, The President of the International Federation Of Competitive Eating, Eating Athlete Ed "Cookie" Jarvis, And Eating Athlete/WFMU Volunteer Andy "Eyeball" Goldstein. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 19, 2002: The Band 'Punk', Featuring Michael Jackson - aka Mike Jackyl - Cancels On Tom. Barry Levitz Explains Why Michael Jackson Is No Longer 'The Prince Of Punk'. The Party Doctor Calls Up With Party Advice, And Tom Bids On A Segway Human Transport. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 12, 2002: Showbiz Agent Barry Levitz Calls To Promote Michael Jackson's Tranformation From 'The King Of Pop' To 'The Prince Of Punk'. Also, Open Phone Tuesday, A Dramatic Reading From 'Good Will Hunting', And Tom Is Kinda Punchy. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
February 5, 2002: Tom Explains Why 'Lord of the Rings' Is The Worst Movie In The History Of Cinema. Also, Philly Boy Roy Welches On His 'All Or Nothing' Bet, The Hasu Kid Acts Out A Scene From 'Good Will Hunting', And DJ Spooky Makes A Few Bad Requests. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

January 22, 2002: Philly Boy Roy Challenges Tom To An 'All Or Nothing' Football Bet, An Exciting Interview With Utica NY Recording Artist Woodsy, And Tom Talks To 'Captain Catchphrase'. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 15, 2002: Tom Argues With Philly Boy Roy About Why Philadelphia Isn't Better Than NY/NJ. Also Tom, Inspired By The Ghost Of Howard Cosell, Decides To Tell It Like It Is. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
January 8, 2002: The Return Of Hot Rockin' Ronny, A Great Interview With Paul Collins, Author Of 'Banvard's Folly', And The Fourth Appearance By The Depressed Office Worker. | Listen: Pop‑up player!

August 28, 2001: Tom Attempts To Interview Voice-Over Legend Kendrick Martin, The Very Depressed Man Calls Again. Also, Overrated/Underrated. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 21, 2001: We Accidentally Listen In On a Cell Phone Conversation, Too Many People Call And Talk About Getting High, And More Mike Healy. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 14, 2001: Troy Dershman, A Bully From Tom's High School Days, Re-Enters Tom's Life, And A Very Depressed Man Asks Tom For Advice. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
August 7, 2001: The Return Of Hot Rockin' Ronny, And Tom Gets Yelled At Again By Mike Healy | Listen: Pop‑up player!

July 31, 2001: Tom Gets Royally Screwed By Perry Farrell And Virgin Records. Also, "Scharpling's Army" Is Born. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 24, 2001: Bands On the Run Super-Spectacular with Special Guests Producer Dan Cutforth and Beastie from Soulcracker! | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 17, 2001: Tom Talks To Tonight Show Segment Producer Brad Lester Yet Again, And Tom Gets Into An Argument With Mike Healy Over Whether Or Not Tom Is Trying To Pass Himself Off As A Doctor. | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 10, 2001: Tom Is The White Knight Of WFMU, Shining A Light On The Cockroaches That Infest The WFMU Message Board. (Note: This is a very angry and not-so-entertaining show. For completists only!) | Listen: Pop‑up player!
July 3, 2001: The Return of Augie Richards, And His Plan To Sue Tom And Take His Batter Butler On The Road. Also, Tom Challenges His Listeners To Find One Frank Zappa Song That Doesn't Suck. | Listen: Pop‑up player!