BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a strange call from KARL, BROTHER OF CARL, SON OF CARL AND KHARL! (Originally Broadcast on WFMU on September 19th, 2009) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom talks to DANIEL RALSTON about his new podcast "The True Story of the Fake Zombies"! Hip hop supergroup PREVIOUS INDUSTRIES (Open Mike Eagle, Video Dave, STILL RIFT) perform in the Best Show Theater and come talk to Tom about Chicago, basketball and more! SCOTT ROGOWSKY checks in with Tom and talks about his upcoming live show! Callers talk with Tom about FRAUDS! Also, Tom gets a special call from PHILLY BOY ROY! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Ash (Superstore, Not Dead Yet) joins Tom and Julia for the first episode of Outgrown! Lauren discusses her childhood obsession with New Kids on the Block.On OUTGROWN, Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling talk to guests about something from popular culture that they used to profoundly identify with and once thought would define them forever and eventually outgrew.Hosted by Julia Vickerman and Tom ScharplingTitle card animation by Julia VickermanTheme music by Adam DeibertNEW EPISODES AVAILABLE ON THE BEST SHOW EVERY OTHER MONDAY!ACCESS THE FULL SERIES ON PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're sharing a free preview of our Patreon show "S&W Q&A"! In this episode, Tom and Jon answer your questions about Strange Brew, Wurster's call-in scripts, best and worst genres of music and movies, biggest concert disappointment, Hot Rockin' Ronnie, Kelly Reichardt's Ode, and more!SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom gets roasted by AI versions of Bill Burr and Ricky Gervais! CHRIS COHEN performs live in the Best Show theater to promote his new album PAINT A ROOM! Tom gets a call from BOYD GREATHOUSE IN FURNACEBRIDGE! Also, Tom takes calls for OPEN PHONE TUESDAY!SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from MARC MARON! (Originally broadcast on WFMU on December 4, 2012)New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy this special free episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast, OUTGROWN!Sign up for Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowOn OUTGROWN, Julia Vickerman and Tom Scharpling talk to guests about something from popular culture that they used to profoundly identify with and once thought would define them forever and eventually outgrew.Episode 1 - Lauren Ash (Superstore, Not Dead Yet) joins Tom and Julia to discuss her childhood obsession with New Kids on the Block.Sign up for Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowHosted by Julia Vickerman and Tom ScharplingTitle card animation by Julia VickermanTheme music by Adam DeibertSign up for Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from DARVAN IN UPPER SOUTH NEWBRIDGE! (Originally aired on January 25th, 2023)New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app.SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SARAH SQUIRM makes amends with Tom for her recent Best Show Zoom debacle by appearing live in studio with her friend LUKE TAYLOR! Tom talks with director JOSH MARGOLIN about his new film THELMA! SHEER MAG rock the Best Show/Forever Dog theater with a scorching live set! JULIA VICKERMAN comes to talk with Tom about their new show OUTGROWN, only on the Best Show Patreon! Some of the Best Show's most classic callers talk about last week's topic, TOP 50 WINNERS WHO ARE LOSERS/TOP 50 LOSERS WHO ARE WINNERS, and also discuss horror movies with Tom and Julia! Tom also hears from FRANK APREZAL IN SHERBERTBRIDGE!SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom selects the TOP 25 WINNERS WHO ARE LOSERS (Elon Musk, Jerry Seinfeld, etc) and the TOP 25 LOSERS WHO ARE WINNERS (Rodney Dangerfield, John Starks, etc)! NICK THORBURN stops by the studio to nominate some Winners and Losers for the topic and talk with Tom about the new Islands album WHAT OCCURS! Also a killer set of live music from TORRES!SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES!https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShowWATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCHhttps://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4lifeFOLLOW THE BEST SHOW:https://twitter.com/bestshow4lifehttps://instagram.com/bestshow4lifehttps://tiktok.com/@bestshow4lifehttps://www.youtube.com/bestshow4lifeTHE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttps://thebestshow.nethttps://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-showHEARD IT ON THE BEST SHOW PLAYLISThttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2XIpICdeecaBIC2kBLUpKL?si=07ccc339d9d84267 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices