SEDONA comes through the Best Show Forever Dog Theater to play some songs from her album Getting Into Heaven, and to chat with Tom about her life in music! Actor and musician Paul Grimstad (Frownland, One Battle After Another) Zooms in to chat with Tom about his career as a musician and actor! They discuss Steely Dan, Paul Thomas Anderson, and much…

This week Tom and Julie get in the holiday spirit by recounting the story of a Christmas Carol whilst adding their own additions, and reflecting on what a year 2025 has been! Plus they watched clips of Woody Allen failing to blow out his 90th birthday candle, the return of NJ town hall dancing man, and Julie reveals the truth about her marriage to …

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom is joined in studio by comedian CHRIS FLEMING! 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/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW L…

This week on the show, we want to switch things up by talking about NICE THINGS for once! Favorite places, holidays, heartwarming stories. It's all feel-good over here. Plus, Tom chats with film director and author ALEX R. JOHNSON about his new retro noir novel BROOKLYN MOTTO (available now!), among other things! Checking in with AP Mike about WAWA…

Please enjoy this unlocked Patreon Livestream from June of 2025 where Tom and Julie were put to the test to see how well they know their Woody Allen films! (Whose 90th birthday was just yesterday). We'll be back next week with a brand new episode! Our brand new Double Threat merch is AVAILABLE NOW at https://doublethreatpod.merchtable.com - Join th…

BEST SHOW BESTS! These classic clips are from one of the Best Show's all time great villains... SPIKE (featuring a cameo from MC Steinberg) (Originally aired on September 5, 2006, November 21, 2006, and February 20, 2007 New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your podcast app. …

VISH KHANNA, host of the Kreative Kontrol podcast, comes in to chat with Tom! Vish is celebrating 20 years of broadcasting this year. He and Tom reminisce on some of their best moments as broadcasters, favorite interviews, and discuss late greats David Berman and Steve Albini. Also, it's list time! We count down the 50 LUCKIEST PEOPLE! Some are tal…

This week Tom and Julie are joined by an old familiar face to celebrate Threatsgiving 2025, producer Brett Boham! Tom, Julie, Brett, and producer Carson reminisced on Thanksgiving past and present while enjoying some delicious treats from Trader Joe's, including cornbread crisps, stuffing flavored chips, cannoli dip, snacky clusters, peppermint pre…

BEST SHOW BESTS! This week, we're sharing a classic episode of our Patreon show OUTGROWN, where 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. Usually, Outgrown deals with a piece of media someone was…

It's a call-heavy show this week! The topic is, would you rather be Lost at Sea or Lost In Space? This one has legs! There are some pretty amazing calls mixed in, including one Tom calls a top ten of all time! Divergences from the topic abound, Mike grills Tom on Ken Burns, new Springsteen film, and even brings us all back to our favorite childhood…

This week Tom and Julie struck gold with clips of Jason Alexander performing “River of Dreams” live on stage, Alec Baldwin doing pushups in the middle of a Beverly Hills restaurant, a man playing Céline Dion on a 110 year old vaudeville comedy instrument, and how to make gummy bears at home. Plus Julie went to Trader Joe’s drunk, and Tom wonders ho…

Best Show Bests! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BIG BILL & LITTLE BILL! (Originally aired on November 25th, 2008) 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.c…

Director MARY BRONSTEIN zooms into the Best Show to talk to Tom about her new film If I Had Legs I'd Kick You! They discuss the new film, Mary's next moves, and much else! LAEL NEALE performs a killer set of live music at the Forever Dog Theater, promoting her latest album Altogether Stranger (out now on Sub Pop)! Phones ring on the topic: Worst 20…

This week Tom and Julie conclude their journey of watching the full 47 minute Mickey Rooney acting class with one of the attendees, Keith Cable! Keith revealed to us many things we already suspected about Mickey Rooney, as well as a few anecdotes we did not see coming, and ended things off with a heartwarming conclusion for the ages. Our brand new …

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BILL AT CONSOLIDATED CARDBOARD! (Originally Aired May 13th, 2008) 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.c…

Callers ring on the topic of "Oh Wait, I Was Wrong!" When have you ever realized you had the wrong impression or idea of something? See what Tom and the callers find out. NATHAN GELGUD comes in to talk to Tom about the release of his graphic novel REEL POLITIK, out now via Drawn and Quarterly! They discuss, well, just about everything! Plus, Tom ge…

This week Tom and Julie began their journey of watching the full 47 minute Mickey Rooney acting class - stay tuned for an exclusive interview in Part 2 coming next week! Plus they discussed the time Julie met Kevin Seal, Heavy Metal music, Rockport shoes, and what the worst foods to bring home are. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give onli…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic, The Four Horsemen (Tom Scharpling, "AP" Mike Lisk, Pat Byrne, and Jason "Dudio" Gore) are joined by pianist Brian Heveron-Smith, who they've recruited for a songwriting session. The goal is to beat Billy Joel to the punch by writing a song with the same title as his upcoming song "Turn The Lights Back On" three day…

It's been 25 years here at the Best Show! And this culminates our celebration! Tom, Mike, Pat, the callers, and YOU take a stroll through memory lane, talking about all the best moments on the Best Show! JOHN OLIVER zooms in to chat with Tom about all manner of things! FRANKIE COSMOS perform a terrific set of live music in the Forever Dog Theater, …