Enjoy this special free episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast, OUTGROWN! Sign up for Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow 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. Episode …

Tom and Julie watch clips of Nick Adams promoting his new book on a duckboat, Linda Rae feuding with Joan Collins, Baz Luhrmann explaining his marriage in a TikTok street interview, and more. Plus Tom and Julie practice their pitch for an M. Night Shyamalan-directed Chubby Checker biopic called The Twist! They reveal what went on behind-the-scenes …

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.p…

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 t…

Tom and Julie watch clips of comedians at the Vatican, Dusty Rhodes on acid, Armie Hammer on a podcast, and more! Julie recounts her big week at the Sondheim auction and the new production of Cats. Tom plans how to rob the audience at the new production of Cats. Plus updates on Brett’s Watchalong of The Net and plans for the upcoming Patreon livest…

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! SUPPO…

We just uploaded a 36 minute bonus episode to Patreon all about The Baldwins - the new TLC reality show that follows Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and their 7 kids. Enjoy this free preview and then sign up for the Patreon for the full bonus episode! https://www.patreon.com/DoubleThreatPod Audio at the $5/month tier! Audio AND Video at the $10/month tier…

Rudy Giuliani's got his own coffee! 80s kids react to The Young Ones! How to make the best limoncello! Tom and Julie bask in the warm glow of listener clips PLUS they dictate an email for Brett to send to The Today Show regarding a great idea for an Al Roker hosted karaoke show called Rokaroke. Also dinner theater etiquette, karaoke etiquette, Anth…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from JON KALE! Why is his name spelled like that? Tune in to find out! (Originally aired November 29th, 2022) 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 …

Tonight! Tom talks with STEVE AND JEFF MCDONALD of the one and only REDD KROSS about their childhoods, career, and new album! A conversation for the ages! Also, a very, very late SARAH SQUIRM (SNL's Sarah Sherman) zooms in to talk to a very, VERY miffed Tom about her comedy tour, Tom's special surprise for her that she ruined by being late, and mor…

Tom and Julie rank the greatest dad movies of all time! Featuring submarines, cowboys, dead baseball players, and more! Plus Brett identifies 20+ characteristics of a dad movie. Also Three Stooges, the Goofy marionette puppet in the Donna Summer documentary, Father Guido Bonaduce, Terry Gilliam directs The Joey Buttafuoco story, the Death Star, Dr.…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from PLOPTRON 2024! (Originally Aired January 11th, 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/TheBestSho…

Comedian DAN LICATA joins the show and talks to Tom about his new special FOR THE BOYS, a comedy special filmed in front of an audience of 15-year old boys, as well as Jackass, his school days, Sebastian Maniscalco, movies and more! MDOU MOCTAR performs a blistering set of live music in the Forever Dog Theater! Author JOHN LINGAN talks to Tom about…

Tom and Julie welcome the “crazy old lady of comedy” JULIA SCOTTI to the show to talk about her career in standup, winning the “funniest person in New Jersey” award, and the new documentary about her life JULIA SCOTTI: FUNNY THAT WAY. Plus Tom and Julie talk about the dead worm in RFK Jr’s brain and Brett finally tells his Lawnmower Man story. Also…

Enjoy this special free episode of our Patreon-exclusive podcast, RUBINESQUE! The only podcast to go through the works of Rick Rubin has returned! RUBINESQUE! In this episode, Tom, Mike, Pat and Jason break down the records Rubin touched between the years 1998 and 1999. Including: 1998: Slayer – Diabolus in Musica 1998: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson …

Tonight on the Best Show.... Director LANCE OPPENHEIM comes to the studio to talk to Tom about his new documentary series Ren Faire! Mutual friend of Lance and Tom RONALD BRONSTEIN joins the conversation! Also, a killer set of live music from Montreal's NO JOY live in the Forever Dog Studio, plus a chat with singer/bandleader Jasamine White-Gluz! T…

Tom and Julie watch clips of Don West selling baseball cards, hot dog food hacks, and Ving Rhames giving his Golden Globe to Jack Lemmon. Plus Brett tells a story about how he almost got in a fight at AMC Citywalk and Tom gives him advice on becoming a movie theater vigilante. Also Jailhouse Rock, Wallace and Gromit, Maxxxine, Young Rock, Katz’s De…

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from DETECTIVE SAMUEL RIMSHODT! 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 LIVE…

Tonight, Tom takes your calls and rates everything! Albums, movies, books, people! He rates it out of 10! Who will be praised? Who will be disgraced? Tune in to find out! Also, a killer set of live music from Detroit punks TYVEK! Also, crew members Andrew and Wes tell stories of deserts, pregnancies, travel and cheese! A great show! SUPPORT THE BES…

Tom and Julie try to escape from the Planet of the Vapes and they prank phone call Hollywood Toy and Costume and learn about whips. Plus hot dog eating contests by the beach, the Planet of the Apes endings, Stonehenge, The Fall Guy, Mrs. Bean, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Barbara Streisand’s cloned dogs, the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Tom …

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, we go back to the first official episode from the new Best Show/Forever Dog studio for a live performance from ISLANDS! Followed by an interview with the band. (Originally aired May 31st, 2022) New to the Best Show? Check out Best Show Bests, the greatest hits of The Best Show! Available every Friday on your p…

PAUL SCHEER stops by the studio to talk to Tom about fake books written by AI about him and the very real new book that he wrote called JOYFUL RECOLLECTIONS OF TRAUMA! Memphis TN post punk trio OPTIC SINK performs a live set! MORTY IN PITTSBRIDGE calls in! And friend of the show KURT VILE calls in to talk about Neil Young and more! SUPPORT THE BEST…

Please enjoy this unlocked Patreon Livestream where Tom and Julie come up with the Top 10 Fake Movie Lines of All Time with the help of the listeners in the live chat and Producer Brett! Patreon is the best way to support Double Threat! Your support keeps the show going and we appreciate it more than we can say. Plus you get weekly bonus episodes, …

BEST SHOW BESTS! In honor of his untimely passing, we're playing Tom's interview with musician, recording engineer and cultural icon STEVE ALBINI! (Originally broadcast on The Best Show on WFMU on August 14, 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…

Last week, Tom Scharpling took calls to help shape a comedy special. This week, with barely a day of preparation, Tom performs a full stand-up special despite never having done stand-up comedy in his life! It's the premiere of Tom Scharpling's JOKE MIND VIRUS! Phones ring psyching Tom up and giving advice for the big event! Plus, a special call fro…