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The Best Show with Tom Scharpling

Mirth, Music, and Mayhem Every Tuesday Night hosted by Tom Scharpling. Get the Full Experience on Patreon patreon.com/thebestshow

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03:01:36

ROBERT DAYTON! THE BEST AND WORST OF HUMANITY! JERSEY...

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/04/22

Author and musician ROBERT DAYTON comes to the Best Show studio to talk with Tom about his book COLD GLITTER: THE UNTOLD STORY OF CANADIAN GLAM! Robert goes down the rabbit hole with stories of Canada's oft-neglected scenes! Phones ring on the topic "The Best and Worst of Humanity!" See who Joel, Mike, Spiro and the rest of the callers consider humanity's best and worst offerings! Plus, Tom regales us with his story of returning to New Jersey! SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS

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00:27:48

A Call from a Drunk Driver

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/04/17

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from a DRUNK DRIVER! (Originally aired on January 9, 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. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE BEST

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05:30:40

TOM'S DIRECTOR CHATS! MIKE WHITE! TODD HAYNES! KELLY...

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2026/04/15

We've compiled some of Tom's best conversations with some of the top directors today including: Mike White (The White Lotus, Enlightened), Todd Haynes (May/December, The Velvet Underground), Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Wendy and Lucy), Mary Bronstein (Yeast, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You), Matt Johnson (BlackBerry, Nirvanna the Band the Show The Movie), Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Time). SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO

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03:09:32

JASON P. WOODBURY! TALLIE MEDEL! HOW DO YOU RELAX?

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/04/08

Aquarium Drunkard's JASON P. WOODBURY joins the Best Show to talk to Tom about his new albun, Jason P Woodbury & the Night Bird Singing Quartet, which is available now! They also talk about his career as a journalist with Aquarium Drunkard, the differences between writing music and writing about music, and much else! Actress and friend of the show TALLIE MEDEL returns to the show! They discuss Tom's alma mater and their famous alumni, Tallie's acting career, plus the TOPIC: HOW DO YOU RELAX? The

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00:28:54

Sheldon Jennings Calls In for Wonderkid Toby Jennings

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/04/03

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 EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE BEST

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02:51:34

SCOTT ALEXANDER & LARRY KARASZEWSKI! TOPIC: BAD...

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2026/04/01

Screenwriters SCOTT ALEXANDER & LARRY KARASZEWSKI join us on the Best Show! Tom tells the story of writing them as a youngster and getting a signed Problem Child script! They discuss starting careers in film, their movies (Problem Child, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks), an upcoming Grateful Dead biopic, and more! Phones ring on the topic: BAD HABITS! Tom and caller Spiro discuss their homework: Tom listening to the Barenaked Ladies' album Gordon, and Spiro checking out Captain Beefhear & His Magic

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00:27:08

Tom's Brother Dom

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/03/27

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from his brother, DOM! (Originally Aired On May 15th, 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. SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON! WEEKLY BONUS EPISODES & VIDEO EPISODES! https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE BEST

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00:22:35

A Call from a Major Player in the Music Biz

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/03/20

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE MUSIC BIZ! (Originally aired on December 12, 2006)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 EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE

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03:18:32

MARIA BAMFORD! JASON GORE & GEOFF GARLOCK! DEVON BRYANT!

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2026/03/18

Legendary standup comedian and actor MARIA BAMFORD makes her first appearance on The Best Show! Maria and Tom discuss classic TV, the new Judd Apatow-produced documentary about Maria, her role in the new film Micro Budget, medicine and more! Musician and audio engineer DEVON BRYANT comes to the studio to talk with Tom about his musical project PAINKILLER THE PIGEON, as well as his work as a podcast engineer! And finally, JASON GORE & GEOFF GARLOCK of the hit podcast 108.9 THE HAWK return to the

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00:30:29

Barry Levitz Returns

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2026/03/13

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom follows up on a previous call with BARRY LEVITZ! (Originally aired on February 19, 2002)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 EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE

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03:03:49

CHRIS PARNELL! LIVE MUSIC FROM DANNY AYALA! BRYAN...

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/03/11

It's a Jam-packed Best Show tonight! CHRIS PARNELL zooms in to chat with Tom about his time on SNL and his latest movie MICRO BUDGET! DANNY AYALA and his band playing a rockin' set in the Best Show Theater! Danny chats with Tom for a little while about his music as well. BRYAN QUINBY from the podcast GUYS: WITH BRYAN QUINBY joins Tom in the studio to chat about his show, nu-metal, sports and much else! Joel and Tom chat about old TV shows, Tom riles up an aggrieved Barenaked Ladies fan, and much

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00:37:42

Barry Levitz Talks About Punk

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2026/03/06

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from BARRY LEVITZ to talk about a new band called PUNK... featuring a certain famous musician! (Originally aired on February 12th, 2002)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 EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM

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03:10:52

PHONES RING ON THE TOPIC: LOSING YOUR COOL!...

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/03/04

This week, we're talking about stories where you LOST YOUR COOL! When you just couldn't take it any more and you overreacted. Did you start yelling? Throwing things? Saying things you can never take back? Check in to hear what the callers have to say. Plus, AP Mike recounts a tense Grateful Dead based encounter at a New Jersey bar. The VANDERPUMP RULES star gift pot increases! Tom discusses which cities are the angriest! He also goes in depth on an incident involving Frozen Yogurt! Tom and Will from

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00:35:53

A Call from Tom's Old Friend Keith Schwarzendruber

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/02/27

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from his old friend Keith Schwarzendruber! (originally aired on May 25, 2004)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 EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE

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03:08:17

MATT JOHNSON (NIRVANNA: THE BAND - THE SHOW - THE...

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/02/25

MATT JOHNSON from NIRVANNA: THE BAND - THE SHOW - THE MOVIE checks in with Tom to chat about his new movie, his take on comedy, his upcoming and past works, and of course... TORONTO PIZZA! CHAKI THE FUNK WIZARD checks in to catch up with the Best Show crew, discussing his new music, his Hollywood Forever Tours, and much else! Tom takes a bunch of calls about the snowstorm ravaging the East Coast, Ronnie James Dio, the Mars Volta, some indecipherable topic from a young caller, among other things

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00:43:54

Three Calls from Gavin, the Mr. Bungle Fan

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/02/20

BEST SHOW BESTS! In these classic clips, Tom gets a series of calls from GAVIN, a huge fan of the band MR. BUNGLE! (Originally Aired on September 25, 2001, August 13, 2003, and August 26, 2003)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 EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM

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03:03:02

CONVINCE TOM! TOM ENDORSES A NEW CANDIDATE FOR 2028!...

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/02/18

Tonight's topic is CONVINCE TOM! Do you know he disagrees with you on something? Anything you need him to see the light of day on? This is the time for the callers to weigh in on sports, music, films, everything! Plus, Tom makes a somewhat surprising presidential endorsement on behalf of himself plus the entire Forever Dog crew (without asking them)! A special new Newbridge Note, a Feff Feuerzeig-inspired Gallagher detour, and some great calls makes for a great Best Show! SUPPORT THE BEST

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00:32:57

Anything, Inc.

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/02/13

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from the CEO of the mysterious company ANYTHING INC.! (Originally aired on August 15th, 2006)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 EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM

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03:33:40

TOP 50 WORST FANBASES OF ALL TIME, 2026 EDITION!

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/02/11

Tom & the callers rank the worst fandoms in 2026, with some help from the Best Show team! How many things have changed since prior years? Which fandoms have stayed problematic and annoying throughout the years? Who tops the list? Tune in to find out! Detours include Tom's thoughts on The Super Bowl Halftime Show Controversy, AP Mike and caller Joel trying to outdo each other on naming the most skin mags from years past, a quick birthday celebration gets shut down, and more! SUPPORT THE BEST

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00:31:34

Hot Rockin' Ronny Calls from KPRN Kern Radio

The Best Show with Tom Scharpling ·

2026/02/06

BEST SHOW BESTS! In this classic clip, Tom gets a call from HOT ROCKIN' RONNY about his new job! (Originally aired on August 7, 2001) 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 EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE

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