The Best Show with Tom Scharpling
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Episodes (978)
Barry Levitz Returns
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CHRIS PARNELL! LIVE MUSIC FROM DANNY AYALA! BRYAN QUINBY FROM GUYS!
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Barry Levitz Talks About Punk
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PHONES RING ON THE TOPIC: LOSING YOUR COOL! INCLUDING: TOM'S FROZEN YOGURT STORY...
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A Call from Tom's Old Friend Keith Schwarzendruber
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MATT JOHNSON (NIRVANNA: THE BAND - THE SHOW - THE MOVIE)! CHAKI THE FUNK WIZARD!...
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Three Calls from Gavin, the Mr. Bungle Fan
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CONVINCE TOM! TOM ENDORSES A NEW CANDIDATE FOR 2028! MORE!
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Anything, Inc.
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TOP 50 WORST FANBASES OF ALL TIME, 2026 EDITION!
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Hot Rockin' Ronny Calls from KPRN Kern Radio
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OLD SCHOOL BEST SHOW... OPEN PHONE TUESDAY! PAUL SIMMERON IN NORTHBRIDGE!
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A Call from Madman, Mann & Mann
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LIVE MUSIC FROM TROPICAL F*** STORM! DAN EBERLE! NATHAN GELGUD! GRANITE TOUGHMAN...
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Bryce Calls About The Final Grateful Dead Show
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THE CRAP YOU LOVE! ANDREW SANDOVAL! JERRY JEFF JEFFERSON IN NEWBRIDGE MEWS!
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High School Bully Troy Dershman
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FIRST EPISODE OF 2026! LIVE MUSIC FROM AUTOMATIC! 2026 PREDICTIONS! DARREN FROM...
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The Four Loko Holiday Party ft. John Hodgman, Aimee Mann & 80s Rick!
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BEST SHOW 2025 HOLIDAY PARTY! KYLE MOONEY! BECK BENNETT! TIM HEIDECKER! JON WURS...
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The Kevin Saga Parts I, II & III
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LIVE MUSIC FROM SEDONA! PAUL GRIMSTAD! FOSTER POPPY!
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Chris Fleming
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ALEX R. JOHNSON! LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING NICE FOR ONCE!
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Three Classic Spike Calls (feat. MC Steinberg)
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VISH KHANNA! TOP 50 LUCKIEST M-Fers!
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OUTGROWN #14: Home Improvement with Taran Smith (PATREON PREVIEW)
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LOST AT SEA OR LOST IN SPACE?! CALLS GALORE!
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Big Bill and Little Bill
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MARY BRONSTEIN! LIVE MUSIC FROM LAEL NEALE! 20 WORST MOVIES TO SEE IN IMAX! DYLA...
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Bill At Consolidated Cardboard
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OH WAIT, I WAS WRONG! NATHAN GELGUD! WILL I. KILIA IN SCAREBRIDGE!
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The Billy Joel Song Saga
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JOHN OLIVER! LIVE MUSIC FROM FRANKIE COSMOS! 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
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Darren From Work Talks His and Tom's Dads' Band
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Philly Boy Roy weighs in on Hall v. Oates
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Terrence, A Hipster From Billyburg
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LIVE MUSIC FROM clipping.! ALL FOUR HORSEMAN RETURN! LEAD UP TO LIVE SHOWS! MOVI...
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Philly Boy Roy Goes To Weirdowood!
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L.A. STORIES! PHILLY STORIES! NYC STORIES! CHICAGO STORIES! TOM'S ENCOUNTER AT T...
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Reggie From Survivor
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Live Music From Rebecca Sugar! Sean Malin! Nick Cave In GothBridge!
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Bryce Answers Grateful Dead Trivia
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TALLIE MEDEL! PLEASANTLY SURPRISED! TOM SAW OASIS - TWICE! MARK KATES!
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Newbridge Ratmen Centerfielder Percy Hobart
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Back To School with Clare O'Kane
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ADAM FRIEDLAND! CLARE O'KANE & SARA HENNESSY! SONGS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY MAKE YOU C...
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A Call From A Newbridge Baseball Legend
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NATHAN GELGUD! HOW TO STAY SANE IN AN INSANE WORLD!
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Augie Richards Takes The Batter Butler On The Road!
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