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)

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Steve Albini

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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!

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TOM RATES EVERYTHING! TYVEK LIVE IN STUDIO! ANDREW'S JOSHUA TREE STORY! WES'S CHEESE STORY!

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)

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Islands Live In Studio

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!

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PAUL SCHEER! OPTIC SINK LIVE IN STUDIO! KURT VILE CALLS IN! MORTY IN PITTSBRIDGE!

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 from JOHN FROM HUMBLEBRIDGE!

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Steve Albini

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