The Best Show with Tom Scharpling · Forever Dog

Live Music From Rebecca Sugar! Sean Malin! Nick Cave In GothBridge!

September 24, 2025·2 hr 52 min·5 clips

A pizza delivery guy shows Mike $200 bills, daring him to call out a blatant tip scam.

Tom Scharpling hosts a lively episode featuring callers like Mike ranting about a pizza delivery scam, Nick Covey sharing fears about his son's dark songs, and Brian discussing the Grateful Dead's weird history. The show includes an interview with Rebecca Sugar about her music and animation career, plus tour announcements for the show's 25th anniversary.

As heard by us

A loose, funny call-in hour where album rankings, film talk, and a vinyl-printing story keep feeding the joke.

It opens with a brisk, funny run through album rankings, moving from Blink-182 to The Clash and Coldplay before settling into a longer stretch on Robert Altman.

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Why you'd press play

Play this if you want music opinions, movie nerdery, and a call-in detour that keeps widening.

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