Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

In an historic two for one episode, Scott buys and sets up a new laptop, which Tom says will earn him plaudits from the environmental movement, since it’s his first new computer in 12 years! Plus, after a months long hiatus, Scott picks up The Power Broker again, and moves three pages closer to finishing the compelling 1147 page tome.

While the thought of having our pets talk for a day sounds appealing, the same can’t be said if our bed suddenly started talking in the middle of the night. Plus, we upend the scriptwriting world by suggesting a writer write a review of their play or film, and design a poster and full page ad with other blurbs, before they write the actual script

We reveal that you don’t have to talk the talk to walk the walk. So that won’t keep us awake at night. Or in Scott’s case, prevent him from falling back to sleep an hour before his alarm goes off. Plus, we revisit The Great Pedestrian statue. Should it be the centerpiece of a giant pedestrian bridge, an environmentally sound project that might make Greta Thunberg become friends with Tom and Scott?

An unexpected visitor stages a conversation coup in the Catskills, when Scott and Ginger join Tom and Sandy for the holiday weekend. Yet another in a wildly eccentric cast of Catskills Characters that stop by Sandy’s Fair Lawn Inn in our upcoming book, film or episodic series, Life on the Mountain.

As he votes in a virtually unpublicized primary election, Scott realizes he’s the only voter in the room, making him a voting VIP, a giddy feeling that non voters didn’t get to experience. We propose a Museum of Voting to honor this cherished and exhilarating right.

Since their ethics are above reproach, Tom and Scott think they should replace Alito and Thomas on the Supreme Court. They eagerly look forward to the confirmation hearings where they will get huge laughs by telling Senators how much they hate ice fishing in Alaska, as well as hanging out in Montana with billionaires. But they will balance the hilarity, by stressing their commitment to honoring pr...

It’s our gala 605th episode, because why should you only celebrate a number with a zero at the end? On this historic episode, we ruminate about the pitfalls of fame, and why we’re relieved to have avoided that recognition. And we also celebrate not having to wear a tux, which never makes you feel comfortable, especially if it’s a rental.

Our slogan,”No Ticks in NYC” would compel tick fearing rural dwellers to return to the tick-free city and office towers would be full once again. Is the powerful tick lobby behind the refusal of the powers that be to not use our idea?

Tom and Scott attend the annual Museum Mile event, without actually seeing any museum exhibits, by eschewing the long, snaking lines to get in. But, as proud flaneurs, they take to the streets and take the Fifth. Fifth Avenue, that is, as they stroll down the grand boulevard free of motorcars for the evening. And then, miraculously, they have a fine dinner at a luncheonette!

Chat GPT can’t do comedy, so our profession has nothing to fear, and If it’s used for good and not evil, it can be a positive thing. Scott worries he might be a robot since he has difficulty identifying the photos with crosswalk’s online. Also, Tom and Scott propose a USO tour that promotes world peace instead of just entertaining troops fighting a war.

Scott returns home eager to take to the streets of Manhattan to reestablish his role as a flaneur in New York, as he had been in Paris the past three weeks. But the worst air quality ever in New York forces him to do the unthinkable. Stay indoors.

In our 600th episode, Scott continues to find ways to gush about Paris in a way that’s not reminiscent of endless hours trapped in someone’s living room in the 1970’s, watching slides of their vacation. And Scott becomes a flaneur, sauntering around the streets of Paris with no specific destination in mind, much the way Manet, Degas and Renoir did.

Scott is an American in Paris for the first time, who must find a balance between gushing about a city he loves, and the need to make travel anecdotes compelling. A week of not knowing the language of the country he’s in, has given him a new found appreciation of knowing the language of a country he’s in.

As he prepares for his first trip to Paris, Scott deals with the competitive emotions of the clothes in his closet, all hoping to be chosen for the journey. And Tom counsels Scott on what to do if he is somehow selected to run for President of France while he’s there, and wins.

Tom and Scott are relieved they’re not famous, because they can stroll the streets of the city without being hounded by overeager autograph hounds and selfie takers. And they revel in the fact that they can avoid the fate of those who go from famous to infamous in seconds.

Daytime Forever Time is our latest invention, which will make it light out 24 hours a day. We haven’t worked out the specifics on how to do this, but except for the fireworks industry, everyone will benefit from the elimination of darkness. And nightclub owners, don’t worry. You’ll still be able to call them nightclubs, even though it’s light outside.

You’ll be smiling when you hear Tom and Scott delve deeply into the smile, the most important thing on earth, next to gravity. A smile can make you fall in love, and also be used inappropriately by television news anchors. since the relentless drumbeat of bad news doesn’t call for any smiling.

Scott’s euphoria finding a great deal at a sample sale turns to panic, as the zipper of the shirt jacket he tries on gets stuck. Will he have to wear it for the rest of his life? And have it get soaked every time he takes a shower? The answer to these questions and much more will be revealed.

In an historic episode, Tom reveals, in raw and honest detail, his prostate laser surgery, and how this very podcast is helping him get through this. And we come up with a pitch for a BBC comedy series called On The Mend, featuring a cranky older man with prostate issues, and his caustic but lovingly attentive wife, played by the marvelous Judi Dench.

A case of mistaken identity leads us to ponder how far one can go to appear to be someone they’re not without illegally impersonating them. And the shocking difference between saying “If I may” and “If you will”.

Take a road trip with us without leaving your home! We share our anxieties about driving, while also lauding Tom’s journey from a fearful novice to a skilled navigator of hairpin turns and cross country trips. Scott is determined to become a relaxed driver who doesn’t just look for restaurants on the right hand side of the road.

As part of our ongoing mission to scrutinize cliches and much repeated expressions, we decry the endless use of “nothing burger” by pundits responding to charges against powerful officials, when in fact, the opposite is true. Plus, we think it’s time to stop inventing new words, and start using the thousands of words we never use.

Scott performs his solo show in Manhattan for the first time in many years, in the very 42nd Street neighborhood where he and Tom got their comedy chops at the Manhattan Punch Line Theater in the early 1980’s. In lieu of waiting for reviews of his show at Sardi’s, Scott hears Tom’s glowing review that literally illuminates in the dark.

New York was the winner on Tuesday, with Trump’s arraignment and Marjorie Taylor Greene getting booed off the stage after five minutes like at a bad open mic. There was the calm before the storm, the calm after the storm, and the calm during the storm, as the city kept the tiny contingent of red hatted intruders at bay.

Tom’s aversion to reading his mail leads to a mile high stack that must be scoured to find important tax documents in a race against the clock. While Scott has a more relaxing experience settling his return with a lighthearted and breezy 20 minute call with his accountant.