Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

Once again we announce an exciting new trend. The cozy movement. Yes, cozy and comfortable are the new words to live by, especially during these cold winter months. And since cozy actually sounds like what it means, it’s easy and fun to get cozy any time of the day.

The big news in DC isn’t the deal to avert a government shutdown, but Scott’s chance encounter there with Senator Joe Manchin. But the even bigger story might be that Scott wore earmuffs for the very first time shortly before he saw the Senator and his entourage at an iconic DC hotel. There are a million more questions than answers in this exclusive, not ripped from the headlines story.

Helpful tips on what to do and what not to say, if your guests don’t recognize your Pulitzer Prize at your apartment. Plus, we propose a bold new way to hedge your bets in the unlikely event the elevator is out in your building, when you’re expecting guests for dinner. Serve a small alternative dinner party in a corner of the lobby.

Scott scoops the Times again by revealing the new acronym TGIT. Thank God it’s Thursday, which is the new weekend. And Tom gets another scoop from his fiancée about workers returning to the office. You can wait a month to read it in the Times or hear it all right now on this episode.

Tom escapes a Bonfire of the Vanities-ish detour in the Bronx, which leads us to a joyous jaunt on our soon to be completed Time Traveler machine. Yes, we’re settled into a plush circular booth at Ciro’s circa 1950’s, telling the likes of Bogart, Lombard and other stars about the future. They laugh at first, but eventually we gain their trust, and their friendship.

Does Tom’s sea cure and Scott’s Gourmet Get Well diet make them candidates to be President at Penn or Harvard? Plus, Scott has an added edge at Penn since he already owns Penn sweatshirts and T-shirts. And Tom would be the first person in his family ever to President of Harvard.

On the second day of 2024, Tom introduces a look back at the first one, which is a lot easier than going through a whole year. Scott shakes up the nutrition and health industry by rolling out his Gourmet Get Well Diet, which features fresh food and fine cuts of meat and fish, that bring you back to good health.

Scott reveals for the first time that the first time he ate Chicago’s iconic Marshall Field created Frango Mints was just last Saturday at their Christmas Eve dinner that didn’t happen because of the elevator outage. And it was well worth the wait! It’s a Chicago centric end of year episode that you should listen to an hour earlier than you usually do.

We present a very different kind of Hallmark holiday movie called The Elevator Pitch. A planned Christmas Eve dinner with Tom, Sandy, Scott and Ginger is derailed by an elevator outage in Scott and Ginger’s building. But what happens next is stuff you can make up, but no one would believe you if you did.

Tom discovers magical, space age shirts that don’t need to be ironed and even washed! But amidst that joy, Scott reveals the awkward coming of age story of the workshirt he bought in high school that turned out to be an uncool permanent press shirt.

Scott sings the praises of his new neighborhood Murray Hill, and its famed Park Avenue, and all he needs now is George Peppard’s narrow lapeled 1960’s navy suit from Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Plus, our continuing Adventures in Obscurity, where we reference William Windom’s short lived “My World and Welcome To It”.

Tom’s “sea cure” miraculously returns him to good health after a 24 hour malady. But an anxious and arduous flight connection in Frankfurt threatens to undo his health and sanity.

In the first known podcast transmission from a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea, Tom tells tales of his adventures on the high seas, including visits to Sicily, Genoa, Malta and Marseille, and how he lost his jacket and pants along the way.

In an historic throwback “two topics” episode, Scott chronicles his moving journey to a new apartment, and grapples with whether he should refer to himself as Mr. Park Avenue. Tom and Sandy prepare to take to the high seas for the second time in a month, and wonder whether the same people from the first cruise will join them on this one.

Tom and Scott see a screening and Q&A of Maestro, and they ponder becoming the new Siskel and Ebert. But cooler heads prevail, and Scott is content to sit on a hopefully not too reclining cushioned seat and remain The World’s Greatest Audience Member. And Tom prefers his non reviewer aisle seat to stretch his leg, except when the cast and director walk down the aisle

Tom’s dishwasher installation doesn’t go off without a hitch, but thanks to Tom, it’s not the end of the world! And the world owes Tom a debt of gratitude, that he will forgive.

In the process of moving, Scott discovers artifacts of procrastination, like the Johnny Carson book that he has been on page 60 for seven years, and The Power Broker where he is on page 180 out of 1147 pages. Will his new apartment inspire him to someday finish those books?

In a landmark departure from his previous belief that compelling travel stories should have elements of disaster, Tom goes from a reluctant cruise participant to a cruse aficionado and booster. And his riveting tale of his 8 day cruise to the Bahamas is a rave review.

Scott puts aside his longtime fear of being egged on Halloween, and takes an evening walk amongst crowds of costumed trick or treaters and their parents. Does that make him a trick or treater too, even though he never asked for candy from a doorman?

Will Tom’s love of last minute cleaning, and Scott’s view of laundry as a means of obtaining a new wardrobe without buying anything, earn them the coveted Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval? And does it have a flat base so they can put it on their mantels?

Scott walks the SAG AFTRA picket line in New York, and he and Tom wonder if his 45 minute stint will bring an end to the strike. Or will the network CEO’s invite him up to the negotiations thinking he’s an easy mark, because he only softly murmured the “Hey Hey Ho Ho” chant. In our movie version of that meeting. Scott turns down offers of a series and says he’s standing with his union, and asks th...

Rescheduling should never be taken for granted, because it gives us the power to put off doing something until we’re “good and ready”. And we hope that those countries that have draconian rules about rescheduling delivery dates and appointments, give that power back to the people. Since there is a word “draconian”, we propose a blockbuster film “Welcome to Draconia”, where a newcomer helps the cit...

Hear why Scott went to the airport twice and never boarded a plane. By choice! And had such a pleasant experience he can’t wait to go back. Tom proposes doing away with the President’s awkward walk down the stairs of Air Force One, and instead have them exit the plane through the same tunnel we do.

What are the odds of Tom and Sandy bumping into Scott and his sister at 18th and Park Avenue South? Tom does the speculative math and comes up with a new number system. Five hundred billion trillion Gillion to one! Plus, for the first time we reveal what really happened before we saw each other on the street, that made that chance meeting possible.

Our comedy is always clean, but it’s even cleaner when we discuss the historic coincidence that both of us have to clean our residences in preparation for visiting family. It’s a thrill a minute, race against the clock mission, that will have you at the edge of your hopefully clean seats.