Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

Scott hopes that one day, someone will come up to him and say. “Thank you, masked man.” Because Scott has been searching for his “go to” mask for months, and after some triumphs and setbacks, he may have found what he’s looking for. And Tom is eager to find out.

Tom and Scott time travel to 1939 and 1940 on a ship of paper. Life Magazine. Where they find ads with tremendous amounts of copy that explain in great detail the virtues of products like beer, toothpaste and liver pills.

Scott reports from the Upper East and Upper West sides of Manhattan, on the celebration in the streets of Joe Biden’s victory. Tom finds no hint of celebration in the liberal enclave of the Pacific Palisades, and ponders whether he should have galloped into town, like Paul Revere. shouting “Biden has won!”

Tom and Scott resent being called “news junkies”, since that conjures up an image of a guy looking for newspapers in the recycling bin. The only thing we would like, after watching hours of election coverage is a simple thank you note from the news networks.

Scott discovers a new reasonably priced prepared dinner delivery option that makes him feel like he has a private chef. And Tom rhapsodizes about his delicious Lux coffee, whose lively aroma lingers even after he’s finished drinking.

Mail balloting leads us to a discussion about the space age technology of Informed Delivery, where the Postal Service emails an image of your mail. We propose Informed Delivery Premium, where, for a fee, the contents of your mail are sent to your inbox before you see it in your mailbox.

On this historic day, November 3, 2020, it’s a Getting Through This Special Report:on National Sandwich Day. Which Earl of Sandwich invented this food breakthrough that brings us delicious and fun pleasure , especially during this anxious times? Plus, will Tommy’s wife’s faxed overseas ballot decide the election?

Sometimes the best way to get through the present, is to travel back to the past. Whether it’s the 1953 film Little Fugitives shot in Coney Island, or a 1949 travelogue called Brooklyn, you can time travel without leaving your couch.

Scott buys a toaster oven that makes him feel like a millionaire, even though it’s a budget model. Tom and Scott marvel at this economical, space saving fully featured workhorse. As we enter the winter season, our awe of and appreciation for our appliances is a fun way of getting through this.

On All Hallows’ Eve, we take you to Frontier Field, home of the minor league baseball team, the Rochester Red Wings, who report sightings of visitors from the beyond, and we don’t mean Syracuse.

Take a trip with us to the 1939 World’s Fair, “where the magic of today paves the way for the miracles of tomorrow.” We think everyone should have the same enthusiasm and optimism for the future as the 1939 newsreel narrator.

We are still amazed by the transcontinental telegraph, and would like to see a parade honoring its contribution to communication. Plus, we think the NFL should literally have armchair quarterbacks, who sit in their EZBoy chair, and are wheeled around by offensive linemen.

Scott celebrates the Dodgers World Series win because of their long and storied history in Brooklyn, his native land. And Tom’s speculative history reveals why Scott made a great catch at a Comic Strip Labor Day party while wearing his authentic reproduction of a 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers Jersey.

The tree monsters are back as the Santa Ana winds cause the branches next to Tom’s house to pound against the wall and scratch the sides. In tranquil, non windy New York, Scott proposes that the government provide every American in a cold climate a free heavy winter coat that makes the wearer laugh at inclement weather.

Tom mailed his ballot today, as Scott prepares to walk to his early voting location to bask in the adulation of like minded New Yorkers. Plus, why you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth(unless you’re an equine dentist), and why myth writers had the plum job thousands of years ago, even though they had to handle hecklers, or myth busters.

We yearn for the return of the 1930’s and 1940’’s screwball comedies, which we need now more than ever. And we reminisce about models like this Bell X-5 Easy to Assemble Authentic Kit by Revell.

Tom plays recordings of his cat Oliver teaching him cat words, in an anthropological breakthrough reminiscent of the work of Jane Goodall. We discuss the do’s and don’t of having a conversation with your cat, who believes, as we do, that they are superior to us.

Inexplicably, neither the moderator or the candidates in last night’s debate, brought up the fact that Scott’s Amazon Fresh delivery went to the wrong address. But we envision a happy ending where the needy person who received it meets up with Scott and everything turns out for the best.

We come up with the idea of a coming of age movie about people in their 60’s. The next step is deciding which lavish restaurant in Cannes to have the premiere. party. Plus, speculative chemistry about possible fun uses of the gene editing device, CRISPR.

Tom is the first person to be home graduate schooled, as he grants himself a doctorate in Speculative Psychology, by watching YouTube lectures from Yale, Harvard and the University of Chicago. Scott suggests a way universities can monetize these lectures, by having live commercials presented by teaching assistants.

As always, we look to the future and wonder what would go in a time capsule today. And then we realize that our show is a time capsule that can be accessed 1000 years from now. Plus, we invent a new artisanal delicacy. Fresh gum.

Since we didn’t have a party after our 200th episode, we made our 201st episode a party, by recalling past revelry. And we’ll start researching venues now for next year’s gala 500th episode party.

On our 200th episode, we provide an overview of just a fraction of the ideas, inventions, observations and speculative journalism, history and science, that elicit endorphin releasing laughter from our listeners, and high priced hyena like laughs from us, every single day.

With unflinching candor, Tom reveals he is considering cosmetic surgery. Should he move his eyes to either side of his head, in a birdlike way? And how will others react? This episode is ultimately about how we see the world and how others see us.

Scott uses a ring light for his Zoom comedy show, which leads us to an affirmation of the world’s roundness, while questioning the “four corners of the earth” expression. Plus, how to navigate the terrifying four corner stop near the Beverly Hills Hotel.. Turn around.