Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

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.

There are the ignorant and selfish non mask wearers, and the terrified and anxious never leave the house people, Scott and Tom have come up with a Better Way.. How to live life to the fullest, while still abiding by CDC guidelines.

Researchers say we’re undergoing a micro evolution which will result in smaller mouths and fewer teeth, including no wisdom teeth. We hope that doesn’t lower the average intelligence even more. Plus we find out we didn’t win the Nobel Prize this year, but we hope to be the entertainment for the ceremony.

We hope to hang out at Nobel Prize parties and after parties with Doudna and Carpentier, the women who won the Nobel Prize for the gene editing device, the Crispr, which is not a dating app for very tan people.

As Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin, we ask the weighty legal question, “Are fast forwarders of football games, like Tom, still considered fans?” And Scott feels guilty for not watching any NBA games this season, despite the sacrifice and courage of the players.

Scott reports on his magical walk alongFifth Avenue and Madison Avenue last night. Tom invents masks with LED images that waiters can use to display specials. And we introduce phrase enforcers who collect royalties from people who use expressions that other people come up with.

Scott marvels at the space age technology of the refrigerator in his new apartment, which for the first time, let’s him enjoy filtered water and crushed and cubed ice. Tom wants to have an heirloom tomato party with nothing but heirloom tomatoes, and songs about heirloom tomatoes.

Gretchen Whitmer’s sign language interpreters are celebrities themselves because of their expressive and theatrical translation. And we propose a peace plan that would end bee stings, and make them living longer.

Scott has his first live performance in seven months, and then the next day travels back to Brooklyn, and gets a haircut, even though Ali’s mask now sits on the top of his upper lip. Which leads to our latest invention, the chin bib.

Tom and Scott address their procrastination, several weeks after they originally planned to talk about it. Plus a technical glitch enables them to contrast their transparency with the lack of that by Trump’s personal physician.

Tom has a Hitchcock-like encounter at a juice bar and Scott finally watches The View. We introduce another invention, fraternal twin beds that look nothing like their standard twin sibling. And we hope The Wave, which is an unwelcome imposition at sporting events, never catches on again or leads to other traditions like standing on your seat and dancing like a ballerina