Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

The RNC is the only place you can see fuchsia pantsuits without going to Boca. Plus the tale of tail versus tale. And Tommy vows to go completely decaf. But he’s a procrastinator, so....

Unlike the speakers on the first night of the RNC, we’re not shouting at the top of our lungs during this episode. But we are tackling the thorny issue of words that have several different meetings, as well as offering suggestions for achieving world peace.

The Republican Convention is in session and their slogan should be .”Give Us Your Huddled Maskless Yearning to be Free.” Plus, how do you fact check Montana’s claim to have the biggest sky?

The. Sunday paper. We talk about our favorite sections in The NY Times, as well as our own newspapers that we “printed” as teenagers. Tom’s Weekly Buzz and Scott’s Sports Today.

After one last look at the DNC, we go back to 1987 to talk about how the film Broadcast News brilliantly depicts a world of television news that no longer exists. Plus Scott, with a little help from his friend Tom, tells an anecdote that involves David Gergen.

Our main takeaway from the Democratic Convention is that we both want to become good friends with Joe and Kamala and their families. But we also acknowledge that first and foremost, we must vote for them and then pursue their friendship. Plus a look at white and blue collar workers, and why that expression should change.

Our unconventional coverage of the DNC continues with our professed desire to be the official podcast of the Biden-Harris campaign. And to spend quality time with the Biden and Harris families. Plus, we travel back to 1960 and 1969.

Day 2 of the DNC spurs Scott to further vet his Chuck Schumer impression. And Tom is locked out on the side of the rest of the world. All coming to you thanks to the descendants of the Telstar satellite.

We’re on the scene at the Democratic Convention- at home, watching it on television. If it’s going to look like an infomercial, which is fine with us, let’s include some 1970’s pop stars singing their greatest hits.

The Democratic Convention starts tonight and no one will actually be there. But in 1968, two kids in Brooklyn and Libertyville, Illinois watched that Democratic Convention on television. And those kids were Scott and Tom.

A nationwide network of pneumatic tubes could be an alternative to the post office for mail-in voting. And a look ahead to museums reopening in New York next week, and why they’ve always been experts at social distancing.

Scott loves face masks and is open to becoming a mask influencer. And Tom revisits a traumatic childhood experience involving a liverwurst sandwich, but emerges stronger and better for having gone through it.

Tom wonders if his bad breath is the reason why his cat Oliver is turning away from him. Or could it be, as Scott suggests, a sign of an unrelated issue? Plus, the ultimate joy of a catbird seat on Easy Street.

We’re looking in the mirror today, marveling at this ultimate selfie. We take you back to that historic day when the mirror was invented, and for the first time, people could see what they look like.

One of the many reasons we like Kamala Harris is we think she would like our podcast. She likes to laugh, we like to make her laugh, what more can you ask for? Plus, how did Scott get to see a professional baseball game live?

Tom offers to get the Russian vaccine, but only on the condition that if it doesn’t work, he receives 500 acres of land in the Russian steppes. Scott won’t try a vaccine that’s only been tested on a couple of dissidents.

Remember when the suburbs were mocked for their drudgery and boredom? Now people are fleeing the cities in droves. But not us. We’ve seen the future at the 1964 World’s Fair, and we think the future of NYC is bright.

Scott predicts Gretchen Whitmer will be Biden’s VP pick, because she has the pandemic managing experience Tommy said was necessary, back in one of our early April shows Plus, what would we do without the word “thing”?

When Tom was a kid, his own homeschool was so selective that he couldn’t get in. Scott uncovers a brochure from the General Electric Progressland exhibit from the 1964 World’s Fair.

Scott is glad he got his second haircut since barber shops reopened in NYC, even though his barber wore his surgical mask just below his nostrils. Plus, Tom’s cat Oliver is the best companion to have during quarantine, even with the occasional bite.

Tom’s innocent birthday call leads to the revelation of a shocking family secret, in a groundbreaking segment that will hopefully be turned into a PBS documentary. Plus, we propose yet another invention: A place where annoying cliches are buried.

We don’t really miss restaurants because we feel like kings, or self appointed, unelected co-Mayors of Irving Place, when we eat at home, Plus, how to uncover fake ghostwriters.

Scott’s breaking news report of Tropical Storm Isaias in Brooklyn spurs Tom and Scott to go beyond talking about the weather and actually do something about it. They don’t know what they’re going to do but they invite others to figure that out.

Tom reveals he might have mis-remembered his Wexler’s Bagels story from yesterday’s show. And we sing the praises of the breakfast spots that are only open from 7 am to 2 pm. Plus, a proposal for Mount Rushmore type installations for essential workers during the pandemic.

Scott pays homage to CBS Sunday Morning with his ode to a tranquil Sunday morning. Tom makes a fateful bagel decision. And we name drop Charles Kuralt, Charles Osgood, Bosley Crowther and more.