Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

Scott returns to Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island for the first time since March 15., and enjoys two hot dogs and “the best fries in the works.” Tommy loves Belgian Frites, but only with Belgian mayonnaise. Plus another foray into the field we pioneered, “speculative journalism.”

Scott starts reading The Great Influenza, which Tommy applauds, even though that means Scott isn’t reading the Johnny Carson book Tommy gave him.

The power of the human mind may sound like a best selling self help book, but it’s also a great chance to sound like Rod Serling when you say “mind”. Plus we salute the return of the ladies of The View.

Scott saves the life of a fly. Should he compete against the Dalai Lama in an “Enlightenment Off?” Plus, Tom suggests that he and Scott become Nobel Prize coaches to help potential nominees promote themselves.

Scott needs to produce his financial records in order to be approved for an apartment, instead of being welcomed with open arms by the leasing agent and the landlord. But in our scenario, that happy ending is the one Tom and Scott create.

It’s the start of the last unofficial weekend of the summer. Why can’t we keep summer going, which thanks to global warming, can extend into November? Plus our proposal for a 25 hour day.

Tom built a time machine that has it all. Except the mechanism to make it travel through time. And Scott advises time travelers to make a good first impression by praising the inhabitants of that time period.

We scorn those developments that are named after the property they destroyed. Like The Vitagraph apartments built on the site of the iconic Vitagraph Studios.

The ladies of The View have been on hiatus for a month, but Tom and Scott continue to do their show every single day! Plus Tom encourages Scott to reveal two anecdotes involving celebrities.

Tom races against time and a fading battery charge to complete his second self haircut And Scott decides he doesn’t want his pillow to be a foot away from the refrigerator as he searches for an apartment in Manhattan.

The New York Times will no longer publish television listings, and we recall the days of just network and local stations, and the exotic UHF channels. Plus Tom’s dishwasher is broken and he wonders how his little cylindrical pals are feeling about that.

Scott hasn’t had pizza since March, but he wishes he was at Tom’s 50’s style pizza party with his cat Oliver, Johnny Mathis on YouTube and Tom’s wife Cici on the picture phone from India.

Scott takes the subway to Manhattan for the first time since March 12. And wears pants for the third time in three months. And for those like Tom who prefer to stay at home, we express our appreciation for the wonders of windows.

In our ongoing attempt to lessen your fears, we add ghosts to the list of things you need not be afraid of. Unless they’re boring ghosts, but that’s just awkward and not scary.

Buckle your seat belts because this is going to be a funny ride. Tom and Scott discover parallels in their driving history in LA. And their anecdotes may terrify you as much as it did them.

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.