Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

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We relive the thrill of getting the TV Guide Fall Preview Issue in our teen years, and excitedly planning our television viewing schedule. Because in those days your show was on only once at a designated time each week.

We’re going bananas figuring out how to keep bananas ripe. And why bananas are singled out as being crazy, while other fruits like apples and peaches are referred to in positive ways. And we verbally shuck and/or husk corn, too

Scott previously revealed that he fears running for office because he will he asked what books are on his nightstand. And he doesn’t have a nightstand. Now in a stunning new revelation, Scott says that he hasn’t finished a book in a few years. Tom tries to change that in a way that will bring a tear to your eye.

Because we do a new podcast every single day, we spare ourselves the drudgery of commuting. And even more importantly, we avoid the mundane act of talking about how bad our commute was.

We recall the pre SPF days of using reflectors to catch the sun, and the mysterious men on Brighton Beach carrying brown paper bags, selling and yelling “Hot knishes, cold orange drinks.”

Today’s show is an audio version of the Sunday New York Times, with sections on a range of topics from many time periods. We think obscure references are merely something that hasn’t been learned yet.

Tom rustles up some grub by creating a carb free hot dog salad. Which inevitably leads to an appraisal of baseball without crowds. Scott watched the Mets opening day game and after a few minutes, he didn’t even notice the absence of people in the stands.

On our very special “Play Ball” edition, we welcome the return of baseball with no one in the stands, which doesn’t detract from our enjoyment of the game. Baseball fans are normally only noisy hall of the game anyway, when the home team does something they like.

Museums celebrate intelligence, creativity and history, along with a complimentary coat check. Did Van Gogh ever paint a fisherman wearing waders? And why aren’t fisheries a reliable path to riches?

Tom is watching lots of college lectures on YouTube, and is well on his way to earning PHD’s in everything. Scott answers the ethical question of whether you should wear a Yale sweatshirt if you didn’t go there. The answer may surprise you.

Take a thrilling journey with us as Tom quizzes Scott about his first subway and New Jersey Transit train ride in more than four months.

Tom is invited to join The Nordy Club but Scott is not. Their journey to discover the reason takes them on a virtual tour of physical and digital clubs, like the Friars Club and AMC’s A List, and a look at the writers who were responsible for Yogi Berra’s classic sayings.

Tom encounters a mysterious grey cat who shows interest but then runs away. Scott puts on his America’s Cat Relationship Expert hat and offers a positive spin since he’s also wearing his rose colored glasses.

Fans won’t get to watch baseball in the stands, but Tom gets as close as possible by having a ballpark food dinner of hot dogs, popcorn and peanuts. And Scott introduces therapy that resolves your problems in a minute.

Tom and Scott are the self appointed, unelected, co-Mayors of Irving Place, a magical and historic five block stretch of Manhattan near Gramercy Park and Union Square. We salute our constituents even though we haven’t physically been there in four months.

YouTube offers so many actual university lectures that it can call itself UTube. We also reveal the origin of the expression School of Hard Knocks. Plus references to Jack Paar, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson and Oscar Levant.

Scott offers pundit tips on how to keep smiling even when you’re disgusted by the lies of the person you’re debating. And Tom takes another step closer towards a Nobel Prize by introducing his pioneering work in emotional math.

On a very special Not Back to School special, Tom asks Scott to put on his 12 year old kid hat and decide if he wants to go back to school. Coincidentally, Scott is already wearing his 12 year old kid hat.

An encounter with unmasked men at a Noah’s Bagels store creates anxiety for Tom, that is partially eased by the fact they had everything bagels available. As always, silver linings emerge from this incident as well.

Sunday is Fun Day as we look back at some of our more harrowing amusement park experiences. And we are thankful for one of the best perks of being an adult. No one can make us go on a scary ride anymore.

The Afternoon The Lights Went Out in Brooklyn gives Scott a new appreciation for electricity. His three hour ordeal inspires a discussion about spit takes, hitting the Abe Stark sign at Ebbets Field and winning a suit, and so much more.

One of the ways we’re getting through this is by appreciating technology that no one is talking about and just takes for granted. Whether it’s the microphone emoji in Word, FaceTime, or even an Amazon Fresh delivery of the hard to find Lysol Disinfectant Wipes,

On this very special 100th episode, Tom and Scott look back at The First 100 Days of this podcast., and revisit their inventions, rethinking of phrases and cliches, as well as forward thinking ideas that they hope will ultimately lead to the Nobel Prize.

Having an Open House during these times is not the rollicking, fun and carefree experience it was back in February. But hopefully one of the prospective buyers wearing masks, gloves and protective booties will buy Scott’s family home.