Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

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.

Tom’s first online clothing purchase of colorful mercerized cotton socks from Neiman Marcus Last Call finally arrives. On the same day that Scott orders no show socks from Eddie Bauer! Plus, the joys of shopping in store even for those who like to shop online too.

Scott sees Hamilton on Broadway for $6.99 on a television set in Brooklyn. Tom suggests that all subjects be taught using elaborate Broadway musicals, in the way Hamilton taught Scott about the founding of our country.

On today’s Sunday morning news shows, Tom and Scott are not blamed for the pandemic and feel a sense of relief about that. And we turn to YouTube to hear the tribute band Leonid and Friends perform a faithful recreation of the music of Chicago, and bring back happy memories of another era.

Official fireworks displays are canceled but there are plenty on this episode as Tom and Scott time travel to their 4th of July celebrations from the past.

Tom and Scott take a swing at discussing golf, a sport neither plays or harbors a desire to live on a golf course. We do take our time machine back to 1963 and Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf hosted by Gene Sarazan, featuring a thrilling match between Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus.

Scott’s Zoom mini high school reunion prompts Tom to suggest the new term “Zoomion”. Which makes them recall the late, great Bennett Cerf and his “Treasury of Atrocious Puns”. And we fondly recall the early 60’s sitcom Bachelor Father, which we prefer to The Bachelor.

Scott receives an email from The Nobel Prize and although it doesn’t specifically say that Tom and Scott have been awarded the prize, just being on their email list seems to bode well for us. Plus, the difference between Len and Chris Berman.

Tom takes Scott’s suggestion and happily finds a colorful array of well priced socks at Neiman Marcus Last Call. Tom hasn’t bought any yet, but Scott approves of his slow, deliberate approach, which is like Governor Cuomo’s phased plan for reopening New York.

Today’s coffee of the day is a tasteful blend of high spirited laughter and ideas for a peaceful world. Too much coffee makes Tom angry and irritable, so he has an epiphany that may lead to the end of war, and the coveted Nobel Peace Prize, for both of us.

During these times, it’s the little things that get us through this. Like finding joy in choosing from the wildly colorful array of socks available online, Which is something Tom is about to do for the first time.