On Easter Sunday, we cling to the hope that on an empty Fifth Avenue and great boulevards throughout America, less than ten folks promenade while keeping social distance, clad in their fancy hats and stylish masks.  Watching 1970’s shows like The Midnight Special beats the pandemic blues.   And how did people pass the time hunkered down during the 1918 Spanish Flu?

On Easter Sunday, we cling to the hope that on an empty Fifth Avenue and great boulevards throughout America, less than ten folks promenade while keeping social distance, clad in their fancy hats and stylish masks. Watching 1970’s shows like The Midnight Special beats the pandemic blues. And how did people pass the time hunkered down during the 1918 Spanish Flu?

On Easter Sunday, we cling to the hope that on an empty Fifth Avenue and great boulevards throughout America, less than ten folks promenade while keeping social distance, clad in their fancy hats and stylish masks.&nbsp;&nbsp;Watching 1970’s shows like The Midnight Special beats the pandemic blues.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And how did people pass the time hunkered down during the 1918 Spanish Flu?

Episode 12

The podcast that's 40 years in the making, because they're both procrastinators. Comedy writer Tom Saunders and political comedian Scott Blakeman help you navigate The New Normal, which is The Old Normal for them, since their comedy careers already require that they spend huge amounts of time at home. Their show peers back into the past, stares unflinchingly at the present, and imagines a more hopeful future, with flights of fancy and many tangents as well.

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Episode 12

Episode 12