<p>The entire news media, from The New York Times to youtubers with selfie sticks, ignored Tom's birthday -- and he couldn't be happier. This leads to a discussion of a bizarre birthday tradition affecting children in the Midwest during Tom's childhood. Trigger alert, this could be traumatizing to older, extremely sensitive listeners.</p>

The entire news media, from The New York Times to youtubers with selfie sticks, ignored Tom's birthday -- and he couldn't be happier. This leads to a discussion of a bizarre birthday tradition affecting children in the Midwest during Tom's childhood. Trigger alert, this could be traumatizing to older, extremely sensitive listeners.

episode 811

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 811

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