Getting Through This with Tom and Scott

We pass people on the street every day, but only now does Scott Blakeman publically give thanks that we aren't by custom expected to greet each person, catch up with them before we move down the street, only to have to make small talk with another random passerby, and so on...

Tom reveals that he is handicapped by his face which, among other problems, often makes him look like he's unhappy, and how he found a solution to this that avoided plastic surgery, and caused strangers to like him more!

Scott's friction free, no hassle trip to D.C. presents a challenge for a comedy podcast that thrives on conflict and crisis. Will this be our first non-hilarious podcast? Short answer: no! Instead we throw everyone's expectations into a cocked hat -- and then we finally explain what a "cocked hat" actually is.

Exciting news about a well deserved grant from the Smithsonian to this podcast is overshadowed by the outrage of a new magazine devoted to Irving Place in Manhattan that failed to feature on its cover pictures of Scott and Tom, despite our being unelected self appointed co-mayors of that 5 block long street for several years, without a whiff of scandal!

Scott tells of his return to his alma mater, Northwestern University, and shares his joy for "multiple receptions". But would his old classmates remember what he did when he was a student 50 years ago and a stripper canceled an event he was involved with? (spoiler alert: no clothing was involved). And would Scott do it again, 50 years later?

The business in a Chicago suburb that supported Tom's family for 80 years is closing down, resulting in a large party of family members and close friends, Tom's fiancee Sandy -- and his ex-wife CiCi! Did sparks fly? Did Tom get more than he bargained for? Yes, to both questions, but for an unexpected reason that sent Tom to the very hospital he was born in!

The Great Pedestrian speaks! Will those who stifle sidewalk traffic by looking at cell phones listen? This episode is a festival of thrilling ideas, including a revisit to the greatest pedestrianic idea of all: the trans-continental sidewalk!

What is really the greatest invention of our modern age? The answer, supplied by Tom and Scott, may surprise you. But even more exciting: a huge new museum proposed by Scott to honor this most vital of all of human invention: Indoor Plumbing!

After Labor Day, lolling on the beach or wearing white clothes is an act of social disobedience - but we did it anyway. Today's podcast tells the story of what happened after we smashed conventional norms.

Tom reveals the astonishing truth about how congealed toothpaste on the bathroom sink led him to meet the love of his life!