Scott returns from his nephew’s wedding in Miami, where, among other fun adventures, he danced with a belly dancer. Which of course leads us to a discussion of TV dinners, three second movies, and how using the term, “Pardon me”, can empower someone else to be King or Queen for Three Seconds.

One reason Scott hasn’t run for office, is answering the inevitable question, “What books are on your nightstand?, since he hasn’t read any books in a few years. That’s all about to change as Scott is gifted The Power Broker, and his New Year’s resolution is to read that 900 page book in 45 days!

Tommy has a Christmas miracle as his arduous two day ordeal traveling upstate ends happily, just in time for Christmas Eve. Scott avoids travel woes by staying in the city, and watching Holiday Inn, which leads to a shocking discovery!

Listening to this episode about making lists should be on your to do list. And after you listen, it can go on our patented Have Done list, which brings you the satisfaction you deserve. And yes, “Get up” should be on your to do list, because if you don’t accomplish that task, the rest of the list will most likely not get done.

Tom reconsiders his proposal for an immense statue of The Great Pedestrian, and instead suggests one carved out of a single proton. Scott applauds Tom’s decision not to do an electron sculpture, since he has just learned a proton is 1836 times larger. The bottom line is we can now be considered for a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Can Scott trim his IPhone addiction so he can be free to solve the world’s problems? In the interim, Tom proposes a world where everyone lives in a gilded age mansion or equivalent apartment tower.

Hearing Tom’s vivid COVID’s -eye view of booming tourism in New York, leads Scott to create the expression, “A word is worth a thousand pictures.” As Tom deals with some lingering symptoms, he is thankful to live in a place where people come from around the world to visit.

While Tommy was experiencing the high and lows of his road trip to Florida and Savannah, and his subsequent Covid diagnosis, Scott saw four films and two plays for a total cost of $14.50! How did he do it and is this the new way to flight inflation? Plus, Scott uses an uncharacteristic word for him in an impassioned defense of the director at a q and a after one of those screenings.

Neither rain nor snow nor COVID can stop Tom from completing his appointed podcast rounds. And in an episode destined to be preserved in historical archives around the world, we hear what COVID sounds like in real time, from a man who retains his humor and mental agility in the face of nagging symptoms. And who also comes up with a medical breakthrough that you can only discover on this podcast.

Tom fulfills a lifelong dream of visiting the architectural marvel that is Savannah. And we pioneer a new form of audio travelogue that lets you close your eyes and see the sights of the city without leaving your home. On the frontlines of the Senate runoff on Tuesday, Tom senses the mood of the electorate by having a fried chicken, bacon and waffles brunch.