It’s an all new season of the General Assembly at the United Nations, and Scott finds himself in the middle of a security detail for a not famous potentate, on Madison Avenue. Tom and Scott propose that countries in need of money sell the naming rights to their nation.

Tom is about to embark on his first flight since March 2020, and dreads having to wear a mask for that long. Scott puts Tom at ease by reminding him he wore a mask for two and a half hours at our recent Dear Evan Hansen film screening. Tom also hopes he’s seated in the non brawling section.

Tom and Scott start a new movement to destigmatize the “early bird” dinner. They regale us with the tale of their post Dear Evan Hansen screening dinner at a fun and festive Mexican restaurant at 5:30 pm. And they also envision, in a non delusional way, a time when famous actors will go up to fine audience members like them, after screenings.

Tom and Scott see a screening of Dear Evan Hansen, and not only love the film, but also the q and a with the cast! We speculate what it would have been like if Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland did a q and a. Or if a q and a turned bad because of a disgruntled moderator and disenchanted cast.

Tom and Scott continue to champion the truly essential workers who deliver our food and packages, and allow us to purchase food at supermarkets and restaurants. And who provide assistance at stores. They are far more necessary than hedge fund managers and should be paid accordingly.

If only there was a Tom and Scott to help people in 1918 get through the Spanish Flu. There were no podcasts then, only wax cylinders that would have had to be shipped to each listener.

Maureen McGovern was right. There’s got to be The Morning After. Tom and Scott made it through the rain, and celebrate the bright blue, sunny skies ahead after a difficult night for so many in New York, New Jersey and the region. The power of the storm makes us pine for the more benign weather event, snow.

Tom and Scott continue their groundbreaking “Catskills/NYC Conversations”, as they discuss the lack of ticks and snakes in the city compared to the “country”. The Catskills are magnificent, but NYC has the Beauty Without The Beasts.

For those of you who were not child prodigies, rejoice in all the things you didn’t miss. Like childhood. In our occasional role as howlingly funny motivational TED talk-like speakers, we show you that being a senior prodigy is even better and more satisfying.

Scott goes to the NYC Homecoming Concert in Central Park, 14 hours after it ended, wearing his Marmot “surrender” jacket, that offers little resistance to the rain. But he still enjoys being a “day after” person, as Tom and Scott were when they walked around the Kodak Theater the day after the 2018 Academy Awards.