Tom and Scott imagine a world where the only writing implements are chalk and blackboards, and the only way to read a book is to visit museums where the 300 or more slabs per book are displayed, under the watchful eye of armed guards to prevent someone from erasing them.

Scott encounters a film set on his daily walk, and when the PA asks if he can cross the street, Scott politely accepts, and bonds with the PA by mocking those who ignore her. Tom suggests Scott’s positive attitude should lead to a recurring role on Succession.

Scott watches two consecutive Mets games in their entirety on television. Tom proposes a statue be built to honor Scott’s achievement, which went unrecognized by anyone except on this podcast.

Channeling his inner Charles Kuralt, Tom prepares for that quintessential American journey- the road trip, from LA to NY. And Scott recalls a time in Minneapolis, when he may have inspired his waitress to become a detective.

Tom and Scott are the self appointed, unelected co-Mayors of Irving Place in Manhattan, and Scott returns there for the first time in more than a year. After a delicious brunch at the bustling Friend of a Farmer, it’s clear that New York is Back.

April Fools Day came and went and neither Tom nor Scott pulled any pranks, because they’re morally opposed to them. But Tom did get his first professional haircut since last March, so we introduce our new slogan for the National Association of Barbers: “Haircuts, not pranks.”

Even terrible animation is fun and appreciated by Tom and Scott, as they watch the short lived 1950’s local Chicago cartoon, Paddy and the Pelican, a bird that’s not indigenous to the Chicagoland area.

On their first anniversary show, Tom and Scott address the rumors about why they also did a first anniversary episode a week ago. And their time machine is still missing the part that makes it time travel, so they look back to the past and speculate about the future from the comfort of their LaZBoy recliner.

Tom’s favorite yogurt, Siggi’s coconut, abruptly changes its packaging, and its flavor goes from creamy and smooth to artificial and lumpy. Scott and Tom envision a trip to Reykjavik to implore the corporate board to reinstate the original coconut flavor.

Scott and Tom are time travel film critics, as they go back to March 1969 and discover that The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with Maggie Smith was a sexier film than I Am Curious (Yellow).