In our never ending quest to reevaluate old expressions, Tom discovers that the silver lining is that clouds don’t have a silver lining. Which means we can happily walk on a cloudy day unencumbered by the fear that chunks of molten silver will fall from the sky.

Tom and Scott offer inventive comedic observations as well as being actual inventors. On today’s show, Tom invents the Anything Bagel. And Scott creates a plan for a robust virus testing program for prospective dates.

On a very special May Day edition, Tom and Scott tell how workers in the US are being mistreated as International Workers Day is celebrated around the world except in the United States, where it originated

Today’s show is ripped from the headlines. From 1939 and the opening of the New York World’s Fair You’ll thrill to actual New York Tunes reporting from 81 years ago today. Plus, Harvard returned $8 million in stimulus funds. Should they also rescind Jared Kushner’s diploma?

Go behind the scenes of our podcast, as Tom and Scott describe the often arduous and demanding process of metaphorically mining for gold in the material our worldwide research department presents to us every day.

You’ve heard of a military coup, but how about a peaceful and scientific medical coup, where Trump and his political cronies are politely asked to leave and are replaced by a team of scientists, doctors and nurses?

Tom’s wife is in India, where it’s actually much safer than it is in California. And she’s living in a town with four open bookstores and the Dalai Lama! So we came up with a sitcom pitch where a brassy NY actress moves in with the Dalai Lama and the sparks really fly. And hilarity ensues.

Canned laughter was a staple of sitcoms for decades, so let’s have canned cheers and boos and bring baseball back with no crowds.

Tom and Scott continue their perhaps not wildly unlikely quest for the Nobel Prize by inaugurating an exciting and uplifting new segment where we try to find the silver lining in seemingly negative stories.

The Constitution should have a clause calling for the immediate removal from office of a President who suggests injecting disinfectant. Although we’re sure Trump’s sycophants will defend him by arguing that a Lysol bottle doesn’t specifically say “Do not inject into your bloodstream.”