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.”

Would the anti shelter in place protesters be more inclined to stay at home if they had a nicer home? Tom and Scott propose that the government pay for an Instagram worthy home for every American so they’ll all stay home and flatten the curve more quickly and effectively.

On a very special Earth Day edition, the Green New Deal is already being implemented as few people are flying or driving. And Tom and Scott are doing their part by recording this podcast at home, instead of at the sprawling Podcast City complex where the world’s podcasts are normally produced.

Not since the Civil War, has it made such a difference which state we live in. Tom and Scott are happy to live in California and New York because of their respective governors, and have no desire to move to Georgia, even after they reopened tattoo parlors.