Everything is Alive

Everything is Alive

Everything is Alive is an unscripted interview show in which all the subjects are inanimate objects. In each episode, a different thing tells us its life story--and everything it says is true.

Episodes

April 19, 2024 24 mins

Welcome, new listeners. We're glad you're here. We always tell people to start at the beginning, so here's our very first episode. If you like it, we recommend going back to the start of the feed and continuing from there. But it's up to you. 

Louis is a can of cola. He's been on the shelf a long time, so he's had some time to think. Featuring Louis Kornfeld. 

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A few moments that for one reason or another got cut from “The Animals,” but we love them anyway.

You can find t-shirts for The Animals and Everything is Alive (and other things) right here.

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November 22, 2023 18 mins

Hari is a butterfly, and he’s just trying to stay grounded.

Featuring Hari Kondabolu. Hari’s Youtube comedy special is called “Vacation Baby.” You can find more from him at his website, his Instagram, and his Twitter.

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November 8, 2023 21 mins

Steven is a beaver, and he’s just trying to do his job.

Featuring Connor Ratliff.

Note to parents: This episode contains a frank discussion of the Tooth Fairy. If that is something you prefer your children not hear, please choose another episode.

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October 25, 2023 21 mins

Harry is a flamingo. He may have been born at the zoo, but he can’t be contained.

Featuring Vinny Thomas. You can find more from Vinny on Instagram and Twitter and a million other places too.

Vinny’s audio was recorded at Western Sound’s North Fig Sound Studio in Los Angeles, California.

The Animals is a special series presented by Everything is Alive.

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October 11, 2023 17 mins

Deirdre is a jellyfish, and she’s just trying to go with the flow.

Featuring Maeve Higgins. Maeve’s new album “A Very Special Woman” is available on bandcamp.

Choral music in this episode from Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzche and William Byrd, in the public domain. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

The Animals is a special series presented by Everything is Alive.

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September 27, 2023 21 mins

Joseph lives in Melissa’s pouch, and he may be wearing out his welcome.

Featuring Alexandra Dickson and Sebastian Conelli.

The Animals is a special series presented by Everything is Alive.

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September 20, 2023 1 min

Starting next Wednesday, September 27th, the Everything is Alive feed will host a five episode special series called “The Animals.” We’ll get to know a beaver, a jellyfish, a flamingo, and more, all sharing the joys and heartaches of life elsewhere in the food chain.

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November 16, 2022 21 mins

Miriam and Peter are quite a pair.

Featuring Peter Grosz & Miriam Tolan.

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Hear the first episode of Ian’s new show: In The Scenes Behind Plain Sight. It’s a rewatch podcast for a TV show that never existed.

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November 2, 2022 18 mins

Charles is a party horn, and he’s just trying to make a name for himself.

Featuring Vinny Thomas. Find Vinny on Twitter and Instagram @vinn_ayy.

Recorded live on stage at On Air Fest in Brooklyn, New York, with Zach Brown on cello.

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October 19, 2022 18 mins

Jes is a baguette, and they were made to share.

Featuring Jes Tom. You can find them on Twitter @jestom and Instagram @jesthekid. You can see their solo standup show “Less Lonely” as part of the New York Comedy Festival November 9th at the Bell House. Tickets and more information here.

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October 5, 2022 20 mins

Ginny is a Roomba, and she’s been taking it all in.

Featuring Ginny Hogan. Find her on Twitter @ginnyhogan_.

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September 21, 2022 23 mins

Alzo, a rental car, is just trying to find his agency.

Featuring Alzo Slade.

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September 14, 2022 1 min

Everything is Alive returns September 21st.

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This special episode of Everything is Alive is a part of Radiotopia’s winter fundraiser. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. Donate today at https://on.prx.org/33dBINE. Thank you!

We loved making our “Sal, Sock” episode. Trouble was, there was a lot more Sal than we could fit. So for this special fundraising edition of the show, we present some of his never before heard ...

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December 15, 2021 22 mins

Sal is a sock. He’s had a good life, but it feels like something’s missing.

Featuring Sebastian Conelli.

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December 1, 2021 12 mins

A special episode produced in conjunction with Pop-Up Magazine, this is the story of a bike locked to a bike rack a little too long.

In June of this year, Pop-Up Magazine placed bicycles at bike racks in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, and you could walk right up to them and hear what they had to say.

Featuring Larry Owens.

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November 17, 2021 16 mins

Michael is a phone booth, and he’s been on hold for a while.

Featuring Michael Kostroff.

Additional credits for this episode can be found at everythingisalive.com.

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November 3, 2021 18 mins

What do you do when the thing you were made to do is the last thing you want to do?

Featuring Mel Shimkovitz.

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