In the most recent episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally started to ask their guest, broadcaster/writer/music expert Tom Scharpling, for his take on the recent controversy about Geese and Chaotic Good’s marketing tactics. Well, they talked about it for a lot longer, and really got into streaming vs physical media, the changing nature of the music business, cutting through the noise, collective experiences, MTV, and the capacity at the Rose Bowl. Here’s the full pop culture convo overdrive!

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This episode was recorded April 24, 2026 at Forever Dog in Los Angeles CA

Staying Alive is produced by Devon Torrey Bryant and Anne Harris

Engineered and edited by Devon Torrey Bryant, who also wrote the music

Associate producer and video editor is Maddie McCann

Executive produced by Jon Gabrus, Adam Pally, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Bernie Kaminski, and Rich Korson

Keywords for this episode: Geese, shame, Marty Supreme, Rose Bowl, iPod, MTV, Spotify, gyros, Shudder, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Vidiots, Margot’s Got Money Troubles, Vinegar Syndrome, GoFundMe, OnlyFans

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