Everything is Alive

By Radiotopia

Society & Culture

What's Everything is Alive about?

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.

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11.16.2022

Miriam and Peter are quite a pair. Featuring Peter Grosz & Miriam Tolan. Radiotopia is in the midst of its annual fundraising drive right now. If you’re able, please support the most creative, fulfilling, groundbreaking audio in the world by ...

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11.16.2022 Miriam and Peter, Playing Cards Miriam and Peter are quite a pair. Featuring Peter Grosz & Miriam Tolan. Radiotopia is in the midst of its annual fundraising drive right now. If you’re able, please support the most creative, fulfilling, groundbreaking audio in the world by ...
11.16.2022 Sneak Preview: In The Scenes Behind Plain Sight 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. Radiotopia is in the midst of its annual fundraising drive right now. If you’re able, ...
11.02.2022 Charles, Party Horn 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 ...
10.19.2022 Jes, Baguette 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 ...
10.05.2022 Ginny, Roomba Ginny is a Roomba, and she’s been taking it all in. Featuring Ginny Hogan. Find her on Twitter @ginnyhogan_.
09.21.2022 Alzo, Rental Car Alzo, a rental car, is just trying to find his agency. Featuring Alzo Slade.
09.14.2022 Season Five Trailer Everything is Alive returns September 21st.
02.23.2022 Making Trouble: Deleted Scenes from Sal the Sock 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 ...
12.15.2021 Sal, Sock Sal is a sock. He’s had a good life, but it feels like something’s missing. Featuring Sebastian Conelli.
12.01.2021 The Wait 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 ...
11.18.2021 Michael, Phone Booth 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.
11.03.2021 Anonymous, Mousetrap What do you do when the thing you were made to do is the last thing you want to do? Featuring Mel Shimkovitz.
10.27.2021 From the Archives: Annie, Jack O' Lantern Our Halloween special! This episode first aired in 2018 and since then it’s delighted and disturbed parents and children alike. If you’ve heard it before (or if you’re scared), you can skip it. Annie is a jack o’ lantern, but ...
10.20.2021 Atsuko, Bagpipes Atsuko is a set of bagpipes, and she’s looking for some peace and quiet. Featuring Atsuko Okatsuka. Find her on various socials, her handle is @atsukocomedy.
10.06.2021 Dina, Pacifier Dina’s not in a good place, but maybe she’s headed to one. Featuring Dina Hashem. You can find more from Dina on the social media of your choice @dinahashem_.
09.22.2021 Vinny, Vending Machine Vinny has been through a lot, and a lot has been through Vinny. Featuring Vinny Thomas. Find more from Vinny on Instagram and Twitter @vinn_ayy.
09.15.2021 Season Four Preview A few of the inanimate objects you’ll meet on the new season of Everything is Alive, launching September 22nd.
05.28.2021 Adam, Stool Adam has been the stool on stage at a comedy club for a long time. What do you do around standup when you were made for sitting? Adam is played by Adam Burke. Radiotopia is a network of creators who ...
08.19.2020 Martin, Paper Towel Dispenser Martin is a paper towel dispenser outside a hardware store, and he's wondering how he got there. Featuring Martin Morrow. Martin is a comedian, writer, and improviser in Los Angeles. Follow him on socials at @martinMmorrow and stream his album ...
07.22.2020 Maria and Joel Part one: Maria is a box of tissues, without much to cry about. Part two: Joel is a water fountain thirsting for more. Featuring Maria Bamford and Joel Kim Booster.
07.08.2020 Lillian, Song Ian has a song stuck in his head. Imagine how the song feels. Featuring Lillian King.
06.24.2020 Colin, Ten Dollar Bill Colin is a ten dollar bill, and he’s wondering what he’s worth. Featuring Colin Nissan.
06.10.2020 Deleted Scenes II A few scenes that didn’t make the cut for one reason or another. Featuring the Russian Dolls, Emmy the Pregnancy Test, Josh the Chainsaw, and more.
05.13.2020 Eugene, Tattoo Eugene is a tattoo, and for now, he’s staying right where he is. Featuring Eugene Cordero.
04.29.2020 Mirror, Mirror A restaurant bathroom mirror takes a moment to reflect. Featuring Alex Song-Xia.
04.15.2020 Louise & William, Shirt & Pants Louise is an oxford shirt and William is leather pants. They may hang in the same closet, but they’ve seen different worlds. Featuring Alexandra Dickson and Connor Ratliff.
04.01.2020 Josh, Chainsaw Josh has a warning: don't get too close, but don't stay too far away either. Featuring Josh Gondelman.
03.18.2020 Tami and Ed, Sharpie Tami is a sharpie, and Ed is her cap. After all these years, marriage has left an indelible mark. Featuring Tami Sagher and Ed Herbstman.
03.11.2020 Season 3 Preview Season Three of Everything is Alive begins Wednesday, March 18th, 2020. Mark your calendar, unless your calendar objects.
11.26.2019 Bonus Episode: The Magic 8 Ball The Magic 8 Ball can’t tell you his name. This bonus episode is part of Radiotopia’s 2019 Fundraising Drive. Make your mark. Go to radiotopia.fm to donate today.
07.10.2019 Scott, Stethoscope Scott is always listening.
06.26.2019 Charu, Satellite Charu is a satellite. Is she alone in the universe?
06.12.2019 Jennifer, Newspaper Jennifer is a copy of The Canberra Times from October 24th, 1988. She might not be news anymore, but she’s still paper.
05.22.2019 Chioke, Pane of Glass Note: this episode is a followup to “Chioke, Grain of Sand.” If you haven’t heard that episode, we suggest starting there. Chioke just wants to be transparent with you.
05.08.2019 Sebastian, Alex, and Alex, Russian Dolls Sebastian, Alex, and Alex get to know each other, inside and out.
04.03.2019 Connor, Painting Connor is a painting, but is anybody looking at him?
03.19.2019 Petey, Baseball Cap Petey’s just trying to stay on top.
03.06.2019 Emmy, Pregnancy Test Emmy is just trying to stay positive.
02.20.2019 Alligator, Alligator Alligator is a stuffed animal, and things are about to get different.
02.06.2019 Shannon, Bath Towel Shannon just wants to be part of the story.
12.11.2018 Bonus Episode: Deleted Scenes A special bonus episode featuring a few scenes that for one reason or another got cut out of Season One. Featuring Louis, Can of Cola, Maeve the Lamppost, Sean the Subway Seat, and more. Support our show and Radiotopia by ...
11.27.2018 Sean, Subway Seat Sean loves his job, and he’s looking for a connection.
11.13.2018 Ayo, Balloon Ayo has achieved great heights, but she would like to come back down.
10.30.2018 Annie, Jack o' Lantern Annie is a jack o’ lantern, but she doesn’t want to scare you.
10.16.2018 Chioke, Grain of Sand Chioke is a grain of sand. He’s not as small as he looks.
10.02.2018 Paul, Tooth Paul is a tooth. He may have been knocked out, but he’s not giving up.
09.11.2018 Ana, Elevator Ana is an elevator. She’s headed for great heights.
08.28.2018 Tara, Bar of Soap Tara is a bar of soap. She may be just a sliver now, but she’s got a lot of fight left.
08.14.2018 Dennis, Pillow While we are sleeping, Dennis has dreams too.
07.31.2018 Maeve, Lamppost Maeve is a lamppost. She sees all of us, but does anybody see her?

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