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.

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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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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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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.

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.

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.

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.

Find us at everythingisalive.com.

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.

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 making a donation here: https://on.prx.org/3NMhYnj

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.

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.

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

Featuring Ginny Hogan. Find her on Twitter @ginnyhogan_.

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

Featuring Alzo Slade.

Everything is Alive returns September 21st.

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 scenes.

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

Featuring Sebastian Conelli.

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.

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.

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

Featuring Mel Shimkovitz.

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 she doesn?t want to scare you.

Featuring Ann Donley.

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.

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_.

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.

A few of the inanimate objects you?ll meet on the new season of Everything is Alive, launching September 22nd.

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.

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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 Magic of the City!

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.

Ian has a song stuck in his head. Imagine how the song feels.

Featuring Lillian King.

Colin is a ten dollar bill, and he?s wondering what he?s worth.

Featuring Colin Nissan.

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.

Eugene is a tattoo, and for now, he?s staying right where he is.

Featuring Eugene Cordero.

A restaurant bathroom mirror takes a moment to reflect.

Featuring Alex Song-Xia.

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.

Josh has a warning: don't get too close, but don't stay too far away either.

Featuring Josh Gondelman.

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.

Season Three of Everything is Alive begins Wednesday, March 18th, 2020. Mark your calendar, unless your calendar objects.

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.

Scott is always listening.

Charu is a satellite. Is she alone in the universe?

Jennifer is a copy of The Canberra Times from October 24th, 1988. She might not be news anymore, but she?s still paper.

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.

Sebastian, Alex, and Alex get to know each other, inside and out.

Connor is a painting, but is anybody looking at him?

Petey?s just trying to stay on top.

Emmy is just trying to stay positive.

Alligator is a stuffed animal, and things are about to get different.

Shannon just wants to be part of the story.

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 making a donation at radiotopia.fm.

Sean loves his job, and he?s looking for a connection.