Everything Is Alive (podcast) explained

Everything Is Alive is a podcast produced by Radiotopia and hosted by Ian Chillag. The show consists of bi-weekly fictional unscripted interviews with inanimate objects.

Background

The show is an unscripted fictional interview podcast that is based in a real world setting.[1] The podcast is a form of improv comedy.[2] The podcast is hosted by Ian Chillag and features a new guest each episode.[3] Chillag has worked as a producer on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and Fresh Air with Terry Gross.[4] The podcast released episodes bi-weekly on Tuesdays and each season contained 10 episodes each.[5] The podcast debuted in 2018 and each episode is about 20 minutes in length.[6] The podcast is produced by Radiotopia and follows the network's trend of focusing on non-human subjects in their shows.[7] In each episode of the podcast Chillag interviews an inanimate object played by the show's guest.[8] The first episode features an interview with Louis Kornfeld as a can of soda.[9] There are not environmental sounds in the interviews.[10] The show contains bizarre facts that are true such as a tangent in the episode featuring a can of soda about radioactive soda called Radithor.[11]

Reception

The A.V. Club included the podcast on their list of the podcasts that defined the 2010s and noted that the show helped introduce audiences to fiction podcasts while also pushing the boundaries of podcasting in general.[12] Harsh Pareek wrote in Firstpost that the podcast is "hilarious, heartfelt and often weird".[13] Nicholas Quah called the show a "unique, quirky, and smart little package with a unexpectedly moving edge." Sarah Larson compared the show to Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist while Harriet Fitch Little compared the show to The Young Ones and Modern Toss.[14]

Awards

AwardDateCategoryResultRef.
Webby Awards2019Best interview or talk show podcast[15]
2019People's Voice Winner
DiscoverPods Awards2018Best new podcast[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: August 26, 2018 . Podcast — Everything is Alive: conversations with a lamppost, and other strange stories . Financial Times . live . February 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032351/https://www.ft.com/content/8dee2e8a-a784-11e8-a1b6-f368d365bf0e . February 12, 2023.
  2. Web site: Coleman . Libby . 'Everything Is Alive': Improv Comedy Meets Podcasting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032351/https://www.forbes.com/sites/libbycoleman/2018/09/22/everything-is-alive-improv-comedy-meets-podcasts/ . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . Forbes . en.
  3. Web site: In The 'Everything Is Alive' Podcast, It's The Guests That Set It Apart . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032351/https://www.npr.org/2018/08/29/643062155/in-the-everything-is-alive-podcast-its-the-guests-that-set-it-apart . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . NPR.
  4. Web site: Goggin . Ben . Everything Is Alive: What Interviews With Objects Say About Podcasting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032352/https://www.inverse.com/article/47616-everything-is-alive-episode-2-review-what-interviews-with-objects-say-about-podcasting . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . Inverse . July 31, 2018 . en.
  5. Web site: Cristi . A. A. . EVERYTHING IS ALIVE! New Podcast Announced From Radiotopia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032351/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/EVERYTHING-IS-ALIVE-New-Podcast-Announced-From-Radiotopia-20180718 . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  6. Web site: Odd Pod: 'Everything Is Alive' is an interview podcast like no other – the guests are all inanimate objects . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032352/https://podsauce.com/articles/everything-is-alive-interviews-a-slew-of-inanimate-objects/ . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . Podsauce . en-US.
  7. Web site: July 25, 2018 . 'Everything Is Alive' Defies Genre and Expectations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032353/https://discoverpods.com/everything-is-alive-defies-genre-and-expectations/ . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . Discover Pods . en-US.
  8. Web site: Toh . Eileen . August 24, 2018 . REVIEW: 'Everything is Alive' podcast gives life to inanimate objects . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032401/https://dailytrojan.com/2018/08/24/review-everything-is-alive-podcast-gives-life-to-inanimate-objects/ . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . Daily Trojan . en-US.
  9. Web site: Quah . Nicholas . August 24, 2018 . The Everything Is Alive Podcast Brings Objects to Life in an Odd, Edifying Way . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032351/https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/podcast-review-everything-is-alive.html . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . Vulture . en-us.
  10. News: Pesca . Mike . August 17, 2018 . Listening to Inanimate Objects . en-US . Slate . live . February 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032351/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/veteran-radio-guy-ian-chillag-on-his-new-podcast-everything-is-alive.html . February 12, 2023 . 1091-2339.
  11. News: Sawyer . Miranda . July 22, 2018 . The week in radio and podcasts: Everything Is Alive; The Exeter Whisper; Bunk Bed . en-GB . The Observer . February 12, 2023 . 0029-7712 . February 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032351/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jul/22/radio-podcasts-radiotopia-everything-is-alive-the-exeter-whisper-bunk-bed . live .
  12. Web site: Williams . Wil . November 25, 2019 . The podcasts that defined the 2010s . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225074126/https://www.avclub.com/the-podcasts-that-defined-the-2010s-1839662607 . December 25, 2022 . February 12, 2023 . The A.V. Club . en.
  13. Web site: December 2, 2018 . Podcast roundup: From Everything is Alive to Bodega Boys and Bon Appétit Foodcast, our pick of the best this week-Entertainment News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212032352/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/podcast-roundup-from-everything-is-alive-to-bodega-boys-and-bon-appetit-foodcast-our-pick-of-the-best-this-week-5653411.html . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . Firstpost . en.
  14. Larson . Sarah . September 4, 2018 . "Everything Is Alive" and the Joy of Interviewing Inanimate Objects . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230212040813/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/podcast-dept/everything-is-alive-and-the-joy-of-interviewing-inanimate-objects . February 12, 2023 . February 12, 2023 . The New Yorker . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2019 . Two Wins: Everything is Alive - PRX . 2023-07-22 . . en.
  16. Web site: Goldberg . Kevin . 2018-11-16 . 2018 Discover Pods Awards Finalists . 2023-07-22 . Discover Pods . en-US.

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