Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally

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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On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with legendary writer/broadcaster Tom Scharpling (The Best Show, Steven Universe, Double Threat) to talk about their secret friend “food,” eating to live instead of living to eat, hiking, influencers, ice cream, therapy, and Geese. Plus: Gabrus has a Magnum PI fit, and Pally met Larry David who was, unsurprisingly, in a bit of a mood.

 

Follow Tom HERE

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Check out Double Threat with Julie Klausner and Tom Scharpling every week!

 

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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: Magnum PI, Sperry, tuck revolution, Cinderella Man, New Zealand, seder, sushi, fast food, Fosselman’s Ice Cream, Narduwar, Gallagher, Tyler The Creator, Jack’s Dining Room, influencers, therapy, trainers, Arnold, hiking, Kevin Nealon, Geese, Chaotic Good, Jon Wurster, Mountain Goats, WFMU, Dirty Grandpa, Marc Maron, Steven Weber, Larry David, delivery robots

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In this bonus clip from our Season 2 premiere episode, please enjoy everything that happened between hosts Adam Pally and Jon Gabrus starting to say goodbye to the fabulous Zoe Lister-Jones and them actually achieving it. They’ll talk about what Adam learned from Band Aid (the movie Zoe wrote and directed him in), men’s misplaced confidence, making plans with friends, Backstreet Boys at The Sphere, and celebrity drunk driving. 

 

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This episode was recorded 420 at Forever Dog in Los Angeles CA

Special thanks to Brett Boham

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: Band Aid, Fred Armisen, cartels, apps, Raytheon, Phish, Backstreet Boys, Eagles, Evan Funke, vision quest, Billy Joel, Justin Timberlake

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On the Season 2 premiere of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally have leveled up with their first guest, the hilarious writer, director, and former sleep apnea monster Zoe Lister-Jones (The Craft: Legacy, The Miniature Wife, New Girl). They’ll compare notes on medications, talk about taking calls on the colonic table, having healers on both coasts, dietary restrictions, getting too settled with a therapist, and Zoe’s baby bangs backstory. Plus, Pally climbs Mount Giudice, Gabrus is this whole airplane's husband, and Zoe’s show Slip is back on streaming! This is, surprisingly, the most anyone has ever used the word “laser” on Staying Alive.

 

Follow Zoe @zoelisterjones on socials, check out Slip and The Miniature Wife on Peacock!

 

Full video episodes available HERE.

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This episode was recorded 420 at Forever Dog in Los Angeles CA

Special thanks to Brett Boham

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: billboards, New York, Los Angeles, Dr Zizmor, space buns, Munchausen, bodega pack, IV, salt bay, pony eggs, hard four, Teresa Giudice, plane husband, Happy Endings, Zach Braff, Evan Funke, mustache, Andy Cohen, colonics, positive self-talk, ionic foot bath

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This is just a little thank you note to all of our listeners (living, passed, or Apple Store employees), who have helped us reach ONE MILLION DOWNLOADS!! And, if that’s not enough, we’re coming back for Season 2!! New episodes start May 7 on YouTube or anywhere you get your podcasts. We’ll have returning guests, more check-ins, more trackable goals, but, as ever, just the one question: What are YOU doing to Stay Alive?!

 

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This announcement was recorded 420, 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

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.