Everything is Alive

Everything is Alive, hosted by Ian Chillag, interviews inanimate objects as if they could talk, and then lets a performer answer in character.

A can of cola, a pillow, a bar of soap. The episode becomes a sideways documentary about labor, waste, design, or loneliness.

Radiotopia put it out because the bit is sturdy enough to carry real reporting. Writers and actors build the voice, and Chillag interviews it the way he would interview a person with a job.

Start with whatever object you already have strong feelings about. The show is funniest when the object is defensive about its own purpose.