On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally meet up at Team Coco studios with one of their favorites, actor/writer and now director Jillian Bell, to talk about being background artists, being mistaken for background artists, taking a half hour a day to just sit in the sun, giving up things that drive you crazy, the hormonal rollercoaster of late life birth control, and Jillian’s experience directing her first feature, Summer Of 69. Plus, an appearance by all three Wahlbergs.

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Watch her new movie Summer Of 69 on Hulu!

This episode was recorded March 27, 2025 at Team Coco in Los Angeles

Special thanks to Joanna Samuel and all at Team Coco

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: Soho House, Primal Fear, Lindsay Lohan, New Kids on the Block, Steph Curry, Baby Reindeer, Zepbound, Las Vegas, birth control, perimenopause, Jordan Knight, Cheesecake Factory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with National Institutes Of Health-funded immunologist (and fellow omakase enthusiast) Dr. Shruti Naik to talk about the glowing bacteria that made her become a scientist, the heroic mice who really give us our medications, the benefits of cruciferous vegetables, and much more. Then, they have Dr. Shruti back for a quick catch-up about what’s been happening at the NIH in the first few months of this year. Big takeaway: Tell your congressional representatives and Senators that funding science is very important to you!

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This episode was recorded January 22 and April 7, 2025 at SiriusXM studios in New York City

Special thanks to Jared O’Connell

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: Phish, red meat, Jimmy Buffett, mice, research scientist, innovation, Big Pharma, Mouse Wahlberg, glow-in-the-dark bacteria, quorum sensing, bald eagle meat, Omakase, cruciferous vegetables, gut bacteria, Aura ring

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with entrepreneur and finance influencer Haley Sacks (aka MrsDowJones) to talk about why investing is supposed to be boring, why making money isn’t just for other people, their mutual love of watches and gambling, and the very non-replicable loophole Haley uses to keep herself honest at the casino. She also asks about the worst thing Pally & Gabrus ever did for money and wonders if having kids has changed their friendship. Misery is an inside job.

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This episode was recorded April 4, 2025 at SiriusXM studios in New York City

Special thanks to Jared O’Connell

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: Tariffs, Submariner, GMT, Carrie Bradshaw, Twix, Investment, Vegas, Polymarket, Money Market accounts, crypto, 1985 AP Royal Oak, David Barton, girlmath, money date, UCB

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down at The Comedy Store with their old friend, multitasking comedian Paul Scheer, to talk about ref’ing kid’s sports, ADHD diagnoses, getting rollerblade fit, and the time Paul flooded his house. Pally also only got one hour of sleep, and Gabrus reads out their late night/early morning text exchange. Dry land is a myth.

Keywords for this episode: Phoenix Suns, Nike store, Goose-11s, Lob City, 80/20 Principle, good-ish, ADHD, Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, John Wayne Bobbitt, tennis, Vyvanse, Clean Plate Club, Aaron Bergeron, Dreamcast, Severance, gkory, Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons, Bally’s on 14th, Bally’s on 50th, Mirror, Tonal, looping, Waterworld

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Podcast How Did This Get Made?

Podcast Unspooled

Paul’s book Joyful Recollections Of Trauma is available from Harper Collins or Audible

This episode was recorded February 7, 2025 at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles

Special thanks to Lee Nason and Brian Baldinger

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

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally hunker down with actor Jerry O’Connell at The Comedy Store to talk about getting fit while in the public eye, the life lessons they’ve all learned from buff men, and the lengths Jerry had to go to in order to quit smoking. Also, Pally needs help with his Sugarfish addiction, and Gabrus explains why he can’t not inhale.

Keywords for this episode: Mr Show, bear hat, Kangaroo Jack, Black Hawk Down, workout routine, composition book, David Barton Gym, Charles Brown, sweet potatoes, side salads, ADHD, Led Zeppelin, The Brutalist, quitting smoking, Cigar Aficionado, Zyns, Paul Scheer

Follow Jerry O’Connell @mrjerryoc on Insta

This episode was recorded February 7, 2025 at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles

Special thanks to Lee Nason and Brian Baldinger

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

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down for a third-eye opening conversation with ketamine therapist Dr Steven Radowitz of Nushama Wellness, about the many physical and mental health benefits he has seen his work provide to his patients, what kind of music is best for the journey (not “Like A Prayer”), and what kind of set & setting is best for the experience (not Shrek). Plus, Gabrus meets three of his inner children and Pally desperately tries to catch a shaman vibe.

Keywords: Chicago Medical School, Kabbalah, unprocessed trauma, Montreal, plant medicine, good vibes in/good vibes out, The White Lotus, depression, addiction, PTSD, psycho-spiritual misalignment, Severance, free will, Zofran, Meclizine, The Eagles, The Sphere, flip gummies, hangxiety.

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This episode was recorded March 12, 2025 at SiriusXM studios in New York City

Special thanks to Jared O’Connell

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

On this episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with their good friend, SNL superstar Ego Nwodim, to talk primarily about menus, but also being literally thirsty versus slang thirsty, pitching sketches with a dislocated shoulder, discovering that American cheese isn’t real, and how she changed her whole relationship to fitness with grace and compassion. We’ll also learn about Pally’s $50 box of cereal and the results of Gabrus’ 23 & Me.

Keywords for this episode: beverages, Jason Momoa, inverse narcissism, Martha Stewart, Upright Citizens Brigade, Amy Poehler, Mary Holland, Drew Tarver, Lauren Lapkus, comedy hot, Saturday Night Live, Whiplash, The Town, Nate Lang, cock relations, Solid Core, Danny & Coop’s, L'Appartement 4F, Trivoli Tavern.

Follow Ego on Insta @eggyboom, check out her podcast Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim

This episode was recorded March 14, 2025 at SiriusXM studios in New York City

Special thanks to Jared O’Connell

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

On the first episode of Staying Alive, hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally sit down with cardiologist and Bollywood dance instructor Dr. Amar Shere to talk through some of his “heart-healthy hacks,” the healing power of a Bhangra beat, and then go deep peeling apart the celebrity hype from the actual health benefits of Ozempic and other semaglutides. We’ll also find out why Gabrus keeps getting tagged in group photos of Punjabi guys, and Pally learns the answer to the age-old question “it’s chill to do coke, right?” (Spoiler: No, Dr. Amar says please don’t do that).

Keywords for this episode: Zoo Mass, Hunka Bunka, skinny-fat, French fry vegan, “Dance Yrself Clean,” Zoo Mass, high blood pressure, heart disease, calcified plaque, “Unfloss My Heart,” Zoo Mass, Memento, stress, anxiety, Adderall, boofing, Aura ring, Sleepytime tea, Zoo Mass, Lipoprotein little a, statins, Amlodipine, Olmesartan, Hamburger America, Zepbound, Sarcopenia, Dr Peter Attia, Zoo Mass.

Follow Dr. Amar on TikTok: @tikheartdoc

Follow Dr. Amar on Insta: @amarsheremd

This episode was recorded March 14, 2025 at SiriusXM studios in New York City

Special thanks to Jared O’Connell

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