Not long after I stopped sharing a bed with my husband, I brought home a new friend to fill the void. Adorable, snuggly, and a phenomenal listener, he was just what I needed to soothe my post-divorce ...

When Isabella Sara Novack started reading One Piece as child, she didn't expect to be engaging in a life long commitment. Now she is 24, addicted to anime, and studies Japanese in her free time. Born ...

When you get into your vehicle for the first time in Pacific Drive, it doesn’t feel any different than your average junker. Sure, it seems like it could fall apart any minute, but it somehow manages ...

Our pets have preferences. Whether it be food, toys, or places to sleep, they tend to pick favorites. That said, Dave the orange cat is extra unique in this regard. In addition to the typical stuff, ...

I've been playing video games since roughly around the time I developed the cognitive function to do so. I do not claim to know everything about every game, but I am always willing to learn. Zoan ...

In the quirky Radiotopia gem Everything Is Alive, which ran from 2018 to 2023, podcasting vet Ian Chillag (Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me) interviewed inanimate objects voiced by improvisers. Chillag ...

Inanimate objects attack me. Doors, tables, chairs, toilet seats, vacuum cleaners, keys, wallets, tools, cars, and computers - to name just a few of my enemies - have it out for me. They sneak up on ...