INTRODUCING: Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally

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Episode Title: INTRODUCING: Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally
Release Date: May 8, 2025
Hosts: Elliott Kalan (SmartLess Media), Jon Gabrus, Adam Pally

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1. Introduction to "Staying Alive"

The episode kicks off with announcer Elliott Kalan introducing the new show, "Staying Alive," hosted by comedians Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally. The conversation begins with playful banter about pronouncing Jon's last name, setting a casual and humorous tone for the episode.

Elliott Kalan [00:08]: "Hey, guys. So SmartLess Media has a new show coming out. It's called Staying Alive. It's awesome."

2. Hosts’ Background and Chemistry

Jon and Adam delve into their longstanding friendship and comedic partnership. They reminisce about their previous venture, the travel show "101 Places to Party Before You Die" on Max, highlighting their penchant for indulgent lifestyles and frequent adventures.

Adam Pally [01:10]: "John and I were best friends and comedy partners for a long time, and we hosted a travel show called '101 Places to Party Before You Die' on Max. Yes, it's awesome."

The hosts humorously discuss their ages, with Adam clarifying his youthful age versus Jon's more seasoned perspective, emphasizing their relatable dynamic.

Adam Pally [01:41]: "I just turned 29."

Jon Gabrus [01:50]: "I'm tech availed to play Sam Free."

3. The Concept of "Staying Alive"

"Staying Alive" emerges as a health and wellness podcast aimed at navigating the challenges of aging while maintaining a vibrant lifestyle. Jon and Adam express their shift from party-centric activities to a more health-conscious approach as they mature.

Jon Gabrus [02:44]: "The show was... We wanted to talk to health and wellness professionals to learn more and bring that information to other people."

Elliott Kalan adds that the podcast addresses the common transition from carefree indulgence in one’s 20s and 30s to encountering physical ailments like lower back pain, thus resonating with a broad audience.

Elliott Kalan [02:34]: "...everybody, right? In your 20s and 30s, there's this party... all of a sudden you find yourself with lower back pain."

4. Key Health and Wellness Discussions

The hosts share insights from their conversations with health professionals, emphasizing simple yet impactful lifestyle changes. A notable highlight is the recommendation to incorporate cruciferous vegetables into one's diet for their nutrient density.

Adam Pally [03:23]: "We had an immunologist on from the NIH who... told us one of the simple things you can do is add cruciferous vegetables into your diet."
Jon Gabrus [03:39]: "That means broccoli and cauliflower. We're so happy to have learned it that we bring it up in every conversation."

They humorously discuss unconventional health tips, such as using cauliflower in unconventional ways, adding levity to the serious topic of wellness.

Jon Gabrus [05:09]: "I stuff a cauliflower flower into my blunt."
Adam Pally [05:13]: "That's my filter."

5. Implemented Health Practices

Adam and Jon reveal personal health practices they've adopted, ranging from dietary changes to physical activities. Adam mentions juicing cruciferous vegetables, while Jon humorously describes using cauliflower as a blunt filter, blending practical advice with their comedic flair.

Adam Pally [05:02]: "I tried to add it in juice. That's just the way that I'm getting it now."
Jon Gabrus [05:13]: "I stuff a cauliflower flower into my blunt."

Additionally, they touch upon stress management and its impact on health, referencing advice from cardiologist Dr. Amar Shear.

Jon Gabrus [06:49]: "Cardiologist, Dr. Amar Shear. Stress, actually, it affects the blood pressure. So as much as you can kind."

6. Trailer Highlights and Guest Teasers

A trailer for "Staying Alive" is featured, where Jon and Adam outline the podcast’s focus on health and wellness. They humorously mention they won't have big-name guests like Joe Rogan or Tim Dillon, but will include friends and fellow comedians who contribute to the conversation.

Jon Gabrus [05:30]: "They've said no. They've said no because of our beliefs."
Adam Pally [05:36]: "We are the co-hosts of SmartLess Media's new podcast called Staying Alive."

Guests such as actor Jerry O'Connell and comedian Paul Scheer are teased, highlighting the show's blend of humor and health discussions.

Adam Pally [06:01]: "We'll have guests like our friend, actor Jerry O'Connell."
Jon Gabrus [07:03]: "Jillian Bell... You've lived the life."

7. Conclusion and Premiere Details

The episode wraps up with enthusiastic endorsements from Elliott Kalan and the hosts, encouraging listeners to tune into the premiere on April 24. They promote accessibility through platforms like SiriusXM Podcast Plus and YouTube, emphasizing the show's availability in multiple formats.

Elliott Kalan [08:09]: "Adam Pally, John Gabrus. Staying Alive again premieres Thursday, April 24th."
Adam Pally [07:45]: "Staying Alive premieres April 24. Anywhere you get your podcasts, get them a week early and ad free with SiriusXM podcast plus on Apple Podcasts."

The hosts express gratitude towards the SmartLess team and conclude with light-hearted jokes, maintaining the engaging and humorous essence of the episode.

Jon Gabrus [08:35]: "You are going to delete all the photos you said, right?"
Adam Pally [08:37]: "Done, done, and done."

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Notable Quotes

• Adam Pally [01:10]: "John and I were best friends and comedy partners for a long time, and we hosted a travel show called '101 Places to Party Before You Die' on Max."

• Jon Gabrus [02:44]: "We wanted to talk to health and wellness professionals to learn more and bring that information to other people."

• Adam Pally [03:23]: "One of the simple things you can do is add cruciferous vegetables into your diet."

• Jon Gabrus [05:13]: "I stuff a cauliflower flower into my blunt."

• Adam Pally [06:01]: "We'll have guests like our friend, actor Jerry O'Connell."

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Conclusion

This introductory episode of "Staying Alive" effectively sets the stage for a health and wellness podcast infused with humor and personal anecdotes from Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally. By blending practical health advice with their comedic chemistry, the hosts create an engaging platform for listeners looking to balance a vibrant lifestyle with mindful wellness practices.

Transcript

[Adam Pally]

Smart.

[John Gabris]

Bless media.

[Unknown Host]

Hey, guys. So smart. Less media has a new show coming out. It's called Staying Alive. It's awesome. It's hosted by Adam Pally and John Grabus and. Sorry, Gabris.

[John Gabris]

Gabris.

[Unknown Host]

I changed the R and the A. I don't know, something all the time.

[John Gabris]

Please, I do it Gay wrist.

[Adam Pally]

Also, there is something garbis and garbled. There's something garbage and garbage and looking at John, there's something that you want to just like, there's a lot of.

[John Gabris]

Work going on there. Mons pubis.

[Adam Pally]

Yeah.

[Unknown Host]

By the way, we can talk about that whole episode. So it premieres Thursday, April 24, which is just around the corner. And new episodes released every Thursday. You guys, I'm so happy you guys are doing this. It's very exciting. Please tell us what it's about.

[John Gabris]

Look, this is so exciting. You are one of our pod fathers. It's like, I guess in our contract you've requested we call you that. So we're so excited to be part of this thing.

[Unknown Host]

Like you. Like, it's not in the contract.

[John Gabris]

All right. Sorry. We're supposed to keep that up, too.

[Adam Pally]

Now I can call you daddy in another frame of reference.

[John Gabris]

Now I call you daddy in front of other people.

[Unknown Host]

If I had a dollar. Okay. Yeah, tell us.

[Adam Pally]

So it. Basically, John and I were. Have been best friends and comedy partners for a long, long time, and we hosted a. A travel show called 101 Places to Party before you die on Max. And yes, it's awesome. We. We like to indulge, and we kind of live by this lifestyle of, like, when in Rome, and oftentimes that Rome is Las Vegas. So it's like we.

[Unknown Host]

We.

[Adam Pally]

We tend to get down and we find ourselves kind of. And thinking, well, we're in our early.

[John Gabris]

40S now, and, like, you do have to counteract.

[Adam Pally]

Speak for yourself, John. Early 40s?

[John Gabris]

Are you mid-40s? Are you calling yourself mid-40s?

[Adam Pally]

I just turned 29.

[Unknown Host]

That's. That's how the term mid started, right?

[Adam Pally]

Yeah.

[John Gabris]

Yeah, I'm Emphasis on the mid over here.

[Adam Pally]

I'm tech availed to play Sam Free.

[Unknown Host]

I'm on ice. I'm on ice.

[Adam Pally]

I'm on ice for Sam Free. Put a pin in me.

[John Gabris]

I'm trying to play Jack Black's before picture. So.

[Unknown Host]

But.

[Adam Pally]

So we. We took an interest. We both have an interest in staying alive as long as we can.

[Unknown Host]

It's so good, you know, it's such a thing that all of a sudden you try to. You find yourself talking about right. Everybody, right? In your 20s and 30s, there's this party. You eat whatever you want, you drink whatever you want, you go anywhere, you do anybody you want, like, anything that brings like, pleasure or whatever. And then all of a sudden you find yourself with lower back pain. Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. You're like, you talk to your. Hey, man, what's going on with it? Do you have this problem too? Like, does it hurt when you pee or like, whatever it is, Right, Yeah. And you start talking about. I noticed that too. It's like.

[John Gabris]

The show was. We wanted to talk to health and wellness professionals to learn more and bring that information to other people. But also, once you're a certain age, all your conversations with even comics, if you're not talking another comic thing you're talking about is like, yeah, have you started taking fish oil yet? Are you doing vitamin C tablets?

[Unknown Host]

Like, what are you streaming and what's wrong with you physically?

[Adam Pally]

Yes.

[Unknown Host]

What are you watching?

[John Gabris]

How are your streams, your piss and your movies?

[Unknown Host]

Right, Exactly.

[Adam Pally]

All of them. We dribbly, dribbly.

[Unknown Host]

So can you tell us like, one of the things that was the most. I know you probably get asked this a lot, but one of, one of the most eye opening things are the things that you implement now more than ever.

[Adam Pally]

Well, I mean, it runs the gamut from like, you know, we had an immunologist on from the NIH who, wow, told us one of the simple things you can do is add. I'm going to say it wrong, but crude. Cruciferous.

[John Gabris]

You got it.

[Adam Pally]

Cruciferous vegetables into your diet.

[John Gabris]

And now we use that word like just to kind of be big dog you a little bit, Sean. But that means broccoli and cauliflower. I'm so happy to have learned it that we bring it up in every conversation.

[Adam Pally]

Basically, she was like, those are the, those are the vegetables that are really worth your.

[Unknown Host]

What do you mean? Like, what do you mean? Like, if you just eat those, you're good.

[John Gabris]

I mean, they're nutrient dense.

[Adam Pally]

They're nutrient dense and they're worth it to add to your diet.

[John Gabris]

If you're not eating them, get them.

[Adam Pally]

So a general physician would say, okay, like, if you're ordering Chinese food, chicken and broccoli is not a bad order because you're getting broccoli, you know.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Adam Pally]

You know, very good. It's, it's simple things, you know, on that level.

[John Gabris]

But then we also had like a friend on who else who told us that salvia can transport you to the quantum realm. And you can experience true formlessness. Now, I don't know if I'm going to bring that into my routine, my health routine, adding rips of salvia. But this is the kind of information you can get.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah. I love that. It's everything I'm for, because I need. The other day, literally just a week ago, Will Arnett said to me, I said. He goes, what'd you do yesterday? And I was like, well, I had this lunch with an agent of mine. And then. And he goes, lunch? And I go, yeah, I like to keep my dinners free. And he goes, from what? Vegetables? I never eat that. Yeah, I never.

[John Gabris]

It's crazy that I'm in my super late twenties and I'm being told, eat more vegetables. And I'm taking that as like, holy. I haven't really considered that.

[Adam Pally]

Yeah. I mean, I tried to add it in juice. Like, that's just like the way that I'm getting it is now, like, in a juice form. Yeah.

[John Gabris]

I stuff a cauliflower flower into my blunt.

[Adam Pally]

That's my filter.

[Unknown Host]

Did you say your butt?

[John Gabris]

You said there's always one. There's already one there.

[Adam Pally]

Yeah. He just got to get his remote control out of there first.

[John Gabris]

My vibr. My vibrating flower that. Only Adam has the remote, too.

[Unknown Host]

All right, we're going to listen to the trailer really quick. Here we go.

[John Gabris]

Listen up, podcast fans. Joe Rogan, Theo Vaughn, Tim Dillon won't be on our show at all.

[Adam Pally]

They've said no. They've said no because of our beliefs. That's Adam Pali, that's John Gabris, and.

[John Gabris]

We are the co hosts of Smartless Media's new podcast called Staying Alive.

[Adam Pally]

That's right, Staying Alive, our new health and wellness podcast that is neither for the healthy or well.

[John Gabris]

Well, it's maybe for health by health.

[Adam Pally]

We'll have guests like our friend, actor Jerry o' Connell.

[Unknown Host]

Pally, you are looking good.

[Adam Pally]

Thank you.

[John Gabris]

I've seen you not looking good, and you're looking good.

[Adam Pally]

Thank you. J.

[John Gabris]

You're not the first guest to say, I've seen you look worse. Comedian Paul Sher.

[Adam Pally]

I love the cold plunge.

[John Gabris]

I found a lot of success.

[Adam Pally]

Do you have one in your house?

[John Gabris]

I do. I also flooded my house with it.

[Unknown Host]

But that's why it's outside, though.

[Adam Pally]

It's outside. Ketamine therapist Dr. Stephen Radowitz.

[John Gabris]

It's called spiritual herd immunity.

[Unknown Host]

Now when you're in this place, I start to see through those things.

[Adam Pally]

I believe in spiritual herd immunity because I'm a spiritual anti vaxxer.

[Unknown Host]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Adam Pally]

So I think that that's kind of the only way.

[John Gabris]

Ego Wodom talking to us about how she hates breakfast. Here's my thing is I'm not. I don't have an appetite in the morning because I'm eating up until minute I close my eyes and I'm serious.

[Adam Pally]

Cardiologist, Dr. Amar Shear. Stress, actually, it affects the blood pressure. So as much as you can kind.

[John Gabris]

Of reduce your stress.

[Adam Pally]

And it's chill to do coke, right? Definitely don't do coke. Okay. All right. Not chilling.

[John Gabris]

Jillian Bell.

[Adam Pally]

I think it's natural also for our age too.

[John Gabris]

Like, Jillian's 25. And you and I. I'm a hard 25.

[Adam Pally]

You're a hard 25. Yeah. You've lived the life. And I'm a road hard 34.

[John Gabris]

And I'm not that hard. And 43.

[Adam Pally]

And so many more. So many more.

[John Gabris]

You know, Adam and I, we may not be wellness experts, but I can tell you this. We are curious freaks who love to talk about this.

[Adam Pally]

And we've done enough harm to our bodies to know that now's the time to maybe make a change.

[John Gabris]

Yeah, we can't say we can make a U turn in our lives, but at least we could pump the brakes.

[Adam Pally]

A little and maybe make a left.

[John Gabris]

Hey, two wrongs don't make a left, right? Correct.

[Adam Pally]

Staying Alive premieres April 24. Anywhere you get your podcasts, get them a week early and ad free with SiriusXM podcast plus on Apple Podcasts.

[John Gabris]

Visit SiriusXM podcast plus to start your free trial today.

[Adam Pally]

Check out the video version of the show on YouTube on the SmartLess media channel.

[John Gabris]

Yeah, and why don't you do us a favor in the meantime, Stay alive.

[Unknown Host]

You guys, you're awesome. I can't wait for everybody to hear this. Adam Pally, John Gabris. Staying alive again premieres Thursday, April 24th. You guys are hilarious. Great idea for a show. I will totally be listening. Thank you for doing.

[Adam Pally]

Thank you.

[John Gabris]

Thank you for not only having us here, but green lighting us in general.

[Unknown Host]

Thank you for the green light, guys. It was exhausting green lighting it.

[John Gabris]

I know.

[Adam Pally]

You really. You carried us over that finish line. We need someone to push the ball uphill like usual.

[John Gabris]

And you are going to delete all the photos you said, right?

[Unknown Host]

Done, done and done.

[John Gabris]

Okay. Thank you.

[Adam Pally]

More like Sean Spacy over there.

[Unknown Host]

That's hilarious.

[John Gabris]

Smart Blessing.