Half Alive with the La Brothers
Attic La and Basement La
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Half Alive features the fictional La and La brothers who are sixty-year-old twins with more than a few career, financial, and size challenges. They chased big dreams in their youth (professional acting, writing), but were unable to catch them. Now, they've returned home to Schenectady from their years in Los Angeles and New York, and are trying to salvage some fraction of their career goals. They believe they can help others like them do the same, using real-life guidance from expert sources. Email them at [email protected].
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S3E5 Winter is Coming. Actually, It's Here.
The poor La brothers...freezing cold in their ramshackle house in Schenectady, NY, trying to plan for the future while staying warm in the present. But they are not daunted as they spitball possible…
S3E3 The F Bomb
The La brothers discuss a post that re-defines the concept of failure beyond its inherently negative reputation.
S3E2 Julio Angel Rivera, Writer
Writer, mental health advocate, and self- defense coach, Julio Rivera, discusses his latest book, Internal Jiu Jitsu: How to Conquer Inner and Outer Resistance by Giving Way, which was published in…
S3E1 Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter Daniel Guyton
Real life working writer and actor Daniel Guyton joins the La brothers for this episode to explain how he balances acting, directing, and writing with teaching theatre as a college professor.…
S2E10 Ghosts of Holidays Past
With 2025 freshly born, the La brothers reminisce about the many insane holidays they've had in the past. One memory involves an ugly scene on the set of Friends, and another a chance encounter with…
S2E9 The La Brothers Go Wilde
What do Oscar Wilde and the La brothers have in common? Nothing, of course, since Wilde was at least successful at one time and the La brothers never were. But the twins wrangle with an interesting…
S2E8 Rejection Comes on Little Cat Feet
Is it especially humiliating to get rejected for a non-paying acting role? Or to have your short story rejected by an online journal that doesn’t pay its writers? This week, La and La discuss this…
S2E7 Poignant Toxicity
After reading irate subscribers' emails about their interview with Clementine Roach who killed a heckler with the instrument she was playing, La and La read some old journal entries, to see if they…
S2E6 Meet Clementine Roach, Didgeridoo Player
This week's guest is singer and didgeridoo artist Clementine Roach who tells the La brothers about her highs and lows as a performer in Hollywood and the Adirondacks. Her highs include performing for…
S2E5 The Reckoning
La and La have really annoyed their listening audience this time. The blow back from subscribers on the interview with Xerses Barnmuster-Weston (Ep 4) is harsh, and the brothers try to wade through…
S2E4 Return of the Persian King (to Schenectady)
Though befuddled by technical problems due to their shaky [pirated] internet service, the La brothers still manage to interview classically-trained star of the stage and screen Xerxes…
S2E3 Our Listeners React
This week, La and La deal with the onslaught of listener responses to their interview with Tracey Bracegirdle in Episode 2, and to their reaction to meeting their recently-discovered half-brother…
S2E2 Interview with a Hollywood Survivor
The La brothers interview Hollywood actor Tracy Bracegirdle who explains how she made lemonade out of lemons when her acting career didn't turn out quite the way she planned. Theme music "The…
S2E1 New Season, New [Half] Brother, New Energy
La and La are back for Season 2 with stories about their newly-discovered half-brother, and all manner of exciting new artistic endeavors. One of the Las has even landed a decent survival job. And…
S1E10 Too Big to Fail
Season 1 finale! While things are looking grim financially, the La brothers are defiantly pursuing their creative endeavors. And there's a surprise in store--Will La and La find out there is yet a…
S1E9 The Noise of Failure Growing Beautiful
A French horn and a tiny dog with bad teeth threaten to completely bankrupt the La brothers. But at least Basement La has an Equity audition in sight.
S1E8 Rich in So Many Other Ways
Attic La takes a tumble on Easter Sunday, further complicating his efforts to find new employment. The brothers try to be philosophical about being broke. Basement La gives advice on how to be an…
S1E7 Senior Practitioners
Attic La has quit his job, casting the La brothers into even more financial peril. They discuss the problems of trying to find a new job in one's sixties. They also learn something about each other's…
S1E6 Impossible People
The La brothers discuss how to manage people who are impossible, especially at work. They also give advice on how to make it in show business, sort of.
S1E5 Organic Diapers
Attic La asks if he is in actuality a sucky writer. The La brothers discuss an article that encourages the reader to redefine the meaning of failure. They also read a fan letter that reveals a…
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Half Alive with the La Brothers has published 24 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Comedy, Education.
Half Alive with the La Brothers is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 42m.
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