The Brighter Side

Who doesn't love a big ole hippopotamus? Someone who's father was just trampled by one, that's who. These cute as heck people killers are the subject of the newest Brighter Side, because Amber and Ed are doing a Deep Dive into these bathing beauties. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A good reset at the beginning of every year is to do a vision board. The Brighter Side did one last year and they look back at what stuck for the rest of the year. Then Amber and Ed made some new ones. You should make one too and put it on The Brighter Side Facebook page. 2023 don't stand no chance. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Amber & Ed love their jokes. So here it is just in time to put you in a good mood for the holidays, a full episode of all the best jokes from the year on The Brighter Side! Happy Holidays y’all! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Happy Holidays from the Brighter Side! While you get ready for all your holiday parties this year, we play our party game for you with Carolina Hidalgo and Julie Rosing. Be good to yourself this holiday! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It seems like we're all broker than usual this year, so Amber and Ed wanted to show you how to do Christmas on the cheap side this year. You deserve it. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We all get depressed, and sometimes you’re depressed and don’t even know it. You’re not getting out of bed till 2 pm doom scrolling and reading a comment fight between two other deeply depressed people and then your dog pees the house cause you’re too sad to let it out! It could happen to anybody. This is a Brighter Side all about that! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sometimes talking to people is the hardest thing a human can do. And just staying home and licking the cat's butt sounds just right. Today Amber and Ed talk about different ways to strike up conversation, how to be chill, and how to remember and be remembered. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Who says Amber and Ed always got to find the Brighter Side of crappy things. This week they talk about some of their favorite things on Earth. What a nice episode! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I know we got to get from place to place but does it have to suck so bad? I mean who tortures us worse Spirit Airlines or the CIA? Amber and Ed rightfully get freaky mad at these giant flying Tylenol's filled with people. Be good to yourselves. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh boy, this was probably a bad idea for an episode Ed & Amber invite comedian Mike Cannon over to eat too much Fast Food and talk about their love, hate, and past experiences with the mediocre cuisine. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today we have a Brighter Side/Some Place Under Neith crossover episode where we bring in the great Natalie Jean to talk about Stalkers and what to do if one pops up in your life. Keep your head on a swivel out there everyone! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everyone needs a party sometimes. Even if your short on cash, so today Amber and Ed talk some crucial party hacks to make sure your soiree goes down just the way you planned it. Or good enough for people to have fun. Happy Halloween y'all! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's the season for everything spooky so on The Brighter Side this week Amber and Ed wanted to talk about horror movies, why they love them, why they're important, and which ones are their favorites. Boogie boogie boogie! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Amber and Ed don’t drive, and frankly don’t want to. Listen to them rationalize car culture, gas prices, and Road Rage in this episode all about Cars. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If there is one thing we know about The Brighter Side is that they hate when big corporations take advantage of the little man. So we had our resident fraud expert and Brighter Side Alumni Seena Ghaznavi come by to help us point our anger in the right direction. Also Fraudsters season 3 in OCTOBER! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We got an in-house Hoopagoogoo for you today with producers Madeline Wilson & Fernando Perez Leon! Play along and find some rapid-fire Brighter Sides with some of the best humans Amber and Ed know! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In case you live at the bottom of a lake you know that the world is in an extreme water crisis. It's terrifying to watch the element of life transform into the element of death. Sorry I know we're supposed to be The Brighter Side, but Amber and Ed got their hands full this week. Screw Nestle! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

CawCaw! The Brighter Side is showing their love for our feathered friends. Who doesn't love a pretty bird? Perdue that's who. But Amber and Ed are all about these hollow boned lovelies. So getting your squawking shoes on cause The Brighter Side is taking flight this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hopefully you're listening to this episode while wrist deep in doodoo, or cleaning up an animal off the highway, or being a filthy corporate lawyer. One thing is for sure, is that Amber Nelson and Ed Larson have done their fair share of dirty work. Listen to some horror stories and a salute to the people who do the work most people won't do. This is why we need The Brighter Side. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No matter how nice you are people will try and kill you, in fact it seems the nicer you are people are more likely going to try and kill you. Check out this murderous episode of the Brighter Side, when Amber and Ed examine some assassinations of the past and why the 60's were really scary. Please don't kill nobody. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Amber and Ed trying and predict how we will be apocalypsed, what they would do in said situation, and what they would do for fun. Probably start a radio station. We ready! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hoopagoogoo is lyfe. And sometimes life helps you make new buddies, so we got two first time Brighter Side guests to get our positivity game the boost it needs. Join Amber & Ed as they host Paige Wesley & Mateen Stewart to host their game of happiness. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Here on The Brighter Side we hate when the little guy gets picked on, so this week Amber and Ed breakdown all the ways that the poor get screwed in America. Flowerhead - Pondering My Orb (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXb6QLCaLxjvucwNlQuS2gg) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trigger Warning: This episode is about puke. Amber and Ed literally talk about puke for an hour, and try and make each other puke. There is no challenge The Brighter Side won't take on. Be Puke To Yourself. Flowerhead - Pondering My Orb (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXb6QLCaLxjvucwNlQuS2gg) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Hoopagoogoo time again my babies. This time the Brighter Side invites over comedy power couple Erin Lennox & Billy Wayne Davis. We gotta say these two are a national treasure, but not in the crappy Nicolas Cage movies National Treasure way, in the beloved people national treasure way. You'll hear what we're talking about. Be good to thyselves. Flowerhead - Pondering My Orb (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXb6QLCaLxjvucwNlQuS2gg) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ed Larson & Mike Lawrence are proud Florida Men. They grew up in the swampy hell that only they can be fond of and frankly they're sick of being the butt of the joke. Florida is actually a pretty great place, that's full of beauty and chaos. You wish where you lived was this exciting. Amber gets it, she's from Louisiana. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What happens when you KNOW you have little time on this earth and who will care for you? Today Ed and Amber are joined by a secret guest, Mrs. Sushi, to discuss Hospice. What is it, how to pay for it, and other light-hearted details. Be good to yourself and others. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feeling disheartened with America lately? Feel like this 4th is a birthday party you don’t want to attend? Well, at The Brighter Side we’re putting our hearts and noggins together to find out what we love about America. We’re still here and we want to fight to make this country the best it can be with special guest Travis Irvine! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Amber and Ed are playing a little game called "Spin The Globe" where they randomly selected 2 countries each to learn about, and tell you whether you should visit, move there or stay away. Amber was given The Bahamas & Ecuador and Ed pulled Uzbekistan & Slovenia. The one thing we can say about most of these places is that they are in-fact delicious. Well maybe not Uzbekistan but what are you gonna do? Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What time is yesterday? Who am I from? Look out here comes them flying alligators, because Amber and Ed invited their boy Seena Ghaznavi by to have a little experiment. Can we do an episode of Brighter Side while on mushrooms, and the answer is purple. Enjoy with us or just listen to us try and stay sane enough to release this to the public. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Brighter Side had such a great time playing "Never Have I Ever" we decided to give it another spin, so Amber & Ed invited over the amazing Becky Poole & Billy Prinsell. Who is the naughtiest? Who is a goody two shoes? Amber busts out the electric shockers and punishes our guests when they have proven to be a good person. We love it. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ever wonder how humans first came together to form civilizations? Were they just like us today? Ed and Amber have you covered! We’re doing a dive into Mesopotamia and Mayans. Get your sandals and robes on for this week's Brighter Side! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Hoopagoogoo time again! For this episode we have the lovely Nicole Becannon sitting in for Amber, while Amber was in Florida soaking up some rays, and Rob Haze and Sarah Fatemi join Ed to round out The Brighter Side's favorite game in the whole wide world, Hoop-a-stinkin-goo-goo. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Booties, tushies, and tuckuses. We getting high on bottoms today on The Brighter Side. So Amber and Ed talking about all the good things that have to do with butts. Whether it's checkin them out or pooping out of them, they're great! Stay tuned for the end of the show when Amber and Ed count down their Top 5 Poops of all time! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ch ch ch, ah ah ah. Here is a fun Brighter Side filled with scary stories, Friday the 13th facts, and Ed’s ultimate ranking of all the Friday the 13th movies. So make sure you’re an extra good counselor this weekend or Jason is gonna get you. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"Never Have I Ever" is a traditional getting to know you drinking game, played amongst peers, strangers, and scoundrels. Today we play it on The Brighter Side, when Amber and Ed invite over comedians Liza Treyger and Sean O'Connor to spill their dirtiest secrets. Be Good to yourselves. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Giving people gifts can be hard, you're on a budget, the person is hard to shop for, you gotta wrap it, it's a wedding for people you barely know. So Amber and Ed got a handy dandy guide to help you get the perfect gift for the person you have to buy a gift for. But let's face it, this episode was probably just an excuse for Amber and Ed to buy gifts for each other. Also joining them is Ed's "Future Wife" Julie Rosing. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's time to Hoopagoogoo that hiney out again. Amber and Ed invite their buddies Maggie Maye and Frank Castillo by to take on the tough topics of smoking weed in front of teens, getting diarrhea in a boardroom, and eating a moldy sandwich. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello all you Brighter Siders out there in podcast land. This week Amber and Ed break down why Dollar Stores are killing us, and creating food deserts while simultaneously making us super fat. Also Happy Easter Weekend, Amber and Ed reflect on Easters past, and don't forget to get your tickets to The Last Podcast Network's Country Jamboree, 6/18 at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever wanted to visit Europe, but don't know where it is? Well Amber and Ed got you covered. It's above Africa. No but it's hard, it takes lots of planning, and research, so we figured we'd give ya some tips and pointers on how to make your dream vacation a reality. Joining us today, is Ed's college buddy and Euro travel maven Stephanie Boyle. Be good to yourself! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Did you know that April Fools' Day was originally was May 23rd? Did you? April Fools!!!! You idiots! We can't believe you fell for it! This week on Amber and Ed talk about the origin of the senseless holiday, play some jokes on each other, and reminisce on some old April Fools they had in their lives. Don't fall for anyone's crap today. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We all know the last two years have been vastly different then the rest of our lives. How has that changed the way we talk to each other? How has that effected the way children talk to each other, or us for that matter?We dive into it this week on the Brighter Side. Amber & Ed even try and break it down w/ a speech therapist.Be good to yourselves and patient with each other. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Yeah baby! We got a blast from the past for you animals. The Brighter Side decided to invite Holden McNeely, Jackie Zebrowski, Henry Zebrowski, and Pastor Andrew Short by for a Roundtable of Gentlemen style episode of Brighter Side! Civility Gentlemen. Always Civility. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dating Apps seem like they're the only way to meet someone these days, especially coming out of a pandemic. Regular dating is a nightmare, and what are we gonna do? Actually meet someone in real life? Get bent! So Amber & Ed invite Sirius Radio's "Long Story Long's" Lisa Curry and Brighter Side alum Eddie Ewing over to talk about how they navigate through the swipe madness. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Amber and Ed's old buddies and great comedians Ashley Brooke Roberts and Nick Maritato just moved out to LA, so they had to come Hoop it up the Brighter Side crew! Find out what to do when you actually do leave your heart in San Francisco, am stuck upside down on a roller coaster with a puking kid, and too much more! Be good to yourselves. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Iko Iko Jock-a-mo Fee No Nay! Amber and Ed are throwing themselves a Mardi Gras Party on air. So grab your hurricane punches, some beads, and a big ole trombone, because we gonna party this week! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh you know we had to Hoopagoogoo with some of our favorites. Marie Cecile Anderson was in town and crashing at Julia Johns’s joint, so we made ‘em come over to the studio for some Hoopagoogoo, and you know why? Because you gotta be good to your goddamn self. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oh boy how do you find the Brighter Side of this one? It seems like no matter what you do we don't have a chance to save this place, but maybe there is some light at the end of the tunnel. So listen to Amber and Ed talk to their amazing guests and producers of The Coal + Ice exhibit coming to DC, Leah Thompson and Jillian Schultz co-owners of Two Tigers Productions and our sherpas through the madness of Global Warming. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nothing needs a Brighter Side more than heartbreak, so Amber and Ed invited the Heartbreak Kid Nicole Becannon over to talk to us all about it. She should know, she hosts a great podcast called "Everything Hurts." Get into it. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Crikey! There are a lot of crazy animals in Australia, and they're all cooler than the next one. So listen as Amber and Ed talk about dingos, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, koala bears, and blue tongued skinks with box jellyfish kicker. Mmmmmmm now Ed's hungry. Be good to yourselves. Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.