Amber, Ed, and Eddie are joined by Emily Fleming and Steve Hernandez to play a few rounds of a school themed Hoopagugu. Play and laugh along with us! Sending love to all the teachers, students, weird kids, new kids, jocks, nerds, stoners, and ditchers of the world! Taking us out today is Eric Claptop "Change The World" Send us a STAMPED self-addressed envelope to get your own Brighter Side Sticker! Brighter Side c/o LPN PoBox470 North Hollywood, CA 91603 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen...
Mar 06, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 235
Amber, Ed, and Eddie talk with a New Jersey Public School Civics teacher to find the silver linings in the constant comparison to private school, school metal detectors, and school lunch debt. Playing us out this week is Hiss Golden Messenger - "I Need a Teacher". Send a self addressed stamped envelope to The Brighter Side c/o LPN POBox 470 North Hollywood, CA 91603 to get your own Brighter Side sticker! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free. Star...
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 234
Amber, Ed, Eddie, are joined by Sasheer Zamata and Lindsay Boling for a few rounds of The Brighter Side's own Hoopagugununududu. Play along with us! Taking us out this week was "I'd Rather Be With You" by Bootsy Collins. Follow us on Twitter @BrighterSideLPN and Instagram @thebrightersidelpn . Send us a STAMPED Self-Addressed envelope to get your own Brighter Side sticker! Brighter Side c/o LPN POBox 470 NoHo, CA 91603 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Sid...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 233
Amber, Ed, & Eddie are joined by Leah Bonnema and Travis Irvine to give us the Brighter Side of Corona-virus and bus rides. Stay beautiful and healthy, we love you babies! Playing us out this week is Cypress Hill - Insane in the Membrane Want your own FREE The Brighter Side sticker? Send us a self addressed stamped envelope and we will send one out to you! [WHILE SUPPLIES LAST] Brighter Side C/O LPN PoBox 470 North Hollywood, CA 91603 Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 232
Thanks for checking out The Brighter Side, a cynics look at optimism. We try to find the positive light in this horror show we call Earth, so spark one up and join us in the positivity Follow The Brighter Side on Spotify to get new episodes as soon as they come out Too Cool, 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 ...
Feb 14, 2020•1 min
Amber, Ed, Eddie, and Brighter Side Alum Seena Ghaznavi talk about the Iowa Caucus, Iran, and being in jury duty on a Murder Trial! Be better to yourself and you will be better to the whole world! We love you beautiful babies! Want your own FREE The Brighter Side sticker? DM us on Twitter, Instagram, or send us a self addressed stamped envelope and we will send one out to you! [WHILE SUPPLIES LAST] Brighter Side C/O LPN PoBox 470 North Hollywood, CA 91603 Listen to The Brighter Side free on Spot...
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 230
Amber, Ed, and Eddie are joined by Matt McCarthy to talk about the semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal, the platypus. Warning: This episode contains an excerpt from Philomena Mackinnon's "Taken by a Horny Platypus" and graphic descriptions of platypus anatomy. Be nice to each other out there! Taking us out today is The Cowmen "Danger". Follow The Brighter Side on Spotify to get new episodes as soon as they come out. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-fre...
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 229
It’s the first Hoopagoonudo of the 2020 year! Amber, Ed, and Fernando are joined by Maggie Maye and Sam Ike for laughs and silver linings. Be good to yourselves ya beautiful babies! Playing us out today is Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy The Brighter Side PoBox 470 NoHo, CA 91603 Listen to The Brighter Side free on Spotify! 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/podcas...
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 228
Amber, Ed, and Eddie talk with Australian comedian Kelly Fastuca who is in Melbourne living the flames in real life. Take care of yourselves, your lungs, and all of the beautiful firefighters! The Brighter Side loves you baby! Playing is out today is King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Fishing For Fishies Follow The Brighter Side on Spotify to get new episodes as soon as they come out! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Brighter Side ad-free. Start a free trial n...
Jan 18, 2020•54 min•Ep. 227
Give them a treat and cuddle them while you have them. Amber, Ed and Eddie are joined by Ben Kissel to reminisce further on the love and the loss of our pets. Say goodbye to all the furry four legged friends in our past along with us! The Brighter Side c/o LPN PoBox 470 North Hollywood, CA 91603 [email protected] Pontiac Tonight! Milwaukee Tomorrow! Come see Page 7 with Wizard and the Bruiser on this weekend! Get your tickets here https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com/p7live Listen to The B...
Jan 10, 2020•50 min•Ep. 226
Pets: we care for them and love them more than we love other people. Nothing lasts forever though. Sometimes, fate takes our pets from us and sometimes they live long enough for us to have to put them down. Amber, Ed and Eddie are joined by Mike Feeney to talk about losing a pet. The Brighter Side c/o LPN PoBox 470 North Hollywood, CA 91603 [email protected] Go to http://honeybook.com/brighter for 50% off your first year. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Fretless" by Kevin MacLeod (https...
Jan 03, 2020•54 min•Ep. 225
Amber, Ed and Eddie sit down to exchange gifts and talk about all different feelings that the holiday season brings them. We love you baby! PoBox 470 North Hollywood, CA 91603 [email protected] Go to http://stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the homepage, and type in BRIGHTERSIDE to claim your special offer today! Go to http://honeybook.com/brighter for 50% off your first year. Chicago! Pontiac! Milwaukee! See Page 7/Wizard & the Bruiser live this January! https://www....
Dec 21, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 224
Amber, Ed and Eddie are joined by Louis Katz and Nicole Becannon for a Hoopagugununu of a time! Sly and Family Stone "You Can Make If You Try" For 20% off your first purchase, visit http://nativedeodorant.com and use promo code BRIGHTERSIDE during checkout! Just go to http://getquip.com/brighterside to save on gift sets and to get your first refill FREE with a refill plan. PoBox 470 North Hollywood, CA 91603 [email protected] "Whiskey on the Mississippi" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompe...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 223
Amber, Ed, and Eddie bring on Trae Crowder and Drew Morgan from WellRED Comedy to talk about the South! We love you baby! The Drive-By Truckers "The Righteous Path" Brighter Side PoBox 470 North HollyWood CA 91603 [email protected] Go to http://stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the homepage, and type in BRIGHTERSIDE to claim your special offer today! Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/brighterside! "The Builder" and "Look Busy" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetec...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 222
Amber, Ed, and Eddie talk about what makes Thanksgiving so special: the food, the fighting, the friends and family. The Brighter Side and The Last Podcast Network are thankful for everyone who listens, who downloads, who reviews our shows, who attends our live events, and every fan that makes all of this possible. Happy Thanksgiving you beautiful humans! Playing us out is "Helpless" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Brighter Side POBox 470 North Hollywood CA 91603 Want to see Jackie, Jake, Hol...
Nov 27, 2019•57 min•Ep. 221
Underground Entertainment is unbelievable, but it takes a little extra effort to find. So Amber, Ed, & Eddie talk to you about where we find our weird stuff whether it’s movies, music, books, sports, or comedy. We got ya covered. Support local artist, comedians, and get involved in your community. Go see your friends in local theater. Be good to yourself! Los Saicos - Demolicion 1964 Stumblebums Fletcher C Johnson - Wasted Boys Moonhooch Twin Peaks - Dance Through It Twin Peaks - Wanted you ...
Nov 23, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 220
Amber and Ed talk animals! We got tigers and horses baby, who doesn’t love em’! Joining us is Martin Morrow who loves tigers and Sarah Keller who trains horses like a badass. Playing out our theme this week is "Horse" by The Cowmen Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/brighterside Go to http://honeybook.com/brighter for 50% off your first year. "Life of Riley" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Subscribe to SiriusXM Podca...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 219
Amber, Ed, and Eddie are joined by Marisa Bramwell and Jesse Popp for a few rounds of Hoopoogoogoo. Taking us out this week is "Keep it Warm" by Flo and Eddie. Go to http://stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the homepage, and type in BRIGHTERSIDE to claim your special offer today! Download Best Fiends for FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store "Whiskey on the Mississippi" and "B-Roll" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/l...
Nov 09, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 218
We all get some regret, sometimes you doubt yourself a little, and sometimes youre just stuck dealing with pricks! Joining Amber, Ed, and Eddie this week is English comedian Tiffany Stevenson. Listen as they tackle through regretting one's past, conquering self doubt, and the motivation to get away from the jerks one may encounter out in the world. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/BRIGHTERSIDE right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. Download Best Fiends...
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 217
Amber and Ed are rejoined by Lakota Sioux comedian Jana Schmieding to talk more from the Indigenous peoples perspective. In PT 2 we discuss the different tools of colonization that tribes endure: food deserts, no sovereignty for the reservations, and lack of native representation in media. Persevering through the systematic oppression there is still a brighter side, the indigenous people thrive; tribal languages are reincarnated and they rebuild their traditions. Taking us out this week is Marty...
Oct 25, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 216
Amber and Holden went live on Holden's Twitch last week to talk to some fans directly about their problems and offer a Brighter Side to all of them. Give a listen! For 20% off your first purchase, visit http://nativedeodorant.com and use promo code BRIGHTERSIDE during checkout! Go to http://framebridge.com and use promo code BRIGHTERSIDE to save an additional 15% off your first order. "Glitter Blast" and "In Your Arms" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecom...
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 215
Many years ago Ed, Henry, & Jackie sat down and talked fat on Brighter Side. Well now that Henry and Jackie got all healthy and Amber was out of town it only seemed right to revisit the subject. Taking us out today is The Fat Boys Are Back by The Fat Boys. Be good to yourselves. Just go to http://stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in BRIGHTERSIDE to claim your special offer! Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/BRIGHTERSIDE right no...
Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 214
It's Hoopagoogoonunu time again! Ed & Amber are joined by Grant Gordon, Kat Toledo, and Fernando Perez-Leon. Be good to yourself and be good to each other, beautiful babies! Go to http://HoneyBook.com/brighter for 50% off your first year. Visit http://ARCsmile.com and use promo code BRIGHTERSIDE at checkout for $15 off your purchase of a Blue Light kit. "Disco con tutti" and "Daily Bettle" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)...
Oct 04, 2019•56 min•Ep. 213
The global climate debate is only getting mas caliente! Ed, Amber and Eddie talk about the fire on Greta Thunberg, the darker sides of the argument, and how we can come together to make a difference. Be good to yourselves and be good to the planet. Playing us out this week is PJ Morton feat. Jazmine Sullivan "Built For Love". Download Best Fiends for FREE on the Apple App Store or Google Play. Get Honey for FREE at http://joinhoney.com/brighterside. "Hustle" and "Merry Go" by Kevin MacLeod (http...
Sep 27, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 212
This week Ed, Amber, and Eddie are joined by Savannah Boan from Gatorland Orlando to talk about their love of crocodilians. Taking us out is Creedence Clearwater Revival "Born on the Bayou" For 20% off your first purchase, visit http://nativedeodorant.com and use promo code BRIGHTERSIDE during checkout! Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/BRIGHTERSIDE right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. "Hand Trolley" and "Salty Ditty" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompe...
Sep 20, 2019•50 min•Ep. 211
Sometimes you encounter a Johnny Raincloud or sometimes you are the Debbie Downer. Ed, Amber, and Eddie talk about ways of finding the Brighter Side when the melancholy strikes. "Simple Man" by Lynard Skynard plays us out today. Go to http://stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the homepage, and type in BRIGHTERSIDE to claim your special offer! Go to http://HoneyBook.com/brighter for 50% off your first year. "Breaktime" and "Onion Capers" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) L...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 210
In showbiz it is a right of passage, so naturally the Brighter Side gang has had some experience Eddie Ewing at Starbucks, Amber all over Louisiana, And Ed well half his damn life has been in a kitchen. As much as we’re happy to not do it, we’re even happier to say we did. Get weeded while we talk about getting in the weeds. Cheeseburger In Paradise by the man Jimmy Buffet takes us out. Be good to yourselves y’all! Go to http://framebridge.com and use promo code BRIGHTERSIDE to save an additiona...
Sep 06, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 209
Ed, Amber, and Eddie are joined by Kara Klenk and Mike Lawrence for a few rounds of Hoopagoogoo. Be good to yourselves. Playing us out this week is "Biological Speculation" - by Funkadelic Go to http://HoneyBook.com/brighter for 50% off your first year. Quip starts at just $25 and if you go to http://getquip.com/BRIGHTERSIDE right now, you can get your first refill pack for FREE. "Daily Beetle" and "Breaktime" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/...
Aug 29, 2019•58 min•Ep. 208
Today is a very special episode of The Brighter Side, we have the man himself Jason Saenz to talk all about his fall that put him in a wheelchair and what his recovery process is like. The man is doing good, better than we could have hoped for, but there is a long road ahead full of lots of expensive stuff insurance companies refuse to pay for. We're not done helping this man! Taking us out today is "Walk This Way" - Aerosmith and Run DMC Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/jason-saenz-recover...
Aug 24, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 207
Ed and Holden went live on Holden's Twitch this week to talk to some fans directly about their problems and offer a Brighter Side to all of them. Give a listen! Go to http://framebridge.com and use promo code BRIGHTERSIDE and you’ll save an additional 15% off your first order! Go to http://stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the homepage, and type in BRIGHTERSIDE to claim your special offer today! "Glitter Blast" and "Groundwork" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: ...
Aug 17, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 206