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The Brighter Side

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The Brighter Side finds the positive light in this horror show we call Earth, a cynic's look at optimism. So put down the gun, stay outta that church, and spark up a joint, because everything is going to be alright. We promise. For real. Just chill. Hosted by Ed Larson and Amber Nelson. Theme song by the Cowmen, logo by Dave Koehler. 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.
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Episodes

Red Flags

Red Flags, we all are looking for them and we all got them. So on the Brighter Side this week Amber and Ed talk about Red Flags they look for when meeting people, and ones that they have that they want to work on. 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 .

Jan 28, 20231 hr 13 minEp. 385

Dinosaurs 3: Wiz/Bru Edition

Dinosaurs! You love em, you wish you grew up with em. If you had a time machine you'd probably eat one. That's right, today Amber & Ed are talking about Dinosaurs with the boys from Wizard and the Bruiser . Prepare to be informed. You're welcome. Page 7 and Wizard and the Bruiser are going on TOUR! Dates and links to tickets at lastpodcastnetwork.com 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...

Jan 21, 20231 hr 7 minEp. 384

Hippopotamuses

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 ....

Jan 13, 20231 hr 7 minEp. 383

Vision Boards 2023

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 ....

Jan 06, 202359 minEp. 382

Just The Jokes

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 .

Dec 24, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 381

Holiday Hoopagoogoo w/ Carolina Hidalgo & Julie Rosing

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 .

Dec 17, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 380

Christmas on the Cheap

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 .

Dec 09, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 379

Signs You’re Depressed

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/podc...

Dec 02, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 378

Being Anti-Social

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 ....

Nov 25, 20221 hr 14 minEp. 377

A Few Of Our Favorite Things 2

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 .

Nov 18, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 376

Airport Travel

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 .

Nov 12, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 375

Fast Food 2

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 .

Nov 04, 20221 hrEp. 374

Stalkers

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 .

Oct 28, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 373

Party Hacks

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 .

Oct 21, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 372

Horror Movies

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 .

Oct 14, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 371

Cars

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 .

Oct 08, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 370

Scams and Hidden Fees

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 ....

Oct 01, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 369

Hoopagoogoo w/ Madeline Wilson & Fernando Perez Leon

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 .

Sep 23, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 368

The Water Crisis

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 ....

Sep 16, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 367

Birds

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 ....

Sep 09, 20221 hr 18 minEp. 366

Dirty Jobs

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 App...

Sep 02, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 365

Assassinations

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 ....

Aug 26, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 364

Apocalypse

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 .

Aug 19, 20221 hr 21 minEp. 363

Hoopagoogoo w/ Paige Wesley & Mateen Stewart

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 ....

Aug 13, 202253 minEp. 362

How The Poor Get Screwed

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...

Aug 05, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 361

Puke

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...

Jul 29, 20221 hr 9 minEp. 360

Hoopagoogoo w/ Erin Lennox & Billy Wayne Davis

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 Li...

Jul 22, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 359

Florida Man

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 ....

Jul 15, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 358

Hospice

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 ....

Jul 08, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 357

American Pride

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/podcastsplu...

Jul 01, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 356
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