The Brighter Side

It's Hoopagoogoo time! Amber and Ed are joined by tall comedian Jason Burke and The Natalie Jean who is the co-host of Amber's and her's new podcast "Some Place Under Neith" that just came out this past Wednesday on the LPN Network. Taking us out today is a track off of Ed's Lady Mix "Here" by Kendra Foster. Be good to yourselves. Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons:...

We all got-’em unless we tried dumping on a crocodile’s head. They’re Butts baby. They may be gross, they may be hot, but butts are for sure useful as heck all. Taking us out today is Get Off Your Ass And Jam by Funkadelic. Start living it baby. Farts for everyone! Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Sub...

Back to our elements series and today Amber and Ed are talking about Wind. Wind is a wonderful thing, until it's broken or a tornado comes along.  Taking us out today is a track off Ed's Spotify Playlist from The Eddietunes Two Hour Radio Hour, "Las Cruces Jail" by Two Gallants. Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  creativecommons.org/licen...

It's Hoopagoogoo time again! Joining Amber and Ed is Ashley Brooke Roberts and LPN's own Brother Reid Faylor from The Story Must Be Told podcast. We find brighter Sides to getting fruit flies in your kitchen, having a baby during quarantine, and your dog vomiting spiders. Plus much much more horrible things! Taking us out today is "The Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone. Be good to yourselves. Ke...

Ed and Amber bring you the next installment of Brighter Side live from Twitch. Remember, you can always join us on the second Tuesday of the month to give us your gripes so that we can give you a positive spin on it. We love you, beautiful babies! Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Subscribe to SiriusXM...

The Brighter Side is taking a look at The Elements of Life, and will be tackling each element once a month. Amber and Ed decided to start with WATER because well it is the most powerful and also their favorite. Amber let's us know about waterfalls, rivers, and how to escape The Amazon, and Ed... well Ed is obsessed with Coral Reefs and Publix.   Taking us out today is a great track "Tellin' The Mi...

Amber and Ed revisit their crappy places series and showcase the state of Mississippi and the city of Detroit. The thing about doing this series is we dive deep into places we don't like and by the end of the episode, we fall in love. So give a listen and plan a vacation as soon as you're allowed. Taking us out this week is a track off of Ed's "Detroit Rock City" playlist. Take a deep listen to J....

This week Adam Newman & Lisa Curry join Amber and Ed for another game of Hoopagoogoo. 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 Simp...

Ed and Amber bring you the first Brighter Side LIVE of 2021 from Twitch this week, where they sat down and talked directly to the listeners and listened to their problems and gave them the Brighter Sides to those said problems. 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...

Amber and Ed are joined by the Lord of the Thunder Lizards, Holden McNeely to talk dinosaurs! Taking us out this week is not a meteor but it is a song for Carolina Hildalgo, Oingo Boingo "Dead Man's Party". 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 T...

If we're gonna sit here and call ourselves The Brighter Side then we be damned cowards if we didn't try and find The Brighter Side of 2020. We did a pretty good job, y'all should try or it too! Or we can just leave this crappy year in the dust. Joining Amber & Ed this week is the vivacious Julie Rosing.  Taking us out this week is "Good News" by Mac Miller, off of Ed's Best of 2020 Spotify Playlis...

When the dog bites. When the bee stings. When we're feeling sad. This week, Ed and Amber simply remember their favorite things and then they don't feel so bad. 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 no...

Put on your fuzzy socks and listen to us make a Brighter Side of some gripes about this time of year. There's always a sunny side, even if the days end early with cold darkness and isolation. We love ya! 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...

Ed and Amber did another Brighter Side LIVE on Twitch this week, where they sat down and talked directly to the listeners and listened to their problems and gave them the Brighter Sides to those said problems. All while they were raising some money for comedian Ashley Barnhill that was hit by a car and has a long road to recovery. If you'd like to donate to Ashley as well here is her GoFundMe link...

This situation going on now is NOT normal. It is really tough, and if you ignore how hard it really is the grey will catch up. This week Amber and Ed open up about the effects of isolation and tell some stories of others who have been isolated, and reveal how they have been dealing with it themselves. Be good to yourselves. This week taking us out is Chromeo with their new dance track "Roni Got Me...

Thanksgiving and the holidays are a real bummer this year. A lot of us aren't going home, and are meeting up with just a couple friends, and there is something great about that. Some of us aren't even doing that for our own safety, so The Brighter Side wanted to talk about Friendsgiving and all it's benefits. Hope you're safe out there. Be good to yourselves. Taking us out this week is song off of...

This week Amber and Ed went live on the LPN Twitch Channel and talked to the people and offered some Brighter Sides to the crappy things going on in their lives. Give a listen! They’ll be doing more of these live Twitch shows, so keep an eye out for them on the Last Podcast Network Twitch Channel. Taking us out is a selection off of Page 7’s Molly Knefel’s playlist “Salvation Army Girl” by The Fel...

Animals are cooler than humans. Did you know geese mate for life, and then when their mate dies they only get with another goose widow or widower? Are pig's organs and human organs interchangeable? Find out on this week's episode where Amber & Ed dive deep into the world of Geese & Pigs.   Taking us out this week is tribute to pigs, and Wizard and the Bruiser's Jake Young, with "Three Little Pigs"...

In this episode we're stepping away from American politics and talking about Armenia's history and the current war going on with Armenian historian and keyboardist from Parliament Funkadelic: Danny Bedrosian.   Also The Brighter Side gets an exclusive sneak peak into Secret Army's new album "Exaltation" with Danny leaking the track "Grail Disgusting Fire." Be good to yourselves. Kevin MacLeod ( in...

This week the Brighter Side is joined by professional monster lover Matt McCarthy. We talk all things monsters, real ones, our favorites, and Matt creates “Gorgus” the scariest monster since the Frankenstein porked the Wolfman! Happy Halloween from Amber and Ed. Be good to yourself and get candy! Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  creativ...

Hello all you ghouls and goblins out there. This week Amber & Ed are joined by the spookiest person they know, Mr. Henry Zebrowski. Listen if you dare to Ed & Henry reminisce about the abandoned children's insane asylum they snuck into in college, Amber getting followed by scary dudes, and an extra spooky themed Hoopagoogoo.  Taking us out this week is the friggin Backstreet Boys, because whatever...

Ed and Amber get spooky for spooky season! Oooooh ghouls, demons, Ed’s Aunt Patty shares ghost stories that’ll chill you to your funny bone. Amber talks visiting a psychic, and everyone shares ghastly tales of horror! Playing us out this week is a track from Holden's Playlist Betty Davis "He Was A Big Freak" . Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Li...

This is the 4th and final installment of "How America Killed My Mother" series on Brighter Side. In this episode Ed & Amber reflect on their relationships w/ their fathers, Ed shares his interview with his dad, and we are joined by great father/comedian Ron Krasnow. Taking us out this week is an amazing song by Doug Austin called "Kathy's Song" Go to Howamericakilledmymother.com to watch Ed's movi...

Banks, technically we need them, but that doesn't make them good. This week Amber, Ed, & Eddie invite Mr. Pastrami (David Weishaus) over to talk about his experience being a bank manager, ways to get outta debt, and his time with Mama Kathleen.  Banks are one of the many institutions in this country that took advantage of Ed's mom. So we're highlighting it here now on the same day "How America Kil...

Going to the casino can be a lot of fun, thrilling even. You can go and win a lot of money super fast and that rocks, but the truth is you're most likely going to lose, because if they didn't win than the building wouldn't even exist in the first place. This episode is in the "How America Killed My Mother" series, which is available for purchase on Vimeo 10/2. Joining Ed today is Nevada Gambling C...