The Brighter Side

Humans have been using music to escape the cold, stark world since before we were even writing things down. Amber and Ed, being humans themselves, decided to do the same. In this episode Oldest Known Melody , Plainchant , Guillame de Machaut , El Grillo , Antonio Vivaldi , Haydn : Sonata in F Major , Schubert : Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major Closing us out this week My Morning Jacket - One Big Hol...

You know that finding the Brighter Side in these cloudy times is our specialty! Amber and Ed were joined by Fernando and Julie, then by Eddie later. We talk about what we are each doing to keep our minds sharp and immune systems healthy throughout the free time at home. Keep looking out for each other and loving each other while we all get through this together. Playing us out this week is The Sta...

This week Amber, Ed, and Eddie tuck in and read from some of their old journals to revisit on poems, sketches, and scribbles from times past.  Playing us out this week is The Cowmen "Preacher". 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 c...

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...

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 s...

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 PO...

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 L...

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/...

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...

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...

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 Th...

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! Subscrib...

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 Thebrighterside@gmail.com Pontiac Tonight! Milwaukee Tomorrow! Come see Page 7 with Wizard and the Brui...

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 Thebrighterside@gmail.com Go to http://honeybook.com/brig...

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 Thebrighterside@gmail.com 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 ye...

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 Nort...

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 TheBrighterSide@gmail.com 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...

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 C...

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 Stumblebu...

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 Ma...

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 th...

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://g...

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; t...

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. "Glitte...

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 y...