Sometimes you need to sit down and prep for the future, and it's always a good idea to keep personal and professional goals on your radar. So that's what Amber and Ed did this week. So sit back and give a listen to their 20 Year Plans. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

High School is 4 years long. It can feel like an eternity or the blink of an eye, but one thing we know is that those four years stick with ya no matter what. Let’s find The Brighter Side. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Funerals seem like one of the topics there are no positives to, but Amber and Ed certainly find some, and also take some time to plan our own funerals and get that all on record. See you people at The Cry Factory. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

This is why we do anything so we can take care of ourselves. Self-care and Relaxation are so important if you want to stay sane. So this week Amber and Ed talk about how they give themselves self-care and relaxation, and plan the perfect day for the other person. This episode is the epitome of Be Good To Yourself. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Amber and Ed tried a new game this week, where we talk about old memories and rate them on a scale of 1 - 10. There really is no substitute for talking about old times with great friends. TRIGGER WARNING: we made it a drinking game, which we are arguably getting too old to do. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

The Brighter Side is turning 400 today! So we decided to celebrate with a clip show of some of our favorite moments of being positive. Get it in yo dome piece. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Never Have I Ever is the best getting to know you debaucherous drinking game, so we played it again on The Brighter Side this week. Carolina Hidalgo & Kat Toledo stopped by to make sure we keep our show badass. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Ugh moving sucks. Ed is currently going through it and Amber wanted to help him vent. So here it is The Brighter Side of moving! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

It's wet t-shirt time on The Brighter Side this week while Amber and Ed invite Jackie Zebrowski and Geoff Adams on to troubleshoot all the problems you Spring Breakers may face out there while on the quest to get hammered and smash. You love it! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Compliments are so nice to hear but also so hard to take sometimes. Today Amber & Ed decided to compliment everyone who works for LPN because they love their jobs and the people they work with. They even try and compliment some unsavory characters just to prove you can compliment anyone. Ya beautiful baby. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

The Brighter Side LOVES animals, and today they are focusing on the really really cold ones. Polar Bears, Elephants Seals, Emperor Penguins, & Krill. Amber and Ed gush over these chilly beauts that we can love as long there is ice left on Earth. So grab an ice cold Coca-Cola, and march with some flightless birds while we love on some cold animals. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Amber & Ed love learning about the world and don't have the money to travel all damn year, so that brings us to their Spin The Globe series. Where they pick four random countries and learn all about em! This time we're learning about Brazil, Sudan, Venezuela, & Tajikistan. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Confidence is something that is very important, you don't need it to survive unless you're climbing a mountain or something, but it can really help when meeting new people, going on an interview, dating, etc. So Amber and Ed give some tips this week on how they stay confident. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Whoa that was one hell of a GATOR WEEK. So happy everyone survived. We're ending GATOR WEEK easy with an examination of Gators in Pop-Culture. Who knew that gators were also amazing actors? Be Gator To Yourselves. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

You know people ask us all the time, "Ed, Amber are there other gators than just gator gators?" And we're all like "Yooooooo have you ever heard of Crocs, Caimans, & Gharials?" And they're all like "WHAAAAAAAA?" And we're like "YEA! And these suckers rock." And that's what today's show is about. Chomp chomp baby. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Day 2 of Gator Week, Amber and Ed are talking about those big old dead gators. Not freshly dead, millions of years dead. You think current gators blow your mind wait till you get a load of these big ole suckers.  Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

It's GATOR WEEK on The Brighter Side! It's a full week of Amber and Ed talking about these beautiful mud chompers. Shark Week has had it too good for too long. Time to get on your airboats, get a bunch of old meat from Walmart, 'cause we're finding some gators baby! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

One of the worst things on Earth is having to poop in a dirty bathroom. All dignity is lost, and you almost have to scream your way through it. Well, this week on the Brighter Side Amber & Ed have local dirty bathroom expert Keith Carey on to talk truck stops, glory holes, and college life. Be doodoo to yourselves. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

In honor of Presidents Day this weekend Travis Irvine is joining Amber and Ed this week to talk about all The Presidents of The United States of America. Not the band, but all those old dudes. Hail To The Chief you animals. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

We all get inspired from the strangest places. Whether it makes you a better person or full on sets your life on a different course completely, Art can change the way you think and the person you want to be. Here is some art that changed Amber and Ed. Be good to yourselves. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

Football brings so much happiness and heartbreak to those who love it and to those who hate it.  So tune into us for Super Bowl week while Amber & Ed invite an old buddy of the show Danny Solomon by to spread his pigskin expertise. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.

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+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes.