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Monsters Oct 30, 2020

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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!

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Spookagoogoo Oct 23, 2020

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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.

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Scary Stories Oct 16, 2020

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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".

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Dads Oct 09, 2020

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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 movie.

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Banks Oct 02, 2020

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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 Killed My Mother" comes out. Go to howamericakilledmymother.com to watch!

Taking us out this week is a track off the Marcus Parks playlist "See America Right" by The Mountain Goats.

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Casinos Sep 25, 2020

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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 Counselor Dani Danley and Big Ben Kissel. Also there's a diary entry from Amber in a haunted hotel!

Taking us out today is a track off the For Kissel Spotify Playlist "Real Big" by Mannie Fresh. Be good to yourselves.

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Deathcare in America Sep 18, 2020

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Healthcare in America is obviously not good enough to keep its citizens healthy for a manageable price. Ed invited our good friend and "Fraudsters" superstar Seena Ghaznavi sits down with Ed to talk about whats happening to people who need help with a focus on diabetes. Amber is on the road in Mississippi and sent a diary entry from from the calm before the hurricane.

We're going to be focusing on different components from Ed's upcoming doc "How America Killed My Mother" over the next coming weeks promoting the release on Vimeo in early Oct. Watch the trailer here.

Listen to Fraudsters on Spotify!

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How Hot Is It? Sep 11, 2020

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Hello there. Ed and Amber are slowly being killed by the heat in LA. It's all we can think about, so on this episode we decide to let our madness take control of our brains. Get ready for way too many "It's so hot outside" jokes, some gentle screaming, and of course the Brighter Side of how damn hot it is. Be good to yourselves.

Taking us out this week is a song off of Amber's new Spotify playlist from Ed. "Unbroken, Unshaven" by The Budos Band.

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Drugs Sep 04, 2020

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Drugs, some people love them and other people hate them. Then some of us are doing them even though we're not even doing them, so Amber and Ed break down the positives and negatives of all drugs from Coffee to Marijuana to Cocaine to Jesus, and all in between. Come give a snort, I mean listen. Everything is better in moderation.

The song taking us out is off of Ed's "For Henry" Spotify playlist "Hoochie" by Moby Grape.

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Elephants & Hoopagoogoo w/ Jeff Ross Aug 28, 2020

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Joining the Brighter Side this week is Ed's cousin & Roastmaster General Jeff Ross. We talk about Jeff’s favorite animal, The Elephant and have a trunk inspired Hoopagoogoo. You are wonderful, be good to yourself.

Taking us out this week is "When I See An Elephant Fly" by Jim Carmichael, Cliff Edwards, & Hall Johnson Choir.

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