You may know <a href='https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1231867/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1'>Parvesh Cheena </a>from the criminally underrated Outsourced, or from Crazy Ex Girlfriend, or from one of the many other roles he has performed/voices he has provided.  What you probably don&apos;t know is how amazingly intelligent, thoughtful, and just generally chill he is. This conversation was like a badly needed Xanax, and I know you will enjoy it as much as I did. Check out Parvesh and the rest of the cast of Outsourced performing a <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id1gEE5T0uY&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;fbclid=IwAR1fsUW6but6XA1e2v1YpHMrjWEqe_xR0txooDsQiVpvwbAsOfz5KZ9aluQ'>live read of the pilot </a>episode of the show in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show&apos;s launch. Music by Steve Kupp and<a href='http://www.rememberjones.com'> Remember Jones</a> <a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast">Support the show</a> (http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast)

The Essential Lighter Side: Medicare (with Jenny Bee)

It started as a weight loss podcast, which quickly became a mental health podcast, which somehow became a pandemic podcast.  Jay, your host  (anxiety/depression/OCD/childhood trauma/family addiction)  lost 185 lbs after having bariatric surgery.  Guests have ranged from actor Ken Marino to a woman you have never heard of who lost 250 lbs, to a recovering addict, to essential workers during COVID-19. In 2020, the show became daily and ran for 100 episodes in 100 days. The culmination of everything The Lighter Side strove to be, Jay created an oral history of the pandemic, as told through the voices of the people who lived through it. There's something for everyone on the Lighter Side.