<p>Margot lost both her father and uncle to COVID-19 in the same week. We spoke right after that happened, so there was a lot of raw emotion and reality given to both the virus and the humans affected by it. We also discussed her bold decision to move to Mexico for her husband, which left her unable to leave for decades when her husband was denied entry into the United States. A really fascinating story and I am grateful to Margo for sharing it. </p><p><a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast">Support the show</a> (http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast)</p>

Gerry Rosenthal Remastered: Original Air Date 4/29/20

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.