WEBVTT - An Unforgettable Season of “The Bright Side” 0:00:03.440 --> 0:00:04.880 Hey fam Hey besties. 0:00:05.040 --> 0:00:07.920 Today we're celebrating a year of the bright Side. We're 0:00:07.960 --> 0:00:10.000 looking back at some of the moments that left their 0:00:10.039 --> 0:00:12.920 mark on us and sharing some lessons we've learned along 0:00:12.920 --> 0:00:16.360 the way too, and stay tuned for a very special announcement. 0:00:16.840 --> 0:00:19.880 It's Friday, March seventh. I'm Danielle Robe. 0:00:19.480 --> 0:00:22.080 And I'm Simane Boyce and this is The bright Side 0:00:22.120 --> 0:00:29.800 from Hello Sunshine. I can't believe it has been a 0:00:29.840 --> 0:00:31.760 full year of the bright Side. 0:00:32.080 --> 0:00:34.120 I know it's hard to believe that one year ago 0:00:34.320 --> 0:00:39.120 we launched and Relief fostered this amazing community. So we 0:00:39.200 --> 0:00:42.040 want to thank all of you for listening and being 0:00:42.040 --> 0:00:44.840 a part of this incredible podcast experience with us. 0:00:45.240 --> 0:00:47.720 There's truly nothing that brings me more joy than just 0:00:47.800 --> 0:00:50.880 hearing how the conversations that we've had on this show 0:00:50.960 --> 0:00:54.520 have either opened eyes for people, or sparked new thought, 0:00:54.920 --> 0:00:58.720 or maybe just made you giggle. So this show would 0:00:58.720 --> 0:01:01.600 not be possible without ourside besties, and we love you 0:01:01.640 --> 0:01:02.080 so much. 0:01:02.560 --> 0:01:06.000 We're going to celebrate some major moments that we've had 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:08.679 this year. We're going to share in those laughs, those giggles, 0:01:08.959 --> 0:01:11.840 and reflect on the conversations that really moved all of us, 0:01:12.200 --> 0:01:13.920 and it would not be a party without our Emmy 0:01:13.959 --> 0:01:18.360 winning showrunner and everybody's favorite bright Side bestie at Tim Palazola. Tim, 0:01:18.400 --> 0:01:19.800 welcome back to the bright Side. 0:01:19.920 --> 0:01:22.280 Oh my god, Happy birthday, y'all. 0:01:22.680 --> 0:01:26.119 One year we birthed up baby. 0:01:26.400 --> 0:01:28.360 It's time. Are we walking? 0:01:28.400 --> 0:01:28.680 Are we? 0:01:28.800 --> 0:01:29.880 Are we on our feet? 0:01:30.520 --> 0:01:32.400 Yes, we're done with baby food. 0:01:32.440 --> 0:01:35.760 We're eating whole food, eating solid, sleeping through the night. 0:01:35.840 --> 0:01:36.360 We did it. 0:01:36.880 --> 0:01:39.720 People crawling around. Yeah, this is this is a big 0:01:39.760 --> 0:01:40.160 mile line. 0:01:40.240 --> 0:01:41.640 This is so incredible. 0:01:41.680 --> 0:01:44.360 And as we begin this celebration, do you guys want 0:01:44.360 --> 0:01:45.960 to go back in time a little bit? 0:01:46.040 --> 0:01:48.840 Yes, let's go. Absolutely. I love some reflection. 0:01:49.040 --> 0:01:50.200 Okay, all right, here we go. 0:01:50.680 --> 0:01:54.520 Here is a clip of your very first intro of 0:01:54.560 --> 0:01:55.480 your very first. 0:01:55.240 --> 0:02:02.360 Show, Hello Sunshine. What's up, Sunny d It's Monday, March 0:02:02.400 --> 0:02:05.320 twenty fifth. I'm Simone Boyce and I'm Danielle Robe. 0:02:05.520 --> 0:02:08.960 Welcome to the very first episode of the bright Side, 0:02:09.040 --> 0:02:13.239 a brand new daily podcast from Hello Sunshine. We're here 0:02:13.240 --> 0:02:16.800 to bring you a daily dose of culture, conversation, and 0:02:16.960 --> 0:02:19.720 inspiration Monday through Friday. 0:02:20.520 --> 0:02:23.239 It's so real, this is happening. Danielle. 0:02:23.280 --> 0:02:25.080 You know what I've told a few people that I 0:02:25.160 --> 0:02:28.200 was working on this show, and I can't tell you 0:02:28.320 --> 0:02:31.160 how many people were like, we need this right now, 0:02:31.200 --> 0:02:33.200 We need a show like this right now, you. 0:02:33.320 --> 0:02:34.760 Day, right, Yes, completely. 0:02:35.320 --> 0:02:37.919 I've always been someone who fights for good news, even 0:02:37.960 --> 0:02:40.320 though I've covered a lot of hard news in my 0:02:40.560 --> 0:02:42.880 career as a journalist for over a decade now, and 0:02:42.960 --> 0:02:46.120 you're often meeting folks when they're at their lowest point 0:02:46.200 --> 0:02:48.760 in their lives, and you're asking for permission to tell 0:02:48.800 --> 0:02:52.320 their stories. But I mean, listen, the work of truth 0:02:52.320 --> 0:02:54.799 tellers is more important than ever before. But we also 0:02:54.919 --> 0:02:58.800 need storytellers who remind us that joy is a superpower, 0:02:59.280 --> 0:03:01.799 that it's a former resistance, which is why we're so 0:03:01.840 --> 0:03:06.280 excited to bring you this show, Memory Lane, Memory. 0:03:06.000 --> 0:03:09.600 Lane, What did each of you remember about that first taping? 0:03:10.080 --> 0:03:12.440 I just remember, I mean, we were kind of sitting 0:03:12.440 --> 0:03:15.360 on this secret for a while, and we had put 0:03:15.360 --> 0:03:18.840 a lot of time and energy into, you know, rehearsing 0:03:18.919 --> 0:03:22.400 the show, getting it right, really being intentional about how 0:03:22.440 --> 0:03:25.000 we wanted to show up, and so I think at 0:03:25.000 --> 0:03:28.600 that moment, I was just like really eager to get 0:03:28.600 --> 0:03:32.280 the bright side going and to bring a bright spark 0:03:32.360 --> 0:03:35.880 a bright moment into people's lives and into their daily routines. 0:03:36.320 --> 0:03:39.600 I remember having this weird mix of feelings because I 0:03:39.880 --> 0:03:44.800 was so excited and pretty nervous for that first episode, 0:03:44.840 --> 0:03:48.160 if I'm being honest, And when I think about why, 0:03:48.280 --> 0:03:53.480 it's because I had followed Hello Sunshine for years, Like 0:03:53.520 --> 0:03:57.320 if there was a media company that I felt connected to, 0:03:58.160 --> 0:04:00.320 it was Hello Sunshine. Like it was a how you 0:04:00.440 --> 0:04:06.040 driven company, and they honored authors and they loved smart women, 0:04:06.720 --> 0:04:10.480 and I just was so excited to feel like a 0:04:10.520 --> 0:04:14.040 torch bearer of Hello Sunshine, like they put so much 0:04:14.080 --> 0:04:19.200 trust into us, and I really wanted to do Hello 0:04:19.279 --> 0:04:23.440 Sunshine justice and also make sure that we were bringing 0:04:23.480 --> 0:04:25.920 the fun and carrying the torch in a way that 0:04:25.960 --> 0:04:28.200 felt honest and cool and modern. 0:04:29.120 --> 0:04:30.760 And so I just was. 0:04:30.880 --> 0:04:33.800 Like bursting at the scenes with excitement, like I was 0:04:33.839 --> 0:04:36.000 like a human bubble of Sunshine. 0:04:36.920 --> 0:04:38.800 Well, I think I can say, with that hyperbole, you 0:04:38.920 --> 0:04:42.960 both have lived up to that expectation and delivered on 0:04:43.040 --> 0:04:48.920 that in such an incredible, incredible way. And that first episode, 0:04:49.040 --> 0:04:52.400 Reese Witherspoon was the guest. She was your first guest, 0:04:52.400 --> 0:04:54.920 and Simone, you were telling me a little something about 0:04:55.279 --> 0:04:56.480 relating to Reese. 0:04:56.520 --> 0:04:57.800 Will you tell us a little bit about that? 0:04:58.360 --> 0:05:00.920 Yeah, I think it's it's it's so easy to look 0:05:00.920 --> 0:05:04.440 at someone like Reese and just think that her journey 0:05:04.600 --> 0:05:08.200 to where she is now has been easy. But I mean, 0:05:08.440 --> 0:05:11.440 we forget that she became a mom in her early twenties, 0:05:11.920 --> 0:05:16.120 and we forget that she faced a lot of doubt 0:05:16.240 --> 0:05:20.279 when she was trying to convince people in Hollywood to 0:05:20.279 --> 0:05:24.120 get on board with this idea of telling more representative 0:05:24.120 --> 0:05:28.159 stories about women. And I just really, I just really 0:05:28.200 --> 0:05:32.560 related to her openness and honesty around that. 0:05:33.520 --> 0:05:37.600 I agree with you, Simone, And you know, when you 0:05:38.160 --> 0:05:42.680 work for Hello Sunshine, the first question you get is. 0:05:41.880 --> 0:05:44.280 Is Reese as kind as she seems? Like? Is she 0:05:44.320 --> 0:05:45.520 as awesome as she seems? 0:05:45.960 --> 0:05:48.200 And I think in that first episode both of us 0:05:48.440 --> 0:05:50.840 realized that she was, like, She's just the real deal, 0:05:50.920 --> 0:05:51.120 you know. 0:05:51.440 --> 0:05:54.200 Yeah. So, in addition to Reese, we've had some really. 0:05:54.000 --> 0:05:56.839 Amazing celebrity guests. Should we take a trip down celebrity 0:05:56.880 --> 0:05:57.520 memory lane? 0:05:57.680 --> 0:05:58.280 Oh? Yes? 0:05:58.600 --> 0:05:59.960 Who comes to mind for you? 0:06:00.160 --> 0:06:02.320 I had such a long list. This was really hard 0:06:02.360 --> 0:06:05.960 for me to choose. But the first person that came 0:06:05.960 --> 0:06:08.960 to my mind was Connie Chunk, Yeah, because she was 0:06:09.120 --> 0:06:13.400 so funny and heartfelt. Not only did she make us 0:06:13.400 --> 0:06:16.440 all giggle. I remember she made fun of Tim's shirt 0:06:16.520 --> 0:06:19.520 before we jumped on the zoom, which I'll never forget, 0:06:20.400 --> 0:06:25.240 but she had so much integrity in her work throughout 0:06:25.240 --> 0:06:27.640 the years, and you could tell she had really been 0:06:27.880 --> 0:06:30.960 through the ringer in her profession. To be one of 0:06:31.000 --> 0:06:33.520 the first women and one of the first Asian American 0:06:33.560 --> 0:06:37.280 women on network TV is just really brutal, and so 0:06:37.360 --> 0:06:41.479 to hear her experiences so honestly and in reflection and 0:06:41.520 --> 0:06:43.760 what it meant to her family lineage, I'll just never 0:06:43.800 --> 0:06:44.719 forget that interview. 0:06:45.080 --> 0:06:48.560 Yeah, hearing how much of a boys club it was 0:06:48.600 --> 0:06:51.480 in network news when she was first starting out, and 0:06:52.040 --> 0:06:55.400 just the kind of language and mannerisms that she felt 0:06:55.440 --> 0:06:58.680 like she had to assimilate into just to fight for 0:06:58.720 --> 0:07:02.840 her place in newsroom. It was so striking to hear 0:07:02.920 --> 0:07:06.279 that from the horse's mouth, and I walked away thinking, Oh, 0:07:06.400 --> 0:07:09.400 Anchorman wasn't a Will Ferrell comedy. It was a documentary 0:07:09.640 --> 0:07:11.920 about the beginning of the news business. 0:07:12.040 --> 0:07:14.480 And to hear how she used humor along the way 0:07:14.520 --> 0:07:17.280 as such a tool to navigate that boys club. I 0:07:17.360 --> 0:07:21.080 was really inspired by her. Yeah, I also, like, you know, 0:07:21.360 --> 0:07:24.120 I've wanted to interview Chelsea Handler probably my whole career, 0:07:24.320 --> 0:07:26.040 so that was super cool. 0:07:26.640 --> 0:07:30.320 I'm such a nostalgic girly like I definitely do wax 0:07:30.400 --> 0:07:33.960 nostalgic for the Y two K era, the early adds 0:07:33.960 --> 0:07:38.120 the nineties, So for me talking to Jojo and actually 0:07:38.200 --> 0:07:41.440 getting to hear the truth about why she stepped away 0:07:41.480 --> 0:07:44.160 from her music career was like, so it was so 0:07:44.240 --> 0:07:46.040 illuminating for sure. 0:07:45.840 --> 0:07:48.160 We both I think it was the first time Tim 0:07:48.200 --> 0:07:51.880 had seen both of us fangirl over a celebrity interview. 0:07:52.160 --> 0:07:54.880 Yeah, I was just about to say that that was 0:07:54.920 --> 0:07:57.120 the first time I saw both of you. You both 0:07:57.160 --> 0:08:03.080 started singing along to her songs, so God's so excited. 0:08:03.280 --> 0:08:06.160 I have to say that was throughout the season seeing 0:08:06.200 --> 0:08:09.840 the two of you light up so authentically when it 0:08:09.840 --> 0:08:12.040 came to some of these people, because obviously you're a 0:08:12.040 --> 0:08:14.600 professional journalists, but you're also real people who grew up 0:08:14.760 --> 0:08:17.200 admiring these people. And that's why, you know, our audiences 0:08:17.320 --> 0:08:19.560 love all of these celebrities because you have a personal 0:08:19.560 --> 0:08:23.679 connection and it's impossible to you know, separate yourself from 0:08:23.720 --> 0:08:27.080 being a fan when when I think of the fangirl moment, 0:08:27.440 --> 0:08:31.920 there is one celeb interview that will always live rent 0:08:31.920 --> 0:08:32.640 free in my head. 0:08:34.280 --> 0:08:37.080 Okay, can we talk about that, so Raven, let's do it. 0:08:37.600 --> 0:08:40.040 So didn't, didn't. 0:08:40.720 --> 0:08:46.640 Sorry, I'm not going to do it, Simon, Oh, go 0:08:46.800 --> 0:08:47.120 to it. 0:08:47.480 --> 0:08:48.920 My soul is going to leave my body. If you 0:08:48.960 --> 0:08:51.080 start singing, you guys, sing with me, I'll sing it, 0:08:51.240 --> 0:08:53.520 of course, of course, dn't. Dn't. Didn't. 0:08:53.720 --> 0:08:54.480 If you can. 0:08:55.000 --> 0:08:58.600 Into the future, future future, my thing life would be 0:08:58.640 --> 0:09:00.760 a Drees is a. 0:09:03.000 --> 0:09:03.200 Yeah. 0:09:04.720 --> 0:09:08.080 It's not that easy. Oh no, I try. 0:09:10.600 --> 0:09:12.920 Oh my wait, I just need a moment that was 0:09:13.040 --> 0:09:13.760 so insane. 0:09:15.679 --> 0:09:16.240 Tack it off. 0:09:20.960 --> 0:09:23.400 You don't understand right now. Maybe you do. 0:09:23.600 --> 0:09:23.960 I don't. 0:09:24.080 --> 0:09:25.319 I don't. I do get it. 0:09:25.520 --> 0:09:30.439 I can't. You guys, I know that whole video by 0:09:30.440 --> 0:09:34.040 heart because I've watched it literally thousands of times. Like 0:09:34.240 --> 0:09:38.640 I it just brings me so much joy, And it's 0:09:38.679 --> 0:09:41.160 so funny because like my friends will be like, oh 0:09:41.240 --> 0:09:45.079 my gosh, we'ven some moment. They're like, are you Are 0:09:45.120 --> 0:09:47.680 you like friends with her now? And I'm like, yeah, yeah, 0:09:47.720 --> 0:09:50.320 we kind of are, Like she's just she's the best 0:09:50.360 --> 0:09:52.120 we've done we've gone on her podcast, her and her 0:09:52.160 --> 0:09:55.520 wife's podcast. I mean, it's just been so much fun 0:09:55.559 --> 0:09:57.319 to get to know them as a couple, right. 0:09:57.320 --> 0:09:59.880 Danielle Well, I was just about to say, I'm obsessed 0:09:59.920 --> 0:10:04.200 with her wife. Yeah, I love Miranda may Day so much, 0:10:04.240 --> 0:10:07.920 and they're both funny and they're both really talented, and 0:10:08.280 --> 0:10:12.640 I it's actually like weird that, like we connected with 0:10:12.720 --> 0:10:16.800 them so quickly. Yes, but yeah, I'll never forget that episode. 0:10:16.880 --> 0:10:20.080 And she's such a good sport too, because she is 0:10:20.120 --> 0:10:22.199 like I kind of think of raven As like our 0:10:22.240 --> 0:10:26.200 modern day Debbie Allen, Like she's so multifaceted, and so 0:10:26.400 --> 0:10:29.120 the fact that she's willing to like go back in 0:10:29.200 --> 0:10:32.320 time with us and sing the Ravens like theme song, 0:10:32.400 --> 0:10:34.720 I just think like a great interview starts with a 0:10:34.760 --> 0:10:37.040 generous guest, and she was super generous with us. 0:10:37.360 --> 0:10:42.000 And that's the power of this medium, this podcast, you know, 0:10:42.080 --> 0:10:43.800 and the connections and what you all bring. 0:10:43.880 --> 0:10:45.360 Because that wasn't planned. 0:10:45.679 --> 0:10:48.719 We didn't go in thinking you guys are going to 0:10:48.800 --> 0:10:50.920 sing the theme song with her, but you're in the 0:10:51.040 --> 0:10:54.000 moment and it comes to life in such a magical way. 0:10:54.040 --> 0:10:55.719 I remember, like you couldn't hear me. 0:10:55.760 --> 0:10:57.959 I'm in a control room next to where you're recording, 0:10:58.000 --> 0:11:01.400 and I'm just shouting and screaming with glee as that 0:11:01.480 --> 0:11:02.040 all happened. 0:11:02.080 --> 0:11:03.800 That was such a magical moment. 0:11:04.280 --> 0:11:04.640 It was. 0:11:05.559 --> 0:11:11.320 I do have two honorable mentions, Okay, okay. Jada de laurentis. Yes, 0:11:11.880 --> 0:11:16.280 what a powerhouse woman. I can't even count the number 0:11:16.360 --> 0:11:20.000 of cookbooks that she's written, but she constantly pushes forward. 0:11:20.080 --> 0:11:23.600 She has her new platform, Jatzy, which is all things Italian. 0:11:24.520 --> 0:11:26.040 I can't even put my finger on it. 0:11:26.080 --> 0:11:29.720 I can't articulate why that interview left a mark on me, 0:11:29.840 --> 0:11:32.360 but it did, and I'm wondering if maybe it's just 0:11:32.400 --> 0:11:36.160 her authenticity. I just felt like she was who she 0:11:36.240 --> 0:11:38.200 said she was, and I just really liked her. 0:11:38.440 --> 0:11:42.360 And she's also very warm. She was incredibly like the warmth. 0:11:42.840 --> 0:11:44.720 You can feel her warmth through the screen. 0:11:45.080 --> 0:11:47.560 Yeah, I felt like we were part of her extended 0:11:47.559 --> 0:11:53.079 Italian family when we were talking. And also Juliana Margalie. 0:11:54.679 --> 0:12:00.400 She is an actress who I think came from a 0:12:00.480 --> 0:12:05.360 different time. I miss an actor's actor and I think 0:12:05.400 --> 0:12:08.200 maybe that's why people love Timothy Shallomey right now, because 0:12:08.200 --> 0:12:11.200 he kind of feels like that old school actor, but 0:12:11.520 --> 0:12:16.440 she just she puts her craft above everything. And she 0:12:16.559 --> 0:12:19.720 has this great story from her book, Sunshine Girl about 0:12:19.760 --> 0:12:23.079 how she turned down like forty million dollars after er 0:12:24.040 --> 0:12:26.240 to They asked her to stay and she said no, 0:12:26.400 --> 0:12:28.760 I want to learn more, not earn more. And I've 0:12:28.800 --> 0:12:32.520 taken that SoundBite with me. I just I have so 0:12:32.600 --> 0:12:33.520 much reverence for her. 0:12:34.440 --> 0:12:36.920 I would be remiss if I did not mention my 0:12:37.040 --> 0:12:40.120 awkward interview with the Queen of Awkwardness. 0:12:39.600 --> 0:12:41.320 Missaa that went viral. 0:12:41.800 --> 0:12:43.679 Yeah, it's been really fun. 0:12:43.800 --> 0:12:46.000 I shared a couple of clips from the interview on 0:12:46.080 --> 0:12:48.920 social media, and it's been really fun to hear how 0:12:49.559 --> 0:12:53.160 other people have felt liberated by what she said to me, 0:12:53.280 --> 0:12:56.480 which is basically like like I asked her, you know, 0:12:56.600 --> 0:12:58.640 do you still feel awkward? Do you feel like you'll 0:12:58.679 --> 0:13:01.280 ever recover from your awkwardness? And she was like, you 0:13:01.280 --> 0:13:05.280 know what, I'm still awkward and it's just a part 0:13:05.320 --> 0:13:07.560 of me. And I used to get so self conscious 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:11.600 about it and making other people uncomfortable, but now I 0:13:11.720 --> 0:13:13.640 just embrace it and it's part of who I am, 0:13:13.640 --> 0:13:15.800 and it's like take me as I am, and for 0:13:15.920 --> 0:13:20.720 me personally, that that really liberated me and it's been 0:13:20.760 --> 0:13:24.559 really unifying, I think, to connect with other awkward batties 0:13:24.640 --> 0:13:25.480 who feel the same. 0:13:26.440 --> 0:13:28.200 I think at the end of the day, it was 0:13:28.240 --> 0:13:29.959 all about genuine connections. 0:13:29.960 --> 0:13:31.079 We got to have some. 0:13:31.160 --> 0:13:35.520 Real conversations with some real women, and that will always 0:13:35.520 --> 0:13:36.280 be front the center. 0:13:36.720 --> 0:13:38.760 And when I think about meaningful connections. One of our 0:13:38.800 --> 0:13:42.000 first guests, Priya Parker, really set the tone. I mean, 0:13:42.160 --> 0:13:46.559 she has literally given us a roadmap for magical gatherings 0:13:46.640 --> 0:13:48.040 and magical questions. 0:13:48.200 --> 0:13:48.760 Listen to this. 0:13:49.559 --> 0:13:52.000 The biggest mistake we make when we gather is we 0:13:52.040 --> 0:13:57.040 assume that the purpose is obvious and shared. Oh, I 0:13:57.080 --> 0:14:00.000 know what a podcast is, I know what a wedding is, 0:14:00.720 --> 0:14:02.600 I know what a funeral is, I know what a 0:14:02.720 --> 0:14:06.360 staff meeting is. And when we don't actually pause to 0:14:06.400 --> 0:14:09.160 ask why are we doing this? What is the purpose? 0:14:09.160 --> 0:14:10.640 What does the purpose of this podcast? 0:14:10.640 --> 0:14:12.720 With all of the million of podcasts in the world, 0:14:12.920 --> 0:14:15.360 what is it that we are uniquely trying to do? 0:14:16.080 --> 0:14:19.720 We tend to then replicate forms that may not make 0:14:19.800 --> 0:14:23.320 sense for this community or for these hosts, and so 0:14:23.920 --> 0:14:27.720 setting an attention and actually thinking well ahead of the gathering, 0:14:28.200 --> 0:14:30.560 why am I doing this? What is the need? How 0:14:30.560 --> 0:14:33.240 do I want to spend this time? Allows you to 0:14:33.240 --> 0:14:36.320 then make decisions and be imaginative about what that time 0:14:36.320 --> 0:14:38.400 actually looks like and feels like, and helps you make 0:14:38.480 --> 0:14:40.080 practical decisions to get you there. 0:14:41.080 --> 0:14:43.600 Priya Parker truly is the queen of gathering and she 0:14:43.680 --> 0:14:46.600 really set the tone for our podcast. And when I 0:14:46.640 --> 0:14:49.720 think of magical gatherings, I immediately think of being a 0:14:49.720 --> 0:14:53.720 part of Shinaway and doing our very first live taping. 0:14:53.760 --> 0:14:57.880 The energy of the audience was so compelling, Like I 0:14:57.960 --> 0:15:00.240 just felt like that room was so warm, it. 0:15:00.160 --> 0:15:01.080 Was truly electric. 0:15:01.480 --> 0:15:04.760 People were like throwing those hands up, They had questions, 0:15:04.760 --> 0:15:07.040 they wanted to ask, They were really engaged in the conversation. 0:15:07.120 --> 0:15:09.120 I learned a lot from other people who were in 0:15:09.160 --> 0:15:12.600 the audience, and that for sure is one of my 0:15:13.160 --> 0:15:15.880 probably top three bright side memories from the past year. 0:15:16.320 --> 0:15:19.160 Yeah, that was so fun because you know, obviously we 0:15:19.680 --> 0:15:23.360 record this show just us, but to see the audience 0:15:23.400 --> 0:15:25.760 and see that the way that they were reacting to it, 0:15:25.880 --> 0:15:28.240 to see the way that they were engaging, and you 0:15:28.320 --> 0:15:31.520 really do see the amazing power of connections. 0:15:32.200 --> 0:15:34.400 What are some of the thoughtful moments that stuck out 0:15:34.400 --> 0:15:35.480 with you guys from this season. 0:15:36.720 --> 0:15:42.119 So I remember that conversation with Mary Jane Fahe Danielle, 0:15:42.160 --> 0:15:45.280 and I know that was an emotional conversation for both 0:15:45.280 --> 0:15:49.120 of us, the way that she spoke about authenticity and 0:15:49.160 --> 0:15:51.920 specifically the way that she sees it manifested in the 0:15:52.000 --> 0:15:55.560 lives of you know, more mature women that she speaks 0:15:55.600 --> 0:15:59.800 to through her community called Glorious Broad's. It really challenged 0:15:59.800 --> 0:16:04.440 me to live my life imaginatively and I actually like 0:16:04.920 --> 0:16:09.200 I made changes to my life after that conversation. 0:16:10.160 --> 0:16:12.600 Yeah, that was a really special episode, and that was 0:16:12.600 --> 0:16:13.680 sort of early on too. 0:16:14.360 --> 0:16:16.120 Who else comes to mind for you in terms of 0:16:16.200 --> 0:16:17.080 thoughtful moments. 0:16:17.400 --> 0:16:21.520 Ev Rodsky is always one of my favorite voices, and 0:16:21.600 --> 0:16:23.880 I felt so lucky that she graced us with her 0:16:23.920 --> 0:16:26.320 presence on the bright Side and she's part of the 0:16:26.320 --> 0:16:29.400 Hello Sunshine family. But I know this sounds like a 0:16:29.400 --> 0:16:31.920 big statement, but she is somebody who I think is 0:16:31.960 --> 0:16:35.400 helping to carry out Glorias Steinham's work because Glorious dynam 0:16:35.440 --> 0:16:39.320 always said that true equality, it's less about women and 0:16:39.400 --> 0:16:42.600 men being equal out of the house, because we've made 0:16:42.600 --> 0:16:44.560 a lot of strides there and it's more about women 0:16:44.560 --> 0:16:47.480 and men being equal within the house, and that is 0:16:47.560 --> 0:16:52.760 Eve Rodsky's work. She is trying to fight for equality 0:16:52.840 --> 0:16:57.800 in the house, and I just she's someone I look 0:16:57.880 --> 0:16:59.480 up to. I just find her mesmerizing. 0:17:00.320 --> 0:17:04.400 I learned a lot about internal family systems through Gabrielle Bernstein, 0:17:05.240 --> 0:17:09.440 and specifically this self check in process that I find 0:17:09.480 --> 0:17:13.240 super helpful. Whenever I'm feeling uneasy and I want to 0:17:13.240 --> 0:17:16.399 reach for unhealthy coping habits, instead, I just try to 0:17:16.440 --> 0:17:19.600 pause and get curious with myself and extend compassion to 0:17:19.640 --> 0:17:21.920 myself in those moments through curiosity. 0:17:22.119 --> 0:17:22.959 That's a good one. 0:17:23.200 --> 0:17:24.920 I also think of Ozma Khan. 0:17:25.520 --> 0:17:30.600 Yes, oh, yes, tim Ozma khn is a revelation. 0:17:31.040 --> 0:17:32.359 I'm so glad you said that. 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:34.320 She was so inspiring. 0:17:34.880 --> 0:17:37.439 And for those of you who don't remember her story, 0:17:37.560 --> 0:17:41.000 she is the owner of a restaurant called dar Jaling 0:17:41.080 --> 0:17:46.160 Express in London, and her entire back of the house 0:17:46.200 --> 0:17:50.720 as women, and her mission was to give women who 0:17:51.080 --> 0:17:55.159 would not normally have an opportunity to have a career 0:17:55.440 --> 0:17:59.800 or to have access to something outside of the house, 0:18:00.320 --> 0:18:02.760 to come together. And I just remember listening to the 0:18:02.760 --> 0:18:05.440 way she talked, the way she made sense of things, 0:18:05.960 --> 0:18:09.280 her grounded nature. It was so incredibly inspirational. 0:18:10.320 --> 0:18:12.720 Absolutely, I'm so so glad you said that. 0:18:13.160 --> 0:18:17.040 Even thinking recently of our conversation with sc Proro, I 0:18:17.119 --> 0:18:21.760 was really impacted by her suggestion to observe joy around 0:18:21.800 --> 0:18:24.280 you and observe joy in the lives of others, and 0:18:25.440 --> 0:18:28.280 she encourages us to absorb that joy as your own. 0:18:28.400 --> 0:18:30.360 So that's something that I think about whene her joy 0:18:30.440 --> 0:18:31.400 is hard to conjure. 0:18:32.080 --> 0:18:37.160 It's all around us. We're going to take a quick break, 0:18:37.160 --> 0:18:47.320 but we'll be right back, and we're back with Tim Pellizola. 0:18:48.200 --> 0:18:50.120 Well, another perk of this show is having a front 0:18:50.160 --> 0:18:52.359 row seat to all of the Reese's book Club picks, 0:18:52.880 --> 0:18:56.679 and as Simona and I are both readers, and I 0:18:56.720 --> 0:19:00.359 really feel like I've reveled in the opportunity to immerse 0:19:00.440 --> 0:19:03.760 myself in all of these women's words and the world 0:19:03.920 --> 0:19:04.560 that they create. 0:19:05.000 --> 0:19:05.840 I could not agree more. 0:19:05.920 --> 0:19:08.440 Danielle, and I think of Euleen Kwang talking to her 0:19:08.480 --> 0:19:10.840 about her book How to End a Love Story. That 0:19:10.960 --> 0:19:13.480 was just such a fun conversation and learning about the 0:19:13.480 --> 0:19:18.399 inner workings of what makes a good rom com was 0:19:18.760 --> 0:19:19.800 so illuminating to me. 0:19:21.000 --> 0:19:24.560 Yeah, I think of Eulen Kwang two and her book cover. 0:19:24.680 --> 0:19:29.040 That pink cover is imprinted in my mind. Also, I 0:19:29.040 --> 0:19:31.639 think some other authors interviews that stuck out to me 0:19:31.760 --> 0:19:36.480 were Laureling Brown Society of Lies, Rainbow Rawl, Slow Dance, 0:19:36.600 --> 0:19:41.400 Rainbow is Just a Rock Star, and Juwhey Kim, who 0:19:41.400 --> 0:19:45.960 wrote City of Night Birds. I can't remember speaking to 0:19:46.040 --> 0:19:49.719 somebody who's IQ was that off the charts totally. 0:19:49.800 --> 0:19:50.800 He's a true genius. 0:19:51.119 --> 0:19:53.679 She's truly a genius. We could have talked to her 0:19:53.680 --> 0:19:56.600 about anything and she would have been illuminating. But to 0:19:56.640 --> 0:20:01.240 hear about Russian culture and ballet and feminism, I mean, 0:20:01.600 --> 0:20:03.440 I'll just I'll never forget that conversation. 0:20:03.920 --> 0:20:04.240 Same. 0:20:04.880 --> 0:20:07.760 I love talking to those authors. I love when you 0:20:07.800 --> 0:20:10.199 were able to talk to those authors and you got 0:20:10.480 --> 0:20:13.720 an opportunity to see how their minds work, how their 0:20:13.760 --> 0:20:16.680 inspiration comes to life, and to see how they were 0:20:16.720 --> 0:20:21.960 able to take a moment, a letter and experience and 0:20:22.040 --> 0:20:25.000 turn it into a beautiful story. That's what I loved 0:20:25.040 --> 0:20:27.440 so much. We got such an opportunity to learn from 0:20:27.480 --> 0:20:32.520 some of these people. And I also think that you 0:20:32.640 --> 0:20:35.919 all had an opportunity to learn from each other this 0:20:36.240 --> 0:20:37.399 entire season. 0:20:37.600 --> 0:20:38.840 I mean Danielle. 0:20:38.880 --> 0:20:40.720 I think I think you got a little bit of 0:20:40.760 --> 0:20:44.120 a vocab boost from Simone, like you might be ready 0:20:44.160 --> 0:20:45.399 to take your SATs now. 0:20:45.480 --> 0:20:45.880 Huh. 0:20:45.920 --> 0:20:47.520 I was just going to say I was in an 0:20:47.600 --> 0:20:51.240