The Lighter Side with Jay

Mike Studley is one of my oldest friends.  A neighborhood kid. We used to ride bikes together. Our paths have diverged s... Read more

Dan Peck and I went to high school together. One time I slit his throat wide open on stage. It was a whole thing. Now he... Read more

When Stephanie Wittels Wachs wrote a memoir about the years before and after her brother Harris’s death, she couldn’t ha... Read more

Teresa is an ICU Nurse in Ohio. I won't lie to you, some of this is not easy to hear. Not easy, but definitely important... Read more

Amanda Johnson currently stars on TLC's hit show, "Family By the Ton.", in which she  bravely shares her journey as both... Read more

Val Emmich is a New York Times best-selling author (Dear Evan Hansen), an actor (30 Rock, Ugly Betty, commercials you've... Read more

Lisa Sharon Belkin wrote the book on cooking for yourself and others after bariatric surgery. Literally, she wrote a boo... Read more

I sat down with Joanne Pollicella, a badass chick who has lost 130 lbs and is a total Crossfit beast. We talk about Macy... Read more

Jay sits down with 3 Bariatric Patients who have had wildly different experiences: 2 Sleeves and a Bypass. Melinda Graha... Read more

Joel Freeman is responsible for some of the most intensely grueling and inarguably effective on-demand workout programs ... Read more

Adam Pally has been in a lot of things (Happy Endings, The Mindy Project, The Mandalorian,The Main Event, Sonic the Hedg... Read more

I sit down with Kashif Anwar, an MD board certified in Obesity Medicine, to discuss the role the medical profession does... Read more

In the 50th episode of the Lighter Side Podcast,  I am once again joined by my partner in surgery, crime, and naps: Jenn... Read more

Dr. Kashif Anwar is a Family Medicine Dr. in New Jersey, where COVID-19 has hit the 2nd hardest in the country. We spoke... Read more

I sit down with Michael Buckley, a Certified Personal Trainer, unapologetic WWE fan, and my best friend. We discuss exe... Read more

Jonathan Giordano, aka "Mudhustler" was the single most influential weight-loss personality for me when I got serious ab... Read more

Nicole is a cafeteria worker who is choosing to go into work to make lunches in a district where 61% of students are on ... Read more

Brett Douglas wrote one of the most raw and unflinching drug memoirs I've ever read. His stories are as brutally insane ... Read more

Jessica Cordova Kramer is the co-founder, CEO, and Executive Producer of Lemonada Media, a podcast network she formed wi... Read more

Kelley Gunter's book "You Have Such A Pretty Face" tells the story of a woman who lost 240 lbs,  and then lost everythin... Read more