The Lighter Side Creators & Guests

Jay Casale is a podcast producer, writer, editor, and host. Currently, he hosts the podcast "The Essential Lighter Side."He received his B.S. in Communicationsfrom the University of Boston.

Sara Benincasa is an American comedian and author.

Elaine Appleton Grant is the CEO of Podcast Allies, LLC, a consulting, production and training company. She is a podcast writer, producer and host and a veteran public radio broadcaster and magazine editor. Visit us at www.podcastallies.com for unique courses in podcast visioning, strategy and execution and for branded podcast consulting and production.

Stephanie Rose Wittels Wachs is a voice actor, activist, and author. She is the co-founder and Executive Director of the theatre company Rec Room Arts and the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of the podcast network Lemonada Media. She is also the host of the Lemonada podcast "Last Day."