The Best of Bert and Ernie
About this episode
The hosts share their bittersweet good-byes while reflecting on their friendship using a metaphor about balloons.
The podcast isn’t going anywhere, but this is a good-bye and the start of a new beginning. We share our bittersweet good-byes to each other. It’s difficult to capture our feelings into words so we’ll leave it to some wise words from the OGs Bert and Ernie. Ernie: I wanted to thank you for getting balloons at the park today. They’re so beautiful aren’t they Bert? Bert: Yes, yes they are Ernie. Ernie: Can we keep them forever and ever Bert? Bert: Ernie, they’re not going to last forever and ever. Ernie: They’re not? Why not? Bert: Well because they’re filled with air and little by little they’re going to lose their air. Ernie: Lose their air? Oh no! If they lose their air they’ll get smaller and smaller won’t they Bert? That’s right Ernie, that’s right. Ernie: It’ll be so sad. When you think of a balloon that starts off all fat and floaty in the air ends up all wrinkly and small. It’s sad Bert! Bert: Ugh, why me? Ernie: Wait Bert, I’ve got a great idea. Bert: Oh, yeah… Ernie: Why don't we give our balloons their freedom? Bert: Their freedom? What do you mean? Ernie: We’ll open the window and we’ll let them go. So that the last sight that we see of our balloons is while they’re all…
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