Thank You, Howard. We Are Still Honoring the Gift You Gave Us From Your Deathbed
How Men Think
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🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
When all hell broke loose for Amy and T.J. three years ago, PR legend Howard Bragman swooped in - refusing to take any compensation - and offered them daily counsel and a safe space. Bragman even insisted that the two join him and his friends on their annual vacation spot, to escape the press and pressure of losing high profile jobs. What they didn’t know at the time, Howard would suddenly pass days before their promised respite together, and his dying wish to them: Go to Mexico and be with my friends, no matter what happens. Howard passed three years ago today, and now, Amy and T.J. have returned to Howard’s favorite home away from home to remember the man who spent his life in the service of others.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:14.1 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:15.3 | It is Wednesday, February the 11th and three years ago this month. |
| 0:20.5 | Robach and I got a phone call from our friend Howard. |
| 0:24.1 | And the first thing he said upon calling was, how did I look to you the last time you saw me? |
| 0:32.7 | We didn't really understand what he meant at the time, but he died seven days after that phone call. And today, |
| 0:41.0 | February the 11th, is the three-year anniversary of his death. And before he passed, he gave |
| 0:46.3 | me and Robach, an incredible gift that we will carry, cherish, celebrate, and visit for the rest |
| 0:53.7 | of our lives. |
| 0:55.5 | And as we speak to you right now, we are in Puerto Bayarta, Mexico, saying thank you and honoring our late friend. |
| 1:04.8 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. Robs, we didn't say it outright that we were planning this trip to honor Howard Bragman. |
| 1:17.2 | But I think subconsciously in some way, we have planned this trip and we are here the exact time that he placed us here, which also coincides with the anniversary of his death. |
| 1:29.6 | Actually, this trip is a little heavier than I thought it was going to be. |
| 1:33.0 | You know, it's so interesting how life works. |
| 1:37.8 | And I am someone who believes that there are no coincidences, |
| 1:41.9 | that you're exactly where you're supposed to be. |
| 1:44.6 | And we had been talking about ever since we made this trip, and we'll get into what that |
| 1:50.1 | trip was like and how we ended up here in the first place because of Howard. |
| 1:57.7 | And why we're here now three years later it wasn't some deliberate planned anniversary |
| 2:05.3 | trip and yet we found ourselves coming back and always being drawn back like emotionally we've |
| 2:12.6 | talked about this but it just worked out that we ended up back here on the three-year anniversary of Howard's death. |
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