The Brain Candy Podcast
Laugh and learn with Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice MFT from MTV's The Challenge as they cover psychology, pop culture, human interest, and science, and make everything from The Kardashians to quantum physics accessible to all.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 947
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
685: Marie Kondo Mess, Men Problems, & Robot Apocalypse
Hear why Susie plans on becoming a chart-topping singer. Sarah and Susie are planning their ski adventure and Susie really hopes it doesn't involve any...skiing. Susie decides we need a "swear jar" f…
00:57:53 |
Mon 06 Feb 2023
684: Psychic Friends, Amber Alerts, & Tunnel of Hate
Susie informs us about some big changes in the bowling world that bowling alley owners are thrilled about, but professional bowlers think is a real gutter ball. And Sarah claims Eli almost went pro i…
01:06:57 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
683: Mutant Plants, Metal Coke, & Manly Cars
Today we find out about a type of plant that knows how to count (???), but its plant cousin is a dummy that doesn't know how (so Susie thinks it's going to be a goner). Hear about a documentary that …
00:58:47 |
Mon 30 Jan 2023
682: Cougars, Conmen, & the Curse of Chippendales
Susie can't quit thinking about the Bernie Madoff docuseries and his $65 BILLION (with a B!) scam that he ran for 40 years. She thinks we can learn a lot about non-violent sociopaths from his example…
01:02:00 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
681: Whale Poop, Superhero Accessories, & Gendered Living
Sarah brought a whole lot of poo content, and we are learning so much! We hear why whale poo is basically saving the world, and whales aren't getting enough credit. We loved Free Willy before, but no…
01:01:34 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
680: Muslim Art, Ric Flair's Wild Life, & People Are Not OK
We have to make a correction about the poop lottery story, and, boy, are we disappointed. We report the results of our poop survey (what's worse: the smell or the sound). We were both sort of shocked…
00:59:09 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
679: Robot Lawyers, Sneaky Sneakers, & Safe Danger
Hear why Sarah has betrayed the Curly Girl community and she has "hair dysmorphia." We learn about the Don't Pick Up the Phone documentary where a man would pose as a cop on the phone and trick fast …
01:02:08 |
Mon 16 Jan 2023
678: Death, Fever Dreams, & Craziness
It starts out doom and gloomy as we discuss injuries of football players and other public figures. We suggest football should become gentler and involve far fewer items of clothing...you know, for sa…
00:58:13 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
677: Gendered Boomers, Celine Dion Conspiracy, & Toilet Talk
Today we discuss how Susie has some Boomer opinions about certain progressive opinions of the language police. We discuss the Rolling Stone list of the best singers and get worked up about their Celi…
00:59:21 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
676: Lottery Revenge, Vanity Plates, and Personality Tests
We check in with each other about 2023 goals and resolutions, and it turns out, Susie and Sarah's goals are in complete conflict with each other. So this oughtta be one heckuva year! Susie kicks thin…
01:00:53 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
675: Global Dreams, Metal Bats, & Streaking
Susie wants to know why streaking was popular for like two minutes, and we would like to bring it back in 2023. Let's do this, people! Sarah explains why public toilets use horseshoe-shaped toilet se…
01:19:34 |
Mon 02 Jan 2023
674: Strange Names, Liver King, and The Year of Rest
Susie is psyched out of her mind about the Strange Names documentary that features people with unusual, disturbing, or celebrity names. It's so good! We discuss some of the crazy names, why parents n…
01:03:41 |
Mon 19 Dec 2022
673: Nose Armies, B-Hole Evolution, & Produce Production
Breaking news in the science world with an explanation for why we get sick in the winter, and it's not what we thought all along. We've been living a viral lie. Hear why your nose is indoorsy and it'…
00:57:53 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
672: New Therapy, Killer Nurses, & Casey Anthony
Today we hear about a documentary exploring a different approach to therapy, and Susie wants to know why therapists insist on distancing themselves from their clients. Sarah shares why it actually be…
01:00:11 |
Mon 12 Dec 2022
671: Mandatory Fun, Monks on Meth, & Popcorn Puke
Sarah salutes a good Samaritan Amazon worker and then she confesses to her secret love of Amazon (despite her previous boycott of the company). We learn about a man who was fired for not having enoug…
01:03:39 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
670: Pepsi Lawsuit, Compulsive Liars, & the Quiet Zone
Susie is singing the praises of the Pepsi, Where's My Jet documentary about a boy who got enough Pepsi points to earn a jet, but Pepsi claimed they were just joking about the jet. Hear what happened …
01:02:48 |
Mon 05 Dec 2022
669: Sneeze Injury, Leslie Jordan, & Hearing People Are the Worst
Susie wants to know when Sarah realized she was uncensored, but we're pretty sure Susie is just as weird about oversharing. We discuss a woman who didn't want to sit near a crying baby at a fancy res…
01:35:26 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
668: Brain Buckets, Doppelgänger DNA, & Lucy Laughter
Susie watched the Barney (as in the purple dinosaur) documentary and it was a shockingly sad story. We discuss the backlash towards the wholesome content and the effect it all had on its creator and …
01:02:08 |
Mon 28 Nov 2022
667: Chicken Binge, Miracle Mermaids, & Persuasion
Hear why Susie's "powder room" is very funny and Sarah's is NSFW. We discuss the implosion of Twitter and the weird devotion of Elon Musk's "musketeers." We need a new assessment of Nick Cannon becau…
01:02:08 |
Mon 21 Nov 2022
666: Satanic Panic, Falwell's Fall, & Stuttering
Today is finally our demonic episode featuring the number of the beast 666! We are so excited to discuss the evils of the Satanic Panic. We learn where the panic started, why Sarah's parents were int…
01:01:28 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
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