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
625: Mean Streets, Challenge Cleaners, & Superworms
Today we discuss the Real World Brooklyn a little bit and why Sarah came across as a worldy, older gal who had seen some shit. Sarah reveals how she was recently recognized in her own home when a man…
00:57:09 |
Thu 23 Jun 2022
624: Keep Sweet, Crop Circles, & Anthony Bourdain Scandal
Susie is under the weather and explains why she couldn't hear out of one ear for four days. She describes the Keep Sweet documentary series and how the fundamentalist cult manipulated the women and g…
00:55:25 |
Mon 20 Jun 2022
623: Human Meatball, Bees are Fish, & Pet Food
Susie describes her trip to the OB-GYN, and why she had to discuss The Challenge during her Pap Smear. We hear about a study that claims men don't destress from hugs, and we debate why that might be.…
01:03:33 |
Thu 16 Jun 2022
622: Future Illusions, Political Brain, & Inspirational Music
[Note: episode includes discussion on suicide] Sarah went "out out" and got "drunk drunk," so we get to hear about that. She also found out she loves dad jokes, which is only surprising to her. The r…
01:04:14 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
621: When Your Ex Gets Married & Birth Order Mythology
Hear why Sarah is processing lots of emotional baggage since her ex-husband recently got remarried. We discuss how new events can make you reassess the past, and how it can make you see things in new…
01:03:18 |
Thu 09 Jun 2022
620: Whiney Comedians, Illegal Baby Names, & Girl Hysteria
Hear why Susie is sick of "whiney baby" comedians who complain about cancel culture and make offensive jokes, and why Jo Koy is the antidote. We debate the G.O.A.T comedian. We learn about illegal ba…
01:01:35 |
Mon 06 Jun 2022
619: Pathological Joking, Murderer Cats, & Corndogging
Hear about Sarah's date, and why she can't avoid getting hot and heavy. We learn about her allergy to "moving mites" and it's just as weird as it sounds. Sarah explains a Pathological Joking Disorder…
01:00:08 |
Thu 02 Jun 2022
618: Our Father, Amnesia, & Disabled Dating
Susie explains why she hates "in-speak" and a trend she noticed among evangelical Christians. We hear why Sarah is back on the market and is debating how to act on a first date she has coming up. We …
01:00:53 |
Thu 26 May 2022
617: Elderly Drugs, Mouse Hell, & The Beautiful Ones
Susie wants Sarah to teach Bo the "down low, too slow" trick as a public service. She also cooked up a plan to let old people do hard drugs since the elderly "have nothing to lose." Sarah describes a…
00:59:51 |
Mon 23 May 2022
616: Chicken People, Board Games, & Goodwill Jackpot
Sarah explains why breaking up in your thirties is a whole different experience. Sarah describes her "Little Mermaid" cocktail event. Susie talks about a documentary on chicken breeding that she thou…
00:58:07 |
Thu 19 May 2022
615: Twin Brains, Lobotomies, & Pig Hearts
Sarah Rice is back--she got her name back and she thinks it changed everything. Susie claims technology might be limiting serial killers, but might be encouraging other kinds of crimes. Sarah offers …
01:01:45 |
Mon 16 May 2022
614: Cyclists, Sarah Rice Jr, & Bitcoin Garbage
Hear why it's almost impossible to find beauty products that are non-toxic and effective. Sarah predicts whether she'll live a long life. We hear about a man who lost 500 BILLION dollars because he a…
01:01:41 |
Thu 12 May 2022
613: LOL Translations, Blunders, & Flat Iron Romance
Hear why we think Spring needs a new marketing person. Spring doesn't get enough respect. Susie says people have accused them of using too many filters on their pics. Sarah explains what the various …
00:59:24 |
Mon 09 May 2022
612: Captive Audience, Pity the Fool, & Dance Marathons
Hear why Sarah risked her life to get a new desk. Susie describes a documentary about a kidnapping victim whose brother became a criminal, and it makes us wonder what causes sociopathy. We learn abou…
01:03:47 |
Thu 05 May 2022
611: Dating at Target, Bloodworms, & A-holes
We hear about a man who took a woman to target as their first date, and we debate whether this even qualifies as a date. We get an update on a study from years ago about mosquitoes that was a real em…
00:59:57 |
Mon 02 May 2022
610: Low Bar Lifestyle, Abercrombie, & Online Lies
We decided to live the low-bar lifetstyle from now on. Just keeping expectations in check. We follow-up on the cannibal tacos because we're not ok with it. We discuss the abercrombie documentary and …
01:03:28 |
Thu 28 Apr 2022
609: Cannibal Tacos, Oily Hair, & Consensual Hugs
Hear the latest on Sarah's five month long move to Colorado and why Susie says Sarah has a good luck/bad luck dichotomy in her life. We learn about a man who lost his foot in a motorcycle accident an…
01:02:31 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
608: Are Girl Scouts OK?, Fake Disability, & Tony Hawk
Susie talks about the Tony Hawk documentary, and how the very thing that gives his life meaning might be killing him. We learn a surprising fact about Sarah's eating habits that she never told Susie …
01:01:42 |
Thu 21 Apr 2022
607: Gaslighting, Water Weapon, & Nature Nurture
Sarah almost had a white pants disaster, and somehow she sees it as a sign that her luck has changed since Vegas. Susie reveals why her Road Rules experience could've been very embarrassing. We learn…
00:57:09 |
Mon 18 Apr 2022
606: Golden Rule, Do I Sound Gay, & Witchy Crisis
Susie talks about the hair catastrophe she had recently, and how she had to comfort the stylist. She now has "bald patches" and had to cut off 6 inches of hair. But Sarah somehow related it to "butt …
01:02:39 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
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