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
- 948
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
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
605: Buffet Scandal, Goblin Mode, & Ranch Dressing Romance
We're getting an update on Sarah's epic road trip from Denver to California and back again. Never a dull moment with her. She talks about her bad luck in Vegas and why she is never staying in a bad h…
01:00:29 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
604: Car Cooking, Bullying, & Boring People
Hear why Sarah keeps a stove (!) in her car (and uses it!). Susie describes a documentary about bullying, and how it made her wonder if she'd ever been a bully and Sarah describes why she was bullied…
01:02:15 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
603: Sarah's Heaven, Cave Time, & Butt Oxygen
Hear about the birth control for men, and why we can't decide if this is a good or bad idea. We hear about an experiment to understand our sense of time where volunteers spent weeks in a cave. Sarah …
01:00:49 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
602: Bad Vegan, Gen Z Backlash, & Girl Scout Whiners
Today we discuss the Bad Vegan docu-series about a vegan restauranteur who got scammed by her partner. Susie claims this is not a scammer story, but is a story about a woman with an unhealthy relatio…
01:14:57 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
601: Sounds of Cheese, Magic Fabric, & Hank the Tank
Today we hear why Sarah couldn't move into a house because it "tested positive for meth," and we have some follow-up questions. Sarah describes a study that was done to determine whether sounds affec…
01:02:06 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
600: Mystery Garbage, Cheesy Corn, & Andy Warhol
Susie went to a "get together" and found out she's become a weirdo during the pandemic. Sarah manifested a financial windfall, but she should've been more specific. Susie discusses the life of artist…
01:02:12 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
599: Earth Game, Sour Theory, & Bollywood Bootleg
Today Sarah asks listeners to say whether cramps are worse than having a baby. It's fun. We have more thoughts about why we evolved to taste sour, and how it might relate to adventure, gut health, an…
00:59:05 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
598: Heimlich Hero, Dying for Wine, & Sour Theory
Today we hear about a crazy story involving Susie's husband Adam, where she had to perform the Heimlich Maneuver on him. We learn about hospitals in France that are giving dying patients high-end win…
01:01:09 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
597: Soft Launching Love, Infrasound, Dead Data
Today we hear about Sarah's new life in Denver, why she's an agent of chaos, and how she's "soft launching" the reveal of her new man. She talks about a new show that is teaching her a ton about the …
00:59:48 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
596: Monk Heaters, Hot Coal Walking, & Amazon Returns
Today we hear why Sarah still has her ex's last name, and Susie thinks she should change it to Princess Consuela Bananahammock. We learn about a study that showed our lives really do flash before our…
01:05:49 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
595: Autozone Rage, Vibrational Psychic, & Wired Wiener
Today we start with a discussion about doctors and how they rank each other, and why Bill Cosby shouldn't even have a doctorate. Sarah rants about Autozone, and why she got extra mad at the employees…
01:01:49 |
Mon 07 Mar 2022
594: Frozen Penis, Beethoven's Garbage, & Fight or Flight
Today we learn about a man who can "taste" words, and why it's negatively affecting his relationships. Susie tells us about an Olympian who ended up with a frozen penis. We debate whether testicles n…
01:01:24 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
593: Bisexuality, Female Urinals, & Croissant Cancer
Today we discuss British Baking Shows evolution, and why Noel Fielding has made everyone in the world question their sexuality. We find out about a new invention that allows women to use urinals. We …
00:57:28 |
Mon 28 Feb 2022
592: Kindergarten Tattoos, Armpit Fetish, & American Accents
Today we hear about a teacher who was fired from his kindergarten teaching job because he covered his face and tongue in tattoos. A Brainiac told us about a nightclub in NYC hosting "pheromone partie…
01:21:30 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
591: Reality TV Lies, Tinder Swindler, & Meat Diet
Today we discuss how many of listeners dated men who sleep in "nests" of dirty clothes. We reminisce about the "mattresses" on the Ruins that were just pieces of yellow foam, and how we would "tender…
01:00:13 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
590: Rip Curl Girl, West Elm Caleb, & Casio Beats
Today we hear how Susie's first time skiing went, and why she wishes the sport were more inclusive. We find out the reason why baby names have gotten more unique over the years, and Sarah reveals her…
01:05:07 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
589: Pillow Fight, Worst Dates, & Nesting
Today we hear where Sarah is, and why she's mad about biscotti. She reveals the worst date she ever had, and why the guy is probably into cryptocurrency now. Sarah describes what it was like to atten…
00:56:58 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
588: Union Yes, Cult of Confidence, & Old Music
Today Susie is all wound up about Bill Cosby and the new docu-series about him. We hear how the system was set up for Bill to successfully prey upon women. We learn about a little boy who snuck his b…
00:59:17 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
587: Slutty Candy, Moon Man, & Litterbugs
Today we cover everything from STDs to good tippers. First we hear why two trivia nerds should probably not be a couple. We learn how the patriarchy is so embedded in our brains that even objects are…
01:34:02 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
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