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
106: Harambe the Gorilla, Ringling Bros, & Animal Cloning
Lions, tigers, and bears! Today we're talking animals. Sarah is obsessed with the Planet Earth documentary series (which she watches while she smokes doobies), and has now developed an affection for …
00:50:14 |
Thu 23 Mar 2017
105: Body Anomalies, Butt Injections, & the Importance of Eyebrows
Today's show is all about the human body--weird things that our human shells do and that we do to ourselves. We explore butt injections and talk about "man boobs." We discuss babies that are born wit…
00:52:00 |
Tue 21 Mar 2017
104: The Birth of Reality TV, Stealing from PacSun & Childhood Memories
We recount stories from our youth including the time Sarah stole from Pacific Sunwear. We learn about the time Susie's neighbor flashed his penis while she was selling candy door-to-door. We relive o…
01:00:21 |
Thu 16 Mar 2017
103: Television, Theme Songs, & Netflix
We talk about how TV has changed over time. We go down memory lane w/ our favorite TV theme songs, explore the single-camera vs. multi-cam debate, and talk about how Friends has some pretty political…
01:10:09 |
Mon 13 Mar 2017
102: Richard Simmons, Celebrity Drama, & Trap Music
As you can see, this episode is a real grab bag of hilarity. We wanted to make another version of our Weird and Wacky series, so we talked about everything from drug use in Nazi Germany to the myster…
01:00:32 |
Thu 09 Mar 2017
101: Fertility, Pregnancy, & Vagina Talk
We wanted to get down to the nitty-gritty about pregnancy, fertility, miscarriage, and all sorts of gynecological questions. You've been asking to hear our thoughts on these issues, and we finally de…
01:01:54 |
Thu 02 Mar 2017
100: Celebrating 100 Episodes of Laughter & Learning
Today is a celebration of our first 100 episodes. We talk about our favorite episodes, answer listener questions, & relive the most hilarious moments and more! This episode is filled with Challenge t…
00:55:59 |
Thu 23 Feb 2017
100: Bob Ross, Go-Kart Sexism, & Trivial Pursuit
Today we wanted to keep the silly stuff rolling, so this week we're celebrating all things leisure. We wanted to take a breather. Movies, bars, books, pools. EVERYTHING that isn't work is on the menu…
00:46:58 |
Tue 21 Feb 2017
99: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, & Siblings
Today we decided to explore the ways birth order effects your life. Find out whether Susie is a stereotypical youngest child, whether Sarah is a bossy oldest child, and more. We take a quiz to see ho…
00:46:02 |
Thu 16 Feb 2017
98: Guilty Pleasures, Juicy Scoops, & Secrets
Today's episode is all about guilty pleasures. From food to tv shows to well, wine. Find out what our guilty pleasures are. Plus, find out the science of why we feel so damn good when we're indulging…
01:11:35 |
Thu 09 Feb 2017
97: Galentine's Day, Relationships, & Celebrating Love
We're discussing love, breakups, marriage, and singlehood in today's show. We especially want to celebrate the women in our life, so we're pretty excited about the idea of thinking about February 14 …
01:03:02 |
Mon 06 Feb 2017
96: Activism--I Can't Keep Quiet
We discuss activism and how to be a person of action. Everything from marching to protesting to downloading an app are all things that can be used to make your mark on the political landscape. We tal…
00:51:50 |
Thu 02 Feb 2017
95: The Mandela Effect, Marijuana, & Memory Loss
Surprise! We're doing two episodes this week. We had so much stuff to talk about that we couldn't fit it into one episode. So here you go! You've been wanting us to talk about the mysterious Mandela …
01:02:08 |
Mon 30 Jan 2017
94: Ask Us Anything
Susie and Sarah take calls from listeners and give them advice on everything from love to work to religion. It gets real personal. Find out what we tell a listener who wants to start her own business…
01:01:02 |
Thu 26 Jan 2017
93: Scientology w/ Former Sea Org Member Mike Rinder
Leah Remini's hit A&E show, Scientology and the Aftermath has made a lot of people curious about the inner workings of the religious organization. Today we answer some of those questions. We talk abo…
01:10:13 |
Thu 19 Jan 2017
92: Invasion--Behind-the-Scenes of MTV's The Challenge
This week we talk about the big news that Challenge:Invasion is coming out on February 7. We don't give away any spoilers, but we speculate based upon what we've heard and the little we know about th…
01:05:34 |
Wed 11 Jan 2017
91: BONUS Episode: Death and the Afterlife
What's that you say? You need a BONUS episode to get you through the week? Here you go! Today's episode is getting morbid with a discussion about death, dying, and the afterlife. We lament the celebr…
00:55:34 |
Fri 06 Jan 2017
90: Reading is FUNdamental
Today is all about books, but somehow we got into a long conversation about murderers (leave it to Susie to make that happen). We find out what books changed the way we see the world, why we're so bo…
01:08:34 |
Thu 05 Jan 2017
89: You Say You Want a Resolution--Goals for the New Year
What's the scientifically best way to stick to a New Year or anytime resolution? We've got the facts here. We discuss tactics for sticking with your goals. We discuss Sarah's newest diet (she lost 16…
00:51:09 |
Thu 29 Dec 2016
88: Dating & Relationships
Even though we're old married ladies now, we were once swinging singles, and doing a whole lotta mingling. Well, Sarah was. We have horror stories aplenty. Find out why Sarah abandoned her car in the…
01:03:45 |
Thu 22 Dec 2016
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