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
- 944
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
44: Race, White Privilege, & Passive Racism
This episode was inspired by a recent story about a news anchor who took to her Facebook page (which was connected to her company) and spouted off some prejudiced nonsense about a shooting in the Pit…
00:52:37 |
Mon 11 Apr 2016
43: Trolls, Johnny Bananas, & AI Gone Wrong
Today we are talking about trolls of the online variety. We talk about what it's like to be trolled online about our appearances on MTV's The Challenge. We analyze the psychology of trolls, and discu…
00:48:07 |
Thu 07 Apr 2016
42: Food & Wine w/ Sarah's Husband Part 2
In Part 2 of the Food and Wine series, we're moving into the world of vino. All the Brain Candy listeners know how much we love a good glass of wine, but now we're learning about the wine industry, h…
01:03:17 |
Mon 04 Apr 2016
41: Food & Wine w/ Sarah's Husband
This is the first in a two-part food and wine series with Sarah's beloved husband Landon Patterson. He is the VP of Hundred Acre Wines and is giving us the low-down on our FAVORITE subject. In this e…
00:46:22 |
Thu 31 Mar 2016
40: This Is Your Brain on Drugs
We start out this episode talking about lady stuff (motherhood, relationships, blah, blah, blah), but we move on quickly to drugs and the brain. We discuss my favorite show Intervention, what happens…
00:47:36 |
Mon 28 Mar 2016
39: Cold Calling Cast Members
We've been known to get a little fast and loose with our contacts list, so today we're taking our Cold Calling segment to a whole new level. We let our fingers do the talking when we call KellyAnne (…
01:01:59 |
Thu 24 Mar 2016
38: Challenge Mania w/ Gauntlet Queen Sarah Greyson
The Challenge OG, Sarah Greyson stops by the studio for a walk down memory lane. She talks about her Road Rules experience, why she is known as the Gauntlet queen, and what she's been up to since her…
00:42:55 |
Mon 21 Mar 2016
37: Secrets and Lies
This episode is all about Secrets and Lies. We talk about our deepest darkest secrets and why people lie. We discuss how people justify lying and what motivates lies.
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00:51:54 |
Thu 17 Mar 2016
36: Talkin' Sh*t...
This episode was supposed to be about language and where words and phrases come from, but we got a little sidetracked and started talking a little sh*t. We discuss our beefs with Wes from MTV's The C…
00:54:54 |
Mon 14 Mar 2016
35: Lifestyles of the Weird & Wacky 2
We cannot get enough of the crazy and interesting ways people live their lives. In this episode we return to one of our favorite podcast topics: lifestyles of the weird and wacky. We discuss a woman …
00:45:54 |
Thu 10 Mar 2016
34: Beauty & Sexual Attraction
The Brain Candy Girls are talking about what makes people attractive, the psychology of attraction, and beauty around the world. We learn about the various gay categories of attractive men. We find o…
00:56:50 |
Mon 07 Mar 2016
33: Travel
We are taking a walk down memory lane and discussing our travel experiences through the years. We relive travel nightmares, our favorite travel destinations, and what locations are still on our bucke…
00:39:05 |
Thu 03 Mar 2016
32: Trivia and Fun Facts
Every so often we have to have a grab bag of fun facts--we can't help ourselves. We are nerds, so today we are going into our little treasure trove of trivia and you will be all the smarter for it. F…
00:42:45 |
Mon 29 Feb 2016
31: Boobs
Susie and Sarah talk about everyone's favorite body part: boobs. We discuss the history of boobs in culture, mastectomies, #freethenipple, and more. We've got fun facts about funbags. Whether yours a…
00:44:20 |
Thu 25 Feb 2016
30: Friendship
Susie and Sarah are discussing friendship. They talk about how hard it is to make friends as an adult, what it's like to be "ghosted," and how to get rid of toxic relationships.
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00:52:11 |
Mon 22 Feb 2016
29: DIYs and Hacks
Sarah is teaching us her DIY ways. We talk about all the ways you can get beautiful, affordable art or even make it yourself. We learn about Sarah's best #nailed it fails (there was broken glass invo…
00:47:43 |
Thu 18 Feb 2016
28: Sleep
You might think because this episode is about sleep that it would be a real snoozefest (get it???), but sleep is a fascinating phenomenon. We spend 1/3 of our life doing it, but we know very little a…
00:36:24 |
Mon 15 Feb 2016
27: Sex
Now that we got the Love out of the way, this episode will get into the nitty gritty, the down and dirty, the hot and spicy, sexy stuff. We discuss what gets Sarah's motor running (ahem erotic massag…
00:51:19 |
Thu 11 Feb 2016
26: Love
We're getting all lovey-dovey over here on the Brain Candy Podcast. Valentine's Day has us all in a tizzy. Find out about Sarah's long stint as a lesbian and why she converted to the straight highway…
00:54:23 |
Mon 08 Feb 2016
25: MTV Challenge: Where Are They Now?
This episode begins with Susie talking about her Twitter/Instagram beef with another former MTV reality cast member. Susie and Sarah then discuss what happens after the show and how some people seem …
00:43:04 |
Thu 04 Feb 2016
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