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
805: Octopus Parents, Fun Town, & Music Ban
Sarah wants a dog and Susie thinks it's because Sarah prefers chaos. New York City is trying to curb their rat problem by giving them birth control, but we have some logistical questions. A little bo…
01:02:38 |
Thu 18 Apr 2024
804: Totality Awesome, Goat Custody Battle, & Conjoined Twins
We are still recovering from our reunion in Pittsburgh and Philly, and we're sharing our adventures at WrestleCon, seeing the eclipse, and having a girls road trip. Susie talks about an investigation…
01:00:46 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
803: Open Toes, Jail Eclipse, & Liquid Gold
Today we hear about Sarah's experience at a comedy show where she sat next to, ugh, a friendly man. Heaven help her. And Susie got to check another comedy legend off her bucket list of shows to see. …
01:04:02 |
Thu 11 Apr 2024
802: Middle Names, Beef Yogurt, & Vegan Donuts
Susie ain't getting any younger and she wants to prepare for the footwear of her future and find out why older gals wear flats. We learn about a man who has made it his job to pick up the excrement l…
01:05:35 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
801: New York Punching, Magical Magnet, & Nickelodeon
Susie got injured on the high seas, but she wants everyone to know her injury was due to a rogue wave, not alcohol because she's had some mishaps lately and apparently in there's a name for this in t…
02:01:50 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
800: Feats of Strength, Hotel Takeover, & Time Travel
Susie watched the Nyad documentary and was inspired, but also was wondering, what makes her different from our friend in the hamster wheel who tried to cross the ocean. Not much. We discuss the woman…
01:04:34 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
799: The Death of Babysitting, Prepositional Change, & Horse Dogs
Sarah talks about the history of babysitting, how it's changed, and why it's a thing of the past. Another sinkhole opened up, and this time it swallowed a man in his bed, and now we're traumatized. S…
01:03:27 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
798: Quiet on Set, Dirty Dumbledore, & Man in the Iron Lung
We discuss the Quiet on Set docuseries recounting the toxicity of Nickelodeon productions in the 90s, the difficulties of child stardom, and why show business lends itself to exploitation. We talk ab…
01:06:30 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
797: Crime Cover Ups, Trader Joe's Hotel, & Sweet Valley High
The theme of today's episode is "it's not the crime, it's the cover-up,' and we're looking at you Kate Middleton. A hotel had a "chef created" room service menu, but it turns out the chef was Trader …
01:04:38 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
796: Over the Rainbow, Rock Hudson, & Quantum Leap
We start with a rummage through the old mail bag with some feedback from listeners about recent episodes. Yikes. We hear why some people think Over the Rainbow was plagiarized, but others think it's …
01:03:31 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
795: Lunar Lunacy, Influencer Inmate, & Evolution Ear
We discuss Ruby Franke, a parenting influencer who was convicted of child abuse, which is a reminder to keep in mind that influencers aren't always what they seem. We learn why the recent moon landin…
01:08:28 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
794: Scandals & Scams, Octopus Murders, & Willy Wonka Experience
Susie is suddenly interested in WWE wrestling and wants to know why they aren't clear about whether it's real or not. But the Dark Side of the Ring docuseries has her wondering if there's a NOT dark …
01:06:29 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
793: Rebecca Syndrome, Chiweenie, & Kangaroo Time
People are suing dating apps for trapping them in a loop of doom dating instead of helping them find love. Sarah describes a newly viral phrase called Rebecca Syndrome that refers to retroactive jeal…
01:12:28 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
792: McMillions, Vatican AI, and Blue's Clues
Sarah was denied entry to a museum and we are fascinated by the reason. The birding community is psyched out of their mind about a bird that was thought to be extinct reappearing. Susie talks about t…
01:05:44 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
791: Child Poets, Spontaneous Pregnancy, & Fishy Flight
We are celebrating the stingray who became pregnant without a male partner in her tank, and decide intersex folx are pretty much superheroes. Andrew Keegan would like to set the record straight about…
01:11:10 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
790: Guy Fieri in Space, Rat Selfies, & Lottery Fail
Have you ever wondered what space smells like? Well, we have the answer, and it makes no sense. We hear why Guy Fieri has infiltrated the skiing world (at long last). We debate whether the lottery sh…
01:04:48 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
789: Optimism, Pigeon Spy, & Napping on the Job
Remember when we were optimistic? Well, we do, so Sarah wanted to find out what makes some people optimistic. Susie thinks she's a realist, but that might be code for "pessimistic." But Susie and Sar…
01:02:47 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
788: Elmo Abuse, Apollo 13, & Guinness World Records
Sarah is in her cranky era since she's dealing with her menopausal symptoms. Susie gives Wil Wheaton a real earful about his ridiculous rant about Larry David's recent bit on a morning show with Elmo…
01:01:08 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
787: Cupcake Kisses, Voices that Care, & Pez Outlaw
Sarah shares some of the things she watched during her recovery and what kinds of things she found soothing (and relatable). We discuss American Nightmare, a documentary that describes the abduction …
00:59:39 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
786: Biscuits & Gravy, Candyland, & Moth to Flame
Sarah makes her triumphant return to today's show, and we are so glad she's on the mend. We hear some of the details form her surgery and recovery and what she learned through it all. She describes h…
01:01:31 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
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