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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.
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Episodes
The Brain Candy Podcast634: Victoria's Secret, Male Trees, & Magical Thinking
Hear what it was like for Sarah to rewatch Exes II with her boyfriend, and why it gave her a whole new perspective of the show. Susie discusses the Victoria's…
The Brain Candy Podcast633: Backyard Burial, Gulliver's Hallucinations, & Tennis Scores
Hear why Sarah feels bad about her broccoli theft, but Susie changed her mind about Sarah pulling the stems off. Sarah teaches us why scoring in tennis is so…
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632: Girls Gone Wild, Dark Web, & Dead Tattoos
Sarah makes a very good point about parenting, and it might just seal the deal on whether she wants to have kids or not. We discuss the Britney Griner…
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631: Pain Tunnels, Celibacy, & Dick Hieroglyphics
Today we hear why Sarah loves climbing mountains when she is not on television only, and she describes how she gets through "pain tunnels" during physical…
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630: Sandwich Architecture, Medieval Times, & Sex Negative
Hear about a documentary Susie watched that made her wonder if she is ableist. The film also made Susie and Sarah have their third fight about the proper way…
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629: Croakies, Reverse Deja Vu, & Tetris Trauma
Hear lots of bad news on today's show! But also laugh along with Susie who is apparently losing her mind. We somehow have a long conversation about Croakies…
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628: Men Are The Worst, Smile Influencer, & Love Curious
Hear Susie talk about how she's had it up to HERE with men. She says that it's hard to find out for sure that you're seen as not a fully formed person, and all…
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627: Testosterone Babies, T-Rex High Fives, & Thought Worms
Susie is trying to convince Sarah to convert to Judaism. Sarah found out about a 2-year-old who is going through puberty because he had contact with his dad's…
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626: Sarah's Scars, Inherited Trauma, & Rap Pioneers
Sarah's talking about her superpower for seeing colors again, and how she really just loves being good at something. Anything! Susie wants to hear about…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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586: Good Grief, Spray Tans, & Scams
Today we hear how Susie's mom lost thousands in a scam. Susie bought a spray tanning machine, and Adam had to get university certification to use it. We hear…
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585: Detective Sarah, Subliminal Messages, & Nervous Sweats
Today we hear how Sarah is acclimating to her new snowy lifestyle and why snowboarding is a great first date, but hard on the knees. We discuss how everything…
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584: Smell-o-Vision, Naked Baby Lawsuit, & Chocolate Chip Comfort
Today we get an update on Sally Rice's recovery, and Sarah is again reminded why she can't be a nurse. We discuss how we make good party guests. We learn the…
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583: Sarah's Cockroach Fiasco, Regrets, & Post-Traumatic Growth
Today we hear a hilarious tale of Sarah battling things that scurry AND mysterious wetness all at once. Her worst nightmare is our collective moment of…
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582: Frickin Bats, Dust Mite Invasion, & Listener Complaints
Today we discuss why some middle names are chosen a lot for seemingly no reason. We discuss the funny gifts Susie & Sarah gave each other for Christmas. We get…
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581: Dr. Death, Hidden Valley Road, & Wheel of Fortune
Today we get an update on Sally Rice and how Sarah is getting a workout and a lesson in empathy. We hear about a surgeon who ruined the lives of his patients…
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580: Killer Phone Call, Mob Mentality, & Meaning of Life
Today we hear the craziest story of a phone call Susie got from a murderer. Sarah describes what it's like being a therapist, and why clients tend to fall in…
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579: Sarah's Mom, Marilyn Manson, & Reality TV Business
Today we hear what really happened to Sarah's mom, and why optimism can be very dangerous. We learn why several women have accused Marilyn Manson of abuse and…
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578: Beanie Mania, Fruitcake Fraud, & Love Letters
Today we realize we spoke to soon about some of our predictions or hopes for 2022. We're off to a rocky start. But that's ok. Onward and upward? Susie…
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577: Searching in 2021, Scams, & Mercury in Retrograde
Happy (?) New Year! We thought we were going to be optimistic again, but apparently we're already bitter three days into 2022. Oopsie daisy. Sarah talks about…
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576: Kenny G Crush, Stranded Vacation, & Snapped Murders
Today we discuss our show now that another year has passed. Are we in a never-ending time warp?? We hear about a documentary on Kenny G that was surprisingly…
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575: Chicken Finger Emergency, Climbers, & Kangaroo Words
Today we hear why there's a chicken finger shortage, and we are panicked. Sarah does a documentary round-up and talks about why she wants to do some climbing…