The Brain Candy Podcast

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 recently recognized in her own home when a man came to clean her house from the dust mites. We learn about superworms that can eat styrofoam and save the world (???). We discuss the rumor on Brain Candy Crush that Susie and Adam had broken up. We...

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 fundamentalist cult manipulated the women and girls. And Susie thinks Mormons are probably getting sick of all the media coverage lately. We debate crop circles and Sarah begins the conversation with one opinion and ends with a completely different...

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 from hugs, and we debate why that might be. Sarah tells us what would happen if you pureed all the people of the world and made them into a human meatball (for some reason). We learn why you might want to reconsider dining at Ikea and debate wh...

[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 jokes, which is only surprising to her. The rest of us have known that for a long time. Susie watched a documentary about Brian Wilson, and she came *thisclose* to crying on the show for maybe the first time? We learn how social media keeps you i...

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, and how it can make you see things in new ways. She reflects on people's perceptions on success and happiness, and how social media is a funhouse mirror version of our lives. We connect this to our experience being on tv and the ways we feel...

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 G.O.A.T comedian. We learn about illegal baby names in the US and abroad, and find out that "Sarah" is an illegal name in one country. Susie explains why teenage girls' interests are dismissed while boys are allowed to keep using gee dee lights...

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 explains a Pathological Joking Disorder, which makes people make constant dad jokes, and Susie thinks a character from The Office has this affliction. We learn why cats are probably psychopaths who definitely want to murder you. We find out...

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 act on a first date she has coming up. We discuss the Our Father documentary and how upsetting it would be to find out your child is not actually yours. Susie shares the story of a man who has amnesia that erases his memory every seven seconds...

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 "have nothing to lose." Sarah describes a crazy experiment from the 70s that shows the chaos that erupts when all of your needs are met and you have no problems. It's insane. Turns out, problems might be good? We discuss Selling Sunset and ho...

Sarah explains why breaking up in your thirties is a whole different experience. Sarah describes her "Little Mermaid" cocktail event. Susie talks about a documentary on chicken breeding that she thought would be funny, but was surprisingly insightful about loneliness, healing, and community. We hear about a game show where men have to guess whether women are fat or pregnant. Susie explains why boa...

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 encouraging other kinds of crimes. Sarah offers an update on the pig heart transplant that raised more questions than gave answers. We learn why a twin study showed that environment and upbringing have a huge impact on our IQ. We start getting suspi...

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 who lost 500 BILLION dollars because he accidentally threw away a hard drive. We debate whether laughter is controllable and then decide it most certainly is not as Susie and Sarah lose their minds laughing. We consider the curious pronunciat...

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 their pics. Sarah explains what the various LOL usages mean and why she can't translate people's messages online. We learn the up-side of imposter syndrome. Sarah lists some amazing discoveries that happened because of accidents. Just when the e...

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 wonder what causes sociopathy. We learn about a study about roadside warnings, and why they actually make roads more dangerous. It leads to a crazy discovery about Mr. T. and Sylvester Stallone, and Susie's mind is blown. We discuss a study from...

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 ago about mosquitoes that was a real emotional roller coaster. Sarah tells us about an animal that will live in our nightmares because of it's "teeth" that are actually metal hooks that are also it's hands??? We discuss a condition that exp...

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 discuss the abercrombie documentary and how their discriminatory and exclusionary practices were an open secret. Susie describes a documentary that made her reconsider her life and what she might regret when she gets older. A woman who wrote...

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 lost his foot in a motorcycle accident and did the next logical thing, which was to cook his foot up and have his friends over for foot tacos. We discuss a woman who discovered an amazing use for human hair that could help the planet. Sarah e...

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 eating habits that she never told Susie about. Susie wonders whether the Girl Scouts are ok after they filed a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts. We learn whether suffering helps inspire creativity and productivity. We talk about Sarah's favori...

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 could've been very embarrassing. We learn about "semantic bleaching," and how words get diluted, bastardized, and ruined by misuse. Sarah talks about a new invention that can help women protect themselves from violence (and Susie discusses a...

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 sex" and we can't quit laughing. We find out why Susie's son thinks the Golden Rule is bullshit. We talk about a documentary about the way gay men speak. Susie breaks it to Sarah that there is a sage s...

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 hotel again. She describes her epiphanies and the New Moon Energy that inspired them. She asks the Brainiacs for help with her plants. We find out what Goblin Mode is, and Sarah argues that it is sexist...

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 growing up. We discuss the Hillsong docuseries and the reason why churches have scandals. We describe how we had a bizarre experience at a church in Brazil. We learn who scientists claim is the "most...

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 explains why it reminded her of the Challenge. We discuss our ideas of heaven, and Susie cannot quit laughing at Sarah's response. We debate whether dogs are people too, and how smart dogs cock their h...

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 relationship with her dog. We discuss Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, and why she might be a sociopath. We debate whether she was just trying to keep up with the boys' club or whether she lacked a...

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 affect the way cheese ages, and which genres affect it the most. Sarah tries to talk Susie into getting a "sound bath," and Susie is not interested. We theorize why people suddenly hate Sarah. We hear about...