The Brain Candy Podcast

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 deliver (see what we did there?). We discuss having children late in life, what I'm like as a mother, whether Sarah wants to have kids, and more. PLUS! We have Kameelah Phillips from the Real World Bosto...

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 trivia, nostalgia from our show, and some of our listeners' comments. Here's to many more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-n...

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 today. We laugh our asses off about how ridiculous people look holding their shitty paintings up after those wine and paint events. We discuss our passion for Bob Ross and his happy little trees. Sara...

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 how we fit into the schema. Plus, we guess whether celebrities are the oldest, youngest, middle (or only!) child in their families.  Listen to more podcasts like this:  https://wavepodcastnetwo...

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 in things so damn bad. Finally, we have our favorite comedian on the show, Heather McDonald. She is the host of the Juicy Scoop podcast and is one of the most in-demand comics today. She is HILARIOUS....

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 through the lens of love (no matter what kind!). Join us for a conversation on love and relationships. Find out whether Sarah is a traditional woman and what the hosts have planned for Valentine's Day....

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 talk about how everyone has different gifts, but they can all be used to make the world better. Plus, we interviewed the Women's March on Washington viral sensation and singer, MILCK. MILCK's single Quiet...

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 Effect and why our memories are so flawed. We also share a pot horror story from, believe it or not, Susie. We discuss time travel, golden showers, and more nonsense! Enjoy! Listen to more podcasts lik...

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. We give love advice to a woman who has a crush on a stand-up comedian. Plus, we talk to a gal whose mom wants her to attend mass, but she doesn't believe in God anymore!  Listen to more podcasts...

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 about how the group attracts members, why they are so controversial, and what the future of the group looks like. Plus, we talk to former spokesperson for Scientology and Sea Org member, Mike Rinder....

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 the upcoming season. Plus, we delve into the casting process on reality tv. We discuss how they choose cast members, what they're looking for, and what it was like to go through that. We share our favori...

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 celebrity deaths that seem to be happening at a ridiculous rate. We talk about the rituals of death, the business of death, and how to handle grief. Plus, we have an interview with psychic medium, John...

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 book crazy, and what type of things we like to read. But seriously, there is a lot of talk about murderers. Susie tells the story of a murderer she knew growing up. We discuss how the BTK autobiography i...

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 pounds with one trick!). We discuss a frugal guru and his crazy tricks for living on a strict budget. Get inspired with this week's episode all about the things that we want to accomplish this year an...

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 middle of the road, while it was running, and her weird boyfriend was in the passenger seat. Find out why Susie had self-fulfilling prophecy and had performance anxiety with her first kiss. We talk ab...

We still aren't over the election results (we're sore losers, and we know it). So we decided to discuss how we're coping (spoiler alert: it involves shopping, drinking, sulking, and eating). In the middle of our political pontification, we suddenly have a discussion about 80s sitcoms and we even pay tribute to the late great, Alan Thicke by singing the Growing Pains theme song. It's pretty special...

Susie and Sarah are playing Santa and have all the gift ideas you could ever hope for. They are telling you all about adorable items for everyone in your life. Plus, they share their favorite Christmas memories, favorite holiday songs, and spread good cheer. And out of nowhere Susie gets all spiritual and gives an impromptu Christmas sermon--can you say Hallelujah?! Get in the holiday spirit with...

This episode is all about those things in psychology that we don't know whether to believe. Susie and Sarah discuss everything from astrology to hypnosis, and whether they believe it or not. Sarah talks about her recent visit to an "intuitive healer" and why she feels ok paying $40 to cry at someone's house. We talk about the Shelley Duvall scandal and whether or not Sarah thinks she is being expl...

You asked for it, so here's our second episode about cults. We discuss Scientology and learn about Sarah's experience taking their "Personality Test." We talk about Charles Manson's Family and how he convinced people to kill for him. Plus, we analyze the "Satanic Panic" of the 80s. Susie discusses her childhood growing up in the evangelical church and why rock music was seen as coming from the dev...

The Brain Candy ladies are in a post-election tizzy. They are mourning the loss of their candidate, and as such, kick things off with wine time. Susie and Sarah discuss the 2016 election results and why it was a trigger for Sarah's childhood sexual abuse. We learn about how Sarah is coping with the loss with a weaving loom (oh geez). We discuss how America has elected its first reality televi...

We visited the University of Pittsburgh to kick off their International Week, and we discussed our (mis)adventures abroad. We talked about our experiences on the Challenge, what it was like traveling with the show, and how it changed us. We tell tales from the road and our travel quirks. Plus, we compare the differences between Sarah's early education in travel and Susie's limited e...

We kick this episode off with a Wine Time discussion about baths vs. showers. Let's just say Susie is fine soaking in her own filth and Sarah is outraged. The show then moves into the week's theme with women at work. We discuss what it's like for a woman to work in a traditionally male-dominated field, what happens when women are the breadwinners, and how Sarah managed to get 6 firefighters in her...

Our recent episodes on millennials made us want to dive deep in to the world of selfies and unpack their meaning and magnitude. Author and selfie aficionado, Rachel Syme, joins us to discuss how and why selfies are more than just expressions of vanity. Plus, Susie tells a story about being propositioned by her doctor and learned a valuable lesson about buying a Groupon for Botox.  Listen...

We're getting in the Halloween spirit here at the Brain Candy Podcast. We talk about the creepy clowns trolling the country. We debate the virtues of pumpkin spice. We talk about ghosts and how I had a mysterious ghost experience on Road Rules Australia. Plus we talk about pranking, whether Sarah enjoys haunted houses, and why Susie does not like being scared. Listen to more podcasts like this:&nb...

We got to interview author, Jon Ronson, and it is an epic fangirl session. He is the author of our September book club pick, So You've Been Publicly Shamed. He also wrote The Psychopath Test and Men Who Star at Goats. We somehow convinced him to speak with us and he probably regrets it. We discuss online shaming, public humiliation, and reality television. Listen to more podcasts like this: ...