866: Disney Disabilities, Dating Cliches, & Motorcycle Mary

Nov 21, 2024

Enjoy a lively Pow Report where snowboarding and menopausal humor collide. Discover the inspiring story of Mary McGee, a groundbreaking motorcycle racer. Delve into Disney's controversial new disability accommodations and the backlash from the community. Investigate a mystery involving bottles of urine in Pasadena, revealing quirky human behavior. Plus, share a laugh about baseball players' insatiable appetites and navigate the hilarity of dating cliches that should get you muted on apps!

Ask episode

Chapters

Transcript

Episode notes

Intro

00:00 • 2min

Aging, Health, and Humorous Realizations

01:40 • 6min

Snowboarding, Menopause, and Wellness

08:01 • 4min

Racing Against the Odds

11:34 • 12min

Celebrity Culture & Grooming Insights

23:16 • 4min

Navigating Disability Accommodations at Theme Parks

26:57 • 6min

The Illusion of Exclusivity in Travel

32:50 • 4min

The Pasadena Urine Mystery

36:37 • 9min

Baseball Distractions and Deodorant Deals

46:06 • 3min

Chewing Gum and Dating Quirks

49:15 • 12min

Dating Norms and Social Taboos Explored

01:01:41 • 3min

Sarah's got a Pow Report, and she is as happy as a clam. Susie wants her to start a menopausal snowboarding group. We'll see. Susie talks about Mary McGee, who was the first motorcycle racing woman and the first PERSON to race the Baha 500 solo, and how she was a trailblazer without even really trying. And how her flippant attitude about a tragedy seemed well-adjusted rather than detached, and we analyze how that could be. We debate whether the Menendez brothers deserve to be resentenced, and the strange development of true crime fandom affecting actual criminal situations. We learn about the new rules for skipping the line at Disney for people with disabilities, why some people in the disabled community are furious, and why Disney said they had to change the rules in the first place. There's a pee related mystery in Los Angeles, and Susie makes Sarah theorize about the motives of the urinator. We hear why baseball players are the only athletes who can't stop eating, and Sarah gives the best reason for why food is important to them. Plus, a dating site made it possible to mute accounts who use certain words and phrases, and we consider some of the cliches, tropes, and platitudes that should/would get your bio hidden.

Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com

Read this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/qexi1egd2i

Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.com

Connect with us on social media:

BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcast

Susie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeister

Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahrice

BCP on X: https://www.x.com/braincandypod

Sponsors:

Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code BRAINCANDY15 at https://lumedeodorant.com! #lumepod

Get 25% off your first month for a limited time at https://ritual.com/braincandy

For 10% off your order, head to https://www.jackblack.com/BRAINCANDY and use code BRAINCANDY

Get 25% off Sitewide + 2 FREE Dream Pillows with any mattress purchase at https://helixsleep.com/BRAINCANDY

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.