The Brain Candy Podcast

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 to build a sandwich. We discuss certain common phrases that might be offensive, but we aren't sure. We learn about a unionization effort of Medieval Times's employees and Sarah thinks its the fault of divorced dads who shop at Kohl's. Sarah explains why she doesn't like "forced participation," and we realize that all those annoying ice-breakers leaders insist upon might actually be effective. Susie realizes she isn't as "sex positive" as she thought, and Sarah tries to explain why a sex doll might be a bridge to healing. For real. She said that. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/630-631Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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, the sunglass strap that really made a fashion splash in the 80s and 90s. Sarah explains the opposite of deja vu, jamais vu, which is when you enter a space that is very familiar, but it feels brand new, and explains why we've all experienced it in one very realatable way. Susie talks about how playing Tetris and word games can reduce intrusive thoughts after a traumatic experience. We learn which chores make kids do better in school. Sarah describes what it's like to have ADHD, and Susie analyzes Sarah's alter ego, Tuesday's Sacrifice. Plus, we talk about pubic hair shapes, psychics, and the All-Star Challenge. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/628-629Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 the evidence points to men being the problem. Her thoughts were reinforced watching Leave No Trace about the sexual abuse of thousands of Boy Scouts. Her suspicions were again confirmed watching the Menudo documentary even though she thought it was going to be a light-hearted musical treat. We discuss the J Lo documentary chronicling her Superbowl halftime show. Sarah explains the secret to long-lasting love. Susie and Sarah plot ways to get free plastic surgery despite their better judgment. We learn about the history of smiling, and why one woman artist changed smiling forever in the 1700s. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/628-629Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 medication. We learn whether emotions caused by music are the same throughout the world and we look at a map of music emotions. We learn a new theory on why T-rexes have those teeny tiny arms, and it's very disturbing. Sarah shames Susie for not remembering random dinosaur facts. Plus, we hear about "thought worms," which make up a good chunk of your daily inner monologue. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/626-627Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 Sarah's camping adventures. We learn about a seafood restaurant at the bottom of the ocean and why Sarah has a fear of rotating restaurants. Susie makes Sarah reach down into her throat. It was weird. We hear why the rap pioneers got a raw deal and were taken advantage of, and Susie thinks it's similar to reality stars. We discuss a documentary about coming out of the closet, and why it inspired Susie to be kind to everyone. We hear why you inherit trauma in the womb and your DNA literally changes because of it. Sarah's still mad at the OXO company, and Susie thinks it's hilarious. Plus, Sarah sings an awesome camp song! Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/626-627Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 debate whether the woman who got an STD in a car deserved the money she got from a lawsuit. Then we have a rapid fire conversation that covers everything from cockroaches to nudity to shame to public speaking. Finally, we hear why you can no longer get married by Elvis in Vegas. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/624-625Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 conclusion. We learn about women who prefer to be alone and why they are treated differently than male recluses. We hear why Swedes don't feed their guests, and we can't get over it. We discuss misbehavior on the Challenge, and why we were always humiliated. Susie talks about the Anthony Bourdain documentary, Roadrunner, and why it was incomplete and actually changed her opinion of him. Sarah describes the worst meal she ever had and Susie can't believe it actually happened. We hear about a documentary that followed people "most likely to succeed" and what it teaches us about America. Plus, we reminisce about the stages of the Free Britney movement. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/624-625Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 whether you could eat your own pet under life or death circumstances (it was weird). Plus, we hear why in California bees are considered fish. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/622-623Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

[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 in the past and optical illusions make your brain go to the future. We discuss The Dress that made everyone on the internet lose their minds. Susie describes a documentary about suicide, and we debate what we would say to talk someone out of taking their own life. Plus, we learn why your brain requires 17 seconds to absorb an idea. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/622-623Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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 like people misperceive who we are. We learn about birth order, and why where you fall in your family is important (or at least people think it is). Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comRead this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/620-621Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.comConnect with us on social media:BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcastSusie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeisterSarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahriceBCP Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/braincandypodSusie's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/susie_meisterSarah's Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ImSarahRiceSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.