The Brain Candy Podcast

07/11/2024

A study on self-awareness revealed that most people are clueless about how they are perceived by others. This week, Susie Meister and Sarah Rice get some tips on how to fix this!

07/11/2024

Ever think you could identify a person's religion from just looking at them? Well, apparently people can identify Mormons & we’re revealing what it is that makes that possible on our show this week!

01/11/2024

This documentary is a great look at the women's basketball Olympic team from 1996, how they ushered in the creation of the WNBA, and the tragedy that befell one of the gold medalists.

31/10/2024

Are all of Sarah Rice’s SpOoOoKy days behind her?! In today’s show, she’s grappling with her diminished enthusiasm for the season and explaining the reason she's less into it lately.

29/10/2024

Kate Winslet really can do it all, and she has a Guinness World Record to prove it! Did you know that she holds the record for holding her breath on screen the longest at over 7 minutes?!

25/10/2024

There is a daydreaming contest that tests whether you can remain lost in your thoughts for 90 minutes. Susie Meister and Sarah Rice are thinking of signing up!

24/10/2024

We have a few people nominate for the Darwin Awards—one is a snake influencer (?) who said anit-venom was for p*ssies who then, of course, was bit by his pet viper, and the other is a man who was observing a friend drink an assisted su***de drug cocktail and then decided to take a sip for himself!

23/10/2024

With Sarah Rice there is always a story that emerges from seemingly nowhere, and one of the best ones is how she spent time in the house that the Butterfinger slogan built. And it was awesome. Who knew slogans could create generational wealth?! Hear all about it in our latest episode!

22/10/2024

A woman found what she thought was a sick hedgehog on the side of the road (and even took it to the veterinarian) only to learn that it was actually a hat Pom Pom! Today we consider how she could make that mistake, why it took so long for her realize it wasn't an animal, & we learn that England is surprisingly a hedgehog hotbed! 😂

20/10/2024

19/10/2024

Let’s talk about one of Susie Meister’s favorite subjects: the foot fe**sh. What can trigger this fe**sh? What do the fe**shists look for in a foot? And does Susie or Sarah Rice have more desirable feet among the community? These are all questions we try to answer in our latest episode! **sh

19/10/2024

There was a recent political scandal where a nominee for governor was found to be a prolific commenter on adult sites and message boards. What type of person is commenting on these forums in the first place and what they possibly gain from doing so? **n

17/10/2024

The Jailbreak documentary on Netflix is about a jail warden who falls in love with an inmate (and convicted murderer) and helps him escape. Do you think she was used or did the prisoner truly love her back? Also, what motivated her to throw everything away for this man?

15/10/2024

📣🚨‼️ Brainiac army - we need your help! Our show is now TIED with Ear Biscuit for the “Best Buddies” Signal Award! This is great news, but time is running out! Please vote for Brain Candy so we can win! (We’re sure the other show is great too, but think about it: would you rather have biscuits for your ear or candy for your brain?!) WE CAN DO THIS! 🙌🏻 Here’s the link to vote: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting #/2024/shows/general/best-buddy-podcast

14/10/2024

We watched the Mr. McMahon documentary about WWE mastermind and madman, Vince McMahon, and couldn’t help but notice similarities to the Challenge. It also got us thinking about the ways a person can contain (conflicting) multitudes, and the ways fact and fiction became blurred over decades in professional wrestling...

14/10/2024

October's Candy Club theme is sPoOoOoOky. No, literally, that's the theme: sPoOoOoOky! We'll talk about the Head Full of Ghosts book and the Devil on Trial documentary. Hope to see you at our live meeting next week!

13/10/2024

There’s an art concept which involves counting rice that we’ve decided is a great metaphor for so many aspects of life! It was started by Marina Abramović and we’re learning all about it on our show this week.