Today we hear Susie's theory about why Sarah is especially charming, and how anyone can adopt her strategy for being charismatic. We reminisce about "auctions" in the Challenge house, and the strange way we would pass the time in the house. We get scientific confirmation about our theory on foot fetishes, but Susie has additional questions. Sarah fell off the dairy wagon, and is struggling with a whipped cream addiction. Sarah explains why her trail run training had a rocky start, but somehow helped her recover from her childhood trauma. Plus, we find out why there's no cure for being human with author and scholar of religion, Kate Bowler. Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, &amp; more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website:  Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram:  Susie's Instagram:  Sarah's Instagram:  BCP Twitter:  Susie's Twitter:  Sarah's Twitter:  Get $10 off the starter bundle at  More podcasts at WAVE:

EP553: Challenge Auction, Foot Mystery, & Trauma Confrontation

Today we hear about a scandal where people faked intellectual disabilities to compete in the paralympics. We discuss why gay guys love gymnastics, and Sarah provides a comprehensive list for the reasons why. We debate the difference between things that are crispy and crunchy, and it's actually more interesting than that sentence sounds as I'm typing it out. We hear what it was like for Susie in a flotation sensory deprivation chamber, and the surprising reason Sarah would never want to do it. Susie describes a promotion where people got a Mexican restaurant logo tattooed to get tacos for life, and the unexpected benefit they got from it. We discuss why Harry Styles should be a spokesperson for Ritz. Plus, Sarah reveals why she's becoming an "old lady." Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, &amp; more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website:  Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram:  Susie's Instagram:  Sarah's Instagram:  BCP Twitter:  Susie's Twitter:  Sarah's Twitter:  Use our code BRAINCANDY20 today at  to get 20% off your purchase! More podcasts at WAVE:

EP554: Paralympic Scandal, Crispy Crunchy, & Tattoos for Tacos

I did not expect it to go any further than weird Hallowe'en mashup stuff in our brains, but Sexy Bigfoot Bernie Sanders is just so fun to say. Also there's other stuff but like, who cares? SBBS!

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Episode 30 - Sexy Bigfoot Bernie Sanders

Today we hear about Sarah's missing caterpillar, and hope for a day when it emerges in all its ugly moth glory. Susie realizes she's a huge bitch (not sure how this just occurred to her), but she's a subtle bitch, which is nice. Sarah is mad at Home Depot for wanting to make a profit off of the plant demand, and she tries to think of a way she could steal cactuses from a national park without being a criminal. We debate a new law in China where people are restricted in the amount of time they can play video games, and Susie suddenly becomes a conservative about government overreach. Plus we find out why we kind of think we're actors in a video game right this very second. It's sPoOoOoOkY! Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, &amp; more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website:  Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram:  Susie's Instagram:  Sarah's Instagram:  BCP Twitter:  Susie's Twitter:  Sarah's Twitter:  For free shipping &amp; returns, go to  For 20% off your first purchase, go to  For 30% off your first month plus free shipping on any crate line use code: BRAINCANDY at  Use code: BRAINCANDY20 at  to get 20% off your purchase! More podcasts at WAVE:

EP555: Subtle Bitch, Cactus Thief, & Video Game Life

Today we hear why Sarah is mad at ANOTHER retailer. Susie poses a query about a time when she was "accidentally sexist," and Sarah shows her why it's all about her own childhood. We reveal our most unethical behaviors and why we do them. We celebrate the same-sex relationship Elvira Mistress of the Dark has been in for 19 years, and we decide Sarah should become the next Elvira. We find out why doctors refer to female anatomy as "shameful," and we debate whether a hospital should use the word women or people in its name. We learn the physics of the milk crate challenge. We hear about a young white supremacist who received a very lenient sentence involving literature. Plus, we hear why everyone kind of has multiple personalities.&nbsp; Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, &amp; more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website:  Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram:  Susie's Instagram:  Sarah's Instagram:  BCP Twitter:  Susie's Twitter:  Sarah's Twitter:  Get 10% off your first month of therapy at  For a 30-day free trial of Dipsea's sexy content go to  More podcasts at WAVE:

EP556: Accidental Sexism, Elvira's Protégée, & Milk Crate Challenge

In this episode, Ryan and Georjeanna discuss a forthcoming article about climate anxiety in adolescents from 10 different countries.  We delve into the mental health aspects of worsening climate change and the ways in which climate change is impacting anxiety in young people across the globe.

Access the articles discussed in our episode using the links below.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3918955
https://news.trust.org/item/20210914091125-w7v5d

Episode 108: Hot Takes on Climate Anxiety

This one even grossed Signak out, so you know we did something right. Right? 

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Episode 31 - There's Government in the Pigs

Today we discuss "word art" and hear why Susie &amp; Sarah are not into home decor that includes words. We are living, laughing, and loving, but we don't want it painted all of over our homes. Sarah discusses where her love of the "dark arts" came from, and why Halloween should be celebrated year round. Sarah reveals that she is back on the dating market, and why she wanted to figure out what she's looking for. She took a "kink quiz" and found out her type. Plus, she realized that she had been hiding her preferences for years out of shame. Plus, we discuss a beautiful bug that you need to murder, the oil spill in California, and an eagle in Susie's backyard. Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, &amp; more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website:  Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram:  Susie's Instagram:  Sarah's Instagram:  BCP Twitter:  Susie's Twitter:  Sarah's Twitter:  For 20% off your first order go to  Sign up FREE today at  For 14 FREE meals Including FREE shipping go to  &amp; use promo code: BRAINCANDY14 For $20 off your first kit go to  More podcasts at WAVE:

EP557: Live, Laugh, Love, Primal Kink, & Bug Killer

Today we find out why Alanis Morisette is not happy about a documentary coming out about her life (that she participated in). We discuss multiple personality disorder, and why Sarah can relate. Susie describe a cult that centered on weight loss and why it was unusual in the religious world. We hear about a woman who pretended to be raised by wolves, and why we're sympathetic to her dishonesty. We discuss Dansk cookies and why their blue tin canisters bring back our childhoods and remind us of our grannies. We discuss the reason Sarah felt betrayed by an author who exaggerated his life story in a memoir. Plus, we talk to Jay Bakker, the son of Jim and Tammy Faye about the new movie The Eyes of Tammy Faye, the trauma of being in a public scandal, and how it affected his faith. Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, &amp; more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website:  Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram:  Susie's Instagram:  Sarah's Instagram:  BCP Twitter:  Susie's Twitter:  Sarah's Twitter:  Try Theragun for 30 days by going to  For a 4 week trial, postage, &amp; a digital scale, go to , click on the mic in the top right corner &amp; enter code BRAINCANDY Get $10 off the starter bundle at  More podcasts at WAVE:

EP558: Nazi Lies, Cookie Tin Nostalgia, & Weight Loss Cult

Good lord we go everywhere this episode. White guy pretending to be Rosa Parks, the mobile vehicle that'll make you wet, some... other places I can't think of right now.. 

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Episode 32 - Ted JaCruzzi

Psychology and Stuff is a podcast out of Phoenix Studios at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and hosted by Dr. Ryan Martin and Dr. Georjeanna Wilson-Doenge.  It includes interviews with psychologists on a host of psych-related topics and... of course... other stuff.

The Brain Candy Podcast is candy for your right brain and your left brain. Hosts Susie Meister & Sarah Rice from MTV's The Challenge offer a sugar rush for your intellectual side. They talk about everything from psychology and science to pop culture and reality TV.

America and Canada stand divided, mostly at already defined borders so the division makes a lot of sense. Let's bridge the gap, bring some levity to the two countries and stop butting heads on which one is better, because let's face it, we both kinda suck. Let your two hosts Jekkus (twitter.com/Jekkus) and Signak (twitter.com/Signak_Art) take you through the weird news of North America and learn just how differently we view our worlds.

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