Today we hear about a Jewish family who had a daughter that did not look like them. In fact, she looked Black. And it turned out her mom had an affiar with a Black man, but just never mentioned it to her husband, the daguther (who thought her familial dad was her biological dad until she was in college even though she was dark skinned), or anyone else. It is wild! We discuss how we can convince ourselves to believe things if we are invested in doing so. Susie details a story of a Jeopardy! contestant whose five episode streak in the 80s disappeared from reruns and all streaming and digital archives of the show and she was not invited to Tournament of Champions in the year of her victories, which led to wild speculation about the reason for her omission. Some thought she was just a big old b-word, some thought she was combative with Alex, and others thought she lied about her identity on her application. It turned out the reason was far more hilarious and the perfect story for our show. We cannot quit laughing about this. Sarah deemed this segment among our greatest of all time. We hear why Susie's sister has become one of the faces of AI. And we discuss the man who became known as Patient Zero for AIDS in America, why that designation was inaccurate, why he made some mistakes after being infected, and how his willingness to cooperate with doctors probably saved many lives. It's a story of how we can be a hero and still be flawed and fallible.&nbsp; Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & 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 15% off your first order when you use promo code: CANDY at  If you go to  and use promo code: CANDY you’ll receive 20% off plus free shipping! More podcasts at WAVE:  &nbsp;

EP713: White Lies, Jeopardy Mystery, & Patient Zero

Sarah went to a concert where the "music" was so experimental, she wasn't even sure when to clap or how to dance to it. Susie has a sneaking suspicion white men are behind this "musical" innovation, and someone should tell these fellas to stick to the classics. Sarah's been thinking about the cow tongue mystery we covered recently and she found some other mysteries that might also fall into the alien invasion theory. Apparently infrasounds were recorded in space that do not have a clear origin, but Susie is more interested in hearing how someone managed to make a balloon the size of a basketball court. There were also tremors detected in Denmark that did not come from an earthquake and experts have no idea what caused it. We would like to know who is calling the geological association to report these tremors instead of going to Twitter like a normal person. We discuss the mystery of hundreds of pounds of pasta dumped in the woods, and Susie thinks the case has definitely been solved, but Sarah needs some convincing. Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & 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 started at  Go to  for 15% off your first purchase! Go to  and enter the promo code: BRAINCANDY to save $15 off your first month’s&nbsp;subscription! More podcasts at WAVE:  &nbsp;

EP714: Atmospheric Jams, Pasta Mystery, & Mystery Sounds

Susie starts telling a story about how she and Adam got into a fight over their estate planning and living wills, but she is suddenly interrupted in a stranger-than-fiction actual emergency while we're recording. When we reconvene, we hear what happened, and discuss the strange coincidence of the timing. It's wild. She talks about her new interest in chess, and tries to understand why chess might attract a certain kind of person, like Bobby Fischer, whose genius offers incredible skill at the game, but ends up causing their demise. And we discuss a scandal in the chess world involving b-holes, but Susie thinks it's more related to the type of person who is obsessed with chess. And we learn about the woman with the highest IQ, the reason why she isn't more famous, and why she was treated so predicably bad by interviewers over the years. We hear about a possible serial killer stalking the streets of Chicago and how one TikToker thinks he is going to solve the mystery with his "investigation." Hear why YouTubers keep doing cringey and dangerous things, and it's making us nuts. Susie shares why a lot of Asian-American women are named Connie, and how representation is so important. Plus, we debate who sold out more: Maury Povich or Judge Judy. Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & 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 a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase at  Go to  NOW to get 15% OFF your entire order! More podcasts at WAVE:  &nbsp;

EP715: Living Wills, Chess Champion, & TikTok Detective

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.