Sarah is in her cranky era since she’s dealing with her menopausal symptoms. Susie gives Wil Wheaton a real earful about his ridiculous rant about Larry David’s recent bit on a morning show with Elmo. We mourn the loss of Sarah Rice (not our Sarah Rice, a different one). Susie shares the story of Apollo…
Podcast: The Brain Candy Podcast
787: Cupcake Kisses, Voices that Care, & Pez Outlaw
Sarah shares some of the things she watched during her recovery and what kinds of things she found soothing (and relatable). We discuss American Nightmare, a documentary that describes the abduction of a woman that the media and law enforcement concluded was a hoax that was actually not, and how these mistakes can happen due…
786: Biscuits & Gravy, Candyland, & Moth to Flame
785: Diaper Spa, Ruby Slippers, & Chowchilla
We have a guest co-host today and it’s one of Susie’s infamous “lezes”! Kelly fills in for Sarah as she heals from her surgery. We discuss the documentary Chowchilla, which is about 26 children who were abducted from a school bus and how their experience changed the way we see childhood trauma and raises questions…
784: Hockey Heroines, Sarah’s Closet, & Stanley Tumblers
Sarah shares the science on puberty and the reasons people are experiencing it earlier. We hear how Billie Jean King intervened in women’s hockey and helped it succeed. Sarah discusses the popularity of Stanley tumblers and how they became the “must have” items for women, but Susie reveals how despite women being the engine behind…
783: Participation Trophies, Naming Apartments, & Gendered Hobbies
It’s Sarah’s birthday month and she wants you to know about it, but not think of her as one of those ‘birthday month” kind of gals. We discuss the Subject documentary, which chronicles the consequences and benefits of appearing in a documentary, and we debate whether documentary subjects should be paid or not. We learn…
782: Method Acting, Calm Down, & Garbage Stars
781: Cryptic Code, Newton’s Scandal, & Love Darts
Sarah is still a heckler magnet, and she had to endure another one again. We debate the virtues of crowd work comedians vs. traditional sets. Susie talks about a documentary that features a child predator who admits their crimes. We discuss why these people often don’t admit the harm they do to others. A silk…
780: Swim-spiration, Tetris Champ, & Steamboat Willy
Sarah is all worked up over a movie she watched that made her want to take on the world and beat her boyfriend in a swimming competition. But it made us wonder what makes one person’s persistence in sports inspiring and another person’s doggedness seem like an addiction. We are starting to think Chat-GPT might…
779: Wonderful Things, Hell Camp, & Party Animals
We find out how Sarah’s “stretching” theme is going so far, and Susie annouces her 2024 theme at long last, and it’s a goodie! We learn how Sarah provided the opportunity for Susie to test the theme for the first time. We discuss the “reform” camps people were sending their delinquent children to in the…