Susie and Sarah are getting back in the competitive spirit with an upcoming athletic event, and it is hilarious. Sarah got a new trashy luxury item and it is a guaranteed AWH. She went to a Lauryn Hill and the Fugees concert, and despite, or perhaps because of, her high hopes, she was very disappointed.…
Podcast: The Brain Candy Podcast
763: Stallone Regrets, Split Tongues, & Dark Comedy
Sarah had her first pow day, so Susie is annoyed. We hear why Yogi Berra is an underrated baseball player with a heckuva personality. We learn why Sylvester Stallone is full of regret, and he demonstrates the torture of trying to gain the love of our parents. But at least he’s got the Shakespearean writing…
762: Soap Solution, Amazon Revenge, & Big Babies
Sarah took Susie to a couple’s “sound bath” in Denver, so they explain that experience and offer their thoughts on the hippity dippity, groovy vibrations. We learn about a teen who invented a soap that treats skin cancer and we’re just over here podcasting like goons. Hear about the man who wanted to punish Jeff…
761: Milli Vanilli, Tarantula Tragedy, & Fire Fear
Sarah and Susie are fresh off their Denver reunion, and ready for more candy for their brains. We start with a discussion about Milli Vanilli, the lip-synching duo from the 90s, who were exposed and exiled from the charts. Susie learned a lot more details about their careers that shed some light on why they…
760: Birdhouses, Bears, and Bottomless Booze
Susie wants to know why we still have “viewings” when people die, and how she finds the ritual of open caskets to be macabre and strange. Plus, how is there technology that provides AI, but no one has updated the embalming process enough to make dead people look like…alive people. Sarah explains why birdhouses might…
759: Green Funerals, Free Will, & the Power of Lipstick
It’s almost Sarah’s favorite day of the year, and this episode will fit into the spooky theme. We learn about a funeral home that was really phoning it in with regards to disposal of the bodies, and despite their environmentally friendly mission, they ended up causing more mess. We learn about the inventor of the…
758: Up For Anything, Lion’s Mullet, & Hot People
Susie is accidentally tracking an airplane from Pittsburgh, and we’re starting to wonder if this is a security risk. Sarah would like to put out a public service announcement that disinfected and clean are two different things, and you can shove your hand sanitizer up your you-know-what. She went to Urban Outfitters recently, and found…
757: Cupid Shuffle, Thighmaster, & Twin Flames
756: Powerball, Yummy Mummies, & Golden Bachelor
After encouraging Sarah to avoid playing the lottery, Susie became a hypocrite by going all in on the Powerball frenzy sweeping the nation. But instead of admitting her lack of morality, Susie persuades Sarah to join the fun. And we make big plans for our winnings. Sarah reveals why until fairly recently, people were grinding…
755: Sensitive People, Crime Con, & Australian Hillbillies
Susie got to visit her favorite tourist trap in Boston (where everyone knows her name!), but had to do so the old-fashioned way since her family’s phones malfunctioned. Let’s just say, if the bad guys ever take down our country’s phone service we’re all screwed. We learn why some people are wearing noise-cancelling headphones for…