Hear why Sarah says she’s not going back on the Challenge (but Susie is trying to persuade her to change her mind). We hear about a woman who went viral with an image of Satan at Hobby Lobby and the conservatives got really scared they might have to boycott. UPS finally got air-conditioning for their…
Podcast: The Brain Candy Podcast
723: Be Useful, Artistic Swimming, & Little Richard’s Complicated Life
722: Sherpa Shunning, Jungle Miracle, & Adult Dreams
Our lives are so crazy that even Sarah’s roof’s membrane has been punctured and we don’t even know what that means. There has been extreme weather events and she has swarms of birds chasing her, so several of the biblical plagues are already affecting this poor woman. We talk about how dumb people are and…
721: Shiny Happy People, Natalia Grace, & Anne Frank Detective
Sarah had a drunken weekend, and her arch supports were working overtime on the dance floor. Susie reviews the Duggar documentary series, Shiny Happy People, and we hear why the child predation, religious extremism, and patriarchy are predictable, but the shock came in seeing how the Discovery channel seemed complicit (or at least incompetent/negligent in…
720: Arch Support, Darwin Awards, & Sexy Sports
719: Good Moms, Top Sheets, & Secrets of Hillsong
Today we hear about the history of moms in advertisements, and the ways companies have adjusted their portrayal of and advertisements to moms. We hear what changed and what has stayed the same from the 1950s through the 20th century. We discuss the debate about whether a top sheet is necessary, and Sarah and Susie…
718: Snakes on a Plane, Living Forever, & Police Chase
Susie teased Sarah about her compulsion to comment on the number of every single episode, which reminded us about the importance of accountability, and how people who live alone too long getting a little…weird. Sarah talks about the tech mogul who is trying to extend his life (or be immortal?) by injecting his son’s blood,…
717: Pregnancy Tests, Anna Nicole’s Lies, & World’s Greatest Mom
Susie is worked about the Anna Nicole Smith documentary, and the lies she told throughout her life to make money, the price she and her family paid for her lies, and why reality tv wasn’t her biggest problem. We hear some old gossip about why Eddie Murphy called out David Letterman for racism, and the…
716: Food Fight, Rodeo Crimes, & Animal MMA
Sarah was a celebrity judge for a wing contest, and Susie thinks they picked the wrong winner. But she’s probably just on edge because her favorite restaurant burnt down recently! We discuss why the chicken community has a lot of scandals and you don’t always get what you order. Sarah learned about a crazy sport…
715: Living Wills, Chess Champion, & TikTok Detective
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…