Susie talks about her birthday and why she has been very emotional about the “passage of time.” We discuss Paul Newman and his gorgeousness, but also how no matter how successful you are, your kids can humble you. We discuss an article that argued that rich people think their comfort should supercede other people’s joy,…
Podcast: The Brain Candy Podcast
637: Comical Bodies, Fancy Feasts, & Candy Shortage
636: Challenge Therapy, Asylum Entertainment, & Sex Doll Overdose
635: Skittles Scandal, Surviving Nuclear War, & Spotlight Effect
Sarah reveals why her true crime interest is waning despite her love of Law & Order. Susie wants a mosquito genocide. Some people believe Skittles are not fit for human consumption. Sarah is accidentally racist about Eddie Murphy. We hear tips on surviving a nuclear attack and it is surprisingly strange advice that we would…
634: Victoria’s Secret, Male Trees, & Magical Thinking
Hear what it was like for Sarah to rewatch Exes II with her boyfriend, and why it gave her a whole new perspective of the show. Susie discusses the Victoria’s Secret documentary and how the “fantasy” they were creating was really toxic and driven by, you guessed it, the patriarchy. We learn how the suburbs…
633: Backyard Burial, Gulliver’s Hallucinations, & Tennis Scores
632: Girls Gone Wild, Dark Web, & Dead Tattoos
631: Pain Tunnels, Celibacy, & Dick Hieroglyphics
Today we hear why Sarah loves climbing mountains when she is not on television only, and she describes how she gets through “pain tunnels” during physical exertion. We hear about a study that shows Tibetan monks might provide the answers on the genetics of celibacy. Susie reveals why she is pissed at Sarah, and let’s…
630: Sandwich Architecture, Medieval Times, & Sex Negative
Hear about a documentary Susie watched that made her wonder if she is ableist. The film also made Susie and Sarah have their third fight about the proper way to build a sandwich. We discuss certain common phrases that might be offensive, but we aren’t sure. We learn about a unionization effort of Medieval Times’s…
629: Croakies, Reverse Deja Vu, & Tetris Trauma
Hear lots of bad news on today’s show! But also laugh along with Susie who is apparently losing her mind. We somehow have a long conversation about Croakies, the sunglass strap that really made a fashion splash in the 80s and 90s. Sarah explains the opposite of deja vu, jamais vu, which is when you…