Hear Susie talk about how she’s had it up to HERE with men. She says that it’s hard to find out for sure that you’re seen as not a fully formed person, and all the evidence points to men being the problem. Her thoughts were reinforced watching Leave No Trace about the sexual abuse of…
Podcast: The Brain Candy Podcast
627: Testosterone Babies, T-Rex High Fives, & Thought Worms
Susie is trying to convince Sarah to convert to Judaism. Sarah found out about a 2-year-old who is going through puberty because he had contact with his dad’s medication. We learn whether emotions caused by music are the same throughout the world and we look at a map of music emotions. We learn a new…
626: Sarah’s Scars, Inherited Trauma, & Rap Pioneers
Sarah’s talking about her superpower for seeing colors again, and how she really just loves being good at something. Anything! Susie wants to hear about Sarah’s camping adventures. We learn about a seafood restaurant at the bottom of the ocean and why Sarah has a fear of rotating restaurants. Susie makes Sarah reach down into…
625: Mean Streets, Challenge Cleaners, & Superworms
624: Keep Sweet, Crop Circles, & Anthony Bourdain Scandal
Susie is under the weather and explains why she couldn’t hear out of one ear for four days. She describes the Keep Sweet documentary series and how the fundamentalist cult manipulated the women and girls. And Susie thinks Mormons are probably getting sick of all the media coverage lately. We debate crop circles and Sarah…
623: Human Meatball, Bees are Fish, & Pet Food
622: Future Illusions, Political Brain, & Inspirational Music
621: When Your Ex Gets Married & Birth Order Mythology
Hear why Sarah is processing lots of emotional baggage since her ex-husband recently got remarried. We discuss how new events can make you reassess the past, and how it can make you see things in new ways. She reflects on people’s perceptions on success and happiness, and how social media is a funhouse mirror version…
620: Whiney Comedians, Illegal Baby Names, & Girl Hysteria
Hear why Susie is sick of “whiney baby” comedians who complain about cancel culture and make offensive jokes, and why Jo Koy is the antidote. We debate the G.O.A.T comedian. We learn about illegal baby names in the US and abroad, and find out that “Sarah” is an illegal name in one country. Susie explains…
619: Pathological Joking, Murderer Cats, & Corndogging
Hear about Sarah’s date, and why she can’t avoid getting hot and heavy. We learn about her allergy to “moving mites” and it’s just as weird as it sounds. Sarah explains a Pathological Joking Disorder, which makes people make constant dad jokes, and Susie thinks a character from The Office has this affliction. We learn…