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The Brain Candy Podcast

Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT

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Laugh and learn with Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice MFT from MTV's The Challenge as they cover psychology, pop culture, human interest, and science, and make everything from The Kardashians to quantum physics accessible to all.
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Anna Mann. Actress, singer, welder (got to have a back up). Siren of the stage and screen. Hear her discuss the intensely brave, visceral and real art of Acting with some of the greatest practitioners of the greatest of all crafts. The creation of acclaimed Character comedian Colin Hoult (Derek, Life's Too Short, Murder in Successville) Anna is joined by some of the best comics and actors in the guise of some truly bizarre guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Susie and Sarah had a little reunion and they're still riding that sweet high. We're happy Susie wasn't on the flight where a little girl was allowed to take over the intercom and sing a Moana song to a non-consensual audience. Sarah tells us about a company that raised millions of dollars from investors posing as an AI tech company when really the…
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The boys are back and this time Jesse recovers from a long week of doing the difficult work of playing video games and talking to people. Meanwhile Crendor still has the body of a frail 14th century child. Also an Elephant decides to go grocery shopping and we're entirely here for it. All this and more on a brand new Cox n' Crendor!Go to http://buy…
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Anna Mann, famous actress and Dogowner returns, perhaps mistakingly to give more showbiz gossip on dogs, heat and hot dogs. This episode is objectively bad and really peters out. If you want more of this stuff you must listen to our other podcast about Marvel Characters: Abomb to Zzzax Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Susie and Sarah are headed to a baseball game, but first Susie needs to explain the importance of safety and the precariousness of Buc Fever after a man recently fell at a game. We disuss the P Diddy sketch artist who appears to have the same talent as the recent caricaturist Sarah had, and why Sarah thinks he doesn't know how to draw people of col…
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The boys are back and this time Jesse has a series of dreams that shake him to his core. Meanwhile Crendor hurt himself just existing...again. Also Florida Man returns to take on his greatest foe yet. All this and a trip to Boston on a brand new Cox n' Crendor!Go to https://mood.com and use code CRENDOR to get 20% off your first order.…
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Sarah got mixed up in a felony and for a second was going to take matters into her own hands and try to apprehend the bandit because she "loves justice." Thankfully she realized Ann Taylor Loft's Loss Prevention isn't worth fighting for. Scientists turned a spider web red, and while we want to be excited we can't figure out why we should care. We d…
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Sarah had a "tick fiasco" in the wilderness, and she'll never be the same. We get some updates from Susie about Pete Rose's eligibility for the Baseball Hall of Fame since his death and we hear the scandal involving the Napalm Girl image we discussed recently, and how the wrong photographer may have taken credit for the last fifty years. We hear ac…
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Sarah thought she was being frugal and industrious, but now she has a stained sink and a broken olive oil dispenser. We learn why an AI tech bro wants to see your eyeballs, and Susie's mad about it. We hear cicadas play Pachelbel's Canon in D on their abdomen (or buttholes?). Sarah says an adult star got a billboard to advertise her OnlyFans, but C…
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Sarah is getting into birding and Susie is getting into the Elks. What we're saying is we're old. But we're happy. Unfortunately a lot of people aren't happy, but don't worry, we have the data on what can solve that problem, and it turns out it's not that hard. We share our own ideas of what hell is, and basically it's us being bad at literally any…
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The boys are back and this week Crendor is so so lonely. Just a man without purpose. Meanwhile Jesse is caught up in some of the wackiest internet nonsense imaginable. All this and so much more on a brand new Cox n' Crendor! Go to http://factormeals.com/cox50off and use code cox50off to get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box.…
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Sarah is getting old all of a sudden, and she is not happy about it. She claims she has an old lady body now, and we talk about how humans age in two big bursts at 44 and 60. Sarah saw a man taking pics of young girls at the beach so we debate whether she should've confronted him. Frogs have been croaking (get it?) at alarming numbers due to storm …
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Susie went to a Micky Dolenz of the Monkees concert, and the next day a stranger stopped her at the grocery store to make a comment about something Susie did at the show. We learn why medical professionals and workers at senior facilities are being trained to stop using "elderspeak" with their patients. They say that the baby talk and cutesy langua…
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Scientists think they might have found a planet that is "brimming with life," and we're pretty sure whoever lives there is way smarter than earthlings. We learn about a climber who had to be rescued twice in one week because he forgot his phone on the mountain. And we discuss a vintage story about a hiker who was lost and couldn't be rescued becaus…
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The boys are back and this time Crendor takes issue with the way people complain in 2025, but complaining about it. It's a master class is complaint based complaining. Meanwhile Jesse is completely out of wack due to traveling overseas and his schedule just coming completely undone. Thankfully Crendor know nothing about that struggle - or does he? …
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Sarah and her gf got a caricature, and it is truly the stuff of nightmares. We debate whether the "artist" was intentionally making it awful, why he wanted to give her gigantic boobs, and what message he was trying to send. Sarah watched a new series on Netflix and now she is fascinated by equine social culture, but is simultaneously against horse …
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Susie is sharing a tragic tale of why her dancing at the gay wedding was cut short. They also had a peek at each other's sacral dimples and will update you about their size, scope, and scale. Is bigger better? Find out. Susie watched a documentary about songwriting and they discuss the mystery and wonder of the "flow state," what we think causes in…
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Are you tired of the newest scam fad by a grifter bro online?! Well that's because you haven't tried OUR GRIFT! Do you like caves? Of course you do! Now live like the cave men and change your life! I'm sure we talk about other things, but this made me laugh. It's Cox n' Crendor time!Go to http://buyraycon.com/cox to get 15% off sitewide.…
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We are still riding the high of officiating a gay wedding because it was EPIC! We'll never top it. Congrats to Tyler and Timmi! Sarah is super into Crypto all of a sudden, well, not really, but she is understanding why artists saw potential in the NFT trend. We discuss the new Academy Award rule that mandates people watch the movies before voting, …
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We hear why Sarah is starting to get messages from people from "beyond the grave." We discuss animal sounds and how people around the world imitate animals through onomatopoeia, and why they're all different. We're mad about the ladies that went to space and acted like morons. We debate whether a man who got stolen casino chips should be able to ca…
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Johnny Bananas is up to his old tricks (and we do mean OLD) on the Netflix *live* dating game, Pop the Balloon, where he may or may not have been accused of racism, but either way he was giving extreme creepy uncle cringe vibes. We follow-up on our discussion on the Gold & Greed documentary on the treasure hunt that cost some people their lives and…
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Susie is pumped about a new documentary about a treasure hunt, and we realize we've been on the air so long that we've covered this hunt's beginning, its controversies, the treasure's discovery (???), and now the doc. We learn why it tells us a lot about human psychology, passion, addiction, celebrity, risk-taking, and more. We discuss scholarship …
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The boys are back and this time Crendor regals us with his Easter, which as far as I can tell is just his dad showing off a new water heater. Meanwhile Jesse forgot it was 4/20 and thought everyone was just getting really high for Jesus. Then - SHRIMP FACTS! All this and an actual honest to go feel good news story! It's time for Cox n' Crendor!…
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Nobody ever tells you that aging is mostly just getting weird things on your body that you may or may not have to worry about. And this is officially an old lady podcast. Sarah is obsessed with Love on the Spectrum and she explains why the people on the show are so adorable and why we wish neurotypical dating was this good. Susie thinks Sarah might…
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Susie shares a horrifying story about a babysitter who had to fight off a real monster. We talk about why kids should never be the butt of any joke and we want anyone who is mean to a kid to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Susie is mourning the death of Hooters, but Sarah is not sad one bit. We discuss the history of the franchise, why…
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The boys are back and this time Crendor brings some more of his worldly observations from the gym and his brunch place. Oh, the joys of waking up at 1pm. Meanwhile Jesse probably shouldn't be allowed to go to brunch OR clean up his apartment. But at least he's learning things, so that's okay. Then are you curious what two old men think about Minecr…
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We recorded on April Fool's Day, so we had to complain about pranks and prankers who commit them. But Susie thinks Sarah is a prank enabler. We discuss a large cluster of people in a small town who contracted ALS, and we learn what might be causing it. Sarah explains how a person gets a star on the Walk of Fame and why it's not on merit alone. But …
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Susie had a crazy celebrity encounter in LA, and it made her year. We learn how one man's OCD was cured through a violent act, and what it can teach us about the disorder. We find out whether old people find other old people attractive, and Susie thinks it says something about self-esteem. We talk about how language is changing because of the inter…
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We have a very special guest with us today! We brought in our old pal, Tiffany who was Kathy Griffin's assistant and star of "My Life on the D List!" We were psyched! We found out if she's a saccral sister too. We learn how a little girl completed a science project and made a wild discovery about goose poop. We find out why an art gallery got raide…
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