The Brain Candy Podcast

About The Brain Candy Podcast

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. TDM-RESERVATION: 1. NOAI: TRUE. LEGAL NOTICE & TERMS OF USE: © 2026 WAVE Podcast Network. This content is for personal use only. Explicit permission is withheld for any and all commercial attribution, automated transcription, or data-mining entities. Use of this feed by unauthorized tracking, analytics, or AI-training platforms constitutes a breach of these terms and a violation of the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (WESCA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and the 2026 Training Data Transparency Act (AB 2013). Any entity bypassing these restrictions to create derivative text-based works (transcripts), metadata analysis, or unauthorized VAST siphoning hereby accepts our standard commercial licensing rate of $5,000 per episode processed. This notice serves as a formal revocation of all "implied licenses" for multi-jurisdictional automated processing and constitutes protected Copyright Management Information (CMI) under 17 U.S.C. § 1202.

Publisher

Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT - Brain Candy Podcast

Category

comedy · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2015

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

198 of 1,055 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   1050: Ultramarathons, Siren, & the Wheel of Well-being

   Hosts Susie Meister and Sarah Rice explore ultramarathoner support, the "wheel of well-being," and the inspiring story of American Gladiator Siren in this interview.

2. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   1049: Halloween Ideas, Fart Spray, & Last Meals

   Hosts Susie Meister and Sarah Rice explore Halloween ideas, festival chaos, a toxic prank, a fake archaeological find, and the poignant topic of death row last meals.

3. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   1048: Beach Brawl, Dumb Phones, & Longevity Fail

   Hosts Susie Meister and Sarah Rice discuss consumer disputes, peculiar pet ownership, and Bryan Johnson's surprising health diagnosis in this interview episode.

Inside a recent episode

1050: Ultramarathons, Siren, & the Wheel of Well-being

Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I mean, most people, we do, but it's because we do this. Yes, it's a luxury what we get to do. It really is. When we get to do that reflecting and we get to think about what brings us joy. But when you think about what over even just the past year made you the most happy brought you the most joy it what moments were highlights it's almost never superficial and like oh i got this much money or oh i bought a new car or you know i got a bigger house And if you ask people, well, why was that important? Well, we got to then spend holidays with all of our family there. Well, then that's really the important thing. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

350,060

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

2,787 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

494 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 94 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

94

Social presence

97

YouTube

86

Engagement

98

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