Haunted Challenge House, Ozempic Oprah, & Body Positivity

The theme of episode 64 of Brain Candy Podcast was abortion, and we had Jessica Semler on as our expert guest as she worked for Planned Parenthood. Today we revisited that conversation and invited Jessica back to discuss anything we got wrong 8 years ago. One thing Jessica did not get wrong is all the ways the Presidential election of 2016 would impact reproductive rights, women's rights, and our lives. We talk about the overturning of Roe v Wade, the implications on IVF and other fertility treatments, and the importance of sharing abortion stories and women's health experiences with each other.

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Today we're discussing Brain Candy episodes 61 and 62, which covered hair and a mid-season discussion of Rivals 3. First Sarah shares what she got wrong about weaves and her regrets about encouraging Devyn to wear her natural hair for the final because the weave would be an encumbrance to their victory. We discuss the stigma of hair plugs for men and Susie makes the argument that a lot of cosmetic procedures would fall under the category of "gender-affirming care." We hear why Sarah felt she "lost herself" in her marriage, and why she approaches relationships differently now. We learn the science behind washing your jeans and whether it is safe to wear them without washing them for long periods.

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Today we explore Brain Candy episodes 59 and 60 and all the wildness therein. We discuss whether Sarah has bipolar symptoms and why she thinks the DSM is a buncha malarkey. Susie explains why drunk driving and mental illness are similar. We reexamine a clip of TJ where he justified his condemnation of quitters, and whether we still disagree with him. Susie explains why she no longer enjoys "political comedy." We hear a clip of astrophysicist Adam Frank share why the vastness of the universe gives him peace, and why Sarah doesn't get it.

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We're back with more things we got wrong! We discuss 2023 and whether we made any mistakes last year and what we learned. Sarah is preparing for her surgery and we talk about the madness of medicine and how it all feels like wizardry. We are looking back at an episode of Brain Candy with Adam Butler (Susie's husband) as a guest. We discuss how his role on reality tv production poses interesting ethical questions and shows why some people choose not to intervene during emergencies or crises. We also talk about a body positivity episode of BCP and how Sarah feels differently about her body now, and she explains what caused the shift. We discuss Oprah's about face on Ozempic and why celebrities who aren't honest about medical interventions for weight loss and plastic surgery can make things harder for the rest of us.

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We revisit a story of a monk who raised his hand decades ago and never lowered it. Hear why we have some follow up questions for this fella, and why we question whether it was as painful as he says (even though there is plenty of evidence that it was very painful). Susie discusses her decision 8 years ago to write to criminals, and whether she regrets doing it. We learn why Sarah was wrong about the Golden Bachelor, and how when something is too good to be true it was probably made up by a producer. Sarah shares whether she still has "nocturnal eating" episodes. Susie thinks she was wrong about coffee. And Sarah is doubling down on her claims that a zombie apocalypse could totally happen.

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We're revisiting Brain Candy episodes 53 & 54 about personality tests, childhood nostalgia, and listener mail. We hear why Sarah knew she had OCD way back in 2016 and then somehow forgot despite having literally even symptom. She retook a personality test and her results now are not the same as in 2016, so we hear how she's changed. We discuss how the "worst case scenario" game she learned on Brain Candy is helpful to her still. Susie is still mourning the death of her childhood mecca, Pizza Hut, and she is demanding to speak with the manager. We debate what makes something "offensive" and whether we should apologize when we offend people.

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We're covering Brain Candy episodes 51 on beauty hacks and 52 on headlines and hot topics. Sarah said she seemed immature during those conversations, but we were impressed at her encyclopedic knowledge on dermatology. She shares what she learned since then about beauty and her relationship with her self. Susie talks about how much she's changed in her vanity since she was on Road Rules. We revisit the debate about trans people and bathrooms and why Susie thinks people are missing the point. More importantly, she wants there to be more public restrooms because when you gotta go... We discuss the Beyonce and Jay-Z cheating scandal from years ago and what Sarah wants to emphasize about infidelity. Susie found an interesting way to look back in the eras of your life, and it involves olive oil...

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Today's show covers Brain Candy episode 49 and 50; a Would You Rather bonanza, handwriting analysis, and another behind-the-scenes of the Challenge. We debate whether handwriting analysis is legit or nonsense and why Sarah is so darn good at it. We discuss Susie's fear of polygraphs and how she thinks the machine will frame her and cause her wrongful conviction. Sarah remembers an encounter with Chad Kroger and why she was afraid he'd hear the episode and hate her for the wrong reasons. We discuss her original regrets on The Challenge and how they've changed over time. We talk about our high school selfs and Sarah shares whether she'd go to her reunion and the reason Susie didn't go to hers. Plus, Susie reveals why she had to defend her 18-year-old self recently.

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Sarah is all up in her feelings in this episode because she has some regrets about a past Brain Candy episode about vaginas. She explains why her words in the episode didn't match her actual feelings and why things are different now. We revisit the discussion on the Thai ping-pong shows and why Sarah would never go to one now. We hear why Sarah used to have "low vagina confidence," and how she feels now. Susie describes an epiphany she had with her husband and why she was an accidental bully. We discuss a BCP where we discussed the Challenge, the way Sarah's feelings about some of her castmates have changed over time, and why our life before the show feels like a different person than we are now. We share how we blame the Challenge for why the early episodes of Brain Candy are so cringe-worthy. And we learn how much Sarah felt like she had to win on Rivals 2 in order for her to get a car.

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After an amusing Amazon anecdote, Susie is off to the races defending herself against an accusation and a 1-star review. We discuss episode 45 of Brain Candy wherein we psychoanalyze Johnny, and ask ourselves whether it's ethical to psychoanalyze psychos. Susie says yes, and we think she convinced Sarah, so we're in the clear. We listen back on the traits of a narcissist and realize we definitely didn't get our diagnosis wrong. We also reflect on BCP episode 46 on the male private part, and Susie is disturbed at her candor and oversharing and at the immature and outrageous tone we took all those years ago. But the bright spot that brings us great joy was listening to the original bag of d*cks conversation and we reveal whether our mental images have changed since then. It's a delight.

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