1000: Mt. Everest Scandal, Lawn Chair Larry, & Everyday Superpowers
The Brain Candy Podcast
Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
We did it! 1,000 episodes! Today we celebrate our achievement by talking about a scandal on Mt. Everest where we don't even know who the villain is. We find out what an everyday superpower is and we discuss what ours are. We learn about the woman who created the star categorization system that is still used. We hear why some people are getting exposed for their non-Christian attitudes through their treatment of a statue of Jesus. We discuss a man who flew 16,000 feet in the air using a lawn chair and some balloons. And we debate the virtues of the Irish Goodbye.
00:00 - Celebrating 1000 Episodes of Brain Candy Podcast
08:19 - Unpacking the Massive Mt. Everest Insurance Fraud Scheme
20:20 - Discovering Our Mundane Magic and Childhood Dreams
30:33 - The Deaf Woman Who Classified the Stars
36:06 - From Blinding NFT Parties to Segway Inventor's Dark Side
45:00 - Confronting Hypocrisy with a Sleeping Jesus Statue
46:37 - The Wild Tale of Lawn Chair Larry and Balloon Flights
57:36 - Why the Irish Goodbye is the Only Way to Leave a Party
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| 0:00.0 | Woo-hoo-Bah-Ban-Ban-Ban-Ban-Ban-A-Ban-A-Bel. |
| 0:10.5 | Is it a microphone or is it a bottle of champagne? |
| 0:14.7 | Today it's bow. |
| 0:17.2 | Wow. |
| 0:18.5 | Hold on. |
| 0:20.8 | All aboard. |
| 0:22.6 | Almost dropped it. |
| 0:23.9 | Brain Candy's 1,000th episode. |
| 0:27.1 | We are 1,000 years old. |
| 0:32.5 | Yes. |
| 0:35.2 | Happy thousandth episode, Susie. Happy 1, thousandth. And they said we never make it. I know. Showmanced my ass, Johnny. Some people did say we wouldn't make it. I know. Which is crazy. And then also, we're going to spend some time tooting our own horn. Yeah. Oh, I wish I had one. I don't have one. Bring her own. Oh, I have a horn. Right. I'm not at my normal office. I'm at Susie's house. He's at one. I think it's not only difficult to do a thousand episodes. But they always say, don't go into business with your friends because it ruins |
| 1:13.1 | friendships and blah, blah, blah, blah. Yeah. Don't make business and friendship. Not here. Not here, |
| 1:18.6 | babe. No problem. We were born for this. It turns out if you're a good person and you're honest |
| 1:26.7 | and just, you know, don't try and hope the best, like, want the best for each other. |
| 1:35.6 | Yeah, each other. |
| 1:36.5 | Yeah, each other. |
| 1:36.7 | Then you'll be successful in business together. |
| 1:38.9 | Yeah. |
| 1:39.3 | Don't be a dick. |
| 1:39.9 | Look at Ben and Jerry. |
| 1:42.0 | Ben and Jerry, Sarah and Susie. |
| 1:44.7 | Same. Look at Ben and Jerry is Ben and Jerry, Sarah and Susie? Same. |
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