812: Stuffed Animals, Charlie Chaplin, & Titanic Grit
The Brain Candy Podcast
Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Sarah has the Little League World Series fever, but really she just loves that they hug each other. Susie isn't so sure about all this touchy feely stuff, and is startled by the stats on the number of adults who sleep with stuffed animals. We revisit the story of a journalist who went undercover as a high school student, discuss why it's considered unethical, and debate whether it was valuable research. We hear about a Titanic survivor who continued a life of bravery, and Susie wonders why there seems to be less of that toughness now. We learn about Dan Rather's career in journalism, and how he is a symbol of a bygone era. We learn about senior living facilities' "no lift" policies, and the reasons they call 911 to deal with residents who fall instead of aiding them. We discuss the legacy of Charlie Chaplin and consider whether his "genius" is enough for us to overlook his cringey and questionable romantic partners and his bizarre perfectionism on set. Plus, we celebrate a pole vaulter who is making bank by breaking world records over and over again.
Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.com
Read this week's Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/thebraincandypodcast/undercover-reporter-no-lift-policy-pole-vaulting
Join our Candy Club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: https://www.thebraincandypodcast.com
Connect with us on social media:
BCP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincandypodcast
Susie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susiemeister
Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imsarahrice
BCP on X: https://www.x.com/braincandypod
Sponsors:
The Brain Candy Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/braincandy today to get 10% off your first month!
Visit https://www.carawayhome.com/braincandy you can take an additional 10% off your next purchase!
Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get 15% off with promo code BRAINCANDY15 at https://lumedeodorant.com! #lumepod
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Great! Hello! |
| 0:17.0 | Bring candy pop podcast episode 812. |
| 0:21.0 | Welcome. |
| 0:22.0 | What rhymes with 12 Sarah actually like not anything good |
| 0:27.1 | shell I have nothing you do you throw me off I I mean a little. |
| 0:35.0 | But I always in my head rhyme and I bet you listeners who are like me do too. |
| 0:41.0 | Delve. |
| 0:42.0 | Episode 12. |
| 0:44.0 | Gonna delve. |
| 0:45.0 | No, nothing sounds good. |
| 0:48.0 | This is like my episode. |
| 0:51.0 | I can finally, in peace knowing. |
| 0:55.0 | Just hit a big like, |
| 0:57.0 | Hello, welcome, how are you? |
| 1:01.0 | I'm doing great. |
| 1:02.0 | You know, this is one of my favorite seasons and you're going to be like probably because it's springtime or she's going to say something annoying and outdoorsy |
| 1:08.9 | No, here is why because the Little League World Series is on TV. |
| 1:14.8 | And you love it. |
| 1:15.7 | It is the cutest thing in the whole world. |
| 1:19.3 | Try to watch one of those games and not cry. Really? You watch like the whole game, nine innings? |
| 1:25.2 | I mean I'll just like put it on in the background or I'll go to you know a bar and be like it'll be on it'll be on and it is some of the most heartwarming |
| 1:39.1 | stuff it really makes me feel like okay okay, maybe there's hope. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.