956: Lesbian Love, Hinge Hack, & John Candy
The Brain Candy Podcast
Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
We've got an update on the wounded hawk on Susie's property and an update on the wounded boobs in Susie's body. We hear how her second MRI went, and why she's mad as a hornet. Sarah had a breakdown about her haircut, but we cracked the case on what was really causing it. We debate what song we'd like to hear again for the first time. Susie is continuing her year of lesbian intrigue after she got hit on by a lady at a bar. We learn about the hack some people are using to beat the algorithm of dating apps that intentionally keep you from getting the people you really want for free. Susie discusses the John Candy documentary, why he was such a treasure, and how special it is when a man has a tender heart. We talk about the BTK serial killer documentary, and his relationship with his family. Plus, we welcome Chris Dalla Riva, author of Uncharted Territory: What the Numbers Tell Us About the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves, and hear what we can learn from all of the #1 hits in history.
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00:00 - Sarah's Hormonal Rollercoaster and Haircut Crisis
05:31 - Susie's MRI Nightmare and Medical Validation
10:11 - RIP Susie the Hawk and Hair Growth Secrets
16:58 - What Song Would You Hear for the First Time Again?
21:36 - Beating Dating App Algorithms and Bar Encounters
30:30 - The Enduring Legacy of John Candy's Kind Spirit
46:35 - Unpacking the BTK Killer's Family Dynamics
56:41 - Chris Dalla Riva on Music Data and Chart Anomalies
01:05:02 - How Cover Songs Shaped Early Popular Music
01:12:19 - Debating Musical Seriousness and Industry Gatekeepers
01:17:25 - The Perverse Outcomes of Extended Copyright Terms
01:24:30 - How Data Exposed Bias in Music Charting
01:34:21 - From Pop Producers to Car Trunk Confessions
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| 0:00.0 | Hey! What's up, everybody? I've literally never said what's up to start a podcast. |
| 0:13.1 | Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's what's happen. Episode 9.56. What's up, everybody? |
| 0:20.2 | Oh, man. What's going on over there, Sarah? Oh, I'm feeling so much |
| 0:23.9 | better this week. I, as, I mean, Susie knows, had a full-blown hormonal breakdown where, you know, |
| 0:33.0 | when you're on the hormone replacement therapy, things can go haywire sometimes. |
| 0:40.6 | They can switch the brand of your patch, and the next thing you know, your estrogen is low for 10 days, and you are a crazy person who can't stop crying. |
| 0:52.7 | And I mean, I couldn't stop stop crying I woke up at 2.30 |
| 0:55.5 | in the morning to cry what yes that was really it was sad though it really I know it's funny now |
| 1:02.5 | because you feel regulated but that was really sad to observe oh that is and and it was very |
| 1:08.3 | helpful that the people who love me and know me were like, this is hormonal. |
| 1:12.9 | Because I didn't, I wasn't able to see it until it was really bad. |
| 1:18.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:19.2 | Because you were spiraling. |
| 1:20.8 | I didn't even. |
| 1:21.7 | And I didn't, it was like I, yep. |
| 1:24.1 | And now when I reflect over the things that I spiraled about like I cried about getting the |
| 1:29.4 | wrong kind of seeing eyeglasses which is something that you should not cry about seeing eye glasses |
| 1:36.1 | well you know as opposed to like blue light glasses or something but I cried because I didn't I I failed |
| 1:43.0 | to get bifocals and I got close-up lenses and that seemed to be enough to say you over here. |
| 1:50.3 | That's a problem. |
| 1:52.0 | And then she got this haircut, which I think we can all agree with our eyes with our seeing eyeglasses. |
| 1:58.7 | That is a very cute haircut, and she looks darling. |
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