962: Thong Song, Seed Silverware, & Living in Total Darkness
The Brain Candy Podcast
Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Sarah learned a fun (??) fact about persimmon seeds, and now we have to talk about it. Susie is less impressed, and skeptical about its implications. We hear the history of, wait for it, the Thong Song, and are delighted by the vocal stylings, song construction, and cultural impact of this one-hit-wonder. We learn about an imprint in a piece of cement in Chicago that has become an unlikely tourist attraction, and despite it's connection to things that scurry, Sarah is bewitched. We hear how scholars solved the mystery of what caused it, and we have ideas for how to make the most of it. A man went on a three day retreat into total darkness, and we discuss the strange side effects of this sensory adventure. And we get an update on Susie's secret (totally not secret) crush on her eye doctor.
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07:49 - Achieving Thicker, Stronger Hair with Neutrophil
10:49 - Exploring the Musical and Cultural Phenomenon of The Thong Song
16:50 - The Uncomfortable Truth About Underwear and Broken Dryers
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22:40 - Redefining Success: The Joy of One-Hit Wonders
27:30 - Unraveling the Scientific Mystery of the Chicago Rat Hole
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, breaking the pokey to 962. |
| 0:07.2 | Louise and Louise coming out of time. |
| 0:10.0 | Louise and Louise. |
| 0:11.9 | I could just go by Lou. |
| 0:15.7 | Oh, that's right. |
| 0:16.7 | Lou, I mean, that's what I call you. |
| 0:19.2 | I know. |
| 0:19.6 | It's the best. |
| 0:20.3 | And every time you call me that, and like when we were together for two weeks, and then you just, like, call from downstairs, be like, hey, Lou. And I feel like, what? And I was like, oh, that's, why couldn't my mom call me Lou? But why did Sarah wants to legally change her? Yeah. Why don't you ever call me Lou back, though? Because |
| 0:39.4 | because you're Sues. Susan Lewis. All right, that's fine. And I could call you Lou back. |
| 0:48.0 | I should. It makes sense. Every so often, like, just for L-Ls. Just for Fon Z. Yeah. Yeah. I just love the spelling of S-O-O-Z. Yeah. I just think Sous is so fun. Everyone has a different spelling of that. I know S-U-S is S-U-S and so don't, I don't care what anybody says. It's S-U-Z. Some people do S-U-Z. Some people do S-U-Z-E. Oh. And then I prefer yours. S-O-O-Z. Because it's correct. Suze. It just makes me giggle. And it looks like when you write it, like how you should say it. Yeah. You know, those O's. Those O's are doing a lot of work that i love i love a double |
| 1:28.9 | i know it feels like clown clownish yes i guess yeah but yeah i totally agree |
| 1:36.5 | susan luke coming at july bring any podcast what's new what's happening you got doggies over there. I do. It's the best. |
| 1:46.8 | I am dog sitting and I have two furry friends with me. And there is nothing better than when a dog that doesn't like people likes you. Can we all agree that with that? This dog. I mean, I've never had that happen. Oh, she's, she's a little, we, it's always say she's a little witch. Like, I'll take her on a walk and she's like, marks everybody in, like, wants, it just doesn't, and she didn't like me for the first few months. And then, you know, I've dogs out for them for a while. And then now she comes up and she gives me kisses and rolls right on her back. |
| 2:20.0 | And I feel like I've been chosen. |
| 2:23.3 | Yeah. |
| 2:23.6 | It's like, I've been selected. |
| 2:26.3 | Dogs and babies. |
| 2:27.6 | Like if they don't cry. |
| 2:29.6 | Yes. |
| 2:30.3 | Yes. |
| 2:30.4 | And you hold them. |
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