The Manic Candice Podcast

Today on The Manic Candice Podcast, I am spiritually exhausted. After a particularly terrible day, I decided the only way forward was to forgive and forget — so naturally, I brought the entire list of people who have ever pissed me off onto the podcast.

I talk about pride, grudges, old relationships, forgiveness without closure, my questionable ability to let things go, and why sometimes you have to forgive someone even when you still think they were absolutely fucking wrong. Then, somewhere along the way, I completely lose the plot and start questioning the economy, America, capitalism, AI, Elon Musk, reality itself, and whether the Earth is literally just eating us.

But there is hope: Spotify Wrapped is coming, apparently I have some number-one fans, and I may finally get my chance to personally thank the people who listen to me way too much.

Forgive. Forget. Spiral. Repeat.

Candice sits down with musician and friend Kim for a conversation about being gay online, figuring out lesbian game, art, music, drugs, mental health, internet culture, sex work, creativity, and trying to make it as an artist without losing your mind. Kim talks about her new EP Self Therapy, while Candice gets into her own creative ambitions, online chaos, and the realities of making art in the age of AI. Two friends, two artists, zero filter.

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Candice sits down with Maddie, a woman she met on TikTok, and somehow the conversation manages to cover sex, drugs, religion, money laundering, family trauma, art, Native history, childhood crimes, stalkers, Jesus, organized religion, online fame, and several stories that probably should have stayed off the internet. It’s two women oversharing at an irresponsible rate, questioning everything, laughing through the chaos, and occasionally stumbling into something genuinely profound. Basically, therapy without the credentials.

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I went viral on Twitter again, and this time I made the news. I’m talking the Indica vs. Sativa debate, Black Twitter finding me, unfollowing 900 people, deciding who’s actually coming with me on the come-up, and building a future for my family. Plus, the aftermath of my Ville Valo love letter, my younger siblings’ creative dreams, and how podcasting brought me back to my first dream: music.

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It is time to talk directly to the man who has been a part of my creative life for nearly two decades. I tell Ville about my own creative journey, how much I love him, the tattoo I got because of his music, and why his work has meant so much to me over the years.

I also have a few things to get off my chest—including my longstanding hatred of Bam Margera —before thanking Ville and HIM for the music, the memories, and the inspiration. And, of course, I end with some stories from seeing them live.

Ville, if you ever hear this: please tell the band I said hello. I love you guys. Thank you for everything.

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First podcast episode to feature a real alien. Ladies and gentlemen, Jlm.

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I woke up and realized I’m apparently having a moment on Twitter, so naturally I had to document it. I need my check ASAP, there are like 10 of y’all I’m trying to fuck, and somehow my Twitter notifications have become part dating app, part job board, and part public spectacle. Welcome to the Twitter Tour.

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In this episode, I’m soft launching my retirement from being a working-class American. 💀 Between little dicks paying the bills, moving out of downtown, failing spectacularly at being a lesbian, watching the Lindsey Clancy verdict unfold, and falling down the TikTok rabbit hole of psychotic moms, I have officially decided I’ve had enough of America.

I’m also thinking about love again, trying to get my ass in shape, figuring out what the hell I’m doing with my life, and—most importantly—looking into my Social Security benefits because apparently I’m ready to retire. If you enjoy the podcast, follow, subscribe, repost an episode, share it with someone, or send a little something my way. I’m retired now. Please respect my decision.

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The economy is getting so bad I’m officially reconsidering my morals, my dignity, and potentially my underwear. In this episode, I confess how current economic conditions have me seriously considering online sex work—and what it says about the world when making money online can start to feel more appealing than working a “normal” job. Is this financial desperation, entrepreneurship, or simply capitalism finally turning me into a jester?

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What happens when the people trusted to help you are also the ones controlling the drugs, diagnoses, and decisions that can determine your entire life? In this episode, I talk about the power imbalance between psychiatric patients and the people who treat them—from medication that can save your life or destroy it, to the dehumanizing treatment patients can receive from nurses and behavioral health staff. After 17 years on psychiatric medication, I’m finally on the right ones—and I have a lot to say about everything it took to get here.

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