The Brilliant Idiots

By Charlamange Tha God and Andrew SchulzComedy

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November 06 The Day After Yesterday (with Loren Lorosa)
This week on Brilliant idiots, Charlamagne The God and Loren Lorosa, breaks down the midterm results the morning after. Charlamagne calls it a rebuke of ten years of MAGA, and Ron DeSantis calls it close to an “extinction level event” for Republicans. They get into the new faces in the party, including Jon Ossoff, Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Abdul El-Sayed. They also push back on Hakeem Jeffries’ “we’re not here to get even” line, arguing that accountability and affordability can go together. Health care changes hitting in January get plenty of airtime too.
Then it gets lighter. Pastor Mike Todd preaches from a four-thousand-dollar massage chair, Big Mona apologizes to Cardi B after the colorism debate, and Drewski’s Netflix deal turns into a lesson on finding your own lane. The Q&A with Loren covers therapy, hair evolution, and what accomplishment really means.
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Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me - ⁠Order⁠

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2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
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2 hr 2 min
October 30 Heart Of The City
This week on Brilliant idiots, Charlamagne The God and Andrew Schulz dig into the backlash to Jay-Z headlining the Super Bowl halftime show. They ask whether this era actually has a problem with greatness, whether the “chronically online” crowd speaks for anyone, and why a 30-year career gets treated like a misstep. They bring the receipts on the sold-out stadium shows, the dream setlist, and a full debate on Black headliners in Super Bowl history. Along the way: Drake turns 40, the fallout from Trump’s comment about Nicki Minaj, a Cleveland pastor introducing his second wife to the congregation, a three-year-old soccer phenom who got the cops called on him, and a Little John book signing. It’s Halloween week, so costumes are on the table too. Who’s your halftime guest list?
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Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me - Order
Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠
2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
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1 hr 26 min
October 23 Just To Get A Rep
Charlamagne and Andrew get into a heated debate over whether a woman’s dating history still shapes how she’s seen, and whether men’s insecurity or an industry double standard is the real culprit. Along the way they argue over whether Jay-Z truly dominated rap after Fifty Cent’s recent comments, and why the Super Bowl halftime rumors have everyone talking. Andrew celebrates Street Fighter hitting #1 at the box office and explains why he’s in more of the movie than the trailer suggests. Plus a Knicks fan test for Timothée Chalamet, a funeral video that has to be seen, and Lil Jon’s new book.
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Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me - Order
Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠
2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠
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1 hr 21 min
October 16 The Resolution of Conflict
Andrew Schulz is out this week, so Charlamagne, Alex, Chris, and Mouse Jones air out a business falling-out. The group argues over whether anyone can opt out of the system, what a realistic social democracy looks like, and whether a Uber driver and a doctor deserve the same basic needs met. Then the money-in-politics fight kicks in: can you tax billionaires when they influence the lawmakers, and does overturning Citizens United have to come first? That leads to Jay-Z. Is he the face of Brooklyn’s gentrification after the Barclays Center, or are we aiming at the wrong target while developers, Michael Bloomberg, and city hall go unnamed? Also: whether you can separate the art from the artist after reports of Diddy’s prison altercation.
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Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me - Order
Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠
2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠
Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - ⁠⁠https://blackeffect.com⁠⁠
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2 hr 7 min
October 09Between 2 Bears
Street Fighter hits theaters October 16, and Andrew Schulz is counting down to his first major blockbuster, with Charlamagne handing listeners homework to go see it. They also check the competition, argue whether box office records still mean what they used to, and look into whether the promo team photoshopped Andrew’s nose. Then comes the big debate: after Kat’s dad takes a shot at Jimmy Butler, does a championship ring beat a résumé? Chris Morrow brings Dirk, Barkley, and Butler dragging two teams to the Finals, and it spills into Caitlin Clark and the WNBA. Plus LeBron’s prediction-market deal, the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and the Green Lantern finale.
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Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me - ⁠Order⁠
Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠⁠Order⁠⁠
2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠⁠Order⁠⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠⁠
Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠⁠
Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - ⁠⁠⁠https://blackeffect.com⁠⁠⁠
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1 hr 50 min
October 02 The Drop (with Glasses Malone & Problem)
Glasses Malone and Problem, both part of FX's The Drop, sit down with Charlamagne tha God and Andrew Schulz to talk about the Snowfall spin-off, The Drop. Also, Warren G's place in rap history, NBC's alleged Diddy prison footage, Michael Jackson's dance influences, and the Savannah James flight debate.
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Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠
2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠
Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - ⁠⁠https://blackeffect.com⁠⁠
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2 hr 10 min
September 25 Private School Blues
Charlamagne and Andrew dig into the Macklemore-Ed Sheeran-Robert Kraft mess, unpacking what "free Palestine" really means, why Sheeran's taking the heat while the stadium owners who pressured him skate, and whether artists have any obligation to push back on institutions that police speech. That leads into a wider gut-check on Trump-era press access and what it says that even lifelong conservatives are getting twitchy about their freedoms, with Charlamagne's "vanilla ISIS" theory of who actually revolts when rights get squeezed. Chris jumps into the debate over public vs. private school, teacher pay, and Nikole Hannah-Jones' gut-punch essay on failing her own daughter, plus a heated legacy-admissions and DEI showdown that gets personal fast.
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Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠
2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠
Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - ⁠⁠https://blackeffect.com⁠⁠
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2 hr 32 min
September 11Toto Tartare
Charlamagne and Andrew Schulz dig into the AI researcher who quit Anthropic warning that the industry is racing toward superintelligence with no plan to stop it, and whether "10% chance of extinction" should actually change anything about how these companies operate. From there it's a wild ride: a heated debate over who gets to use the N-word and why the argument itself might be outdated, and a full teardown of Kanye's cultural legacy versus 50 Cent and Jay-Z in the history of New York hip hop. Plus: sending your kid off to college, astrology arguments, and way too much bathroom talk.
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Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠
2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠
Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - ⁠⁠https://blackeffect.com⁠⁠
Checks out AlexxMedia
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Parents and legal guardians can open a managed account for kids 6-12.

Cash App will pass through a portion of the interest paid on your savings balance held in an account for the benefit of Cash App customers at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Member FDIC. To earn interest on your Cash App savings balance, you need to have sponsor approval. Exceptions may apply. Savings yield rate is subject to change. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures.

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1 hr 28 min
September 04Idiots In The Stream
Charlamagne and Andrew dig into Keefe D's conviction for orchestrating Tupac's murder, thirty years, a memoir, and a mountain of podcast interviews later, ego finally caught up with him, before turning to John Morgan's controversial "camera up your ass" return-to-work policy and whether employers can demand office-hours accountability while texting employees at midnight. The conversation shifts to Dolly Parton's legacy following her death, with Jaylen Brown's community-investment comments thrown into the mix. They close out breaking down HBO's "Lanterns," the show's handling of race and fear, and a wild Times Square stabbing that turned into a real-time NYPD standoff.
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Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠
2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - ⁠⁠Pre Order⁠⁠
The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠
Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - ⁠⁠https://blackeffect.com⁠⁠
Checks out AlexxMedia
⁠AM Mornings⁠
Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/zt3hy9x9 #CashAppPod

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1 hr 40 min
August 28 Shoryuken Me Crazy
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz dig into the Sophie Cunningham/WNBA circus, from the record-breaking attendance numbers to Enes Kanter showing up to a game in a "definition of woman" T-shirt and, of course, the ongoing saga of objects getting thrown onto the court. From there they go full conspiracy theorist on the Lakers sale, breaking down the Wall Street Journal reporting that ties Mark Walter's federal investigation to a suspiciously well-timed handoff to Josh Kushner's group. They also break down YouTube's new war chest to keep creators away from Netflix, before Andrew unloads a genuinely unhinged theory that Bruce Wayne... not the Joker, is Gotham's real villain. Plus: flock camera stalkers, sewer people in NYC, and the "Ask the Idiots" mailbag.

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Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - ⁠Pre Order⁠
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The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - ⁠⁠Order Link⁠⁠
Check out Andrew Schulz - ⁠⁠www.theandrewschulz.com⁠⁠
Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - ⁠⁠https://blackeffect.com⁠⁠
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1 hr 33 min

About The Brilliant Idiots

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Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz are The Brilliant Idiots. Join them each week as they explore the issues of the day in a style that's often idiotic, sometimes brilliant and always hysterical.