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This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne and Andrew Schulz go deep on whether monoculture is officially extinct, from Different World and The Cosby Show to Drake vs. Kendrick and the Epstein files, they argue over what actually counts as something "everybody knows." They also break down why Clarissa Shields is a legit boxing superstar getting mistaken for an influencer, debate the WNBA's handling of race and the trans-athletes conversation, Plus: Tom Holland's $100 million Spider-Man bonus, Hayden Panettiere tributes, and a ChatGPT prompt tutorial that turns into a UBI doom spiral.

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This week on Brilliant Idiots, Loren Lorosa steps in alongside Charlamagne  for a wide-ranging one. Charlamagne breaks down why Candace Owens, despite outperforming half the names on the "highest paid podcasters" list,  got left off entirely, and what it actually takes to build a real podcast business beyond just views. They also dig up a long-lost Will Smith diss track nobody remembers, debate the Usher door-holding video going viral, and get into it over Drake's steak livestream, the WNBA transgender debate, and who cheats worse. Plus: relationship rules, engagement timelines, and what is “Tricking”

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This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne The God and Andrew Schulz makes the case that Tom Holland is the greatest Spider-Man ever, and the debate spirals into Doctor Doom lore, Jean Grey's MCU introduction, and just how big Brand New Day's box office run really is. Charlamagne breaks down finally getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, they get into it over LeBron landing in Philly, WNBA drama, and whether New York or Boston is the realer hoops city.

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This week on Brilliant Idiots, Andrew and Charlamagne open up the greatest New York summer in recent memory, Knicks Championship, the World Cup, Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium run, Then it's a full teardown of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, the manufactured "woke" outrage, Elliot Page's role and why nobody clocked it until the internet lost its mind, the practical effects, and Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy. It turns into a real debate over where Nolan sits among the all-time greats, Spielberg, Tarantino, Scorsese, Kubrick, and whether five undisputed 10s is enough to call someone the GOAT.

They also get into Zohran Mamdani threatening to arrest Netanyahu if he sets foot in New York, the APAC litmus test splitting the Democratic Party, and whether Josh Shapiro or anyone else can survive it heading into 2028. And they close out with the disrespectful way ESPN let Ryan Clark go live on air, plus where podcasting and IRL streaming are headed next.

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This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne breaks down going to Jay-Z's three-night Yankee Stadium run and why real-life shows are hitting different than ever. Plus: the crew rips into Supergirl's messy plot, unpacks the AI-generated Kevin Durant candy apple ad chaos, and Andrew makes an unhinged case about why every hit movie for women has a maid in it. Nostalgia, HBO's untouchable Sunday lineup, and a very chaotic listener Q&A round out the episode.

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On this episode of Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz kick things off with Andrew's no mustache reveal before Charlamagne recaps his latest Anguilla trip and explains why he's already planning his retirement there. From there, the guys get into Jay-Z's three-night Reasonable Doubt/Blueprint run at Yankee Stadium, then ride the wave of Knicks championship euphoria straight into a full-blown GOAT debate, is Jalen Brunson really clutch enough to mention alongside Kobe, Jordan, and Larry Bird? They also get into NBA ownership economics, Trump's bizarre Medal of Honor comments, a wild World Cup "red card" mix-up, and a detour into the Rosenberg espionage case.

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This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne breaks down Barack Obama's moment on All the Smoke, and has some thoughts. Then a deep dive into the Wall Street Journal and Inverse Wire investigations alleging that Drake's gambling streams on Stake were staged, bets were rigged, and crypto from fake wins funded bot farms inflating his Spotify streams, Akademics TV keeps clipping Charlamagne out of context, and Charlamagne wants answers. Plus: a View appearance, and a Reasonable Doubt 30th anniversary pop-up that Charlamagne absolutely expects a discount at.

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Charlamagne flies solo with Chris and Alex Media to break down the Knicks' historic finals run, why Jalen Brunson just had a Jordan-level moment, and why Victor Wembanyama needs to fully commit to villain mode. Then it's straight into the deep end: the Jay-Z/Target boycott double standard, Elon Musk's trillion-dollar smokescreen, the new Epstein-Trump "cornered rat" notes, and who they'd send to represent humanity in an alien invasion. They close it out with a gut-punch reflection on mortality, legacy, and turning 48.

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This week on Brilliant idiots, Charlamagne The God and Andrew Schulz break down Trump showing up to Game 3 at MSG, why James Dolan should never have let it happen, and whether Victor Wembanyama can actually be the NBA's next face of the league. Plus Tom Brady's new nut water brand, the "dead internet" clipper economy, and a deep dive into why French fries are the most universal food on Earth.

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This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne and Schulz break down Knicks Vs.Spurs, KAT finally shutting up his critics, why Wembanyama might be getting crowned too soon, and whether a sweep is actually on the table. Then things get murky: Charlamagne explains why he called DJ Akademiks with a heads up about a coordinated smear operation. They close out reacting to Jay-Z's surprise freestyle at the Roots Picnic.

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