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.
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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 âextinction level eventâ 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 Jeffriesâ âweâre not here to get evenâ 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 Drewskiâs 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.Â
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Heart Of The City
Friday, October 30, 2026 ⢠Duration 01:25:30
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 âchronically onlineâ 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 Trumpâs 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. Itâs Halloween week, so costumes are on the table too. Whoâs your halftime guest list?
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Just To Get A Rep
Friday, October 23, 2026 ⢠Duration 01:20:07
Charlamagne and Andrew get into a heated debate over whether a womanâs dating history still shapes how sheâs seen, and whether menâs insecurity or an industry double standard is the real culprit. Along the way they argue over whether Jay-Z truly dominated rap after Fifty Centâs 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 heâs in more of the movie than the trailer suggests. Plus a Knicks fan test for TimothĂŠe Chalamet, a funeral video that has to be seen, and Lil Jonâs new book.
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The Resolution of Conflict
Friday, October 16, 2026 ⢠Duration 02:06:33
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 Brooklynâs 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 Diddyâs prison altercation.
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Between 2 Bears
Friday, October 9, 2026 ⢠Duration 01:49:19
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 Andrewâs nose. Then comes the big debate: after Katâs dad takes a shot at Jimmy Butler, does a championship ring beat a rĂŠsumĂŠ? Chris Morrow brings Dirk, Barkley, and Butler dragging two teams to the Finals, and it spills into Caitlin Clark and the WNBA. Plus LeBronâs prediction-market deal, the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and the Green Lantern finale.
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The Drop (with Glasses Malone & Problem)
Friday, October 2, 2026 ⢠Duration 02:09:50
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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Private School Blues
Friday, September 25, 2026 ⢠Duration 02:31:16
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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Toto Tartare
Friday, September 11, 2026 ⢠Duration 01:27:24
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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Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - â â Order Linkâ â
Check out Andrew Schulz - â â www.theandrewschulz.comâ â
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Idiots In The Stream
Friday, September 4, 2026 ⢠Duration 01:39:41
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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Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - â â Order Linkâ â
Check out Andrew Schulz - â â www.theandrewschulz.comâ â
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Shoryuken Me Crazy
Friday, August 28, 2026 ⢠Duration 01:32:05
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 - â Pre Orderâ
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Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - â â Order Linkâ â
Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - â â Order Linkâ â
Check out Andrew Schulz - â â www.theandrewschulz.comâ â
Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - â â https://blackeffect.comâ â
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