Brilliant Observations
Real friends. Real funny. We swear. Like, a lot. Join us for unscripted, uncensored, and definitely unsuitable-for-work comedy conversation about relationships, marriage, friendship, sex, hope, parenting and prospering at midlife. It's like grabbing a weekly cocktail with your favorite girlfriends for a candid look at life that lifts you up as it pulls you in. From religion to porn to money, fears, our bodies, our brains, secrets, failures, food, family and finding your path, almost nothing is off-limits (except politics — gross). Longtime friends Melissa Brilliant and Amy Fugazi overshare about everything with the love and trust that only comes from a lifetime of being there for each other. So cut through the fake friends who try to glamourize all the BS masquerading as midlife. We're the bawdy, brutally honest best friends you never knew you had. And we always pick up the check. Love us? Tell your friends. Hate us? Tell your therapist.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 419
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Peleton Surprise!
Exercise is one thing, but this is ridiculous. Peleton rolls out a new expansion plan, starting with Melissa’s beach house (surprise!). If that’s not enough, the Universe…
Vulva Cookies
It's the Judgy Parenting episode, gang, but don't worry. We're doing the judging. Amy likens her parenting style to a driverless boat speeding out of control, while Missy sees her role as slowly unti…
Kilt Bang
What's the best cure for a massively deserved hangover? Dirty talk, courtesy of Melissa's close encounter with a back-of-the-neck breathing Level Jumper. Check please!
It's all crudity in this one, …
Not Stealing Is My Superpower
Protest caravans, normalized shoplifting, Venmo deadbeats, foot-in-mouth disease (times two!) and our favorite Ukranian sanctions. This week has something for everyone, kids.
Missy and Stu close on t…
When I Think Big Penis...
Ready for a little news-of-the-day getaway? Join us as we experience a Broadway show through a virgin's eyes, play rubber toy tug (and lose), and ponder the world's most subjective question: can a pe…
The Punch List
The College Quiz
Secrets and Lies, Family Edition
Phone Tree — Activate! Mallory hits an imaginary hobo with her car, triggering an in-depth look at psychological trauma, car-on-mailbox crime, and how our families share critical information. Spoiler…
Dick in the Gears
Let's Blame Covid
Missy Gets Violated | Brilliant Observations 228
Not gonna lie — this episode will rock your world... and not in a good way. Unfuckingbelievable.
Listen and learn, my friends. Listen. And. Learn.
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New Year... New You?
What’s more fun than realizing another year has come to a close without accomplishing any of your stated goals? Hmmm. Ooo! Forgetting to switch audio cables to your mic before you press record... and…
Cookie Porn | Brilliant Observations 226
All I want for Christmas is more Porn — cookie Porn, that is. Missy drools while Amy rattles off this year’s sugary, buttery conquests in the long, slow climb up Cookie Mountain. There’s even a speci…
School Board Porn | Brilliant Observations 225
Gay porn, white supremacists and 30 seconds of vagina synonyms. Happy Thursday!
Braiding You In | Brilliant Observations 224
Sweet mother of holy household shenanigans. This week, we discuss filthy kids, disrespectful offspring, and shameful sibling habits, courtesy of Governor Andrew and Chris Cuomo, formerly of New York …
The Aisle of Ass Pain
It’s the Thanksgiving Recap episode, gang! Complete with frustrating travel experiences, cream-based corn dishes, surprising dinner conversation and pedicures.
Mmmmm. Smells like gratitude.
Lookin…
Don’t Be the Fluffer, Be the Camel
Good grief, kids. It’s another sexual innuendo episode.
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Taylor Swift or Not Taylor Swift | Brilliant Observations 221
Fight! Fight! Fight! This week, we continue our Ravioli Pierogi fight, add in a second fish to get up in arms about, and — wait for it — HATE on Taylor Swift. Well, at least one of us does. Are you #…