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
Who Gets The Last Dumpling? | Brilliant Observations 079
- What do you wish you inherited from your mom, and what are you sorry you inherited?
- Some days are just set up to be miserable, like Mother’s Day...Jess says V Day is way worse.
- Stu got Missy a GIANT…
Our Best JAWN Yet! | Brilliant Observations 078
- A Fat Shamed Superhero sparked a debate. Should Actors put Social Justice before financial security? It’s easy to judge others when it’s not you getting life-changing money.
- Harry & Megan are the pr…
Another Sh!t Show | Brilliant Observations 077
- Texting the wrong person - John stepped in it big time last weekend!
- WHO out there gives a shit about the royals?? Not Missy
- Missy had creamery ice cream - you know what that means? It means the sto…
Bounce Pickle Bounce | Brilliant Observations 076
- Easter candy vs Passover candy - no contest, y’all
- Waze is the modern-day Passover plague
- Missy’s anger formula - Jess says is SUPER passive aggressive
- John is noticing inappropriate clothing when t…
Just The Two Of Us | Brilliant Observations 075
- It’s just John and Melissa tonight.
- Melissa and the family are on vacation in Florida
- We had to pour one out for Willbe Brilliant
- A woman that Melissa knows went on Facebook and posted about pregnan…
Hunting Women For Sport | Brilliant Observations 074
- Our theme song is in a Progressive commercial!
- Jess got lost in the woods!
- There are a crystal and china epidemic - what are we gonna do with all our grandparents’ fancy shit?
- John says if it wasn’t…
Will John Ever Sleep Again? | Brilliant Observations 073
- Isaac takes ballet and wears nail polish and Jess gives zero Effs
- World of Coca Cola and the nauseating encore
- What’s in your junk drawer?
- TV is spoon feeding the public news stories - oh no!
- The to…
C@ck Chopping | Brilliant Observations 072
- Cousins are allowed to marry - 20 states that say you can marry your cousin - that you’re over 65.
- Earworms
- Florida Man Challenge - why is Florida where all the crazy crap happens???
- Melissa thinks …
Filthy Dirty Muskrat In Your Pants | Brilliant Observations 071
This week is camp hookups, cockroach secrets, death by selfie and post-mordem sperm retrieval. An episode of gems, you can’t deny it!!! Also join us LIVE on our FB page, 8 pm EST on Mondays.
- You hav…
T!t T@t | Brilliant Observations 070
We recorded live in Facebook and had quite an audience! REALLY fun to engage with you all in real time. We talk about tit tats, music parents hate, Michael Jackson’s innocence and sleeping with celeb…
Jews Don't Play Sports | Brilliant Observations 069
Lots of chatter today about personal rules and regs. What is your spouse for? How would you like your tacos? What does it take for you to cry? We explore all this and more on this week’s episode!
- Wh…
For The Love Of Tacos! | Brilliant Observations 068
- How bad do you treat your spouse?
- What are the husband’s jobs? (What are husbands for exactly)
- Listener spew: Last week we told a poo story, and you sent photos. Thank you!
- John reads the nice lette…
Do You Budget? Should I? | Brilliant Observations 067
- Which one of your connections gets an instant unfollow? We discuss the world’s biggest social media offenders.
- Our philosophy on budgeting aka three people who suck at budgeting explain how shitty t…
I've Got Guy For That | Brilliant Observations 066
- Melissa has yet another DISGUSTING story about one of her dogs
- John and Jess get mad at Melissa for bargaining with the scale
- The argument about who is the greatest drummer of all time. But Jess is …
Only Eat The D's | Brilliant Observations 065
This week, we dissect our hate mail and (sort of) graciously address their concerns. Also: anti-vaxxers, cancer from bacon, and the weird rules of Kickstarter. Enjoy!!
- Bacon gives you cancer - and J…
FYRE In My Hole | Brilliant Observations 064
- We get all up in the shock and unbelievability of the Fyre Festival
- John heard our theme song in a commercial!
- Rob Lowe is hosting a new game show and Melissa and Jess are happy to just stare at his…
Please End The Furlough | Brilliant Observations 063
- We discuss listener reactions
- What to wear in the snow
- Jess is properly OCD about some random stuff
- TSA and Melissa’s worries
- Thankless jobs we’ve done (or not done)
- Melissa teaches us how to make a…
Stu And The Poo | Brilliant Observations 062
- Stuart gets all the accolades because he is a friggin doctor and Melissa made him pick up 37 pounds of dogshit
- Why do people enjoy being “tragedy adjacent”
- We discuss the strategy of Forced Family T…
Jess's Mea Culpa | Brilliant Observations 061
Jessica’s family listens to the show and Jess had to go on a 2019 Crow eating tour. You know who would hate the term eating crow? PETA. How would PETA change the term eating crow? John and Melissa sq…
Dear Listener, Happy New Year | Brilliant Observations 060
HAPPY NEW YEAR DEAR LISTENER!!
Let’s connect!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/listenbrilliant
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/listenbrilliant
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/listenbrilliant
Ema…