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
Hard of Smelling | Brilliant Observations 039
John plays a game of “name that sound” and believe me, this sound is worth listening to
What’s your Karaoke song?
Jess and John give their Podcast Movement review
Melissa’s assessment of British publ…
What Fuels Your Hatefire? | Brilliant Observations 038
How petty are you? What do you hate? Elsie from She Podcast darkens a hotel when she tries you use a quarter to pry out a plug.
Let’s Connect!
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Sometimes It Feels Like We Hate Everything | Brilliant Observations 037
Melissa’s Q of the day - what is your worst trait?
John says he’s emotionally reactive. Jess is too impatient with people.
Melissa is a huge procrastinator.
People I hate:
If your dog is not friendly…
Running With Scissors | Brilliant Observations 036
- Melissa goes to Visiting Day with slutty brownies
- $100 on Amazon every day
- Isaac lifts mommy’s dress to hide
- 19 rules that are unwritten everyone seems to follow - Cracked.com (http://www.cracked.co…
Family - Supportive? Fodder For Therapy? | Brilliant Observations 035
- Poor Isaac and Benadryl
- Fruit Picking
- Friends and your partner’s friends
- Melissa’s parents, and what happened to dad when the evil set in
- C filter
- What are you watching on Netflix?
- John doesn’t get …
Do You Wash Your Feet In The Shower? | Brilliant Observations 034
Do you wash your feet? Apparently, there are 2 types of people. Let’s talk shower agenda!
BDE! Who has it, who doesn’t can a person have it all the time?
Melissa and I discuss who we know that has BD…
Keep Your Hands to Yourself!! | Brilliant Observations 033
- Melissa looks like a maniac full of happiness dropping the kids at camp
- Why is Isaac playing with other people’s parents?
- Sugar addiction continues
- People Melissa and Jessica hate
- Anyone who clips n…
Parent Your Child! | Brilliant Observations 032
- Isaac wants to be a scoopy diaper and cause trouble
- Melissa has dropped off trunks at camp
- If your 5-year-old breaks something valuable - how responsible are you for their behavior?
- How much kid beh…
Is Melissa Too Controlling? | Brilliant Observations 031
- Melissa is on vacation in FL! That bitch.
- We try our hand at making friends with other parents
- New segment - people we hate
- Camp - how young is too young to go to camp, and for how long?
- Why is it o…
Are You A Mom Friend | Brilliant Observations 030
- Ethan prepares for 4 exams and a cruise around Japan!
- When was your last good parenting moment?
- The gang talk about when parenting goes right - and wrong
- Embarrassing kid stories - how have they emb…
Poo-Poo Haiku | Brilliant Observations 029
- Scary Flying Shark - stuck in our heads thanks to Isaac
- Memorial Day Weekend adventures
- Vitamins on an empty stomach - Melissa won’t do that again
- Too many emails - Melissa has 11,000!
- Jess butters …
Licking Baguettes and Baby Balls | Brilliant Observations 028
- Jessica can’t sleep and when she is overtired things get real.
- Jess is going to “The City” that never sleeps
- Melissa is still on a low carb diet. But there might be cracks in her willpower.
- The girl…
Bridge-Mix Diabetes | Brilliant Observations 027
This week John’s computer is broken so it’s just the gals. We discuss Mother’s Day we participate in for others, getting our kids to confess, more guilty pleasures and HBO repeat movies. Good times!
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Fade To Black | Brilliant Observations 026
Melissa ponders over how to keep Stu happy and busy through retirement even though they are at least 20 years off, the gang discusses guilty pleasures, we read some audience feedback and Jess rates e…
No Happy Endings | Brilliant Observations 025
- Jess’s adventures in NOT thinking
- Homeland, Requiem, and Hot Fuzz - check them out! Last 2 are on Netflix.
- Melissa discusses how she’s a shitty friend
- Jess asks if it’s enough to recognize our short…
How Not To Treat Your Pets | Brilliant Observations 024
- Jessica is still feeling the effects her bruised coconut.
- John and Jessica commiserate over concussion symptoms
- Melissa is very observant.
- John tells a concussion story
- Jessica’s Mother in Law might…
Jessica Stands Up and Falls Down | Brilliant Observations 023
- Jess and John do stand up comedy!!
- Jess’s material evolves.
- John + liquid courage = a great show.
- Jessica falls on a broken sidewalk - or like we say - slid into home on her face.
- Abrasion stories.
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Fecal Rainbow In The Piehole | Brilliant Observations 022
- Jess goes over comedy class and lessons so far
- Outside Melissa’s box - matcha tea and avocado on a gluten free bagel
- Bad parenting - the sequel - Melissa finds proof that we were right last week as …
Make Good Choices | Brilliant Observations 021
Easter! What’s your favorite candy?
John’s Chinese food story
Melissa gets hot under the collar with the ladies of middle school
Calling someone a bad parent in a school meeting
Melissa’s looooong li…
Let The Countdown Begin | Brilliant Observations 020
In this episode, Melissa tries to dive deep into everyone's psyche and find out what our realest fears are - but it turns out hers is by far the weirdest one. We also discuss our ideal riders and wha…