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
Self Care and Shoulder Squats
If you only knew. This week, we discuss the many twists and turns of planning for a whole new you in the coming new year. That, plus strangers removing their clothing to take a dump on the side of th…
Hannukah, Christmas, and the Invisible Onion
A holiday pre-cap, yesteryear recap, and New Years claptrap all in one. In true Dickensian fashion, Missy is visited by the Ghost of Latkes Past. Amy continues the long slow march up Cookie Mountain …
Christmas Injections
Behold, the magic of the Missy Gift. Join us, Dear Listener, as Amy bestolls the incandescent joy that is to experience such a miraculous treat. And reminds us all how much we truly suck at gift-givi…
Culinary Trauma
It's Nostalgic Tales of Family Meals Past, Dear Listener, and we are here for it. Join us as we wander down a culinary memory lane that neither exists in reality nor disappoints. All that plus Thanks…
Kindness and Love (and Sexy Talk)
Dear Listener... or should we say, Dear God, if you only knew what heroic lengths we went to to bring you the show this week. (Cue Melissa, "to what heroic efforts we went"...) Suffice it to say we'r…
Thanksgiving Tok
Sides, sides, everywhere are sides. From pepperoni stacks that are actually carrots to broccoli casserole, hassleback sweet potatoes and four kinds of dinner rolls, we're rolling through all the Than…
Missy Tests a Marriage
Oh, dear. Our good friend “Joyce” accidentally overhears some eye-widening content incriminating — AHeM — involving her spouse. What should she do with this ill-begotten intel? And how long must she …
A Question of Faith
From Thanksgiving pregaming to Marvel-inspired spiritual exploration, we dig in on lots of fronts simultaneously this week. And we even manage a Lyrical Gangsta Challenge for Missy. What more could y…
42 Seconds of Comedy Gold
42 Seconds of Comedy Gold
Not gonna lie. Your best bet this week is to skip ahead to minute 42:22 and let it rip. We dare you to listen without literally wetting your pants.
You’re welcome.
Also co…
STFU Kanye
Jews are #Awesome. We love the Jews. Jewy Jewy Jeweee-Juuweeeeee!
Tattoo artists? Not so much.
It's a love-hate episode this week, team, so pepare yourself for some high opinions.
Hopefully we bro…
Billion Dollar Pinkie
Billion Dollar Pinkie
Oh, Lizzo. Is there nothing you can’t improve simply by sticking it in your mouth? Thought so. Clutch your antique white plantation pearls, gang! We’re going full Lizzo on the c…
Which Came First: the Colonoscopy or the Hot Dog?
Show notes soon, dear ones. For now, our hearts and our antics are with the good people of Florida. Here's hoping this episode brings you a pleasant distraction as you weather the worst of the storm.…
Like New Is Not, Like, New
Gather round, kittens. Missy and Amy traverse the murky, Karenesque waters of receiving "like new" products after paying an "actually very new" price. All that, plus sugar-based sexy talk, pre-weddi…
BONUS Pizza Pact
Do you have what it takes to JOIN the Challenge? Brilliant Observations wants YOU to make a PIZZA PACT and join Missy's Pizza Party #MissysPizzaParty Just video yourself taking one bite of one sli…
College Move-In Pizza Challenge
It's the Podcast Movement recap espisode, gang, complete with College Move-In Day (times 2!) and a brand new. Play-At-Home Dear Listener Challenge that promises to change your life. Or weight.
Feeli…
The Promise of Joy
We cover it all this week, friends, starting with Jewish morning greetings, Harry Potter, Hamilton lyrics, Peleton and the logical next step, pedophiles (with the associated segue into our semi-annua…