Latest 50af Podcast Episodes
Waste Not... Want More
Brilliant Observations - April 10, 2024 23:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsSuns and Moons merging together, garbage and valuables co-mingling at every turn, and longtime friends who suddenly reveal their depthlessly shallow hearts. It's a world gone MAD, Dear Listener, and this week's episode is here for it. Join us as we recap the Eclipse, including the physical effec...
Matt the Rat Man
Brilliant Observations - April 04, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsReal 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 girlfriend...
Shut Your Juicy Mouth
Brilliant Observations - March 27, 2024 21:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsIt’s Grievance Week, Dear Listener, and both Amy and Missy came ready to grouse. How better to begin than a full-throated rebuke of famed finger-wagger herself, the one and only Mel Robbins. Listen with head-shaking joy as Amy loses her damn mind over Mel Robbins' most recent episode, featuring ...
Gday, Dear Listener!
Brilliant Observations - March 21, 2024 00:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsHow many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? Well, when the starting point for licks is Melissa's son after a Balinese holiday and the Tootsie Roll center is an unwrapped toilet seat, I'm guessing it takes more than three. Join us as we chat through Aboriginal ...
Farfale!
Brilliant Observations - March 14, 2024 03:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsOh, G-blank-D, Dear Listener, do we have a show for you. There's frivolous lawsuits. There's religious superstition. There's orgasm pills, TikTok scams and wildly overpriced butter. There's even a botched execution that turns out to be a heartwarming tale of "I bet you didn't see that coming." A...
Women Are Wizards
Brilliant Observations - March 07, 2024 01:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsHappy Feet had his heartsong. The rest of us, if Mallory's college classmate is to be trusted, have a Poopsong. And the lucky few? A Pooping Playlist. You know. For those very long, very strenuous "moments." And with that, we’re back to our old tricks, Dear Listener, with plenty of silly, sing-s...
Credit Card Karma
Brilliant Observations - February 28, 2024 23:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWe’ve had a bit of a viral moment on TikTok this week, Dear Listener, and wouldn’t you know it’s about some questionable activity (wholly endorsed). What can I say? Sometimes the things in my head come out of my face. And in this case, the things coming out of my face happened in the bathroom. I...
Stingray Jesus
Brilliant Observations - February 22, 2024 02:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsYou've heard of snakes on a plane. Welp, there's no preparing you for what these Amsterdamians decided to transport. Continuing with the Animals Gone Wild theme, Missy shares news of the world's first (potentially) immaculate conception, sting-ray style. Just as scripture foretold, this too leav...
Puppy Kisses in the Turks and Caicos
Brilliant Observations - February 15, 2024 00:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsIt's Valentine's Day week, Dear Listener, and we'd like to be the first to tell you how much genuine LOVE and appreciation we feel for your laughs, shares, well-wishes and attention episode after heartfelt episode. Sending bladder-straining giggles your way is the honor and highlight of our week...
Chicken Slices in the Junk Drawer
Brilliant Observations - February 07, 2024 01:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsTalk about a Money Corner! Holy Listener Feedback, Dear Listener. We peed all over you last week, and boy did you respond. (Don't worry if you missed it — you can always give last week's episode a listen if you're looking for a raucous laugh.) "Back to the car." Do you know which social media ...
Chat GPT (Emphasis on the Pee)
Brilliant Observations - January 31, 2024 21:22 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsIt's a horror show, kids, at least it was around the beautiful Sonic Bloom Awards banquet table during the She Podcasts Unplugged! event in concert with PodFest 2024. And yet, despite the unsolicited (geriatric) pick up lines, latent latex balloon smell and traumatic special-effect makeup pho...
All's Fair in Love and Washing Machine Repair
Brilliant Observations - January 25, 2024 01:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis just in: life's not fair, Dear Listener... right down to the range of personal greetings doled out at the local supermarket. But just like sanitation codes at the bulk bean display, Amy won't let a little thing like fairness stop her from barrelling through this world with a fist in the air...
Bean Play
Brilliant Observations - January 18, 2024 00:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratings$120 manicures lead Missy to question everything — including Amy's apparent fetish with sliding her fingers into unwashed bean barrels at the corner deli. It's a thing. Right? See the video for yourself on TikTok: ListenBrilliant All that, plus Missy says goodbye, sort of, to the boy as he f...
The Poopatraitor
Brilliant Observations - January 11, 2024 01:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWe're growing our audience on TikTok, Dear Listener, so we've placed a little behind the scenes video there for your enjoyment. Hop on over to ListenBrilliant (on any of the socials, really) for a peek at Missy and Amy as they attempt to solve the latest crime thriller: who pooped on Missy's dri...
Santa in the Microwave
Brilliant Observations - January 04, 2024 03:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsIt's Microwave Mania, Dear Listener, as the Brilliant Household bares its disfunctional soul for all to hear. Not to be outdone, Biohazard Amy makes another unscheduled, yet inexplicable appearance. And Melissa continues her yearly Crusade against Christmas "Culture." Screw you, Santa.
Start Stop Continue
Brilliant Observations - December 28, 2023 01:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWe're shooting squirrels and picking up girls, Dear Listener, so why not load up on the bad decisions, grab your favorite friend by the cheeks and give em a great big smooch on the mouth! Or maybe take our New Year's Prompt to heart and consider not doing any of that stuff... and decide instea...
Cease and Desist (Kissing on the Mouth)
Brilliant Observations - December 20, 2023 23:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsIf ever you’ve wondered when it was time to stop doing what you’re doing, try reading your mail. Brilliant Observations Administrative Team receives a surprising Cease and Desist letter from a loser with no ideas. And Missy takes decisive action. Plus, big shocker, Amy finds herself a little ...
Fancy Pants
Brilliant Observations - December 13, 2023 23:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsIt’s the Fancy Pants episode, Dear Listener, replete with holiday tips and tricks for shaming fellow passengers on international flights. Hot cocoa recipes, dueling cheese straws, jingle bells, men’s footwear fashion, and all the lighthearted conversation you’d expect among strangers at a holida...
Per My Previous Email
Brilliant Observations - December 07, 2023 01:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsTo Be (right) or Not To Be (rude), that, Dear Listener, is the question we tackle this week, along with a healthy dose of Who Needs Evidence?, Guess This Postal MESS, and the Florida Follies! Are you ready? How could you be. Join Melissa and Amy for another lighthearted romp through their ...
Dispensary Wisdom and Radical RBF
Brilliant Observations - November 30, 2023 03:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsDear Listener, do you suffer from Resting Bitch Face? Boy, do we have the internal oral massage for you (with gloves, of course). Laugh in moderate disgust as we joke our way through the glories of wrinkle-reducing face tape, broken Thanksgiving ovens, spilled cocktails and the endlessly fascint...
Thanksgiving Confessions and Six-Hands Massage
Brilliant Observations - November 21, 2023 14:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsLooking for an old-fashioned antidote to all those Thanksgiving blessings? Try the Catholic method and focus on CONFESSING! Amy kicks things off with several low-grade felonies, including retail fraud and vehicular wrecklessness. Then Missy joins the fun with a free-wheeling endorsement of this ...
The Time of Your Life
Brilliant Observations - November 16, 2023 02:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsTwo things can be true, Dear Listener. First, Missy donates her hard-won discretionary time — at great personal risk, we might add — for the betterment of democracy. And, Missy realizes she's currently living in the Best Time of Her Life. Is this is a disconnect? Has she somehow diassociated ...
Gerard Shepardeux
Brilliant Observations - November 09, 2023 01:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsBest names ever, the art and science of being a poor sport, plus a special trip to Shartford, Connecticut. We cover it all this week, Dear Listener, and just in time for the weekend (even though with Daylight Savings Time and jet lag it should really be...) Special shoutout to the lovely "assh...
Raccoon Ransacked
Brilliant Observations - November 02, 2023 00:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsEver have a “friend” act more like a rabid raccoon? It’s a Write-In Mystery this week, Dear Listener, and as predicted, Amy and Missy love not to help. Hear our off the cuff advice for a Listener suffering the indignities of an over-stepper doing a little too much helping himself-ing. Plus, t...
Scandals and Whores (Teen Milestone Edition)
Brilliant Observations - October 25, 2023 22:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsCan you believe it? It's Skimpy Sequin Season, Dear Listener, which means everything from sacred relious ceremonies to time-honored teen traditions are awash in too short, too sheer, too sparkly and too shocking "formal" wear. All of which leads us to lament the untimely death of Suzanne Somer...
That's for Me
Brilliant Observations - October 19, 2023 11:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsWhat's so funny about peace, love, and understanding? How often we take it for granted. Ride along with us as we explore all the ways we can tap into joy, effortlessly uplift each other, find the unfiltered laugh, call happiness to us in everyday life, and expand the dense and infinitely availab...
Celebrity Bungholes
Brilliant Observations - October 11, 2023 23:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsLooking for a laugh this week? Boy, did you come to the right place! We're talking all things light, breezy, and lemon-squeezy this week, including a healthy mistrust of celebrity, the beloved Deborah Gibson, and (you guessed it) a recurring fascination with the anal region. Why listen to anythi...
Lonely Hearts and Brittany Parts
Brilliant Observations - October 05, 2023 01:11 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsFrom a scantily clad, knife-wielding Brittany Spears-a-thon (or is it Spears-a-thong?) to the mystery ingredient in hot dogs, we've covering all things terrifying this episode. Join us as we delve into such bouncy topics as the Hundo List, adult loneliness, Tuscon on the horizon, and you guessed...
Psych Tests and Handcuffs
Brilliant Observations - September 28, 2023 00:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThe Hallowieners are at it again, Dear Listener, and this time they're not even the worst of the worst we cover this week. Join us in flabberghasted awe as we giggle through the existence of Dog Doo DNA Kits, dangle death skeletal decor, Paul Simon's inexplicable mortality and the Four Personali...
Show and Tell
Brilliant Observations - September 21, 2023 00:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsReal 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 girlfriend...
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