The Brilliant Idiots
Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz are The Brilliant Idiots. Join them each week as they explore the issues of the day in a style that's often idiotic, sometimes brilliant and always hysterical.
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October 9, 2026 • 109 mins
Street Fighter hits theaters October 16, and Andrew Schulz is counting down to his first major blockbuster, with Charlamagne handing listeners homework to go see it. They also check the competition, argue whether box office records still mean what they used to, and look into whether the promo team photoshopped Andrew’s nose. Then comes the big debate: after Kat’s dad takes a shot at Jimmy Butler, does a championship rin...
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October 2, 2026 • 129 mins
Glasses Malone and Problem, both part of FX's The Drop, sit down with Charlamagne tha God and Andrew Schulz to talk about the Snowfall spin-off, The Drop. Also, Warren G's place in rap history, NBC's alleged Diddy prison footage, Michael Jackson's dance influences, and the Savannah James flight debate.
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September 25, 2026 • 151 mins
Charlamagne and Andrew dig into the Macklemore-Ed Sheeran-Robert Kraft mess, unpacking what "free Palestine" really means, why Sheeran's taking the heat while the stadium owners who pressured him skate, and whether artists have any obligation to push back on institutions that police speech. That leads into a wider gut-check on Trump-era press access and what it says that even lifelong conservatives are getting twitchy about their f...
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September 11, 2026 • 87 mins
Charlamagne and Andrew Schulz dig into the AI researcher who quit Anthropic warning that the industry is racing toward superintelligence with no plan to stop it, and whether "10% chance of extinction" should actually change anything about how these companies operate. From there it's a wild ride: a heated debate over who gets to use the N-word and why the argument itself might be outdated, and a full teardown of Kanye's cultural leg...
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September 4, 2026 • 99 mins
Charlamagne and Andrew dig into Keefe D's conviction for orchestrating Tupac's murder, thirty years, a memoir, and a mountain of podcast interviews later, ego finally caught up with him, before turning to John Morgan's controversial "camera up your ass" return-to-work policy and whether employers can demand office-hours accountability while texting employees at midnight. The conversation shifts to Dolly Parton's legacy following h...
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August 28, 2026 • 92 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz dig into the Sophie Cunningham/WNBA circus, from the record-breaking attendance numbers to Enes Kanter showing up to a game in a "definition of woman" T-shirt and, of course, the ongoing saga of objects getting thrown onto the court. From there they go full conspiracy theorist on the Lakers sale, breaking down the Wall Street Journal reporting that ties Mark Walte...
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August 21, 2026 • 100 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne and Andrew Schulz go deep on whether monoculture is officially extinct, from Different World and The Cosby Show to Drake vs. Kendrick and the Epstein files, they argue over what actually counts as something "everybody knows." They also break down why Clarissa Shields is a legit boxing superstar getting mistaken for an influencer, debate the WNBA's handling of race and the trans-athletes co...
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August 14, 2026 • 112 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Loren Lorosa steps in alongside Charlamagne for a wide-ranging one. Charlamagne breaks down why Candace Owens, despite outperforming half the names on the "highest paid podcasters" list, got left off entirely, and what it actually takes to build a real podcast business beyond just views. They also dig up a long-lost Will Smith diss track nobody remembers, debate the Usher door-holding vide...
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August 7, 2026 • 99 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne The God and Andrew Schulz makes the case that Tom Holland is the greatest Spider-Man ever, and the debate spirals into Doctor Doom lore, Jean Grey's MCU introduction, and just how big Brand New Day's box office run really is. Charlamagne breaks down finally getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, they get into it over LeBron landing in Philly, WNBA drama, and whether New York or ...
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July 24, 2026 • 135 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Andrew and Charlamagne open up the greatest New York summer in recent memory, Knicks Championship, the World Cup, Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium run, Then it's a full teardown of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, the manufactured "woke" outrage, Elliot Page's role and why nobody clocked it until the internet lost its mind, the practical effects, and Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy. It turns into a real debate ...
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July 17, 2026 • 94 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne breaks down going to Jay-Z's three-night Yankee Stadium run and why real-life shows are hitting different than ever. Plus: the crew rips into Supergirl's messy plot, unpacks the AI-generated Kevin Durant candy apple ad chaos, and Andrew makes an unhinged case about why every hit movie for women has a maid in it. Nostalgia, HBO's untouchable Sunday lineup, and a very chaotic listener Q&...
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July 10, 2026 • 89 mins
On this episode of Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz kick things off with Andrew's no mustache reveal before Charlamagne recaps his latest Anguilla trip and explains why he's already planning his retirement there. From there, the guys get into Jay-Z's three-night Reasonable Doubt/Blueprint run at Yankee Stadium, then ride the wave of Knicks championship euphoria straight into a full-blown GOAT debate, is Jal...
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June 26, 2026 • 99 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne breaks down Barack Obama's moment on All the Smoke, and has some thoughts. Then a deep dive into the Wall Street Journal and Inverse Wire investigations alleging that Drake's gambling streams on Stake were staged, bets were rigged, and crypto from fake wins funded bot farms inflating his Spotify streams, Akademics TV keeps clipping Charlamagne out of context, and Charlamagne wants answers...
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June 19, 2026 • 113 mins
Charlamagne flies solo with Chris and Alex Media to break down the Knicks' historic finals run, why Jalen Brunson just had a Jordan-level moment, and why Victor Wembanyama needs to fully commit to villain mode. Then it's straight into the deep end: the Jay-Z/Target boycott double standard, Elon Musk's trillion-dollar smokescreen, the new Epstein-Trump "cornered rat" notes, and who they'd send to represent humanity in an alien invas...
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June 12, 2026 • 128 mins
This week on Brilliant idiots, Charlamagne The God and Andrew Schulz break down Trump showing up to Game 3 at MSG, why James Dolan should never have let it happen, and whether Victor Wembanyama can actually be the NBA's next face of the league. Plus Tom Brady's new nut water brand, the "dead internet" clipper economy, and a deep dive into why French fries are the most universal food on Earth.
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June 5, 2026 • 75 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne and Schulz break down Knicks Vs.Spurs, KAT finally shutting up his critics, why Wembanyama might be getting crowned too soon, and whether a sweep is actually on the table. Then things get murky: Charlamagne explains why he called DJ Akademiks with a heads up about a coordinated smear operation. They close out reacting to Jay-Z's surprise freestyle at the Roots Picnic.
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May 28, 2026 • 86 mins
On this episode of The Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne tha God and Andrew Schulz discuss the New York Knicks playoff hype to the ongoing Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar debate, and whether rap battles actually impact legacy long term. The guys break down why Knicks fans think this could finally be their year, why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is getting called a “free throw merchant,” and whether Victor Wembanyama is already living up...
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May 22, 2026 • 126 mins
This week on Brilliant idiots, Charlamagne tha God and Andrew Schulz discuss Drake's Iceman album drops and the "OV Glazers" vs. haters debate. Is the album actually good or are Drake fans just doing the most? Plus, Why is Drake going at DJ Khaled?
The guys also get deep into NBA playoffs mode, the Knicks' 22-point comeback over Cleveland, James Harden getting cooked by Jalen Brunson on switches, and the big question: ...
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May 15, 2026 • 92 mins
This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne tha God and Andrew Schulz are breaking down the Hantavirus scare (the X-Files called it in '98, just saying), debating whether New York City's rat population has secretly been protecting New Yorkers this whole time, Then they get into the Kevin Hart Netflix Roast, what landed, what crossed a line, and why Charlamagne draws a hard line at joking about violent, tragic deaths. They dig into T...
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May 8, 2026 • 121 mins
This week on Brilliant Idots, Loren Lorosa joins Charlamagne tha God and they break down Complex's 2026 Most Powerful People in Hip Hop Media list. Is DJ Akademics the rightful No. 1? Is DJ Hed and Gina Views criminally underranked? And where does Breakfast Club fit in a landscape where hip hop is pop culture?
Plus, Isaiah Rashad's return, the Rihanna x Sheinelle Jones Met Gala moment everyone's talking about, Taraji and Jen...
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