Brilliant Observations

There are no right answers anymore…especially when it comes to developmentally immature brains. (I'm looking at you, Brian.) Follow the bouncing eyeball as we navigate teens losing phone privileges, teens losing college privileges, and Amy losing marital privileges (hey now!). All that, plus Missy loses her P…iano, and briefly considers pooping in the kitchen sink.    Support Brilliant Observation...

Missy bemoans the hardships of an unwanted grand piano. Plus lackluster beach vacation memories. All this and moooooooorre! Join us on Facebook at BrillObs Squad for insider jokes, links, conversation and connection.  Find us on Twitter, Insta and everywhere at @ListenBrilliant or @AmyFugazi . 

Melissa samples some peanut butter flavored whiskey, then inexplicably wonders why no one will join her for family dinner. (Hint: it's the peanut whiskey.) Amy puts the final nail in the grease-lined "hair training" coffin, and Missy and team Brilliant prepare snacks for the long slow road to the beach. Then, at minute 47:06, it's the moment you've been waiting for, when Missy and Amy discuss in g...

Earthquakes, college essays and pooping in the house. It's enough to make you throw out your topsheet. (Pigs.)  Pull up your favorite recovery chair and give us a listen.  Join our Facebook group BrillObs Squad (#BrillObsSquad), or connect with us on all the socials @ListenBrilliant. Support us with a one-time Tip on Patreon at https://bit.ly/3eSfu3F, or buy some swag at TeePublic. Help Us Be More...

Bottom Ramen  |  Brilliant Observations Podcast 153 What's worse than Top Ramen? Bottom ramen. Prepare yourself.   Join our Facebook group BrillObs Squad (#BrillObsSquad), or connect with us on all the socials @ListenBrilliant. Support us with a one-time Tip on Patreon at https://bit.ly/3eSfu3F, or buy some swag at TeePublic. Help Us Be More Brilliant Stars are our favorite. To give us 5 stars, vi...

Amy struggles with doubt, while Stuart struggles with gravity. Join our Facebook group BrillObs Squad (#BrillObsSquad), or connect with us on all the socials @ListenBrilliant. Support us with a one-time Tip on Patreon at https://bit.ly/3eSfu3F, or buy some swag at TeePublic. Help Us Be More Brilliant Stars are our favorite. To give us 5 stars, visit Apple Podcasts, find Brilliant Observations Podc...

And you thought drinking bleach was bad news. Try scrubbing yer pud with it. Laugh aghast as Amy regales us with the latest loofah nightmare… plus the birthday wrap up, college essays, Listener Let Downs, the Nap Ministry and the worst year ever with kids. (HINT — every year is the worst.) Join our Facebook group Brill Obs Squad (#BrillObsSquad), or connect with us on all the socials @ListenBrilli...

When your own husband looks your child dead in the face and calls you an a-hole, its time to reevaluate your parenting skills. Listen as Missy tries to make sense of the latest of her mother's, um, feedback? Then we tackle the topic of how to better parent ourselves if we had been there to offer some friendly advice at age 15. Join our Facebook group BrillObs Squad (#BrillObsSquad), or connect wit...

Everybody loves a good eye boogie story, right? Of COURSE not. We're not psychopaths. Well, this week we're making an exception based solely on the fact that the current eye boogie story gives us one more reason to laugh at Stuart.  You're welcome.  Support Brilliant Observations Podcast We're on  Patreon  here , if you'd like to donate.  We're on  TeePublic  here , if you'd like to buy some swag....

Missy heads to the beach with her family, which invariably leads her to ponder why her opinion on everything is so wildly out of step with everyone else. Other topics include Horror Hugs, Toilet Talk, Things We Know Nothing About, and our latest offering, Timing Is Everything. Join our Facebook group BrillObs Squad (#BrillObsSquad), or connect with us on all the socials @ListenBrilliant. If you're...

Well kids, she finally did it. Missy cracked. First, she bought a Peleton. Then she poked a Facebook Terrorist. All of which led to a nearly unfortunate incident involving a bird, a dog and a tennis racquet. Sounds like someone's got Covid Fevah! Listen in amazement as we address the horrors of long hair in your ass crack, to beach or not to beach, and our latest best segment, Things We Know Nothi...

Care for a run, anyone? Just follow the bouncing penis. Listen in as we chat through semi-nude neighborhood jogging (evidently, it's a thing), calendar mix-ups, the endless stupidity of friends, and a not-so jokey pop-up psychiatric evaluation courtesy of Melissa. It's all part of our weekly quest to stave off the inevitable dementia of what historians will call "uh, 2020." Join us as we look back...

Amy shares a troubling secret from the bedroom she and her husband have named... Cementy. Surprise! Melissa solves it in seconds. If only Amy will listen. Spoiler: She won't.  Fresh from that psychotherapy win, Missy turns her gaze to fixing the lifelong plight of Amy's much-beloved kids, who find themselves enraged at her demand that they have a "good" relationship with her. Spoiler: They won't....

Covid-blood stealing monkeys, murder hornets, race riots, and now, rogue posts to Teen Insta. Stop the world, I wanna get off. With both their cities on fire, Melissa and Amy look for bright spots that don't simultaneously scorch their keisters. We explore the joys of freshly prepared sushi, religious rites of passage, graduation under quarantine and connecting with friends at life's toughest touc...

Ever feel like slapping someone as hard as you can, right in the face? For Melissa, this feeling is aroused by the latest Netflix sensation, Stone Faces. For Amy, slapping is the byproduct of meeting any Hollywood celebrity woeful enough to be named "Jason." We cover all this, plus recap our covid-19 flouting Memorial Day gathering, laugh along with a little Southern Lovin' from Leslie Jordan, and...

Feeling a little sluggish? Disorganized? Demotivated? Join the club. It's Part 2 of our promised discussion on What's Holding You Back… this time with an actual discussion. We cover creative slumps, perfectionism, failure to launch, and our favorite, "lighten the fuck up." And don't worry. There's lots of laughs, too. Join the conversation, connect with us online (on Facebook, our private group is...

Stuart's itching to visit the Florida house, and now he's got the kids on Team Go. Missy says "Hell no, we won't go." Will they stay home? Will Stuart and the kids finally get their way? (You know the answer already, don't cha kids…but do yourself a favor and listen anyway.) After a brief turn discussing the latest in Covid-19 related tomfoolery, we switch to more lighthearted topics. Missy invest...

The Lost Episode! In our original, we discussed life as an artist during Covid-19, coping with Passover and Lent and all the feels while trapped like germs in a petri dish. It's not all doom and gloom. This one has candy! Reposting this episode that was briefly tainted by, then sanitized safe from Covid-19. If you missed it, enjoy. If you've heard it, enjoy it again. Or maybe share it with someone...

The Lost Episode! In our original, we asked: do Millennials ruin everything? To which the world answered, kinda. Featuring your favorite replay of Cowboy Twitter. Reposting this episode that was briefly tainted by, then sanitized safe from Covid-19. If you missed it, enjoy. If you've heard it, enjoy it again. Or maybe share it with someone you love. Would it kill you to talk to another person? I m...

Listen up, Quitters! Missy digs deep with a sudden realization about giving up on things, habits, emotions, and yes, people that just might turn that L into a great big WIN. All that, plus mocking the physically fit. Why, what are you doing with your stay at home order? Skip the judgment and pass the donuts. It's Brilliant Observations. 

What day is this? Oh, RIGHT. It's time to feel every single emotion simultaneously day. Join us as we process all the madness that is life in the slow, sad, solo lane — complete with noisy visits from suddenly emboldened wild animals. Join the conversation, connect with us online (on Facebook, our private group is called BrillObsPod Groupies #BrillObsPodGroupies) and share your love for the Brilli...

With so much extra content, I got ahead of myself... and then fell behind. Thankfully, a few blessed fans reminded us both to look at a friggin calendar. Apologies, friends. Call it a covid-fart. 

As if we didn't have enough to deal with, good ole Kenny Rogers up and cashed in his chips. (He always said you gotta know when to fold 'em.) Hear the shocking degree of investment Melissa has in the Gambler, while Interrupting Amy bumbles and stumbles her way through a handful of Kenny Rogers favorites. Sort of.  Beyond that sad bit of news, we do our best to keep the topics light, the conversati...

Not gonna lie, kids. This covid thing is making us all a little skitchy. We take a stand on paper displays of affection — public displays of affliction? — throughout our respective neighborhoods and generally talk ourselves into a lockdown stupor. Good thing we round it all out with a trip in the 'Member When machine, courtesy of our boundless post-1970s network TV knowledge.   So hunker down, lis...