Brilliant Observations

Try as he might, Stuart just can't seem to get the Birthday mojo this year. First it was his No Surprise 50th birthday (Suprise?). Now, the Amazon cart gives him away. Missy tries a new vibrator (zzZzz zZzz zzZZz) and Amy blames the world for her troubles.   Join the conversation at BrilliantObservations.com, or download our latest on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, YouTube and everywh...

Place your bets, gang! Amy tells all from her suspenseful "out of the blue" lunch date with a long lost friend...who has all new pronouns to boot. Missy sends the kids off to camp, and Stuart makes everything about him. As usual.  For more episodes, or to rate us 5 stars or leave a kind review, visit Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible or wherever you like to listen. @ListenBrilliant on Instagram @Br...

Would you tell a friend when she's being annoying? Our fear-y (fear-based-theory) is that you wouldn't even notice. This is America, after all. We're losing all the filters now — behavior, language, boundaries, civility, common sense… and now, airplane etiquette.     Amy gets an unexpected lunch invite from an old friend for no reason. Is this just to catch up (please, please, please), or will Amy...

Ethan makes it through the high school gauntlet unscathed (congratulations!), only to slip into a celebratory stupor courtesy of Dr. Dad's Magic Beer Pong. What is wrong with these people? Missy spends some quality time with her relatives, and learns along with the other Brilliant party guests that murders walk among them. To turn them in to the authorities, like and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. t...

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love yard sales, and everyone else. This week, we revisit the doomed notion of hawking one's castoffs for pennies. Plus, Missy gets verklempt over a particularly poignant fan letter, and Amy harps on more things from 1940 that weren't really a thing.  Join the nonsense @ListenBrilliant, BrilliantObservations.com, or BrilliantObservations@gmail...

This week, we talk masturbation. Again. Because let's face it, you're not downloading for an update on the Gaza Strip.  As always, we beg for your feedback in whatever form you care to give it: on social media at @ListenBrilliant, in our Facebook group BrillObsSquad, via email at BrilliantObservations@gmail.com, on our web site at BrilliantObservations.com, by buying shirts and swag at TeePublic.c...

It's the Generous Lover episode, featuring all the males we'd like to "aya-eeee." Missy gives a parenting shout out, and Amy mixes up Soledad O'Brien with Soleil Moon Frye (don't we all?). Plus, beach house faucets, Biden photo fails and the Amish girl takes a turn. Buckle up, kids. This is one episode where we can't stop laughing. (MmmmNOPE!) Join the conversation online at @ListenBrilliant, @Bri...

Detroit pizza. Roller skating. Cocktail parties. And a crisper drawer that borders on porn? This week, Amy pushes her weight loss into high gear, while Missy celebrates her milestone 500th Peleton ride (to great fanfare). Then, we look back over the past 11 months with nostalgia for all the things we as a society no longer know how to do, like make small talk, walk outside without a mask, shut up...

Melissa loses her "button," Mallory fights her fears, and Amy refuses to check a suspicious mole. It's all part of the glamorous job on the middle-aged BrillObs Mom Squad.  Join the conversation online at @ListenBrilliant, @BrillObsSquad, www. BrilliantObservations.com , or BrilliantObservations@gmail.com. Find swag at TeePublic.com/BrilliantObservations , or support us at Patreon.com/BrilliantObs...

They say you're the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Fortunately for you, we don't count in your total. Listen and laugh as we talk weight loss, poor social media habits, hateful father-daughter photos and waaaay too many jeans.    Join the conversation online at @ListenBrilliant, @BrillObsSquad, www. BrilliantObservations.com , or BrilliantObservations@gmail.com. Find swag...

Amy buys some questionable glasses. Missy can't decide what's better — telling a friend the cold hard truth, or being a friend and choosing to "ack…cen…tuate the positive." Spoiler Alert: we're not positive. Amy recaps her recent Board of Directors meeting. And our fan favorite segment, Hey, Whatcha Watchin? returns with Netflix reviews of The One, Thunder Force, Yellowstone, Godzilla vs Kong, and...

Why at the end of every podcast we have does it Just. Get. GOOD? This week, Amy learns what a hummer is. Or *does* she? Melissa begins the five year process of decluttering her house. And everyone reminisces about the pleasures of Food Factory Tours of Yore. It's all part of our Things We Do For Our Kids series, also known as Why I Can't Retire. Join the conversation online at @ListenBrilliant, @B...

It's Spring Break 2021, and like all good shut-ins, Missy tries her hand at an in-person, socially distanced, highly vaccinated, folding soccer chair, we're done when I say we're done Driveway Social Hour. (Stuart even brought his five favorite jokes.) Meanwhile, in Southtowne, Amy makes grand plans for a covid safe "beach bubble," only to watch the bubble burst as her friend catches the virus. (H...

There once was a man from Nantucket. Who had a podcast and said f$@! it. But Apple objected and fans soon defected, so now he cries tears like a bucket. What can we say, Dear Listener? We gave this limerick our "whole ass." Think you can do better? Then grab your sibling (or your date) and join us online at @ListenBrilliant, @BrillObsSquad, www. BrilliantObservations.com , or BrilliantObservations...

It starts with a little harmless fat shaming — okay, not that little. (And not that harmless.) Then we move on to ripping the Royals. Next up? Missy tears Amy a new one for her lack of automotive maintenance, complete disregard for her own children's safety and total refusal to adopt any reasonable standard of adulthood. Truth be told, she might have a point.   We wrap up our judges episode ever b...

So it turns out, Lionel Ritchie can get it. Amy continues to slow-walk her possible brain break diagnosis. And Melissa's Miracle Boobs™ return for a command performance — this time with *No Bra.* What can we say, Dear Listener? We just love you that much.  Care to return the feeling? Visit us on all the socials at @ListenBrilliant, @BrillObsSquad, www. BrilliantObservations.com , or BrilliantObser...

Dear Listener, who's your first? Missy unlocks the vault to see if anybody besides Stuart is actually in there. Spoiler Alert: she locks him back in. (Poor Stu.) THANK YOU to our newest Patreon Subscribers, our longest fans, and our loudest supporters. We love you way more than we ever admit.  Join the nonsense online @ListenBrilliant, @BrillObsSquad, www. BrilliantObservations.com , or BrilliantO...

After a week I mean month I mean year like we've had, there's only one thing left to do.  Find us everywhere @ListenBrilliant, online at BrilliantObservations.com, at Patreon.com/BrilliantObservations, at TeePublic.com/BrilliantObservations, on Facebook at BrillObsSquad or via email at BrilliantObservations@gmail.com.

Our eyes are everywhere this week, Dear Listener. But mostly between 11 and 32 inches. Find all the juicy details at BrilliantObservations.com, BrilliantObservations@gmail.com, @ListenBrilliant, on Facebook at BrillObsSquad, on Patreon.com/BrilliantObservations, and at TeePublic.com/BrilliantObservations. 

From sourdough and cannibalism to Chris Hemsworth's prosthetic penis, we dive deep into the paralyzing reality of "healthy fears." Suck it, sharks. We're buying a beach house.  Join the nonsense online @ListenBrilliant, @BrillObsSquad, www. BrilliantObservations.com , or BrilliantObservations@gmail.com. Find swag at TeePublic.com/BrilliantObservations , or support us at Patreon.com/BrilliantObserv...

Friends in need level-jump their testicle-and-lady-part questions straight over Melissa's head in an attempt to get to Dr. Stuart. Her advice? If you're taking two days to eat an orange, you're doing something wrong. Join us as we eviscerate all the cheeses, catchup on the beach house hunt and debate the horrors of wedgie-inducing underpants. Weigh in on the thong-vs-boy short-vs-nudist debate at...

Some things you just don't talk about. Like loving crunchy peanut butter. Hating the beach. Or meeting a flaccid penis. As usual, Amy is convinced with no evidence whatsoever that the mythic "limp dick" heard tell in every comedy club and Hollywood storyline is actually a fallacy. I mean, have you *ever* heard anyone who has ever had this happen — male, female, friend, foe? Perhaps, dear listener,...

Grab your Go Bag, kids. It's time to clip-in to your Peletons and ride through the weirdest sex talk ever. (Save us, Carson Daly!) Join us as we distract ourselves from the day's events with sourdough, Bridgerton, and a jaunty, judgy dive into the why of watersports. Pee and sex. Poo and sex. Sushi and sex. Sex and sex. It's enough to push a girl to eat tongue. #CarbGood If you're a skipper, this...

Stuart accidentally swallows a dog toy, while Missy discovers the surprising power of even the least bit of encouragement. Just ask a flaccid penis. Hey, oh! This week's conversation brings talk of hellfire, exercise induced endorphins, and novel writing updates. Plus, Missy and Stu wave their last (almost?) goodbyes to the Florida house, and Amy and Melissa definitively confirm it's the gift — no...