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.
What this show covers
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What listeners will find here
Andrew Schulz’s movie rollout collides with rings-vs-résumé sports talk
Andrew Schulz’s upcoming Street Fighter movie becomes the launch point for a wide-ranging episode on box office hype, sports legacy debates, and media business moves. Charlamagne and the crew bounce from promo photos and theatrical competition to Jimmy Butler, Caitlin Clark, LeBron, and the Green Lantern finale.
Glasses Malone and Problem on The Drop, rap legacy, and culture debates
The episode centers on Glasses Malone and Problem discussing FX’s The Drop and its connection to the Snowfall universe. The conversation also branches into Warren G’s rap legacy, alleged Diddy prison footage, Michael Jackson’s dance influences, and the Savannah James flight debate.
Speech, schools, and who really panics when freedoms get squeezed
This episode tackles the Macklemore-Ed Sheeran-Robert Kraft controversy, the meaning of “free Palestine,” and whether artists should resist institutions that police speech. It then widens into Trump-era press access, conservative anxiety over civil liberties, and a sharp debate over schools, teacher pay, legacy admissions, and DEI.
AI panic, rap legacy wars, and a very chaotic culture debate
AI safety fears kick off the episode as Charlamagne and Andrew Schulz debate whether a real extinction risk should change how tech companies behave. Then the conversation swerves into race, language, hip-hop legacy rankings, parenting, astrology, and some truly unnecessary bathroom talk.
From Tupac’s murder case to workplace surveillance and Lanterns
Charlamagne and Andrew jump from Keefe D’s conviction in Tupac’s murder to a heated debate over employer surveillance and after-hours work expectations. The episode also touches Dolly Parton’s legacy, Jaylen Brown’s community comments, HBO’s Lanterns, and a chaotic Times Square stabbing standoff.
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