The Brilliant Idiots
by Charlamange Tha God and Andrew Schulz
Is this your podcast?Charlamagne Tha God is a prominent radio host and author known for his incisive commentary on culture and social issues, while Andrew Schulz is a stand-up comedian and podcaster recognized for his sharp wit and observational humor. Together…
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From 28 epsHosts
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Recent episodes
The Resolution of Conflict
Oct 16, 2026
2h 06m 33s
Between 2 Bears
Oct 9, 2026
1h 49m 19s
The Drop (with Glasses Malone & Problem)
Oct 2, 2026
2h 09m 50s
Private School Blues
Sep 25, 2026
2h 31m 16s
Toto Tartare
Sep 11, 2026
1h 27m 24s
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Audience Interest
- comedy and humor
- current events discussions
Podcast Focus
- humorous takes on news
- lighthearted debates
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes
- 11 years active
Platform Reach
- available on major platforms
- growing listener base
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- 🇺🇸United States · ComedyHOME#46125K to 663K
- 🇳🇬NG · Comedy#163.3K to 17K
- 🇿🇦ZA · Comedy#38980 to 5.2K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Comedy#120923 to 4.9K
- 🇰🇪KE · Comedy#55280 to 1.5K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
132K to 698K🎙 ~2x weekly·341 episodes·Last published 3d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
264K to 1.4M🇺🇸95%🇳🇬2%🇿🇦1%+1 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
145K to 767K70K real followers tracked across platforms
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| 10/16/26 | The Resolution of Conflict | Andrew Schulz is out this week, so Charlamagne, Alex, Chris, and Mouse Jones air out a business falling-out. The group argues over whether anyone can opt out of the system, what a realistic social democracy looks like, and whether a Uber driver and a doctor deserve the same basic needs met. Then the money-in-politics fight kicks in: can you tax billionaires when they influence the lawmakers, and does overturning Citizens United have to come first? That leads to Jay-Z. Is he the face of Brooklyn’s gentrification after the Barclays Center, or are we aiming at the wrong target while developers, Michael Bloomberg, and city hall go unnamed? Also: whether you can separate the art from the artist after reports of Diddy’s prison altercation. ************************************ Sponsor Brilliant Idiots: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/brilliant-idiots Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me - Order Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - Pre Order 2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - Pre Order The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -Order Link Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - Order Link Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - Order Link Check out Andrew Schulz - www.theandrewschulz.com Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - https://blackeffect.com Checks out AlexxMedia AM Mornings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 2h 06m 33s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 | Between 2 Bears | 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 ring beat a résumé? Chris Morrow brings Dirk, Barkley, and Butler dragging two teams to the Finals, and it spills into Caitlin Clark and the WNBA. Plus LeBron’s prediction-market deal, the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and the Green Lantern finale. ************************************ Sponsor Brilliant Idiots: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/brilliant-idiots Lil Jon - I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me - Order Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - Order 2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - Order The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -Order Link Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - Order Link Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - Order Link Check out Andrew Schulz - www.theandrewschulz.com Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - https://blackeffect.com Checks out AlexxMediaAM Mornings Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/zt3hy9x9 #CashAppPod Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. Cash App Visa® Debit Flex Cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and The Bancorp Bank, N.A., pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. See terms and conditions for the Sutton prepaid card at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement, for the Sutton debit flex card at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/debit-flex-card-agreement-sutton and for the Bancorp debit flex card at cash.app/legal/us/en-us/debit-flex-card-agreement-bancorp. Savings and Offers provided by Cash App, a Block Inc. brand. Offers may not be affiliated with third party merchants. Parents and legal guardians can open a managed account for kids 6-12. Cash App will pass through a portion of the interest paid on your savings balance held in an account for the benefit of Cash App customers at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Member FDIC. To earn interest on your Cash App savings balance, you need to have sponsor approval. Exceptions may apply. Savings yield rate is subject to change. Visit cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 49m 19s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | The Drop (with Glasses Malone & Problem) | 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. ************************************ Sponsor Brilliant Idiots: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/brilliant-idiots Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - Pre Order 2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - Pre Order The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -Order Link Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - Order Link Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - Order Link Check out Andrew Schulz - www.theandrewschulz.com Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - https://blackeffect.com Checks out AlexxMedia AM Mornings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 2h 09m 50s | ||||||
| 9/25/26 | Private School Blues | 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 freedoms, with Charlamagne's "vanilla ISIS" theory of who actually revolts when rights get squeezed. Chris jumps into the debate over public vs. private school, teacher pay, and Nikole Hannah-Jones' gut-punch essay on failing her own daughter, plus a heated legacy-admissions and DEI showdown that gets personal fast. ************************************ Sponsor Brilliant Idiots: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/brilliant-idiots Vote for PJ for Baby Of The Year - http://babyoftheyear.org/2026/patrick-27a8 Jess Hilarious - Til Death Do We Parent - Pre Order 2Chainz - The Voice in my head is God - Pre Order The Black Family Who Built America - Cheryl McKissack Daniel -Order Link Uncommon Favor - Dawn Staley - Order Link Get Honest or Die Lying Why Small Talk Sucks- By Charlamagne Tha God - Order Link Check out Andrew Schulz - www.theandrewschulz.com Check out all the podcast on Charlamagne's "Black Effect Network" - https://blackeffect.com Checks out AlexxMedia AM Mornings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 2h 31m 16s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | AI and superintelligenceN-word debate+5 | — | AnthropicBlack Effect Network | — | AI researchersuperintelligence+7 | Cash AppCashAppPod | 1h 27m 24s | ||
| 9/4/26 | Tupac's murderreturn-to-work policy+4 | — | HBONYPD | — | TupacKeefe D+7 | — | 1h 39m 41s | ||
| 8/28/26 | WNBA attendanceLakers sale conspiracy+4 | — | WNBAWall Street Journal+1 | GothamNYC | WNBALakers+5 | — | 1h 32m 05s | ||
| 8/22/26 | monocultureboxing+4 | — | WNBAChatGPT+3 | — | monocultureClarissa Shields+6 | 2ChainzPre Order | 1h 40m 47s | ||
| 8/14/26 | podcastingcelebrity news+4 | Loren Lorosa | WNBABlack Effect Network | — | podcast businessCandace Owens+5 | Cash AppCashAppPod | 1h 52m 40s | ||
| 8/7/26 | Spider-ManDoctor Doom+4 | — | Brilliant IdiotsBlack Effect Network+1 | — | Tom HollandSpider-Man+5 | Jess Hilarious | 1h 39m 24s | ||
| 7/25/26 | New York summerKnicks Championship+5 | — | ESPNAPAC+1 | New York | NolanJay-Z+5 | — | 2h 15m 34s | ||
| 7/17/26 | Jay-Z concertAI-generated ads+4 | — | Cash AppHBO+1 | — | Jay-ZSupergirl+5 | Jess HilariousPre Order | 1h 34m 03s | ||
| 7/10/26 | retirement planningNBA debates+3 | — | TrumpWorld Cup+2 | AnguillaYankee Stadium | Charlamagne Tha GodAndrew Schulz+6 | — | 1h 29m 12s | ||
| 6/26/26 | Barack ObamaDrake+4 | — | Wall Street JournalInverse Wire+1 | — | Barack ObamaDrake+5 | Til Death Do We Parent | 1h 39m 23s | ||
| 6/19/26 | NBA FinalsJalen Brunson+5 | ChrisAlex Media | Target | — | KnicksJalen Brunson+7 | Cash AppCashAppPod | 1h 53m 19s | ||
| 6/12/26 | NBATrump+5 | — | nut waterBrilliant Idiots+1 | — | NBATrump+5 | Til Death Do We Parent | 2h 08m 03s | ||
| 6/5/26 | NBAsports commentary+3 | — | KnicksSpurs+1 | — | KnicksSpurs+5 | Brilliant Idiots | 1h 15m 02s | ||
| 5/29/26 | New York Knicksrap battles+5 | — | Netflix | — | New York KnicksDrake+7 | Til Death Do We Parent | 1h 26m 13s | ||
| 5/23/26 | Drake's albumNBA playoffs+3 | — | Black Effect NetworkUncommon Favor+3 | — | DrakeNBA playoffs+6 | Brilliant Idiots | 2h 06m 34s | ||
| 5/15/26 | HantavirusNew York City rats+5 | — | The Black Effect Network | — | HantavirusKevin Hart+6 | Jess Hilarious | 1h 32m 17s | ||
| 5/8/26 | hip hop mediapower rankings+3 | Loren Lorosa | Breakfast ClubUS Census | — | hip hopmedia rankings+3 | — | 2h 01m 40s | ||
| 5/1/26 | RZA's filmPulp Fiction easter eggs+4 | — | Brilliant IdiotsBlack Effect Network | — | RZAJay-Z+5 | Til Death Do We Parent | 2h 07m 08s | ||
| 4/25/26 | Street Fighter movie hypemultiverse and storytelling+5 | — | Black Effect NetworkAlexxMedia | — | Street Fightermultiverse+7 | Til Death Do We Parent | 1h 53m 36s | ||
| 4/17/26 | Crying mermaidsKaty Perry allegations+3 | — | Til Death Do We ParentThe Voice in my head is God+1 | — | mermaidsKaty Perry+5 | Jess HilariousPre Order | 1h 38m 18s | ||
| 4/10/26 | parentingmental health+4 | — | WNBABlock, Inc. | UKHard Rock Casino | parentingmental health+6 | Cash AppCODE | 2h 13m 16s | ||
| 4/3/26 | comedy vs. outrageAI deepfakes+3 | — | Black Effect Network | — | DruskiJ. Cole+6 | Til Death Do We Parent | 1h 33m 51s | ||
| 3/28/26 | stand-up comedyJay-Z+4 | — | Til Death Do We ParentThe Voice in my head is God+1 | — | stand-upJay-Z+4 | Brilliant Idiots | 2h 08m 00s | ||
| 3/20/26 | Oscars chaoscelebrity mystique+5 | — | Forrest Gump | — | Oscarscelebrity+6 | Brilliant Idiots | 2h 12m 38s | ||
| 3/14/26 | Oscars debatecelebrity PR+4 | — | Black Effect Network | — | OscarsMichael B. Jordan+5 | — | 1h 38m 43s | ||
| 3/6/26 | conspiracy theoriesinternet drama+4 | — | Black Effect Network | — | conspiracy culturetime travelers+5 | — | 2h 04m 53s | ||
| 2/28/26 | award show chaosTourette's+5 | — | Black Effect Network | — | coprolaliaBAFTAs+6 | Cash AppCODE | 1h 54m 23s | ||
| 2/20/26 | conspiracy theorieselite corruption+5 | — | NetflixBlack Effect Network+2 | — | conspiracy theorieselite corruption+5 | Jess HilariousPre Order | 1h 45m 13s | ||
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Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Distribution & Reach
About the show, platforms, and key insights.
Charlamagne Tha God is a prominent radio host and author known for his incisive commentary on culture and social issues, while Andrew Schulz is a stand-up comedian and podcaster recognized for his sharp wit and observational humor. Together, they form a dynamic duo on "The Brilliant Idiots," bringing a unique blend of comedy and candidness to their discussions. This podcast stands out for its irreverent take on current events, where the hosts tackle a variety of topics ranging from pop culture to societal norms, all delivered in a style that oscillates between being hilariously foolish and surprisingly insightful. With 323 episodes over six years, the format encourages free-flowing conversation, making it feel spontaneous and relatable. The show's audience spans a diverse demographic drawn to its comedic approach to serious subjects. Listeners appreciate the unfiltered perspectives and humor, finding value in both the entertainment and the thought-provoking dialogues that challenge conventional thinking.
By the numbers
- Total followers: 516K
- Total plays: 139M
- Total reviews: 12K
Platforms
TuneIn
- Followers: 10K
Castbox
- Followers: 45K
- Plays: 2.2M
- Reviews: 365
YouTube
- Subscribers: 446K
- Views: 136M
- Videos: 540
Podcast App
- Followers: 11K
- Reviews: 11K
Podcast Republic
- Followers: 3.8K
- Reviews: 9
Audience
teens
Key insights
What the show covers
- humorous takes on news
- lighthearted debates
- cultural observations
- guest interviews and insights
Audience interests
- comedy and humor
- current events discussions
- pop culture commentary
- social issues analysis
Platform reach
- available on major platforms
- growing listener base
- social media presence
- potential for wider distribution
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes
- 11 years active
- over 320 episodes
- reliable content schedule
Chart history for The Brilliant Idiots
Peaked at #16 in NG, currently #16 in NG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| South Africa | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| United States | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| KE | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| CL | — | #73 | #73 | — |
| CO | — | #109 | #109 | — |
| Canada | — | #120 | #120 | — |
| RO | — | #130 | #130 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #136 | #136 | — |
| AE | — | #141 | #141 | — |
| SA | — | #154 | #154 | — |
| PH | — | #165 | #165 | — |
| IS | — | #168 | #168 | — |
| IL | — | #173 | #173 | — |
| TH | — | #180 | #180 | — |
| Sweden | — | #196 | #196 | — |
| BE | — | #199 | #199 | — |
Chart Positions
17 placements across 17 markets.
Chart Positions
17 placements across 17 markets.