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The Brilliant Idiots

The Hit List (Ft. Akaash Singh)

The Brilliant Idiots

The Brilliant Idiots

Comedy

4.6 • 12K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

This week on Brilliant Idiots, Charlamagne Tha God  links up with Akaash Singh for a wild ride of politics, comedy, and straight-up chaos. From Mayor Adams’ spin on gentrification to free speech wars with Jimmy Kimmel, Trump’s revenge tour, and whether Kamala Harris can actually keep it real – nothing is off the table. The guys break down New York’s vibes, argue over who should really be paying the dinner check, and dive deep into loyalty, lies, and why perception always seems louder than reality. Plus, some unfiltered takes on bots running social media, H1B visas, and why free speech is under fire. Build credit fast and get your first month for just a dollar at GetKikoff.com/IDIOTS today. Thanks to Kikoff for sponsoring us! ************************************ Sponsor Brilliant Idiots: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/brilliant-idiots 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 No Holes Barred -Mandi B & Weezy WTF 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:28.3

Because 50 was there and back, but Andrew's still over there. Akash Singh is here. Akash Ashkosh. Yes, sir. How are you, man? I'm good, man. How are you? I am blessed black and highly favorite. How was your week, bro? I bless Brown and highly favorite. That's the week was. You absolutely are. You know, I was telling you before we started the show, we had Mayor Adams on,

2:20.0

and Mayor Adams was saying that Mondani's supporters are the gentrifiers. They are, though. But I was like, who? He kept saying the people, and I was like, who? So I said Indians because a large portion of people who went out there and voted him in the primary were Indians, And he was like, no. And I was like, who rich white people? And I'm like, you got to be specific. Who are these gentrifier? No, he means, it's not racial. It's the kids who live off their parents' income. Okay. Outside of Indians, because we like them. But the kids who live off their parents' income and have all these ideas about socialism and how they know how the world should work, even though they'd never had a real job, those guys vote from them done. How do you give a more eloquent answer than the mayor of New York? I feel like if you're gonna say that, you gotta be able to answer who people are, because somebody's gonna ask that. Look at his supporters. You know, these are the same, his heart and soul of his community at those same churchifies that moved us out of our communities and are disrespectful in our community.

2:26.7

That is the heart and soul.

2:28.1

So we're buying into a concept of a person.

2:31.8

What do you mean about it?

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