Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Happiness Expert Dr. Arthur C. Brooks Jul 09, 2026

Happiness expert, Harvard Professor & author Arthur Brooks joins Neal Brennan to discuss why happiness is ~50% genetic, why men and women fundamentally need different things from love (adoration vs. admiration), the dark triad/tetrad in dating apps, why “success addiction” ruins marriages, the psychology of comedy, the power of the “Reverse Bucket List,” why you need to be bored, how SSRIs affect creativity, Mass vs. Doomscrolling, why your personality keeps improving with age, and why suffering isn’t the same thing as pain.

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00:00 Intro

3:21 Is Happiness Genetic?

5:05 Male vs. Female Emotion

10:20 Adoration vs. Admiration: What Men and Women Really need

15:20 The Dark Tetrad: Society’s Most Dangerous People

19:38 Addiction to Being Adored

27:12 Sponsor: Superpower

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35:16 Addiction to Adoration

39:58 Building Protocols to Protect Marriage

44:19 The Happiness Scale

56:45 Going to Mass instead of scrolling

59:34 Why You Need to Be Bored

1:00:56 The Pill, SSRIs & Creativity

1:08:22 Happiness & Aging

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1:21:15 The Psychology of Comedy

1:23:45 The Reverse Bucket List

1:31:25 Psychedelics & Prayer

1:36:18 Suffering

1:43:50 Love & Marriage

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Jordan Jensen Jun 25, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Jordan Jensen ('Take Me With You' on Netflix, RIP w/ Jordan Jensen) about cancelling her last scheduled appearance at the last second, codependency, sex and love addiction, shapeshifting in relationships, chaos vs. calm, addiction, quitting coke, the biology of rage, status anxiety, living in reality vs. living in delusion, her standup comedy, telling the truth, self-sabotage and obsessing over fairness. Subscribe to Jordan Jensen: @jordanjensenlolstop Watch 'Jordan Jensen: Take Me With You' on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81978275 00:00 Intro 00:45 Cancelling Her Last Scheduled Blocks Appearance 4:30 Codependency 19:07 Sponsor: Zocdoc 20:55 Sponsor: Tushy 23:40 Quitting Drinking & Coke 29:00 Sugar Addiction 34:30 What she's learned in recovery 37:45 Vulnerability 50:44 The Telepathy Tapes 53:54 Sponsor: Bubs Naturals 56:03 Sponsor: The Perfect Jean 58:14 Rage & Anti-Authority 1:10:14 Obsessed with Fairness 1:18:49 Status anxiety 1:22:00 Honesty 1:24:45 Her Goals Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.Zocdoc.com/NEAL to book a top rated doctor today. Go to https://www.HelloTushy.com & use promo code NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order Visit https://www.BubsNaturals.com & use promo code NEAL for 20% off Bubs Naturals Go to https://www.ThePerfectJean.NYC/NEAL15 for 15% off plus free shipping. ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle

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Josh Johnson Jun 11, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Josh Johnson (New HBO special: Symphony) about being too nice, working together at The Daily Show, how his fashion sense has changed thanks to a good deed Neal doesn't remember, his prolific posting of standup on his Youtube channel, growing up lower-income, billionaires building bunkers, being present emotionally, becoming an effective communicator, whether or not comedy can change the world or people's lives, why Americans are too comfortable for a revolution, MAGA vs. Liberals, what it's like to be him, and much more.

00:00 Intro

2:00 Too Nice

6:00 The Forgotten Clothes Story

10:00 Working with Neal at the Daily Show

12:40 Prolific Standup Posting

19:09 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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24:35 Growing up lower-income

48:18 Sponsor: CookUnity

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55:24 Being Present Emotionally

1:00:00 Effective Communication

1:06:00 MAGA vs. Liberals

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Brad Williams May 28, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Brad Williams (New special: Live on Short Street) about his experience living with dwarfism, the guilt he felt after his daughter was born with the same disability, how he learned to reframe his thinking and approach parenting in a positive manner, the arc of his standup career, why Ari Shaffir said no one wants to follow him on stage, the fears no one else sees (why Brad won't drink around drunk people), his marriage, and much more. Subscribe to Brad Williams @BradWilliamsComedy Watch Brad Williams: Live on Short Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXDA3HHcq5E 00:00 Intro 2:08 Dwarfism 10:32 Is dwarfism an advantage in comedy? 13:06 Childhood 17:58 Peter Dinklage 21:16 Sponsor: CookUnity 23:34 Sponsor: ZocDoc 25:37 Dating 50:48 Sponsor: Tushy 52:59 Sponsor: Amentara 56:05 Sponsor: Quince 57:55 Imposter Syndrome 1:01:44 His Daughter 1:19:02 Health & Gratitude Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.CookUnity.com/NEAL and use promo code NEAL for 50% off your order. Go to https://www.ZocDoc.com/NEAL to book a top rated doctor today. Visit https://www.hellotushy.com and use promo code NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order. Go to https://www.Amentara.com/Go/Neal and use promo code Blocks22 for 22% off your first order. Visit https://www.Quince.com/NEAL for free shipping & 365-day returns ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle

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Malcolm Gladwell May 14, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Malcolm Gladwell (Revisionist History, Broken Record, Blink, Outliers The Tipping Point) about the moral dilemmas of responsible journalism, why he doesn't believe in complaining or introspection, playing Monopoly standing up, money anxiety, his lack of jealousy, the attention Gawker gave him, his interview techniques, dinner party conversations, Elvis Presley's mom's toes, Zootopia 2, Derek Chauvin, Trump, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, and much more.

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00:00 Why Malcolm isn't introspective

18:49 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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23:58 Fame, money, competitiveness & anxiety

31:37 The Gawker Era

35:57 Trevor Noah, Chris Rock and Kevin Hart

44:32 Interview techniques

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1:02:21 Zootopia 2

1:04:26 Irv Gotti

1:06:00 Responsible Journalism 1:11:10 Elvis Presley

1:13:15 Derek Chauvin

1:22:09 Trump

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Jordan Klepper Apr 30, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Jordan Klepper (Daily Show, "Fingers the Pulse") on the Blocks Podcast about the true nature of MAGA, what he witnessed in Washington D.C. on January 6, how the American attitude toward shamelessness and hypocrisy has shifted since Trump's rise to power, using his improv background in field pieces, taking a Trump supporter to a Kamala rally, interviewing a guy who pleaded guilty to punching a cop on January 6 but still believed it was an inside job, what he learned from Jon Stewart & Trevor Noah, hosting his own show and how it affected his nervous system, becoming a parent, his drift from Hitchens-era smug atheist certainty back to agnosticism, Dominos vs. Papa Johns on the road, connecting flights, Camus and philosophy, and being smug. 00:00 Neal & Matthew McConaughey's Shininess 1:40 Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse 3:00 Road life 8:15 Field pieces with Jon vs. Trevor 10:32 MAGA 13:10 January 6 18:54 Trump's superpower 20:40 Ad Break: Ultra Nuro Pouches 22:58 Ad Break: Zocdoc 25:25 Interviewing approach 30:24 Bringing a Trump fan to a Kamala rally 32:43 January 6 41:27 Ad Break: Harry's 43:37 Ad Break: Mando 45:44 Math vs. Comedy Brain 54:05 Marriage & Parenthood 1:06:30 Religion, Atheism & Agnosticism 1:26:36 Information overload 1:30 Jon Stewart & Trevor Noah Thanks to our sponsors! Don't sleep on @UltraPouches . New customers get 15% Off with code NEAL at https://www.takeultra.com ! #ultrapouches #ad Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://www.Zocdoc.com/NEAL to instantly book a doctor you love today. Our listeners get the Harry's Plus Trial Set for only $10 at https://www.Harrys.com/NEAL #Harryspod Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off with promo code NEAL at https://www.shopmando.com ! #mandopod Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For a limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code NEAL at https://www.Bubsnaturals.com ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle ----------------------------------------------------------

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Ali Siddiq Apr 16, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Ali Siddiq (9+ standup specials) about dealing crack, his dad dealing cocaine, getting arrested and incarcerated, the emotional toll of his sister's death, being a "weird dad," growing up experiencing relative levels of poverty, the valet parking landscape of Houston, Slim Thug, his attitude toward violence, shooting people, breakdancing, how Billy D. Washington and D.L. Hughley helped him find his storytelling voice, 'This Is Not Happening,' longtime grudges, and how his life has been a rollercoaster of gratitude. Get tickets for Ali Siddiq's Tour: https://alisiddiq.com/#section-a80lEppZfb Subscribe to @AliSiddiqComedy 00:00 Intro 1:24 What his life’s been 3:02 Gratitude 6:30 His dad’s cocaine dealing 9:30 Selling Crack 14:57 Sponsor: BetterHelp 16:54 Sponsor: Superpower 19:49 Arrest Story 42:18 Violence 1:00:11 Sponsor: Rag & Bone 1:03:15 Sponsor: CookUnity 1:06:20 Sponsor: Amentara 1:06:21 The Darkest Period of his life 1:09:56 His sister dying 1:17:30 Fatherhood 1:24:38 Storytelling & ‘This is Not Happening’ 1:37:08 What he makes of his life Thanks to our sponsors! This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit https://www.BetterHelp.com/NEAL for 10% off Head to https://www.Superpower.com and use code NEAL at checkout for $20 off your membership. Unlock your new health intelligence. 100+ biomarkers. Every year. Detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. #superpowerpod Experience chef-quality meals every week, delivered right to your door. Go to https://www.cookunity.com/NEAL for 50% off your first week. Upgrade your denim game with rag & bone! Get 20% off sitewide with code NEAL at https://www.rag-bone.com #ragandbonepod Go to https://www.amentara.com/go/neal and use code BLOCKS22 for 22% off your first order. Try low dose first. Your nervous system will thank you — or at least stop complaining so loudly. ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle

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Sarah Sherman Apr 02, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Sarah Sherman (SNL, Live & In The Flesh), AKA Sarah Squirm, about her fashion style, always wanting to be a comedian, going to Northwestern, her emo phase, anxiety, paranoia, delusion, SNL nightmares, why she thinks she's "kind of bad at standup," live sketches vs. Weekend Update, therapy, being gross and crazy, the internet, Adam Sandler and more.

00:00 ‘Live & In The Flesh’ HBO Special

4:23 Origin Story

8:41 Her fashion style

11:44 Wanting to be a comedian

16:03 Going to Northwestern

17:13 Sponsor: Huel

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22:14 Anxiety & Emo Phase

26:00 SNL Nightmares

28:01 Delusion & Paranoia about her style of comedy

32:00 Family & Anxiety

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36:02 “Kind of bad at standup”

42:07 SNL - Live Sketches vs. Update

47:55 Therapy

55:03 Sponsor: Mando

56:59 Sponsor: Cheers Health

59:23 Crazy

1:05:30 Self-care

1:10:30 Adam Sandler

1:11:56 The Internet

1:16:20 Her relationship

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Sam Harris Mar 19, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Sam Harris (Making Sense, Waking Up) about his mother Susan Harris' sitcom history, philosophy of the mind, meditation, Trump, secular rationality, fiction writing, dropping out of Stanford, psychic powers, magic, eye contact, consuming bad news, pacifism, meditation vs. political agitation, social media addiction, leftist hypocrisy and much more. Subscribe to @samharrisorg 00:00 Intro 2:25 His mother, Susan Harris 12:09 His father 15:13 Childhood perfectionism 17:22 Fiction writing aspirations & dropping out of college 18:52 MDMA 30:40 Sponsor: Huel 32:58 Sponsor: Mars Men 35:04 Psychic Powers & Spiritual Charisma 55:50 Eye Contact 1:02:28 Sponsor: Squarespace 1:04:30 Sponsor: Rag & Bone 1:06:08 Meditation vs. Political Agitation 1:14:12 Pacifism 1:23:30 Consuming Bad News 1:27:00 Social Media Addiction 1:40:34 Sponsor: Zocdoc 1:42:23 Trumpism & Leftist Hypocrisy 1:55:20 Political Optimism Thanks to our sponsors! Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code NEAL at huel.com/NEAL . New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting the show! For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://www.Mengotomars.com Check out https://www.squarespace.com/NEAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEAL. Visit https://www.rag-bone.com & use promo code NEAL for 20% off your order! Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to https://www.Zocdoc.com/NEAL to find and instantly book a doctor you love today. ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle

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Kevin Nealon Mar 05, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Kevin Nealon (SNL, Weeds, Happy Gilmore) about ADHD, Johnny Carson, mirroring, SNL, painting, Lorne Michaels, death, Chris Farley, claustrophobia, Dana Carvey, defibrillators, Adam Sandler, Irish accents, Garry Shandling, his documentary, Anthony Bourdain, family, Larry David, relationships, Robin Williams, Jan Hooks, standup comedy, Steve Martin, sketch comedy, David Letterman, and possible dementia. Subscribe to @KevinNealoncomedy Art: https://kevinnealonart.com/ Book: https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/i-exaggerate_9781419761980/ Oscar-nominated Documentary: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/come-see-me-in-the-good-light/umc.cmc.27uh51l7oh3ghql2gxb6xvb1s 00:00 Intro 1:42 Irish Catholic 5:13 ADD 8:10 Mirroring 9:54 Long career 12:14 Pre-SNL Career 19:02 Sponsor: Huel 21:29 Sponsor: BetterHelp 23:34 SNL 35:00 Relationships & Family 40:00 Anthony Bourdain 42:53 Claustrophobia 49:44 Come See Me In The Good Light Documentary 50:55 Sponsor: SuperPower 53:34 Sponsor: Squarespace 55:28 Sponsor: RoSparks 58:06 Death 1:01:45 Celebrity Anecdotes Thanks to our sponsors! Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code NEAL at huel.com/NEAL . New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting the show! Visit https://www.BetterHelp.com/NEAL for 10% off. Head to Superpower.com and use code [NEAL] at checkout for $20 off your membership. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Check out https://www.squarespace.com/NEAL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NEAL. Get harder, longer-lasting erections with Ro Sparks: $15 off first order of medication to get hard at https://www.ro.co/BLOCKS ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle ----------------------------------------------------------

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Robby Hoffman Feb 19, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Robby Hoffman ('Wake Up' on Netflix) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

00:00 Intro

01:31 Growing up Poor with 9 Siblings

05:09 Leaving religion and moving away

13:53 Rich kids vs. Poor kids

18:50 Feeling like an outsider

19:50 Being called “annoying”

28:00 Having opinions on everything

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40:29 Top Surgery

56:00 2-year rule for decisions

59:52 Standup vs. Small Talk

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Phil Hanley Feb 05, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Phil Hanley (Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Get Phil Hanley's book: https://www.amazon.com/Spellbound-My-Life-Dyslexic-Wordsmith/dp/1250860156 00:00 Intro

00:34 Dyslexia

9:27 Upbringing

10:41 Being a Male Model

19:24 Starting Comedy

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27:22 Being Grateful for Dyslexia

35:10 ADHD

36:42 How he is as a Romantic Partner

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52:08 How he sees his life progressing

58:03 Empathy

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Matt McCusker Jan 22, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Matt McCusker (Matt & Shane's Secret Podcast, New Netflix Special: A Humble Offering) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Neal Reacts to Matt’s Special 5:36 Matt & Shane’s Secret Podcast 8:43 Parenting 16:05 Panic Attacks 29:04 Therapy and Psychology 30:14 Sponsor: Huel 32:15 Sponsor: Superpower 34:18 Relationships 37:51 Anger 41:14 Therapy & Self-Help 48:54 How Men Can Deal with the Menstrual Cycle 55:34 Sponsor: Squarespace 57:42 Sponsor: Bubs Naturals 1:00:07 Directionlessness 1:04:28 Dissociation 1:18:48 How his life has improved Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.huel.com/Neal20 to get 20% off online ' Visit https://www.superpower.com/NEAL and use promo code NEAL for $20 off! Visit https://www.squarespace.com/NEAL to save 10% off your first purchase Visit https://www.bubsnaturals.com and use promo code NEAL for 20% off Bubs Naturals. ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle

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Hank Azaria Jan 08, 2026

Neal Brennan interviews Hank Azaria (The Simpsons, The Artist, Mystery Men, The Birdcage & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 00:00 Intro

1:35 Career

3:55 Apu

30:39 Sponsor: Ground News

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35:17 Simpsons Characters He Voices

38:44 Perfectionism & Uptightness

42:32 Drugs, Addiction and Codependency

56:20 Matthew Perry

1:04:57Workaholism and Fame

1:19:19 Impressionist

1:35:38 Parenting

1:41:23 Trump Quotes As Simpsons Characters

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Scott Galloway Dec 23, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Scott Galloway (Prof G Podcast, The Pivot, Professor, New Book: 'Notes on Being A Man') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. Subscribe to Scott Galloway: ⁨@TheProfGPod⁩

Buy Scott's new book 'Notes on Being A Man': https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Notes-on-Being-a-Man/Scott-Galloway/9781668084359 00:00 Intro

1:03 Backstory

3:22 Getting Rich

9:12 Growing up Poor

12:43 Addicted to Money & Affirmation

16:43 Billionaires

22:25 Universities

30:01 How To Convince People About Progressivism

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1:05:44 Solutions

1:24:39 Parenting

1:39:25 Income Inequality

1:46:25 Billionaire Bunkers

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Michael Kosta Dec 11, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Michael Kosta (The Daily Show, Standup) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. Subscribe to Michael Kosta: @MichaelKosta 00:00 Intro 00:37 Birdman Joke 4:28 Code Switching & Identity 5:58 Competitiveness 10:12 Long-term vs. Short Term Thinking 14:02 Arrogance in Comedy 16:30 Daily Show 19:02 Managing Competitiveness 22:25 Sponsor: BetterHelp 25:11 Sponsor: Rag & Bone 26:59 Pleasing Others 34:40 Effort 42:37 Sponsor: Aura Frames 45:09 Sponsor: Tushy 46:55 Alcohol 56:00 Work-Family-Nature-Money Balance ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle ----------------------------------------------------------

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Russell Peters Dec 04, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Russell Peters (Act Your Age Live in Abu Dhabi & Much More) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 00:00 Intro 00:23 Meeting Neal with Chappelle in the 90s 1:24 Marriage & Co-Parenting 4:21 Relationships 8:56 Why Russell Likes Nice Things 10:25 Financial Incompetence 18:20 Touring 19:23 What he’d tell his younger self 22:09 How His Life Has Improved 29:21 Phoniness of the Industry 37:50 Inferiority Complex But Happy 46:09 Challenges of Being A Parent 56:17 Goals for Himself ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle

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James Sexton Nov 27, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews James Sexton (Attorney, Author, Sexton Show) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. Subscribe to James Sexton: @sextonshow 00:00 Intro 1:30 Fame 10:21 Childhood 14:29 Debate Skills 17:10 Trauma, Growth & Divorce Clients 23:47 Sponsor: FitBod 26:06 Sponsor: Aura 28:11 Tactical Mind vs. Emotions 35:12 The 8 Mile Strategy 41:27 What All Divorce Cases Have in Common 43:56 Social Media & Relationship Dissatisfaction 55:48 Sponsor: SuperPower 58:15 Sponsor: Mando 59:45 How to be vulnerable in relationships 1:05:00 Offense vs. Defense in Relationships 1:20:00 Why Most People Shouldn’t Be Together 1:31:28 F.A.P. ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.fitbod.me/NEAL for 25% off your subscription https://www.auraframes.com promo code NEAL for $45 off! https://www.superpower.com promo code TAKE20 for an additional $20 off https://www.shopmando.com promo code NEAL - new customers get 20% off sitewide

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Ari Melber Nov 13, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Ari Melber ('The Beat' on MSNBC) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. Subscribe to the Ari Melber on Youtube: @AriMelber 00:00 Intro 3:25 Speed Reading 9:40 Defending journalism’s credibility 18:20 Truth vs. Fiction in News 22:10 Lawsuits & Freedom of Speech 36:10 Sponsor: BetterHelp 37:41 Sponsor: Ground News 39:21 Career Ambitions 57:22 Breaking Tragic News 1:06:14 Sponsor: Mando 1:08:22 Sponsor: Uncommon Goods 1:10:08 Duty & Obligation in Life & Work 1:13:45 Spirituality 1:16:35 Perfectionism & Time Efficiency 1:25:27 Being Present vs. Time Traveling ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month https://www.ground.news/NEAL for 40% off the vantage plan https://www.shopmando.com promo code NEAL - new customers get 20% off sitewide httsp://www.uncommongoods.com/BLOCKS for 15% off your next gift

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Alain de Botton Oct 30, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Alain de Botton (The School of Life) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. Subscribe to the School of Life: @theschooloflifetv

00:00 Intro

00:33 Philosophy as self-therapy

3:24 ‘Status Anxiety’ & Career Snobbery

5:30 You Will Marry the Wrong Person

11:40 The Tragedy of Baldness

14:02 Philosopher to Psychotherapy

16:55 Healing

19:50 Putting Your Wound To Use

20:40 Self-Pity

27:35 Difficulty of Changing

30:33 Love

32:36 Religion & Spirituality

40:14 Fatherhood

44:27 How The School of Life is Advice to Himself

45:49 Friendship

49:00 Neal & Alain become friends

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55:45 Love vs. Friendship

57:10 Ending Relationships

1:00:30 Advice & Wisdom

1:03:50 What Constitutes a “Good Friend”

1:08:50 Need for Validation

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1:18:27 What He Wishes He Could Do-Over

1:19:55 Being Flawed

1:21:35 American Ambition

1:23:55 Starting a Monestary

1:26:02 Panic

1:31:50 Philosophy as a Defense-Mechanism

1:33:40 Who Knows Themselves?

1:38:34 Reacting to his own quotes

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Jon Lovett Oct 16, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Jon Lovett (Pod Save America, Lovett or Leave It, Crooked Media) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

00:00 Intro

1:55 Surprise Party Story

4:03 Writing background

4:49 Pod Save America

8:30 Rehabilitated Sad Sack

10:03 Depression, ADHD, Edibles

11:21 Relationship with Ronan Farrow ending

16:38 Finding love again

25:04 Afraid of being alone

26:56 Never felt like part of the gay world

37:36 Victimization & Liberals

54:09 Sponsor: BetterHelp

55:45 Sponsor: Mando

57:55 Democrats Rollout of LGBT Issues

1:03:30 Being funny

1:06:03 Democrat Leadership

1:15:36 Accepting voter limitations

1:30:28 Ronan Farrow Investigative Journalism Backlash

1:39:40 Crooked Con

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Katey Sagal Oct 09, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Katey Sagal ('Futurama,' 'Married with Children,' 'Sons of Anarchy' and more) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks. 00:00 Intro 2:28 Growing up in Hollywood 4:11 Music career 6:13 Drugs 16:13 Getting Sober 18:55 Peg Bundy 24:49 Sponsor: Huel 27:45 ‘Married with Children’ 33:30 Typecasting & Dry Spells 37:30 Sobriety & Marriage 41:00 Parenting and Addiction 44:55 Remaining Present ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.huel.com promo code NEAL for 15% off for new customers.

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Jason Biggs Oct 02, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Jason Biggs (American Pie, Loser, Saving Silverman and much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 00:00 Intro 2:00 Is acting safe for kids? 8:00 Early acting career 11:20 American Pie: The Pie Scene 18:50 How his life changed post-American Pie 29:30 Partying 31:26 Sponsor: BetterHelp 33:32 Sponsor: Huel 36:10 Transition from ensemble star to leading man 41:20 Being typecast 46:45 OCD, Zoloft & Mental Health 51:52 Drinking and drugs 57:10 Twitter 58:40 Addiction 1:03:47 Sponsor: Rag and Bone 1:06:13 Sponsor: Modern Mammals 1:07:32 Getting sober 1:21:00 How he’s changed ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle (wthagle@gmail.com) Sponsors: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/neal and get on your way to being your best self. Visit https://www.rag-bone.com and use promo code NEAL for 20% off. Visit https://www.huel.com and use promo code NEAL for 15% off for new customers. Visit https://www.modernmammals.com Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks

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Matthew McConaughey Sep 18, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Matthew McConaughey (New book! 'Poems & Prayers) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

00:00 A Time To Kill

00:58 Intro

3:05 Musical Talking

4:40 Seems Resolved

7:06 Significance

12:27 Violence of childhood

16:00 Parenting

20:39 Dating two prom queens

21:45 Charisma

24:41 Heartbreak

29:42 Marriage

33:57 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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38:00 Nice Guys vs. Good Men

46:00 Serving vs. Leading the Family

51:44 Rom Coms

1:04:39 Jealousy

1:05:55 Prep for Dazed & Confused

1:10:27 His approach to films

1:12:30 True Detective

1:17:22 What is a movie star?

1:20:18 Choosing Parts

1:24:44 Dazed & Confused Ending

1:27:24 Meeting expectations

1:31:32 Personal standards

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1:38:39 God

1:43:08 Egotistical Utilitarian

1:54:55 Matthew Reads From His Book

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Ezra Klein Sep 04, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Ezra Klein (The Ezra Klein Show) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

00:00 Intro

00:28 Being a liberal leader

1:40 Biden & Democrat Ineptitude

12:32 Social Media

17:30 Future for Democrats

22:22 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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25:09 Finding the right candidate

28:42 Career pressure

42:53 Transition from Writer to Performer

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51:07 Information Hygiene

1:01:45 Joe Rogan and Podcasting

1:13:05 Not Paying Attention

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Andrew Callaghan Aug 21, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Andrew Callaghan (Channel 5, All Gas No Brakes) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

00:00 Intro

1:13 Origins of All Gas No Breaks

3:40 Approach for Interviews

6:00 Avoiding Exploitation

10:20 Stories he prefers covering

16:17 Reaction to Hunter Biden Interview

18:00 Scaling up Channel 5

21:49 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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25:49 HPPD

29:05 Navigating Fame

33:55 Flat Affect

35:47 Mixing work & friends

41:25 Workaholic

47:57 Sued by Trump

48:57 Cortisol Burnout

52:55 Sponsor: Mando

55:07 Sponsor: Superpower

57:42 Substance Abuse

59:53 Cancellation

1:04:58 Dear Kelly

1:10:12 Building relationships on the road

1:15:50 Empathy

1:17:00 Hunter Biden

1:18:30 Work vs. Relationships

1:19:55 Future plans

1:23:00 Worried about Nothing

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Nick Swardson Aug 07, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Nick Swardson (Grandma's Boy, Bucky Larson, Specials, Pretend Time, Adam Sandler movies and much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

00:00 Intro

2:35 Congrats Marc Maron

3:10 Rebellious teenage years

21:48 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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26:38 Addicted to Performing

29:30 Starting Comedy

34:47 Drinking on the Road

41:00 Quitting Drinking

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54:07 Dark side of Alcohol

1:07:12 Anxiety from Alcohol

1:13:09 Key West Bender

1:21:03 Diabetes

1:25:30 Lucky to Be Alive

1:30:19 What He’s Proud Of

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Leanne Morgan Jul 24, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Leanne Morgan ('I'm Every Woman' on Netflix, What in the World?! book, 'Leanne' on Netflix) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

00:00 Intro

00:44 The White Ail Wong

1:00 Neal & Leanne’s relationship

1:49 Scared of LA

3:30 Leanne’s backstory

5:20 Femininity & Masculinity

7:08 Chuck Morgan

8:20 Standup career

16:58 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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20:23 Wanting to Go To Hollywood

27:28 College in Nashville

30:00 Ambition

34:00 Rejection

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43:37 Living in a Double Wide

53:42 Imposter Syndrome

58:00 Spirituality

1:01:39 Low self-esteem

1:04:38 Acting

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Earthquake Jul 10, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Earthquake (Chappelle's Home Team - Earthquake: Legendary plus more specials) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

00:00 Intro 2:30 Comedy Career 10:00 Spirituality 16:02 Sponsor: BetterHelp 18:08 Sponsor: Tushy 20:09 Marriage 32:02 Selfishness 37:57 Inattentiveness 43:18 Sponsor: Modern Mammals 44:31 Sponsor: ExpressVPN 46:29 Biggest challenges of his life 57:47 Grudges 1:03:13 Improving relationships 1:13:15 Co-existing with a woman ---------------------------------------------------------- Watch Earthquake's new special on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81497886 Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan https://twitter.com/nealbrennan https://www.tiktok.com/@mrnealbrennan Watch Neal Brennan: Crazy Good on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728557 Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). Edited by Will Hagle (wthagle@gmail.com) Sponsors: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/neal and get on your way to being your best self. Visit https://www.hellotushy.com and use promo code NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order. Visit https://www.modernmammals.com to shop for hair products. Visit https://www.expressvpn.com/NEAL for an extra 4 months FREE! Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks

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Ramy Youssef Jun 26, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Ramy Youssef (#1 Happy Family USA, Ramy, Mountainhead) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:17 Television

2:45 911 Joke

4:20 In Love

5:05 Balancing Work & Relationships

13:36 #1 Happy Family USA

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25:50 Ramy Explains Islam to Neal

32:40 Shame

40:40 Forgetfulness

44:07 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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48:02 Sugar

51:55 Never drank alcohol

53:17 Right ankle

55:49 Goals for his life

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Stephen Merchant Jun 12, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Stephen Merchant (‘The Office,’ ‘Extras,’ ‘An Idiot Abroad,’ ‘Life’s Too Short,’ ‘Hello, Ladies’ and more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:33 Origin story

3:07 Ricky Gervais

7:49 Origins of the Office

10:56 Ambition in the UK vs. US

14:22 The Office First Season

17:11 Success

18:24 Christmas Specials

21:35 Sponsor: Mando

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25:52 American version of The Office

28:08 Secret sauce of his relationship with Ricky

34:42 American adaptation

39:12 Current roles and goals

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49:56 Tall

58:30 Comedy persona vs. who he really is

1:05:30 Ambition

1:07:00 Relationships

1:09:06 How Success Impacted Him

1:15:40 Stephen Imparts Wisdom

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Josh Groban May 29, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Josh Groban (multi-platinum musician) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:07 Getting discovered

6:34 Early singing career

15:21 Singing with Celine Dion at the Grammys

20:11 Reaction to success

21:37 Insecurity

34:07 TV Special

35:04 You Raise Me Up

38:55 Loneliness from Being Uncategorizable

46:56 Building Walls

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57:21 The Show Must Go On

1:00:56 Work Life Balance

1:02:57 Stage Fright

1:09:55 Hobbies

1:10:30 Talented Introvert

1:14:11 Depression

1:15:55 Self-Acceptance

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Tom Green May 15, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Tom Green (The Tom Green Show, Freddy Got Fingered, This Is The Tom Green Documentary) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:33 Testicular Cancer

3:44 White Rapper

4:59 DIY roots

6:18 Norm Macdonald & Letterman

9:44 Experiencing sudden fame

15:05 Hosting SNL

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23:13 Early adoption of creative technology

26:45 Negative reaction to fame

30:05 Shell shocked by fame

32:10 Downside of sudden fame

35:45 Relationship with Drew Barrymore

37:07 Anxiety

41:16 Testicular cancer

48:41 Difficulty of public relationship

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53:10 Moving back to Canada

1:03:29 Positive Thoughts

1:06:30 Procrastination & Indecision

1:15:26 Keeping the Dream Alive

1:17:05 How His Relationship with Himself has changed

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W. Kamau Bell May 01, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews W. Kamau Bell (We Need to Talk About Cosby, United Shades of America, Who's With Me? 2025 standup tour) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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18:25 Who Defines What's Black?

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53:48 Smart for a Comedian

1:05:31 America

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Larry Wilmore Apr 17, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Larry Wilmore (Nightly Show, Daily Show, Bernie Mac Show, Blackish, Insecure & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

3:15 Dating, Marriage & Kids

7:30 Therapy by Proxy

8:26 Emotions

13:53 Providing

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28:00 God & Death

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52:12 Procrastination & Messiness

1:04:15 Empath/Sociopath

1:17:08 Likes being alone

1:23:23 Health

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Blake Griffin Apr 03, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Blake Griffin (NBA Rookie of the Year, 5-time All-NBA, Amazon Prime announcer) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:45 Retirement

12:00 Mentoring

16:10 Clippers

19:50 Are NBA Players happy?

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27:38 Coachability / arguing / Competitive

34:20 Clippers

47:40 Announcing

51:46 Survey

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55:19 Luka's shape

1:05:40 Positive visualization

1:13:30 General racial ambiguity

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Carol Leifer Mar 20, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Carol Leifer (Standup, 'Seinfeld,' 'Hacks,' 'SNL' & Much More) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks. Carol's new book is called 'How to Write a Funny Speech... for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place: https://www.amazon.com/How-Write-Funny-Speech-Graduation/dp/1797232231

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00:00 Intro

00:48 Start in Show Business

5:25 Jerry Seinfeld

7:49 Improving at Standup

9:38 Moving to LA

12:51 Women in Comedy

14:51 Sponsor: Hims

16:05 Sponsor: Tushy

17:41 Bulletproof

19:71 Becoming Lesbian

26:29 Having a Kid

32:52 Sponsor: Mando

34:35 Sponsor: BetterHelp

35:53 Working

37:32 Seinfeld, Larry Sanders, Modern Family, Hacks

41:55 SNL Regrets

47:40 Career vs. Relationships

50:42 How to Write a Funny Speech

56:38 Spirituality / Mortality

59:45 Goals & Regrets

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William H. Macy Mar 06, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews William H. Macy (Shameless, Fargo, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Seabiscuit, Pleasantville & many more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:19 Serendipitous

2:27 Becoming an Actor

5:32 Different roles he’s played

6:21 David Mamet

10:10 Meddler

16:00 Adlibbing vs writing

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26:23 Procrastinator

32:00 Going deeper in his acting

34:54 Aging as an actor

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42:31 Fatherhood

47:40 Too Honest

55:04 Fargo

57:23 Boogie Nights

59:15 What makes Phillip Seymour Hoffman great

1:01:00 Acting techniques

1:05:50 Accepting Himself

1:08:30 Seabiscuit & Pleasantville

1:11:30 Shameless

1:12:39 Woody Creek Distillers

1:15:40 Continuing to Work

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Ari Shaffir Feb 20, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Ari Shaffir (America's Sweetheart on Netflix, You Be Trippin' Podcast, This Is Not Happening & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:58 Neal gives Ari his flowers

3:15 Anti-authority

6:12 Parking Lot Urchin

7:50 Moving to LA, Comedy Store, how he changed

13:39 Wanting to Make Things

17:40 Sponsor: CookUnity

19:22 Sponsor: BetterHelp

21:06 Doesn’t Care About Money

26:50 Living in Defiance

30:09 Travel

40:15 Doesn’t follow the news

45:05 Sponsor: Hims

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48:15 Openly Amoral

49:50 Contrarian

52:03 Being positive

1:05:53 Drugs

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Joe List Feb 06, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Joe List (Fourth of July, 'Enough for Everybody,' + more specials, 'The Standups' on Netflix) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:12 Netflix Specials

3:30 Marriage

4:55 OCD

15:03 Sponsor: Tushy

16:36 Sponsor: Mando

18:08 GAD

23:00 Mental Health Improvements

25:45 Family & Raising Kids

29:40 Fear of death

37:40 Panic Attacks & Drinking

40:50 Guidance

44:50 Learned Behavior

48:00 Lack of Confidence

51:56 Sponsor: BetterHelp

53:31 Sponsor: Hims

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56:54 Alcoholism

1:03:23 Herpes

1:09:14 Tinnitus

1:11:30 Hypochondria

1:13:00 Dying

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Jason Reitman Jan 23, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Jason Reitman ('Saturday Night,' 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' 'Up in the Air,' 'Juno,' 'Thank You For Smoking' & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:30 Fears Obituary Credits

3:00 Reason for Making 'Juno'

6:00 Ego After Making ‘Up In The Air’

7:45 Being Ivan Reitman’s son

11:00 Ambition & Nepotism

14:22 Saturday Night

23:08 Sponsor: ZocDoc

24:50 Sponsor: BetterHelp

26:25 Anxiety

30:05 Writing about show business

32:23 What his movies are really about

36:33 Young Adult

37:40 Movies that Hurt

39:22 Ghostbusters: Afterlife

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46:26 Indie Director in Studio Director's Body

47:40 Movie Theaters vs. Streaming

55:15 Shame

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Paul Scheer Jan 09, 2025

Neal Brennan interviews Paul Scheer ('Joyful Recollections of Trauma,' Human Giant, The League, Black Monday, How Did This Get Made? Podcast) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:48 Writing about Trauma

3:02 Origin of the book

5:50 Childhood abuse

10:05 Dad vs. Stepdad fight

11:59 Fighter

14:18 Leaving his abusive stepfather

20:21 Sponsor: Tushy

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22:45 How childhood trauma affected his relationships

27:25 Relationships with his mother & kids

36:20 Anger

43:00 Afraid to Rock the Boat

47:54 Sponsor: BetterHelp

49:17 ADHD

51:40 Figuring out Who He Is

1:00:00 Worst Thing He Ever Did

1:04:00 Embracing Anger

1:07:40 Parenting

1:13:40 Self-Reflection

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Jerry O'Connell Dec 19, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Jerry O'Connell (The Talk, Stand by Me, Kangaroo Jack & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:00 Neal & Jerry's 1992 Memory Disagreement

6:50 Stand by Me

12:20 Imposter Syndrome

14:40 Should there be Child Actors?

23:23 Jealousy of Corey Feldman and other people

27:50 Sponsor: CookUnity

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31:50 His Mom

38:00 relationships

39:38 Living at Home During College

43:50 Insecurity in Marriage to Rebecca Romijn

47:40 Jealousy & Insecurity

52:40 The Talk ending

57:27 Holding yourself accountable

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1:04:05 Cheap

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Akaash Singh Dec 12, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Akaash Singh ('Gaslit' special, Flagrant) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:05 Starting Standup

13:05 Confrontation with Wife

15:45 How do you ask for what you want?

19:45 Guy relationships

22:58 His Own Emotions

24:30 Alcoholism in Family

26:30 Boundaries with Schulz

28:48 Sponsor: Verso

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32:26 Sleep

37:00 Talking about Family Onstage

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51:58 Eating Healthy

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Matteo Lane Dec 05, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Matteo Lane (Hairplugs & Heartache) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:43 Andrew Schulz

4:30 Being a Gay Comedian

13:30 Being Gay Now vs. Then

15:28 Coming out of the closet

18:40 Sponsor: Public Rec

21:01 Sponsor: Tushy

22:36 Anxiety

27:30 Sensitive

30:50 Dimming his own light for others

40:38 Being Gay in Relationships

48:08 Afraid of Not Being Liked

49:23 Being Alone

50:30 Fear of Looking Like A Bad Person

54:09 Sponsor: Mando

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57:34 Feeling Left Out

1:00:50 Too In His Head

1:04:30 Being Gay Now vs. Then

1:07:53 Fear-based

1:11:10 Dream for Himself

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Ken Burns Nov 28, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Ken Burns (Leonardo Da Vinci on PBS plus The Civil War, The War, Jazz, Baseball and many more documentaries) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:00 What qualifies for a Ken Burns documentary

2:16 Leonardo da Vinci

5:17 Self-parody

8:22 Why he decided to work on da Vinci

12:00 The Last Dance

16:50 da Vinci’s possible homosexuality

19:55 Ken Burns on Ken Burns

29:12 Sponsor: Verso

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32:43 Temper

38:12 Zen of the Brooklyn Bridge

39:49 Spirituality

44:53 Being Kind

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57:45 Trying not to make the others wrong

1:01:50 Covering Wars & Difficult Subjects

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Ron Livingston Nov 21, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Ron Livingston (Loudermilk, Swingers, Office Space & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:56 Everyman

3:43 Swingers

8:16 Office Space

19:13 Sponsor: Uncommon Goods

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22:04 Executive Function

30:52 People Pleasing

43:53 Sponsor: Verso

45:40 Perfectionism

52:48 Fatherhood & Adoption

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Randall Park Nov 14, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Randall Park (Always Be My Maybe, Fresh Off the Boat, WandaVision, Shortcomings) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:30 Ali Wong

3:00 UCLA & Asian-American representation

5:20 Parents & Upbringing

6:24 How the Immigrant Experience Influenced Him

8:48 Randall’s dad passing away

12:27 Anxiety

16:43 How to undo existential dread

20:47 Wanting to Be Liked

21:14 The Interview controversy

24:17 Wanting to be Liked

28:43 Sponsor: Tushy

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32:05 Fear of Success

36:12 Racism in Hollywood

45:35 Fear of Dead Animals

50:23 Mourning

1:00:50 Eulogy for his Father

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Ben Schwartz Nov 07, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Ben Schwartz (Ben Schwartz & Friends, Parks & Rec, Middleditch & Schwartz and more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:48 Improv Tours

4:15 Social Media Addiction

9:28 Self-worth tied to job

24:33 People Pleaser

36:31 Relationships vs. Work

45:47 Staying Connected

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Robert Smigel Oct 31, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Robert Smigel (SNL, Conan, TV Funhouse, Dana Carvey Show & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

2:46 Robert Smigel intro

4:04 William Shatner

5:22 Competition at SNL

19:39 Writing for Seinfeld at SNL

23:45 Conan

29:58 Sponsor: Mando

31:42 Raising a Kid with Autism

37:58 Temper

43:25 Worry

47:51 Balancing Ambition & Ethics

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Tommy Tiernan Oct 24, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Tommy Tiernan (The Tommy Tiernan Show, On tour in North America now) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:38 Extremities

6:08 God

15:50 Tension

26:09 ADD, Maybe

30:09 Temper & Parenting

35:14 Moody

40:35 Guilt

51:45 Age

1:01:10 Worry & Obsession

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Marlon Wayans Oct 17, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Marlon Wayans (Good Grief special on Amazon, Wild Child Tour + much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:53 Anxiety

9:33 Grief

22:07 Depression

27:02 Accepting His Trans Child

33:30 Sponsor: BetterHelp

34:32 Tupac, Biggie, Drake & Kendrick

41:01 Confrontation in Relationships

50:12 OCD with Clothes

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Stavros Halkias Oct 10, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Stavros Halkias (Fat Rascal on Netflix, Let’s Start a Cult, Tires & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:00 Competitiveness

6:40 Health

13:42 Family Guilt

25:33 Sponsor: Tushy

27:32 Crowd Work

37:27 Rumination

42:38 Isolation

51:33 Artistic Integrity

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Questions & Answers Oct 03, 2024

Neal Brennan answers your questions about the things that make you feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how you are persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:45 Death of an Alcoholic Family Member?

7:50 What’s with the dings?

9:46 Most Effective Depression Treatments?

18:00 Autism?

22:47 Sexual Guilt?

30:43 Family in Art?

34:25 Letting Go of People?

39:25 Feeling on Autopilot?

42:35 Loneliness in Relationships?

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Felipe Esparza Sep 26, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Felipe Esparza (Bad Decisions on Netflix, Last Comic Standing & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:25 Fame

5:08 Addiction

11:13 PTSD from growing up in Boyle Heights

20:31 Sponsor: Mando

22:30 Sponsor: BetterHelp

24:06 PCP

28:15 Terminator 2 Story

36:06 Recovery

46:15 Weed & Mushrooms

51:30 Stuttering

56:56 Need for Respect & Feeling Slighted

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Dan Harmon Sep 19, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

3:10 Before ‘Community’

4:37 Emotional Health headline

5:12 Thoughtlessness in Relationships

8:30 Emotional Origin Story

14:47 #metoo and apologies

28:35 Sponsor: ExpressVPN

30:40 The Audience

32:05 Compulsion to be Special

42:25 Shame

55:57 Fearing Nobody Needing Him & Being Alone

1:00:29 Nagging Concern That He’s Never Been A Person

1:09:39 Goals for Himself

1:24:37 Face Blindness

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Ed Helms Sep 12, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Ed Helms (The Goods, The Hangover, The Office, The Daily Show, Snafu podcast, & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:02 The Goods

3:33 Snafu

4:46 Diagnosed ADHD

10:22 Upside and Downsides

12:33 Confused by the World

17:08 Daily Show and Hangover auditions

23:32 Sponsor: Tushy

25:12 How ADHD diagnosis affected him

27:14 Imposter Syndrome

32:46 Bad with Names

37:19 Andy from The Office & ADHD

44:56 Time Blindness

53:45 Studying others’ behavior

55:41 How he’s getting better

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Greg Fitzsimmons Sep 05, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Greg Fitzsimmons (New special 'You Know Me' on Youtube, Fitzdog Radio & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

00:20 Feeling like a man after his dad died

08:19 Irish

24:17 Sponsor: BetterHelp

25:51 Being skinny got him into fights

41:36 Depression & ADHD

49:47 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

53:43 Afraid of Being a Bad Father

1:07:46 Doesn’t Want to Seem Needy

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Johnny Knoxville Aug 29, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Johnny Knoxville ('Jackass,' 'Pretty Sure I Can Fly' podcast & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:21 Big Brother Magazine

2:10 Self-defense equipment test video

3:05 What he thought his life was going to be

5:04 Jeff Tremaine

7:04 Spike Jones

8:08 Pitching Jackass

9:29 Copycat Incidents

14:57 Fame

16:33 Hunter S. Thompson

22:45 Sponsor: Thesis

24:51 Sponsor: Therapy Path

25:45 Jackass Movies

29:35 Anxiety

32:02 Helicopter Parent

33:43 Aging as a Jackass

34:40 Concussion from Bull in Jackass Forever

38:55 Avoiding Confrontation in Personal Relationships

49:32 Self-Worth

54:13 Done with Big Stunts

56:23 Softening in Old Age

59:03 What he makes of life

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

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JB Smoove Aug 22, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews JB Smoove ('Curb Your Enthusiasm,' 'SNL,' 'Pootie Tang' & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:30 Writing for SNL, Pootie Tang, Curb Your Enthusiasm

4:34 Neal guesses JB’s net worth

5:43 Curb Your Enthusiasm

6:43 Marriage

7:15 Simple

11:10 Horrible Memory

14:41 Larry David & Curb

18:26 Sponsor: Tushy

20:16 Patience

28:41 SNL

36:37 Sponsor: ExpressVPN

37:57 Doing Too Much

43:19 Marriage

48:31 The Point of JB Smoove

50:34 How He’s Grown

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Josh Peck Aug 15, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Josh Peck ('Good Guys' podcast, 'Drake & Josh,' 'The Amanda Show,' 'The Wackness,' 'Oppenheimer' & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:16 10-year old Standup Comic

2:40 No Dad

8:02 Early acting career

11:42 Rosie O’Donnell & Conan

12:55 Nickelodeon

14:28 Should there be child actors?

25:10 Sponsor: BetterHelp

26:37 Sponsor: Washington Post

28:37 Post Drake & Josh

31:17 Losing Weight

34:36 Drugs & Drinking & Sobriety

43:32 Weight Loss

47:28 Self-centered

50:21 Parenting

56:42 Sponsor: Mando

59:34 Relationships

1:11:10 What he makes of life

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Andy Richter Aug 08, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Andy Richter (The Three Questions podcast, The Andy Richter Call-in Show on SiriusXM, Conan O'Brien's talk show sidekick) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

3:09 Feeling Unfulfilled as Conan’s Sidekick

10:15 Returning to Conan

16:00 Family

18:12 Weight Control

35:11 Team Player

43:11 Self-Acceptance

51:15 Parenting

55:20 Being Social

1:04:30 Terrible with Money

1:13:40 Point of Life

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

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Simon Rich Aug 01, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Simon Rich ('Man Seeking Woman,' 'SNL,' 'Glory Days' + other books) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:40 Not on Social Media

7:37 Writing at SNL

12:37 Childhood

17:48 Harvard

24:41 Anxiety

32:00 Workaholism

41:19 Fear of Mobs

54:40 Small

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

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Jake Johnson Jul 25, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Jake Johnson ('Self Reliance' on Hulu, 'New Girl,' 'We're Here to Help' podcast), about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

3:49 Upbringing

5:24 Improv, Sketch & Commercials

10:19 Dyslexia

13:01 Dropping out of high school

18:32 Sponsor: BetterHelp

19:57 Sponsor: Mando

22:38 How he got his life back on track

36:54 Parenting

42:09 Relationship w/ Father

50:32 How 'New Girl' changed his idea of Hollywood

59:00 Sponsor: Washington Post

1:05:37 What he thinks of his life & life purpose

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Paula Poundstone Jul 18, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Paula Poundstone (Killer comic, 'Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone' podcast, NPR's 'Wait Wait Don't Tell Me' panelist), about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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3:12 Drinking

4:10 High Maintenance Friend

7:33 Tricky Family

9:57 Solo Parenting

20:24 Asexuality

28:17 Sponsor: Tushy

29:50 Avoiding Confrontation

36:39 Quitting Drinking

44:33 Terrible Boss

57:21 Rumination

59:44 Biggest Successes & Failures of Life

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Patton Oswalt Jul 11, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Patton Oswalt (Longtime standup crusher, 'Ratatouille' & a bunch of other stuff) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:55 Phantom Gallery of Non-Sellouts

9:01 Patton’s Emotional Makeup

11:56 Parenting

14:32 Sponsor: Mando

17:39 Grief & Losing Michelle McNamara

28:30 Meeting & Marrying Meredith Salinger

32:11 True Crime Industry

37:15 How Patton Has Changed

40:44 Wanting to Be Loved

44:14 Biggest Personal Issues

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Chris Jericho Jul 04, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Chris Jericho (Champion Pro Wrestler, Fozzy) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:13 Getting Rid of People Wlho Tell You You Can’t Do Something

5:15 Wrestling Writing & Improv

7:50 Mexico and Japan

13:35 Sponsor: BetterHelp

15:08 Politics of Wrestling

26:50 Acceptance as a Musician

32:07 Sponsor: Rocket Money

34:38 Too Self-Involved

38:33 Champions vs. Roster

42:25 Greatest Difficulties

47:59 Attributes of Wrestlers

52:03 Mistakes He’s Made

54:20 How He’s Grown

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Joel McHale Jun 27, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Joel McHale (Animal Control, The Soup, Community) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:54 How He Got Into Showbiz

5:06 College football career

8:41 Almost Live

10:56 Marriage & Grad School

12:46 Early Career

16:37 The Soup

17:46 Inner Life

20:07 Dyslexia

24:04 Sponsor: Mando

27:10 Community

31:25 Workaholic OCD

33:21 Parenting

46:15 Status

50:22 Extreme Extrovert

55:30 Self-loathing & Imposter Syndrome

57:20 Gratitude

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Phil Rosenthal Jun 20, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Phil Rosenthal ('Somebody Feed Phil,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:35 Everybody Loves Raymond

16:35 After the Sitcom

25:03 Sponsor: HelloFresh

26:59 Sponsor: Cuts Clothing

28:23 Travel

33:00 Negativity

54:37 OCD

1:01:30 David Letterman

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Darrell Hammond Jun 13, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Darrell Hammond (Cray, SNL) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:30 SNL & impressions

4:16 Emotionally Traumatic Life

6:50 Synesthesia

9:27 Voices & Impressions as Escape / Jim Carrey

15:43 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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19:15 Abusive Mother

21:29 Cutting

25:03 Hallelujah Moment

29:09 Father Apologized on Death Bed

37:40 Sponsor: RocketMoney

39:18 Drinking

42:19 Transferrable Spirits

53:29 Monsters

57:41 Advice

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George Wallace Jun 06, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews George Wallace (Comedy Legend, Best 10pm Show in Las Vegas) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:53 Richard Pryor

5:33 Paul Mooney

7:25 Starting standup

8:48 Jerry Seinfeld friendship

15:03 Would you rather be famous or rich?

18:30 Marketing, moving to LA

21:53 Tonight Show + Early Comedy

35:46 Sly & The Family Stone / Chappelle

41:55 Borderline Hoarding

45:30 Travel

48:45 Doesn’t Want To Die With Money in The Bank

52:13 Shopaholic

55:30 Disco in Ibiza in the 70s

59:45 Hypochondriac

1:02:50 Never Seen Anything.

1:08:00 Ageism

1:18:00 What He’s Proudest Of

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Al Madrigal May 30, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Al Madrigal ('The Dust Up' podcast, 'Lopez vs. Lopez,' 'Shrimpin' Ain't Easy,' 'The Daily Show') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:00 Al’s Wife

5:28 ADHD

11:15 George Clooney + Starting Standup

20:10 Grief

27:51 Alcohol

36:36 Lowlight Reel

40:14 Social Anxiety

56:12 Priorities & Goals

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Margaret Cho May 23, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Margaret Cho ('Cho Dependent', 'Notorious C.H.O.', 'I'm The One That I Want' 'All-American Girl' & much more) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:14 Finding Herself

3:24 Self-Created Problems

4:54 Appealing to Outsiders

6:57 Relationships

17:26 Sponsor: BetterHelp

19:13 Sponsor: The Perfect Jean

21:17 Germaphobe

28:14 Self-esteem

32:04 Drinking, Drugs & Sobriety

44:42 Sponsor: Rocket Money

46:07 Sponsor: HelloFresh

47:58 Depression

55:07 Fear of Intimacy

1:07:08 Insomnia

1:10:38 Imposter Syndrome

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Trevor Noah May 16, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Trevor Noah ('The Daily Show,' 'What Now?,' 'Born a Crime,' 'Where Was I' & more on Netflix) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:48 Life Defined by Race

4:36 Born a Crime: Growing up in Apartheid South Africa

12:10 Is there a value to trauma?

13:55 Diffusing Conflict & Communication

20:20 Relationship w/ Parents

24:01 Depression & ADHD

30:48 Ketamine Therapy

32:38 Diagnosis vs. Medication

34:50 Romantic Relationships

48:50 Two Racial Topics for Neal’s White Audience

1:00:35 What He Makes of Life Overall

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Tig Notaro May 09, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Tig Notaro ('Hello Again' on Amazon Prime, 'Handsome Podcast') about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:35 Childhood

5:55 Private Jet with Ellen

6:36 Often Almost Dies

7:22 Cancer Diagnosis

9:50 How Cancer Changed Her

12:04 Falling on Tour

15:30 Feeling Cursed and Praying

18:45 PTSD / Bad News

21:18 Trusting Life

33:47 Sponsor: Mando

35:49 Trusting Life: Success vs. Simplicity

39:30 Health

44:50 Anxiety

48:28 Inner Strength & Perseverance

49:57 Standup Pace

56:45 How Anxiety Manifests

59:00 Deep Breathing

1:01:40 Parenting

1:05:55 Climate Change

1:13:40 Connecting with Those Who Aren’t Likeminded

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Jerry Seinfeld May 02, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Jerry Seinfeld ('Unfrosted' on Netflix, 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,' 'Bee Movie,' 'Seinfeld') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Shoutout to Andrew Schulz for use of the studio 😘

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00:00 Intro

00:37 Unfrosted

4:08 Growing up in the 50s and 60s

10:55 Starting comedy

19:39 Sponsor: BetterHelp

21:09 Sponsor: BlueChew

23:02 Standup & the 100M Dash

25:29 Finding Out Who You’re Not

27:04 Components of Standup

31:04 Meditation / Spirituality

35:47 Success in the early 90s

38:47 Relationship with Larry David

48:29 Popularity of ‘Seinfeld’

53:50 Sponsor: Manscaped

55:27 Sponsor: The Perfect Jean

57:36 Working on ‘Seinfeld’

59:30 Marriage & Kids

1:05:28 Surprises of being a Parent

1:09:33 Life after ‘Seinfeld’

1:11:18 Editing Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

1:14:28 Generosity and Curiosity

1:17:50 Looking back on Career

1:22:08 Spiritual Lessons / Appreciating Himself

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Marc Rebillet Apr 25, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Marc Rebillet about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00

1:30 How He Came To Be

2:53 Making Music, Performing & Working Bad Jobs

11:32 Reggie Watts and Jack Black

14:41 Career Struggles

18:26 Career Trajectory

20:02 Overthinking His Job

28:26 Long Term Relationships

38:43 People Pleaser

46:20 Work Ethic

54:42 Resisting Advice

1:04:15 What He’s Done To Get Better

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Brian Simpson Apr 18, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Brian Simpson (Live from the Mothership on Netflix, BS w/ Brian Simpson podcast) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:22 Upbringing / Foster Care

15:44 Not a Fan of Pageantry

22:48 Being Alone vs. Loneliness

26:11 Shooting His Foster Brother Story

39:23 Medication - ADHD, PTSD, etc.

53:59 Relationships with Women

1:05:29 Goals and Dreams

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David Cross Apr 11, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews David Cross (Mr. Show, Arrested Development, Senses Working Overtime Podcast & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

**FYI: We understand there are audio issues starting around 48 min. We tried but couldn't repair them.**

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00:00 Intro / Mr. Show

3:49 Life / Upbringing

7:08 Rich Kid

20:04 Bob Odenkirk Partnership

26:59 Sponsor: BetterHelp

28:43 Anxiety + Drugs

45:55 The Illusion of Happiness

51:05 Guilt & Appreciation

52:46 Anger & Dissatisfaction w/ Creative Output

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Beth Stelling Apr 04, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Beth Stelling (''If You Didn't Want Me Then' on Netflix) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:52 Childhood

8:15 Romantic Relationships with Men

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David Alan Grier Mar 28, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews David Alan Grier ('In Living Color,' 'The Carmichael Show' & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

**Correction from DAG : "It was Dumb and Dumber that was offered to me in hopes of packaging me with Rob Schneider. Not Ace Ventura… my bad ✌🏾"**

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00:00 Intro

7:12 Boomer Fight / Troll

9:55 Upbringing

22:00 Soldier's Story

28:30 In Living Color

31:15 Ace Ventura

39:10 Always wanting More

43:00 Comfortable with who he is

1:03:00 Acting Philosophy

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Bill Burr Mar 21, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Bill Burr ('Old Dads,' Monday Morning Podcast + much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:57 Hair Metal vs. Grunge

5:44 Anger & Parenting

10:07 Tech Bros

11:29 Barbie & Oppenheimer

13:32 God

19:17 Hope for Kids

21:22 Sponsor: BetterHelp

23:05 How His Life is Going

31:13 Temper

38:59 Old Jobs & Upbringing

44:27 Shrooms

47:07 Relationships

50:36 Comedy Scene Changes

58:38 Post Traumatic Growth

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Kyle Kinane Mar 14, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Kyle Kinane ('Dirt Nap' on 800 Pound Gorilla) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:02 Neal/Kyle Similarities

5:18 What It’s Like to Be Kyle Kinane

7:08 Childhood / Parents

13:37 Kyle’s Take on the World

18:14 Judgmental: Rules For Thee But Not For Me

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28:30 Karma & Catholicism

41:54 Being Midwestern

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47:50 Achieving Dreams

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Trevor Wallace Mar 07, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Trevor Wallace ('Pterodactyl' on Amazon, 'Stiff Socks' podcast, + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:08 College & Starting Comedy

7:10 Making Videos

11:15 Social Media Algorithm

24:55 Too Single?

32:07 Working A Lot

39:40 Lack of Rest

43:22 Working to Avoid Personal Life

56:52 Confrontation

1:05:25 Accepting Himself

1:08:25 Upside

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Jim Norton Feb 29, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Jim Norton ('Nikki & Jim,' 'Jim Norton & Sam Roberts,' 'Opie & Anthony,' standup specials + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:19 Sex Addiction

30:43 Compulsion

41:15 Negative Confirmation Bias

50:18 Greed

1:07:00 What He’s Done

1:08:27 Emotional Goals

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Seth Green Feb 22, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Seth Green (‘Robot Chicken,’ ‘Family Guy,’ ‘Austin Powers,’ ‘The Italian Job,’ ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:00 Child Actor

9:20 Relationship with Wife

37:02 Moving Too Fast

39:14 Talk More Than Listen

44:48 Work Too Much / Imposter Syndrome

50:09 Social Anxiety

52:12 Discipline with Exercise

1:04:23 What He’s Done

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Dusty Slay Feb 15, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Dusty Slay (‘Workin’ Man’ on Netflix, ‘We’re Having A Good Time Podcast’) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:59 Country Music Joke

5:38 Starting Standup

7:20 Substance Abuse

33:40 Religion

50:23 Work Life Balance

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Freaky Friday. Jimmy Carr hosts guest Neal Brennan Feb 08, 2024

Jimmy Carr interviews Neal Brennan ('Blocks') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:32 Childhood

4:24 Self-Pity

6:47 Grievances

22:46 Lack of Appreciation

32:36 Worries about Love Ending

35:35 Ayahuasca

45:06 Unusual

1:06:25 Death

1:10:52 Goals for Himself

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David Koechner Feb 01, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews David Koechner ('The Goods,' 'Anchorman,' 'SNL') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:54 Parenting

12:48 Childhood

29:45 Alcoholism

39:20 Catholicism

55:55 What He’s Done

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Rainn Wilson Jan 25, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Rainn Wilson (new book 'Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Glowing Intro

3:20 Soul Boom

11:47 Anxiety

18:18 Growing up in Bahà’í Faith / Studying Religion

26:34 Senior Citizen Anxiety

33:30 Talk Shows

35:30 People Pleaser / Spiritual Practice

47:30 Gratitude

51:06 Satan

54:05 Hypnosis

57:39 Dwight

1:03:59 Post-Traumatic Growth

1:05:20 Spiritual Disease

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Heather McMahan Jan 18, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Heather McMahan ('Son I Never Had' on Netflix) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:00 Full Throttle

5:44 Anxious As Of Late

13:35 Wants Kids, No Desire for Baby

22:02 Worries Something Bad Is Going To Happen

25:57 Ads

31:44 Intuition

34:43 People Pleaser

37:38 Can't Pee on Airplanes

41:52 Confrontation

51:20 What She's Done

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Gabriel Iglesias Jan 11, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Gabriel Iglesias ('Stadium Fluffy' on Netflix) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

4:40 Upbringing

11:44 Managing Expectations

21:17 Losing Relationships

32:24 Simple Pleasures

39:50 The Past

55:30 Therapy and Drinking

1:02:24 Upside

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Jimmy Carr Jan 04, 2024

Neal Brennan interviews Jimmy Carr (The man we owe The Blocks Podcast to, 'His Dark Material' on Netflix & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Executive Producer

4:13 Neal and Jimmy’s Relationship

11:46 Enmeshed

16:17 Relationships

28:47 Learning Disabled

45:35 Eating

50:19 Panic Attacks

55:34 Anxiety Disorder Counter Factuals

1:01:53 Workaholism

1:04:53 How He’s Grown

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Lil Rel Howery Dec 28, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Lil Rel Howery (Standup specials, ‘Vacation Friends 1&2,’ Get Out,’ ‘The Carmichael Show,’ + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

5:18 Quitting Drinking for A Year

8:35 Fatherhood

9:40 Getting engaged at a Beyoncé concert

15:00 Panic Attacks

26:15 Fiancé

28:20 God

31:20 Therapy

44:46 How He’s Grown As A Partner

59:50 Getting Stable

1:04:00 What He’s Done

1:08:03 Dream For Himself

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Gary Owen Dec 21, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Gary Owen ('Think Like A Man,' 'Ride Along,' 'Comic View,' & more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:52 Angry At Biological Father

55:12 Anxiety

57:44 Reflection

1:02:35 Improvement

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Jim Jefferies Dec 14, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Jim Jefferies (Top 15 all-time standup comic, 'High & Dry' + multiple specials, 'The 1% Club,' 'Legit,' 'The Jim Jefferies Show') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

3:10 Uncoordinated

21:04 Piggery

32:15 Abusive Mother

44:18 Sensitive

1:26:13 Imposter Syndrome

1:31:02 Upside

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Kathy Griffin Dec 07, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Kathy Griffin (Guinness World Record holder for TV specials, My Life on the D-List + more) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Getting Canceled

2:32 People Still Thinking She’s Canceled

21:03 Voice / Lung Cancer

27:56 PTSD

52:04 MAGA Hecklers

58:52 What She’d Say To Trump

1:07:15 Family & Relationships

1:16:13 What She’s Done / Upside

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"Weird Al" Yankovic Nov 30, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews "Weird Al" Yankovic about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:02 How He Got On

8:20 Imposter Syndrome

32:07 General Social Awkwardness

37:45 Fear of Confrontation

49:26 Pressure to Make A Comeback / Stay Relevant

56:45 Dread of Mortality

59:56 What He’s Done

1:00:09 Hoarder

1:06:30 saying yes

1:08:01 Goals

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Todd Barry Nov 23, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Todd Barry (new special: Domestic Shorthair) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

6:23 Misophonia

19:00 Fear of Lightning/Storms

25:53 Hoarding

35:48 Diet

40:24 ADHD

44:00 OCD

51:42 Ruminating

1:04:26 What he’s done

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Jo Koy Nov 16, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Jo Koy ('Live from the LA Forum' + more on Netflix) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

1:28 Neal’s grudge

6:30 Mentally Ill Brother

15:42 Upbringing

18:57 Divorce

21:02 Can’t Touch His Neck

38:15 Can’t Sleep

59:25 Sleep Apnea

1:10:12 Doesn’t Like Patterns on Clothing

1:13:17 Addicted to Shopping

1:27:19 Upside

1:30:00 Dream for Himself

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Carrot Top Nov 09, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Carrot Top (Headlining 6 nights/week at the Luxor in Vegas) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

3:44 Background

4:48 Tonight Show Audition

7:42 People Who Wouldn’t Book Him

12:42 Comedy Expectations vs. Reality

23:09 Early Rejection

26:09 Destiny

27:40 Feeling Sorry For Yourself

29:32 Vegas Residency

31:24 Pretty Good Life

36:54 Relationships

43:30 Not Neurotic

45:05 Being a Boss

48:02 Perfectionist

51:59 Mentors

54:47 Gallagher

1:18:28 Carlin

1:23:30 Act Burning Down

1:30:07 Upside

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Ralph Barbosa Nov 02, 2023

Ralph Barbosa ('Cowabunga' on Netflix) joins The Blocks Podcast to talk about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

9:20 Junk Food Addict

12:39 Procrastination

17:39 Raising his son

19:40 Barber

31:12 Relationships

45:05 Drug Dealer Family

50:56 Escape

56:00 Guilt About Not Being Present

1:00:58 Judgement

1:17:35 Upside

1:22:06 Emotional Goals

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Sarah Silverman Oct 26, 2023

Sarah Silverman ('Someone You Love' on Max, The Sarah Silverman Program + much more) joins The Blocks Podcast to talk about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

3:35 Teenage Bedwetter

5:15 Set At Night Ruins Day

25:08 Taking On Other People’s Anger

32:44 Fear of Not For Work Travel

37:05 Partner Travel

1:00:00 Work Identity

1:04:41 Fear of Failure

1:16:26 Goals For Herself

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Brian Regan Oct 19, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Brian Regan (Top 10 All-Time Comedian) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Complimentary Intro

4:08 Writing Undefinable Bits

10:50 Not Being Funny Offstage

30:58 Clean vs. Dirty Comedy

46:16 Line Anxiety

54:16 Can’t Hear Well

1:06:16 Social Obligations

1:10:03 What He’s Done

1:12:05 Goals

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Eric Andre Oct 12, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Eric Andre ('Bad Trip,' ''The Eric Andre Show,' 'Bombing with Eric Andre') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

4:08 Anxiety

11:34 Pranks

15:46 Drugs and Anxiety

41:15 Ready to Receive Love

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Dan Soder Oct 05, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Dan Soder ('Son of a Gary,' 'The Standups' + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:08 People Pleaser

24:43 Substance Guy

37:37 Fear of Failure

42:22 Fear of Death

53:37 Intimacy Issues

1:00:35 Anxiety

1:06:01 What He’s Done

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Tony Hawk Sep 28, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Tony Hawk (Pro Skater) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Pro Skater

9:11 Determination

41:25 Saying No

49:55 Having Confidence

54:47 Being Present

59:47 Accepting Failure

1:04:49 Managing Time

1:08:28 What He’s Done

1:09:55 Movie of his Life

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Jameela Jamil Sep 21, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Jameela Jamil ('Bad Dates' podcast, ''The Good Place,' + more ) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:48 Unsolicited Advice

20:41 PTSD

30:01 Worst Case Scenario Syndrome

36:41 Low Self-Esteem/Opinion

42:06 Social Rejection

52:04 Dysmorphia and Anorexia

1:07:35 Detached and Disconnected

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Terry Crews Sep 14, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Terry Crews (new book 'Tough: My Journey to True Power', Brooklyn 99, Everybody Hates Chris, Idiocracy, America's Got Talent + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

2:00 Upbringing of non-stop trauma

10:05 Artist

13:38 Football

24:09 Masculinity

34:44 Fear of Water

45:45 Me Too Story

1:05:09 Imposter Syndrome

1:17:57 Porn

1:53:23 Narcissism

2:02:42 What He’s Done

2:08:26 Dream

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

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Steve-O Sep 07, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Steve-O ('Steve-O's Wild Ride,' 'Jackass,' 'Wildboyz') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Jackass

3:54 Clown

7:35 Properly Homeless

9:03 Can’t Apply Self To Anything He Doesn’t Want To Do

11:40 Testing Drugs

16:08 Stuntman Dreams

28:40 Clown College

35:31 Haphazard Lifestyle

36:46 Overdeveloped Concern for the Opinions of Others

57:00 Aging as a Jackass

1:06:45 Separation between Steve-O and Steven Glover

1:09:30 Anxiety, Stress, Ambition and Happiness

1:11:13 Negative Self-Talk

1:13:34 Pettiness

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Judd Apatow Aug 31, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Judd Apatow (The Bubble, This Is 40, Knocked Up, Superbad, Freaks & Geeks, Undeclared + much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Chatgpt

1:43 Done Trying to Look Good

5:33 What He Does

18:41 Existential Terror

29:00 Uncomfortable & Neurotic

39:07 Self-Esteem

56:01 Hypervigilance

1:06:57 Workaholism

1:13:49 People Pleasing

1:20:15 His Body

1:27:31 What He’s Done

1:28:39 Movie Question

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Maria Bamford Aug 24, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Maria Bamford ('Old Baby', 'Lady Dynamite', 'The Maria Bamford Show + much more) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

7:27 Eating Disorder

8:12 Manic

8:48 OCD

10:44 Guilt

12:50 Sad Sack

16:55 Depression

26:58 Suicidal Ideation

49:23 Nihilism

57:20 Bipolar II

1:02:19 Her Phone

1:05:40 Sloth

1:07:45 Narcissism

1:19:16 Heckling

1:25:30 What She’s Done

1:28:20 Movie Question

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

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Kumail Nanjiani Aug 17, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Kumail Nanjiani ('The Big Sick,' 'Eternals,' 'Silicon Valley,' 'Beta Male' + much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

5:49 Running for President

20:27 Body Image

24:51 Wants to Be #1

26:10 Self-worth tied to career

28:21 Divorcing experience from results

38:49 Relationships

1:05:58 Guilt Regret Shame

1:09:43 Career Dysmorphia

1:34:50 What He’s Done

1:37:05 Movie Question

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Adam Devine Aug 10, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Adam Devine ('The Out-Laws,' 'Righteous Gemstones,' 'Workaholics' + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

8:40 Likes to be liked

22:04 Health

39:22 Rotisserie Chicken

49:17 Crime + Mass Shootings

56:57 Rotisserie Chicken

57:53 Doesn’t Want to be Old

1:04:40 What He’s Done

1:09:50 Movie of His Life

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Fortune Feimster Aug 03, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Fortune Feimster ('Fubar,' 'Good Fortune,' 'Sweet & Salty' + much more) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

9:35 Boundaries + People Pleasing

28:04 Overachiever

39:40 Eating

46:54 Listening

55:18 Going into certain cities as a gay woman

1:02:38 What She’s Done

1:08:43 Movie Question

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Tom Segura Jul 27, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Tom Segura (Your Mom's House, 2 Bears 1 Cave, Netflix Special 'Sledgehammer') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

10:02 Drugs & Money

13:45 Body Image

34:25 Fear of Not Knowing Who He Is

1:01:47 Kids & Relationships

1:08:55 Buying into His Own Narrative

1:17:17 How Trauma Changed His Life

1:38:18 Movie Question

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Mike Birbiglia Jul 20, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Mike Birbiglia (The Old Man & The Pool, Don't Think Twice, Sleepwalk with Me + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

10:20 Control

25:30 Yelling

39:55 Physical Strength

43:05 Vegetables

48:54 Fear of Mediocrity

58:48 Letting People Down

1:04:48 Onstage vs. Off stage

1:13:55 Movie Question

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Seth Meyers Jul 13, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Seth Meyers (SNL, Late Night with Seth Meyers) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Pallbearer

9:37 Upbringing

11:09 College

23:51 Temperamental

34:24 SNL Sixth Runner Up

41:45 Risking Career for Weekend Update

55:57 Bombing at SNL

1:22:06 Fatherhood

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Fred Armisen Jul 06, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Fred Armisen (SNL, Portlandia, Documentary Now) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Fred's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

22:41 Relationships

26:50 Bands

42:35 Heights

49:59 Theater / Long Written Passages

57:08 Venues with the word comedy

1:05:05 Availability of Breakfast

1:12:55 Writing a full length movie

1:15:38 Closeness to other people

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Tom Papa Jun 29, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Tom Papa (Breaking Bread w/ Tom Papa, We're All In This Together) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Tom's Blocks:

00:00 Intro/Book

16:49 Doesn’t Get Full

28:41 Lacks Sincerity

45:48 Stares at Things

49:13 Death Doesn’t Scare Him

1:01:37 Sees the Future

1:09:49 Movie Question

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Josh Homme Jun 22, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

3:23 Crystal Meth

18:57 Managing Loss

29:38 Disbelief

45:11 Patience

48:54 Conflict

1:07:28 Addicted to Risk

1:12:56 Emotional Vulnerability

1:20:57 Anger Associated with Ostracization

1:35:44 Movie Question

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

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Jay Leno Jun 15, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Jay Leno (Jay Leno's Garage + The Tonight Show + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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00:00 Intro

13:40 Workaholic

19:55 Money

39:34 Letterman / Late Night Wars

50:35 Relationships

59:54 Competitive

1:14:18 Movie Question

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Howie Mandel Jun 08, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Howie Mandel (Howie Mandel Does Stuff + America's Got Talent + much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Howie's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

1:29 OCD

24:26 ADHD

30:57 FOMO

39:14 Comfort

54:57 Death

1:00:34 Distraction + Fear

1:28:02 Judgment

1:42:59 Can’t Relate To Any Movies

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Iliza Shlesinger Jun 01, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Iliza Shlesinger (Iliza's Locals, Ask Iliza Anything, Good On Paper + more) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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Iliza's blocks:

00:00 Intro

3:27 Requirement of vulnerability

23:31 Fiefdoms

42:08 Can’t Watch Projects She Didn’t Get

56:55 Food / Consumerism

1:15:50 What Makes Her Feel Lonely

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Pete Holmes May 25, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Pete Holmes (You Made It Weird, Crashing) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Pete's blocks:

00:00 Intro

3:05 Wife Left

6:24 Good Boy

9:00 Behavioral Dysmorphia

25:21 Hates Dog

36:50 PTSD

1:04:35 Routine

1:13:00 Doesn't Like Music

1:15:23 Movie Question

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Atsuko Okatsuka May 18, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Atsuko Okatsuka (The Intruder on HBO) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

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Atsuko Okatsuka's blocks:

00:00 Intro

5:50 Paranoid Schizophrenic Mother

27:47 Avoiding Confrontation

41:56 Recomposes Family

55:30 Unorganized & Late A Lot

1:00:35 General Sadness

1:03:36 Procrastinator

1:05:35 Can’t Watch or Listen to Sad Things

1:09:42 Loves Spoilers

1:15:24 Movie Question

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Marc Maron May 11, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Marc Maron (WTF Podcast, Maron on IFC, HBO Special: From Bleak to Dark + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Marc's blocks:

00:00 Intro

15:03 Eating Disorder

23:08 Drugs

27:13 Relationships

36:34 Codependency

44:14 Death

1:01:55 Biopic Question

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Sal Vulcano pt. 2 May 04, 2023

Neal Brennan continues interviewing Sal Vulcano (Impractical Jokers) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Sal's blocks:

00:00 Intro

00:15 Afraid in Showers

4:00 Hotels

19:20 Death

47:30 Tags on Clothes

49:14 Sentimental Attachment to Inanimate Objects

56:43 Car

1:04:03 Perfume + Cologne

1:06:17 Movie Question

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Kenan Thompson Apr 27, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Kenan Thompson (SNL, You Already Know podcast, All That + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Kenan's blocks:

00:00 Intro

17:13 Afraid of Bees

19:28 Diet

26:41 Co-parenting

29:58 Exercise

31:36 Driving Hard

38:08 Bites fingernails but clips toenails

41:04 Tosses & Turns in his sleep

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Hasan Minhaj Apr 20, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Hasan Minhaj (The Daily Show, Patriot Act, Homecoming King, King's Jester) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Hasan's blocks:

00:00 Intro

14:09 All In His Feelings

43:49 ADHD

49:52 Procrastination

55:26 Fear of Loved Ones Dying

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Sal Vulcano pt. 1 Apr 13, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Sal Vulcano (Impractical Jokers) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Sal's blocks:

00:00 Intro + 9/11

11:02 OCD

17:00 Traffic

20:39 Sweat

24:35 Common Cold

28:36 Strong Winds

32:02 Bugs

38:01 Cats

40:15 Filth

42:50 ADHD

52:03 Crying

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Nick Kroll Apr 06, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Nick Kroll ('Big Mouth,' 'Kroll Show,' 'Oh Hello' + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Nick's blocks:

00:00 Intro

5:12 Relationships

10:19 Avoiding Confrontation

14:36 Work Confrontation

25:31 Partnership

41:20 Marriage

43:30 Bathroom Etiquette

47:47 Rage at Baby

58:34 Can't Control Eating / Sugar

1:04:47 Skin

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Sam Morril Mar 30, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Sam Morril (We Might Be Drunk Podcast, Netflix special 'Same Time Tomorrow') about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Sam's blocks:

00:00 Intro

2:28 Biological Father

10:37 Can’t Take Time Off But Also Exhausted

22:13 Afraid Success Will Go Away

36:14 Alcohol

44:15 Ladies

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Roy Wood Jr. Mar 23, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Roy's blocks:

6:12 Makes Self Small

9:24 Passivity

18:59 Fatherhood

20:57 Leadership

30:41 Fatherhood as it pertains to his perception of his father

50:59 Work

54:34 Doesn’t Celebrate

1:00:03 Half Ayahuasca

1:08:30 Three Standup Specials Left

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Mark Normand Mar 16, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Mark Normand (We Might Be Drunk) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Mark's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

2:55 Married

7:56 Group Bombing

11:20 Strange Upbringing

18:57 OCD

20:48 Bedwetter

26:58 Drinking

27:23 Anxiety

34:21 Guilt

37:35 Alone

40:31 Dad

43:42 Hates Being Shown Things

46:05 Confrontation

50:10 Obligations

51:47 Sleeping Pills

59:48 Can't Think

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Natasha Lyonne Mar 09, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face, Russian Doll, Orange is the New Black + much more) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

Natasha's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

03:17 Drugs

16:21 Aging

22:20 Work

43:24 Comparison

56:55 Hustler

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Chris Distefano Mar 02, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Chris Distefano ('Speshy Weshy' on Netflix, Chrissy Chaos) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Chris's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

3:08 Issues

10:11 Insecurities in Men

26:15 Catholicism

37:57 Social Media/Women

54:05 Being Away from New York

1:01:03 Being Alone

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Andrew Schulz Feb 23, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Andrew Schulz (Flagrant, You People) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Andrew's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

00:41 Too Generous

4:47 Kindness

7:41 Parents

12:48 Success

16:43 Depression

20:05 Mom

27:45 Relationships

39:16 Wife

47:44 Bad Habits

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Charlamagne Tha God Feb 16, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Charlamagne Tha God (The Breakfast Club) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Charlamagne's Blocks:

00:00 Intro/Mental Health

14:52 Imposter Syndrome

22:29 Father Issues

32:32 Social Media

41:17 Crowds

50:22 Boonky Nose

52:26 Small Talk

56:28 Sativa

57:38 Overcommitting

58:58 People Pleaser

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Edited by Will Hagle (tw @WillyDaSquid)

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Ronny Chieng Feb 09, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Ronny Chieng (The Daily Show, Shang-Chi, Crazy Rich Asians, Netflix special 'Speakeasy,' + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Ronny's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

6:20 Deferential

7:19 客气

17:57 Holidays

27:16 TV Shows

31:48 Nicer to strangers

37:35 Hates Umbrellas

42:35 Hates Small Talk

44:25 Hates Pick Your Brains

47:55 Dad Died

1:00:31 Showers After Dump

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Taylor Tomlinson Feb 02, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Taylor Tomlinson (Netflix specials: Quarter-Life Crisis, Look At Me) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

Taylor's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

07:07 Mom Died

10:44 Hypervigilant

16:31 Success + Relationships

36:29 Children

39:10 Anxiety

41:07 Drinking

55:55 Bipolar II

59:46 Religion

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Bobby Lee Jan 26, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Bobby Lee about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Bobby's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

01:32 Social Drowner

02:12 Sore Winner

07:15 Drugs

16:54 God

24:35 Alone

33:56 Not Good at Confrontation

47:22 Addicted to Tragedy Porn

52:45 Riddled with Fear

55:13 Thinks People Don't Like Him

1:04:30 Revenge Fantasies

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Andrew Santino Jan 19, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Andrew Santino about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Andrew's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

04:48 Anxiety

09:26 Space + Time

18:22 Drinking + Staying Healthy

25:08 Overworking

35:14 Far from Family

42:37 Friendship

55:52 Lack of Appreciation

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Sebastian Maniscalco Jan 12, 2023

Neal Brennan interviews Sebastian Maniscalco about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Sebastian's Blocks:

00:00 Intro

03:47 High Anxiety/Stress

11:46 Family

21:33 Scorsese

27:09 Overthinking

34:52 Hypersensitivity

36:29 Avoiding Confrontation

45:28 People Who Have Self-Portraits Of Themselves As Artwork In Their Homes

49:18 Oversharing

53:15 Death

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Nikki Glaser Dec 22, 2022

Neal Brennan interviews Nikki Glaser about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks.

Nikki's Blocks:

Envy (3:28)

Intimacy (38:55)

Edging (40:54)

Relationships (43:47)

Oversharing (1:01:46)

Not Normal (1:08:25)

Not A Model (1:10:17)

Can’t Watch Self (1:19:14)

Not Reaching Potential (1:20:10)

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Bert Kreischer Dec 15, 2022

Neal Brennan interviews Bert Kreischer about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

Bert's Blocks:

Not Attractive (02:20)

Competitive (06:24)

Sensitivity (09:19)

Insecurity (17:10)

Death (43:46)

Cynicism (53:03)

Bert reacts to David Letterman voicemail (1:00:51)

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David Letterman Dec 08, 2022

On the first episode of The Blocks Podcast, Neal Brennan interviews David Letterman.

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Music by Asa Taconne.

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Welcome to The Blocks Podcast Dec 07, 2022

Based on his Netflix comedy special, "Blocks." Neal Brennan interviews friends and colleagues about the things that make them feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how they are persevering despite these blocks.

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