Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Neal Brennan
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Blocks w/ Neal Brennan Podcast

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.

  1. Greg Fitzsimmons

    4 DAYS AGO

    Greg Fitzsimmons

    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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- Watch Greg Fitzsimmons new special 'You Know Me,' live from the Mothership in Austin, TX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvUqkWh_x4U Subscribe to  @GregFitzsimmonsComedy   Watch Neal's episode of Fitzdog Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhW0bBG7ZBE 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)  Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 13m
  2. Johnny Knoxville

    AUG 29

    Johnny Knoxville

    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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- Listen to Johnny Knoxville's podcast 'Pretty Sure I Can Fly': https://wondery.com/shows/pretty-sure-i-can-fly-with-johnny-knoxville-elna-baker/ 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) Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://takethesis.com/ use promo code NEAL to save $60 on your subscription ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m
  3. JB Smoove

    AUG 22

    JB Smoove

    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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.HelloTushy.com use promo code NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order https://www.ExpressVPN.com/NEAL for an extra 3 months free! ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 1m
  4. Josh Peck

    AUG 15

    Josh Peck

    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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month https://www.washingtonpost.com/NEAL for 80% off https://www.shopmando.com promo code: NEAL for $5 off your Mando starter pack ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 20m
  5. Andy Richter

    AUG 8

    Andy Richter

    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. ---------------------------------------------------------- Follow Andy Richter's podcast: The Three Questions w/ Andy Richter: https://teamcoco.com/podcasts/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-three-questions-with-andy-richter/id1468533126 https://open.spotify.com/show/6bFL1uawBTHbxvpbqpWGtu?si=ThrE79PBT1W7qp_Eu34H1Q&nd=1&dlsi=b65801aee9a54e37 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 19m

  6. AUG 1

    Simon Rich

    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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 15m
  7. Jake Johnson

    JUL 25

    Jake Johnson

    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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to We're Here to Help podcast:  @HeretoHelpPod   Watch Self Reliance on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/self-reliance-b530df17-e123-4174-8d4d-75e6f422468f 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 Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/... ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month https://www.shopmando.com promo code: NEAL for $5 off your Mando starter pack https://www.washingtonpost.com/NEAL for 80% off / 50 cents per week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 20m
  8. Paula Poundstone

    JUL 18

    Paula Poundstone

    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. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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  ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/... ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.hellotushy.com promo code: NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 8m
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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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  • Creator
    Neal Brennan
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Neal Brennan
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    Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

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