Blocks w/ Neal Brennan
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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June 11, 2026 • 88 mins
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 liv...
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May 28, 2026 • 89 mins
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), hi...
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May 14, 2026 • 91 mins
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, ...
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April 30, 2026 • 105 mins
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 ...
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April 16, 2026 • 114 mins
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 storytell...
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April 2, 2026 • 82 mins
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 Speci...
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March 19, 2026 • 123 mins
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.
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00:00 Intro
2:25 Hi...
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March 5, 2026 • 95 mins
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.
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February 19, 2026 • 91 mins
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
35:0...
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February 5, 2026 • 80 mins
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
19:46 Sponsor: Huel
22:...
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January 22, 2026 • 88 mins
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
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January 8, 2026 • 115 mins
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
33:03 Sponsor: Mando
35:17 Simpsons Characters He Voices
38:44 Perfectionism & Uptightness
42:32 Drugs, Addiction and Codepend...
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December 23, 2025 • 116 mins
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/97816680843...
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December 11, 2025 • 70 mins
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 Managin...
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December 4, 2025 • 60 mins
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 ...
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November 27, 2025 • 96 mins
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...
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November 13, 2025 • 96 mins
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 S...
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October 30, 2025 • 126 mins
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
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October 16, 2025 • 104 mins
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 Findi...
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October 9, 2025 • 57 mins
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 Spel...
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