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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ([email protected]) 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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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 

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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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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 

23:40 Sponsor: CookUnity

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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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

23:38 Sponsor: Huel

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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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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51:08 Sponsor: Mando

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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