LL Cool J sits down with Neal Brennan on Blocks to break down the terrifying night an intruder broke into his home, the split-second decision to defend his family, and why surviving a violent encounter is far from “macho.” “Those kinds of experiences leave fingerprints on your soul… It’s not […]
LL Cool J joins Neal Brennan to talk about what he wishes he knew sooner: knowing his value, learning how to lead, and being a better friend. They get into growing up in Queens, the family lessons that shaped him, getting his start in hip-hop in the late 1970s along […]
Mark Normand joins Neal Brennan to discuss the eerie sensation of having no childhood memories, the anxieties of modern parenting, the curling broom theory of child-rearing, and how Mark’s fear of boring people shaped his comedy style. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/zubVFMNSpLM Chapters: 0:00 – Living in the moment vs. taking photos […]
Mark Normand joins Neal Brennan to discuss failing at adulthood, going to jail over paperwork, confusing legal and financial jargon, index funds vs. real estate, and why podcasts replaced hanging out at the comedy club. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/zubVFMNSpLM Chapters: 0:00 – Believing adulthood would make you wiser 0:44 – Blacking […]
Mark Normand joins Neal Brennan to discuss phone addiction, the relentless pressure on comedians to post on social media, the envy of comics who stay offline, and why putting down the phone feels impossible. Chapters: 0:00 – Phone addiction is our biggest regret 0:53 – Neal’s silent meditation retreat 1:23 […]
Dan Soder joins Neal Brennan on The Blocks Podcast to talk about how deleting Instagram and social media decreased his anxiety. Full Episode: https://youtu.be/zubVFMNSpLM Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). #DanSoder #NealBrennan #TheBlocksPodcast #Comedy #StandUpComedy #PodcastClips #WorkStories
Dan Soder joins Neal Brennan on The Blocks Podcast to break down why corporations don’t care about you—and why stealing Egyptian cotton sheets from Bed Bath & Beyond was just a “rounding error.” Dan also shares hilarious stories from his days working retail and waiting tables in New York, trying […]
Dan Soder joins Neal Brennan on The Blocks Podcast to discuss the difficult realization that your heroes—from Dave Chappelle to Bill Burr—are just ordinary people. Dan breaks down how unresolved childhood trauma and father wounds led him to project unrealistic expectations onto legendary comedians, and why therapy is essential for […]
Dan Soder returns to kick off the new I Wish I Knew premise on Blocks: the things people wish they’d figured out sooner. Dan gets into why being funny matters more for men than having abs, how cutting out industry middlemen is the best path to creative freedom, and why […]
Neal Brennan and Judd Apatow discuss existential terror. From The Blocks #podcast with Neal Brennan Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81036234 Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased). #JuddApatow #NealBrennan #Blocks
