Link to full episode: https://youtu.be/m6pUbQKxAJA Peter Thiel’s funding of Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker became a story of its own. Bubba the Love Sponge says the media focused on the billionaire’s involvement while missing the personal grievance that, in Bubba’s view, brought him into the case. He describes a dispute […]
Comedian and former late-night host Craig Ferguson joins Neal Brennan on the Blocks Podcast to explore the “blocks” that have defined his life and career. From his upbringing in Scotland and the impact of sectarian violence to his iconic run on the Late Late Show and over 30 years of […]
Rory Scovel joins Neal Brennan to talk about being born into grief—his mother died on his first birthday—and how losing his dad in 2020 reshaped his standup, his parenting, and the way he thinks about aging and death. Plus: learning to read at 44, improvising his entire show every night, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
