Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Happiness Expert Dr. Arthur C. Brooks

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 “Reverse Bucket List,” why you need to be bored, how SSRIs affect creativity, Mass vs. Doomscrolling, why your personality keeps improving with age, and why suffering isn’t the same thing as pain. Arthur Brooks’ new book is called ‘The Meaning of Your Life’: https://www.arthurbrooks.com/the-meaning-of-your-life Subscribe to Arthur Brooks:  ⁨@drarthurbrooks⁩   https://www.Arthurbrooks.com 00:00 Intro 3:21 Is Happiness Genetic? 5:05 Male vs. Female Emotion 10:20 Adoration vs. Admiration: What Men and Women Really need 15:20 The Dark Tetrad: Society’s Most Dangerous People 19:38 Addiction to Being Adored 27:12 Sponsor: Superpower 30:21 Sponsor: BetterHelp 32:36 Sponsor: CookUnity 35:16 Addiction to Adoration 39:58 Building Protocols to Protect Marriage 44:19 The Happiness Scale 56:45 Going to Mass instead of scrolling 59:34 Why You Need to Be Bored 1:00:56 The Pill, SSRIs & Creativity 1:08:22 Happiness & Aging 1:17:13 Sponsor: Ultra Pouches 1:18:57 Sponsor: The Perfect Jean 1:21:15 The Psychology of Comedy 1:23:45 The Reverse Bucket List 1:31:25 Psychedelics & Prayer 1:36:18 Suffering 1:43:50 Love & Marriage Thanks to our sponsors!  Visit https://www.SuperPower.com & use promo code NEAL for $20 off your membership Go to https://www.BetterHelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month Visit https://www.CookUnity.com/NEAL & use promo code NEAL for 50% off your order Go to https://www.TakeUltra.com & use promo code NEAL for 15% off your order Visit https://www.ThePerfectJean.NYC/NEAL15 for 15% off plus free shipping. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jordan Jensen

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 in delusion, her standup comedy, telling the truth, self-sabotage and obsessing over fairness. Subscribe to Jordan Jensen: @jordanjensenlolstop Watch 'Jordan Jensen: Take Me With You' on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81978275 00:00 Intro 00:45 Cancelling Her Last Scheduled Blocks Appearance 4:30 Codependency 19:07 Sponsor: Zocdoc 20:55 Sponsor: Tushy 23:40 Quitting Drinking & Coke 29:00 Sugar Addiction 34:30 What she's learned in recovery 37:45 Vulnerability 50:44 The Telepathy Tapes 53:54 Sponsor: Bubs Naturals 56:03 Sponsor: The Perfect Jean 58:14 Rage & Anti-Authority 1:10:14 Obsessed with Fairness 1:18:49 Status anxiety 1:22:00 Honesty 1:24:45 Her Goals Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.Zocdoc.com/NEAL to book a top rated doctor today. Go to https://www.HelloTushy.com & use promo code NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order Visit https://www.BubsNaturals.com & use promo code NEAL for 20% off Bubs Naturals Go to https://www.ThePerfectJean.NYC/NEAL15 for 15% off plus free shipping. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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

Josh Johnson

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 lives, why Americans are too comfortable for a revolution, MAGA vs. Liberals, what it's like to be him, and much more. 00:00 Intro 2:00 Too Nice 6:00 The Forgotten Clothes Story 10:00 Working with Neal at the Daily Show 12:40 Prolific Standup Posting 19:09 Sponsor: BetterHelp 21:23 Sponsor: Superpower 24:35 Growing up lower-income 48:18 Sponsor: CookUnity 50:57 Sponsor: Bonobos 53:15 Sponsor: Ultra 55:24 Being Present Emotionally 1:00:00 Effective Communication 1:06:00 MAGA vs. Liberals 1:19:00 What It’s Like To Be Him Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.BetterHelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month. Go to https://www.Superpower.com and use promo code NEAL for $20 off your membership. Visit https://www.CookUnity.com/NEAL and use promo code NEAL for 50% off your order. Go to https://www.Bonobos.com and use promo code NEAL for 25% off your order. Visit https://www.TakeUltra.com and use promo code NEAL for 10% off your order. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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

Brad Williams

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), his marriage, and much more. Subscribe to Brad Williams  @BradWilliamsComedy  Watch Brad Williams: Live on Short Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXDA3HHcq5E 00:00 Intro 2:08 Dwarfism 10:32 Is dwarfism an advantage in comedy? 13:06 Childhood 17:58 Peter Dinklage 21:16 Sponsor: CookUnity 23:34 Sponsor: ZocDoc 25:37 Dating 50:48 Sponsor: Tushy 52:59 Sponsor: Amentara 56:05 Sponsor: Quince 57:55 Imposter Syndrome 1:01:44 His Daughter 1:19:02 Health & Gratitude Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.CookUnity.com/NEAL and use promo code NEAL for 50% off your order. Go to https://www.ZocDoc.com/NEAL to book a top rated doctor today. Visit https://www.hellotushy.com and use promo code NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order. Go to https://www.Amentara.com/Go/Neal and use promo code Blocks22 for 22% off your first order. Visit https://www.Quince.com/NEAL for free shipping & 365-day returns ---------------------------------------------------------- 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

Malcolm Gladwell

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, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, and much more. Listen to Revisionist History: https://lnk.to/RHBlocks 00:00 Why Malcolm isn't introspective 18:49 Sponsor: BetterHelp 20:46 Sponsor: Superpower 23:58 Fame, money, competitiveness & anxiety 31:37 The Gawker Era 35:57 Trevor Noah, Chris Rock and Kevin Hart 44:32 Interview techniques 57:26 Sponsor: Harry's 59:45 Sponsor: BUBs 1:02:21 Zootopia 2 1:04:26 Irv Gotti 1:06:00 Responsible Journalism 1:11:10 Elvis Presley 1:13:15 Derek Chauvin 1:22:09 Trump Thanks to our sponsors! Sign up and get 10% off at https://www.BetterHelp.com/NEAL Head to Superpower.com and use code NEAL at checkout for $20 off your membership. Unlock your new health intelligence. 100+ biomarkers. Every year. Detect early signs of 1,000+ conditions. #superpowerpod Our listeners get the Harry's Plus Trial Set for only $10 at https://www.Harrys.com/NEAL #Harryspod Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For a limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code NEAL at https://www.Bubsnaturals.com 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