Brian Posehn: Gentle Giants, Weed, and Dungeons & Dragons
Mayim Bialik's Breakdown
Mayim Bialik
4.8 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2021
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Mayim and Brian discuss their life experiences and dissect Brian’s transformation from "nerd" to famous comedian and the impact of being a big man. Brian recounts his time working with Mayim on the Big Bang Theory and his excitement playing Dungeons and Dragons with Mayim and other members of the team! Mayim examines recent scientific research on the therapeutic potential of this socially engaging tabletop game! The conversation leads into a discussion of coping mechanisms and subsequent discussion of Brian’s use of marijuana. Both Brian and Mayim examine the risks and benefits of marijuana use.
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| 0:00.0 | When did you find kind of the community of D&D? |
| 0:06.3 | Uh, eighth grade became aware of it and I went to the club at my school and they did |
| 0:15.2 | not want me in there. |
| 0:17.7 | So I was even turned down by the D&D kids. |
| 0:21.3 | Hi, I'm Maya Biolic and welcome to my breakdown. |
| 0:24.6 | This is the place where we break things down so you don't have to. |
| 0:27.9 | It's Maya Biolic's breakdown. |
| 0:30.4 | She's going to break it down for you because you know she knows a thing or two. |
| 0:36.3 | And now she's going to break down. |
| 0:38.1 | It's a breakdown. |
| 0:39.3 | She's going to break it down. |
| 0:42.5 | Today we're going to be breaking down a lot of things regarding the writer, actor and |
| 0:51.9 | comic, Brian Possein. |
| 0:53.9 | You might know Brian from the Big Bang Theory. |
| 0:57.2 | He played Bert, the geologist who my character had some really fun scenes with. |
| 1:01.8 | We teased him a lot as a geologist on the show. |
| 1:04.9 | Before we talk more about the things we're going to talk about with Brian Possein, a really |
| 1:09.0 | fascinating guest. |
| 1:10.4 | I'd like to introduce you to Jonathan Cohen, the man who makes neurosis look hot. |
| 1:16.2 | Hi, Maya. |
| 1:17.4 | There he goes. |
| 1:19.2 | How you doing? |
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