Neal Brennan: Does Brilliance Have Boundaries?

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Comedian Neal Brennan (Chappelle's Show, Crazy Good, Blocks, 3 Mics) joins Rainn Wilson to engage in a deep and revealing conversation exploring the aftermath of Chappelle's Show, the sacrifices Neal made for his craft, and the profound impact of mental health on his life and career. Neal opens up about his struggles with depression, the therapeutic role of comedy, and his journey toward self-acceptance. Tune in for an insightful discussion that blends humor, vulnerability, and philosophical reflections on creativity and resilience. Thank you to our sponsors! Hoka: https://bit.ly/HokaSoulBoom Waking Up app (1st month free!): https://wakingup.com/soulboom Fetzer Institute: https://fetzer.org/ Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom!! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom Watch our Clips: https://bit.ly/SoulBoomCLIPS Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Spring Green Films Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Voicing Change Media Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat

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0:00.0	Hey, Soul Boom Generation, I've got a really exciting announcement for you.
0:03.1	We've got a substack.
0:04.2	If you love the Soul Boom podcast and book and ideas, then you're going to want to get
0:09.6	our weekly newsletter substack sent to your inbox.
0:13.5	It's magnificent.
0:14.7	There's going to be fantastic guest authors.
0:17.8	Some are written by me.
0:19.6	A lot of them delve into the ideas around the podcasts that we're
0:22.5	doing that week. So sign up, please subscribe, go to soulboom.substack.com. Thank you. After the demise of
0:31.9	Chappelle Show, I used to carry around a list of good things I'd done, sort of a self-esteem
0:36.5	booster. What was on that list?
0:38.3	It was certain jokes, certain
0:40.3	parts of movies, certain, you know what I mean?
0:42.3	But was it the day you handed out sandwiches to homeless people or anything like that?
0:46.3	Or it's just comedy and sketches.
0:48.3	Grow up.
0:53.3	Hey there, it's me, Rain Wilson, and I want to dig into the human experience.
0:58.2	I want to have conversations about a spiritual revolution.
1:01.6	Let's get deep with our favorite thinkers, friends, and entertainers about life, meaning, and idiocy.
1:08.6	Welcome to the Soul Boom podcast.
1:18.0	Thank you. idiocy welcome to the soul boom podcast well the interesting thing that I don't really talk about much is and I'm not going to today the is that when the TV show got
1:25.6	picked up when Chappelle's show got picked, I knew I can't go to therapy anymore.
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