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Happy Sad Confused

Paul Bettany, Vol. II

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Paul Bettany is back and so is Vision with the upcoming Marvel series, Visionquest! But first up for the actor is the Starz series, AMADEUS, co-starring Will Sharpe. Here Paul chats about all of it including the unlikely film that landed him his Marvel role, whatever happened to the MASTER & COMMANDER sequel, his memories of Heath Ledger and more. Plus, Benjamin Wagner joins Josh to talk about his new documentary, FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS, in which he confronts the chronic stress epidemic and his own personal journey with it. Watch FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS now on VOD! SUPPORT THE SHOW BY SUPPORTING OUR SPONSORS! Rula -- Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rula.com/happy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #rulapod Quince -- Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/HAPPYSAD ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for free shipping and 365-day returns. Limited Time Offer–Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code happy15 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://huel.com/happy15.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! UPCOMING EVENTS! 5/17 -- Billy Eichner in NY -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tickets here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 5/18 -- Power Ballad w/Paul Rudd & Nick Jonas -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tickets here⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I remember just weed and I was as on my knees firing a blast from my forehead or something

0:11.5

that's in the first film and he was he was like so how did it how do you feel you good and I went

0:17.4

how does it feel I what do you mean I have no it does it feel? I, what do you mean?

0:22.2

I have no, does it look cool?

0:24.2

I'm pretending to fire a laser beam out of my forehead.

0:27.8

I have no idea how it feels.

0:30.3

It feels a bit silly.

0:32.0

But then, you know, the laser beam on the illness, pretty cool.

0:34.9

Prepare your ears, humans.

0:36.8

Happy, sad, confused begins.

0:41.7

Hey, guys, it's Josh.

0:42.9

Welcome to another edition of Happy, Sad, Confused.

0:45.1

Today on the show, Paul Bettney, talking Marvel, Amadeus, and so much more.

0:49.9

This is a fun one.

0:51.2

Thanks, guys, as always, for checking out the podcast.

0:53.5

Remember to hit that subscribe button on YouTube or Spotify. However you're doing it, don't miss a single episode. We do about two of these a week usually, so there's a lot to enjoy. Later on in the episode, I do want to mention this. So we have Paul Bettney as the main event. Later on, stick around because we have a special little bonus conversation with an old friend of mine, an old co-worker who has directed a great new film called Friends and Neighbors.

1:15.1

His name is Benjamin Wagner.

1:16.8

This is a great new film about dealing with chronic stress in his own personal life and how we all are and how through connection, hopefully we're all kind of getting through the collective stress we're all dealing with today.

1:28.2

That's coming up later after the Paul Bettany conversation. Okay, so before we get to that, though,

1:33.8

Paul, consummate actor, a consummate charming man, he's the ultimate charming man, right? Come on. He can do it

1:42.5

all, including play vision in all the different

1:45.5

Marvel incarnations, including the upcoming Vision Quest, some nice teases about that upcoming show.

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