Paul Scheer

Blocks w/ Neal Brennan

Neal Brennan

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Mental Health

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Neal Brennan interviews Paul Scheer ('Joyful Recollections of Trauma,' Human Giant, The League, Black Monday, How Did This Get Made? Podcast) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. ---------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Intro 1:48 Writing about Trauma 3:02 Origin of the book 5:50 Childhood abuse 10:05 Dad vs. Stepdad fight 11:59 Fighter 14:18 Leaving his abusive stepfather 20:21 Sponsor: Tushy 21:33 Sponsor: Mando 22:45 How childhood trauma affected his relationships 27:25 Relationships with his mother & kids 36:20 Anger 43:00 Afraid to Rock the Boat 47:54 Sponsor: BetterHelp 49:17 ADHD 51:40 Figuring out Who He Is 1:00:00 Worst Thing He Ever Did 1:04:00 Embracing Anger 1:07:40 Parenting 1:13:40 Self-Reflection ---------------------------------------------------------- Order 'Joyful Recollections of Trauma' by Paul Scheer: https://www.paulscheer.com/my-book 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) Sponsors: https://www.HelloTushy.com/NEAL for 10% off your first bidet order. #sponsored https://www.ShopMando.com & use promo code: NEAL for $5 off your Mando Starter Pack The Blocks https://www.BetterHelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/blocks ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #comedy #mentalhealth #standup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh no, I just swallowed a peanut.
0:03.3	Hi, Neil Brennan, Block's podcast.
0:06.4	Guest today is a guy I've known 20 years.
0:10.7	Yeah, easily.
0:12.6	Wasn't that easy.
0:13.8	Very easy.
0:15.7	I didn't meet you.
0:16.4	It's not 20.
0:17.6	It's 19.
0:18.8	Much in, no, 5.
0:20.7	It's true. Maybe 06. So it's 18. So in, no, 05. It's true.
0:21.5	Maybe 06, so it's 18.
0:23.0	So it wasn't, it wasn't easy.
0:25.1	It wasn't, it's a lie.
0:26.4	It's proven himself a liar.
0:27.5	All right out of the game.
0:28.5	When he was making human giant,
0:30.7	human giant, I would like to note, I wasn't allowed to direct.
0:33.3	Do you remember that? Well, I know it wasn't you guys, but we know who it was.
0:38.2	But it was a funny.
0:40.7	I had been nominated for an Emmy for directing.
0:41.3	It wasn't a lot.
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