Neal Brennan interviews Andrew Callaghan (Channel 5, All Gas No Brakes) 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

1:13 Origins of All Gas No Breaks

3:40 Approach for Interviews

6:00 Avoiding Exploitation 

10:20 Stories he prefers covering

16:17 Reaction to Hunter Biden Interview

18:00 Scaling up Channel 5

21:49 Sponsor: BetterHelp

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25:49 HPPD

29:05 Navigating Fame

33:55 Flat Affect

35:47 Mixing work & friends

41:25 Workaholic

47:57 Sued by Trump

48:57 Cortisol Burnout

52:55 Sponsor: Mando

55:07 Sponsor: Superpower

57:42 Substance Abuse

59:53 Cancellation

1:04:58 Dear Kelly

1:10:12 Building relationships on the road

1:15:50 Empathy

1:17:00 Hunter Biden

1:18:30 Work vs. Relationships

1:19:55 Future plans  

1:23:00 Worried about Nothing

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Neal Brennan interviews Nick Swardson (Grandma's Boy, Bucky Larson, Specials, Pretend Time, Adam Sandler movies and much more) 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

2:35 Congrats Marc Maron

3:10 Rebellious teenage years

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26:38 Addicted to Performing

29:30 Starting Comedy

34:47 Drinking on the Road

41:00 Quitting Drinking

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54:07 Dark side of Alcohol

1:07:12 Anxiety from Alcohol

1:13:09 Key West Bender

1:21:03 Diabetes

1:25:30 Lucky to Be Alive

1:30:19 What He’s Proud Of

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Neal Brennan interviews Leanne Morgan ('I'm Every Woman' on Netflix, What in the World?! book, 'Leanne' on Netflix) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks. 

00:00 Intro

00:44 The White Ail Wong

1:00 Neal & Leanne’s relationship 

1:49 Scared of LA

3:30 Leanne’s backstory

5:20 Femininity & Masculinity

7:08 Chuck Morgan

8:20 Standup career

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20:23 Wanting to Go To Hollywood

27:28 College in Nashville

30:00 Ambition

34:00 Rejection

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43:37 Living in a Double Wide

53:42 Imposter Syndrome

58:00 Spirituality 

1:01:39 Low self-esteem

1:04:38 Acting

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Neal Brennan interviews Earthquake (Chappelle's Home Team - Earthquake: Legendary plus more specials) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.

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Neal Brennan interviews Ramy Youssef (#1 Happy Family USA, Ramy, Mountainhead) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

1:17 Television

2:45 911 Joke

4:20 In Love

5:05 Balancing Work & Relationships

13:36 #1 Happy Family USA

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25:50 Ramy Explains Islam to Neal

32:40 Shame

40:40 Forgetfulness

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48:02 Sugar

51:55 Never drank alcohol

53:17 Right ankle

55:49 Goals for his life

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Neal Brennan interviews Stephen Merchant (‘The Office,’ ‘Extras,’ ‘An Idiot Abroad,’ ‘Life’s Too Short,’ ‘Hello, Ladies’ and more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

1:33 Origin story

3:07 Ricky Gervais

7:49 Origins of the Office

10:56 Ambition in the UK vs. US

14:22 The Office First Season

17:11 Success

18:24 Christmas Specials

21:35 Sponsor: Mando

23:55 Sponsor: BetterHelp

25:52 American version of The Office

28:08 Secret sauce of his relationship with Ricky

34:42 American adaptation

39:12 Current roles and goals

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49:56 Tall

58:30 Comedy persona vs. who he really is

1:05:30 Ambition

1:07:00 Relationships

1:09:06 How Success Impacted Him

1:15:40 Stephen Imparts Wisdom

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Neal Brennan interviews Josh Groban (multi-platinum musician) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

2:07 Getting discovered

6:34 Early singing career 

15:21 Singing with Celine Dion at the Grammys

20:11 Reaction to success

21:37 Insecurity

34:07 TV Special

35:04 You Raise Me Up

38:55 Loneliness from  Being Uncategorizable 

46:56 Building Walls

53:51 Sponsor: Tushy

55:44 Sponsor: Square

57:21 The Show Must Go On 

1:00:56 Work Life Balance 

1:02:57 Stage Fright

1:09:55 Hobbies

1:10:30 Talented Introvert

1:14:11 Depression

1:15:55 Self-Acceptance

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Neal Brennan interviews Tom Green (The Tom Green Show, Freddy Got Fingered, This Is The Tom Green Documentary) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

00:33 Testicular Cancer

3:44 White Rapper

4:59 DIY roots

6:18 Norm Macdonald & Letterman

9:44 Experiencing sudden fame

15:05 Hosting SNL

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21:10 Sponsor: BetterHelp

23:13 Early adoption of creative technology

26:45 Negative reaction to fame

30:05 Shell shocked by fame

32:10 Downside of sudden fame

35:45 Relationship with Drew Barrymore

37:07 Anxiety

41:16 Testicular cancer

48:41 Difficulty of public relationship

51:39 Sponsor: RocketMoney

53:10 Moving back to Canada

1:03:29 Positive Thoughts

1:06:30 Procrastination & Indecision

1:15:26 Keeping the Dream Alive

1:17:05 How His Relationship with Himself has changed

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Neal Brennan interviews W. Kamau Bell (We Need to Talk About Cosby, United Shades of America, Who's With Me? 2025 standup tour) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

9:20 We Need to Talk About Cosby

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18:25 Who Defines What's Black?

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53:48 Smart for a Comedian

1:05:31 America

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Neal Brennan interviews Larry Wilmore (Nightly Show, Daily Show, Bernie Mac Show, Blackish, Insecure & much more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. 

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00:00 Intro

3:15 Dating, Marriage & Kids

7:30 Therapy by Proxy

8:26 Emotions

13:53 Providing

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28:00 God & Death

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52:12 Procrastination & Messiness

1:04:15 Empath/Sociopath

1:17:08 Likes being alone

1:23:23 Health

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