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  • LL Cool J: I Wish I Knew

    October 15, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

    LL Cool J joins Neal Brennan to talk about what he wishes he knew sooner: knowing his value, learning how to lead, and being a better friend. They get into growing up in Queens, the family lessons that shaped him, getting his start in…

  • Mark Normand: I Wish I Knew

    October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

    Mark Normand returns to Blocks with Neal Brennan to talk about what he wishes he knew sooner: how much time a phone can steal, why trying so hard to be the funny guy can backfire, and why getting older doesn’t automatically make you feel…

  • Dan Soder: I Wish I Knew

    September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

    Dan Soder returns to kick off the new I Wish I Knew premise on Blocks: the things people wish they'd figured out sooner.Dan gets into why being funny matters more for men than having abs, how cutting out industry middlemen is the best path…

  • Gianmarco Soresi

    September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    In this episode of Blocks, Neal Brennan sits down with comedian Gianmarco Soresi to discuss the unconventional path that led him to standup. They dive into his childhood experiences with divorce, his short-lived dreams of becoming a…

  • Daniel Sloss

    August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

    In this episode of Blocks, Neal Brennan sits down with Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss to dismantle the "blocks" that have shaped his life and career. From the massive social impact of his Netflix special Jigsaw—which Daniel claims has led…

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  • Craig Ferguson

    August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

    Comedian and former late-night host Craig Ferguson joins Neal Brennan on the Blocks Podcast to explore the "blocks" that have defined his life and career. From his upbringing in Scotland and the impact of sectarian violence to his iconic…

  • Rory Scovel

    July 23, 2026 · 1 hr 38 min

    Rory Scovel joins Neal Brennan to talk about being born into grief—his mother died on his first birthday—and how losing his dad in 2020 reshaped his standup, his parenting, and the way he thinks about aging and death. Plus: learning to…

  • Happiness Expert Dr. Arthur C. Brooks

    July 9, 2026 · 1 hr 53 min

    Happiness expert, Harvard Professor & author Arthur Brooks joins Neal Brennan to discuss why happiness is ~50% genetic, why men and women fundamentally need different things from love (adoration vs. admiration), the dark triad/tetrad in…

  • Jordan Jensen

    June 25, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

    Neal Brennan interviews Jordan Jensen ('Take Me With You' on Netflix, RIP w/ Jordan Jensen) about cancelling her last scheduled appearance at the last second, codependency, sex and love addiction, shapeshifting in relationships, chaos vs…

  • Josh Johnson

    June 11, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

    Neal Brennan interviews Josh Johnson (New HBO special: Symphony) about being too nice, working together at The Daily Show, how his fashion sense has changed thanks to a good deed Neal doesn't remember, his prolific posting of standup on…

  • Brad Williams

    May 28, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

    Neal Brennan interviews Brad Williams (New special: Live on Short Street) about his experience living with dwarfism, the guilt he felt after his daughter was born with the same disability, how he learned to reframe his thinking and…

  • Malcolm Gladwell

    May 14, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

    Neal Brennan interviews Malcolm Gladwell (Revisionist History, Broken Record, Blink, Outliers The Tipping Point) about the moral dilemmas of responsible journalism, why he doesn't believe in complaining or introspection, playing Monopoly…

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About the show

Comedian Neal Brennan interviews people about the things they wished they'd realized sooner in life.