Simon Rich

08/01/24 • 74 min

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Neal Brennan interviews Simon Rich ('Man Seeking Woman,' 'SNL,' 'Glory Days' + other books) 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

1:40 Not on Social Media

7:37 Writing at SNL

12:37 Childhood

17:48 Harvard

24:41 Anxiety

32:00 Workaholism

41:19 Fear of Mobs

54:40 Small

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle

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00:00 Intro

1:40 Not on Social Media

7:37 Writing at SNL

12:37 Childhood

17:48 Harvard

24:41 Anxiety

32:00 Workaholism

41:19 Fear of Mobs

54:40 Small

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Follow Neal Brennan: https://www.instagram.com/nealbrennan

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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

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Neal Brennan interviews Jake Johnson ('Self Reliance' on Hulu, 'New Girl,' 'We're Here to Help' podcast), 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

3:49 Upbringing

5:24 Improv, Sketch & Commercials

10:19 Dyslexia

13:01 Dropping out of high school

18:32 Sponsor: BetterHelp

19:57 Sponsor: Mando

22:38 How he got his life back on track

36:54 Parenting

42:09 Relationship w/ Father

50:32 How 'New Girl' changed his idea of Hollywood

59:00 Sponsor: Washington Post

1:05:37 What he thinks of his life & life purpose

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Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).

Edited by Will Hagle

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Andy Richter

Neal Brennan interviews Andy Richter (The Three Questions podcast, The Andy Richter Call-in Show on SiriusXM, Conan O'Brien's talk show sidekick) 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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3:09 Feeling Unfulfilled as Conan’s Sidekick

10:15 Returning to Conan

16:00 Family

18:12 Weight Control

35:11 Team Player

43:11 Self-Acceptance

51:15 Parenting