{"podcast":{"title":"Blocks w/ Neal Brennan","slug":"blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934","podcast_index_feed_id":5894934,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPC1688414199","website_url":"https://www.nealbrennan.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/102667aa-7db9-11ed-9e1d-476e2de273bf/image/df216c9d5884e6a958fc568777151784.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Neal Brennan","episode_count":145,"summary":"Based on his Netflix comedy special, \"Blocks.\" Neal Brennan interviews friends and colleagues about the things that make them feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how they are persevering despite these blocks.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934"},"episode":{"title":"Ari Melber","slug":"ari-melber","published_at":"2025-11-13T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/ari-melber","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/27/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PRGN3/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPC1056266533.mp3?updated=1764658449","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/27/pscrb.fm/rss/p/arttrk.com/p/PRGN3/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/TPC1056266533.mp3?updated=1764658449","summary":"Neal Brennan interviews Ari Melber ('The Beat' on MSNBC) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. Subscribe to the Ari Melber on Youtube: @AriMelber 00:00 Intro 3:25 Speed Reading 9:40 Defending journalism’s credibility 18:20 Truth vs. Fiction in News 22:10 Lawsuits & Freedom of Speech 36:10 Sponsor: BetterHelp 37:41 Sponsor: Ground News 39:21 Career Ambitions 57:22 Breaking Tragic News 1:06:14 Sponsor: Mando 1:08:22 Sponsor: Uncommon Goods 1:10:08 Duty & Obligation in Life & Work 1:13:45 Spirituality 1:16:35 Perfectionism & Time Efficiency 1:25:27 Being Present vs. Time Traveling ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month https://www.ground.news/NEAL for 40% off the vantage plan https://www.shopmando.com promo code NEAL - new customers get 20% off sitewide httsp://www.uncommongoods.com/BLOCKS for 15% off your next gift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Neal Brennan interviews Ari Melber ('The Beat' on MSNBC) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5768,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/episodes/ari-melber/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/ari-melber.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}