{"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":"Matt McCusker","slug":"matt-mccusker","published_at":"2026-01-22T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/matt-mccusker","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/TPC2932131480.mp3?updated=1770188036","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/TPC2932131480.mp3?updated=1770188036","summary":"Neal Brennan interviews Matt McCusker (Matt & Shane's Secret Podcast, New Netflix Special: A Humble Offering) 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 00:15 Neal Reacts to Matt’s Special 5:36 Matt & Shane’s Secret Podcast 8:43 Parenting 16:05 Panic Attacks 29:04 Therapy and Psychology 30:14 Sponsor: Huel 32:15 Sponsor: Superpower 34:18 Relationships 37:51 Anger 41:14 Therapy & Self-Help 48:54 How Men Can Deal with the Menstrual Cycle 55:34 Sponsor: Squarespace 57:42 Sponsor: Bubs Naturals 1:00:07 Directionlessness 1:04:28 Dissociation 1:18:48 How his life has improved Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.huel.com/Neal20 to get 20% off online ' Visit https://www.superpower.com/NEAL and use promo code NEAL for $20 off! Visit https://www.squarespace.com/NEAL to save 10% off your first purchase Visit https://www.bubsnaturals.com and use promo code NEAL for 20% off Bubs Naturals. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Neal Brennan interviews Matt McCusker (Matt & Shane's Secret Podcast, New Netflix Special: A Humble Offering) about the things that make him feel lonely,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5323,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/episodes/matt-mccusker/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/matt-mccusker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}