{"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":"Phil Hanley","slug":"phil-hanley","published_at":"2026-02-05T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/phil-hanley","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/TPC8069711881.mp3?updated=1771434658","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/TPC8069711881.mp3?updated=1771434658","summary":"Neal Brennan interviews Phil Hanley (Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks. Get Phil Hanley's book: https://www.amazon.com/Spellbound-My-Life-Dyslexic-Wordsmith/dp/1250860156 00:00 Intro 00:34 Dyslexia 9:27 Upbringing 10:41 Being a Male Model 19:24 Starting Comedy 19:46 Sponsor: Huel 22:34 Sponsor: RoSparks 25:19 Sponsor: BetterHelp 27:22 Being Grateful for Dyslexia 35:10 ADHD 36:42 How he is as a Romantic Partner 46:08 Sponsor: SquareSpace 48:50 Sponsor: Warby Parker 52:08 How he sees his life progressing 58:03 Empathy 1:03:55 Goals for his life Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.huel.com/Neal & use promo code NEAL for 15% off for new customers. Get harder, longer-lasting erections with Ro Sparks: $15 off first order ofmedication to get hard at http:ro.co/BLOCKS Visit https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first monthSave 10% off your first purchase at https://www.squarespace.com/NEAL Get 15% off & free shipping when you buy two pairs of glasses at https://www.warbyparker.com/NEAL ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 Phil Hanley (Spellbound: My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4814,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/episodes/phil-hanley/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/phil-hanley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}