{"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":"Robby Hoffman","slug":"robby-hoffman","published_at":"2026-02-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/robby-hoffman","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/TPC1539820620.mp3?updated=1772581074","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/TPC1539820620.mp3?updated=1772581074","summary":"Neal Brennan interviews Robby Hoffman ('Wake Up' on Netflix) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how she is persevering despite these blocks. 00:00 Intro 01:31 Growing up Poor with 9 Siblings 05:09 Leaving religion and moving away 13:53 Rich kids vs. Poor kids 18:50 Feeling like an outsider 19:50 Being called “annoying” 28:00 Having opinions on everything 35:00 Sponsor: Huel 37:54 Sponsor: Rag & Bone 40:29 Top Surgery 56:00 2-year rule for decisions 59:52 Standup vs. Small Talk 1:03:53 Sponsor: Superpower 1:06:10 Sponsor: Squarespace 1:08:26 Dressing Boyish 1:12:24 Her identity Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.huel.com/Neal & use promo code NEAL for 15% off online for new customers. Visit https://www.rag-bone.com and use promo code NEAL for 20% off your order! Go to https://www.SuperPower.com and use promo code NEAL for $20 off your membership. Save 10% off your first purchase at https://www.squarespace.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 ---------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #interview #robbyhoffman #mentalhealth #comedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Neal Brennan interviews Robby Hoffman ('Wake Up' on Netflix) about the things that make her feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5511,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blocks-w-neal-brennan-5894934/episodes/robby-hoffman/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/robby-hoffman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}