One of the best episodes to date. As much as I love empathizing with the guests over their blocks, I really enjoyed a break to listen to psychedelic and comedic philosophy.
Neal, you're hitting gold with these. At first I thought, 'Another podcast of comedians?' ... then watched it... totally different. Doing it with blocks is genius. They're all forced to be real. You are a genius, Neal. Thank you.
Pete and Neal are really great together. I initially thought they’d be an odd pairing, having never seen them talk before, but they really complement one another and bring out the best in one another. ❤️☀️🙏🏼
Just discovered this podcast, and it's right up my alley! Wow, Pete Holmes... He's been one of my favorites for the past couple of years but lately listening to him on podcasts has been so healing for me as a woman to hear a man be able to conceptualize and verbalize and express his trauma and healing so vulnerably. but with pride and humor and showing that deep sense of pain thats there in the depths. What a brilliant mind!
Rarely do I watch an episode of anything twice, but when I do it's of this quality. One of the best episodes of the show yet. Pete Holmes has always been awesome
This is what Joe's podcast was back in the day... Okay, mostly when Duncan Trussell was on, and with less machine elves stories 😂 Thanks for this format and for keeping the flame alive!
A few years ago I added a third "motto" to my brain, which is "other people are other people". Delightful to hear Pete say "If I were him, I'd be him", which is just the converse of the same perspective
7:48 - Pete - " When I tell you that YOU're a good boy. then I'M in the mix." I also heard: ' If you can spot it, you got it. ' , which is a phrase, I first heard in 12 step meetings, and is very insightful.
The dog thing the music thing the body dysmorphia thing all the things i loveee this vulnerability and honesty and finding the grace n humor in it all ~ we’re all just getting through this thing called life. I really think Neals my twin lol 🙋🏽♀️☺️thnx 4 sharing this dope conversation ~ MUCH LOVE 🙏🏽👏🏽 ❤️BLESSSSS yall!!!
Love yall! ❤ Pete, I've been your fan for over a decade. Long story, but you changed my life...started me on my spiritual journey ❤ I got to meet you back in the day and you were soooo kind!!!!
Late to this one but I think this is my favorite discussion on the human condition and how to step back and look at life. Great starting blocks and solid rock to come back to when you find yourself out of mind. Great talk guys!
Yikes this episode hits on a bunch of my own blocks. Thanks, um, I think. Wow I’m counting the days (29) before the health insurance kicks in at my new job, I’ve gotta get cracking on finding a good CBT and DBT therapist that hopefully that insurance covers.
I took drugs once I got old and now understand the world and money! that's the paraphrasing of these naive elitists talking about themselves and the privileged lives they are accustomed to. Cars, money and homes in the mountains... all they care about, what this strike is about and how "you're not them"
In the '80's I did mushrooms once, ecstasy once -- both had an impact on my creativity and I got some cool writing out of the deal, but, it didn't open my consciousness like ayahuasca. Ayahuasca has had a lasting impact and spaciousness that has lingered.
I know it's nitpicking, but the use of the term "reality" at around 17:22 is complicated because there are constructs of reality like "social reality" and "material reality" that have different forms of impact and permeability than the way Pete frames the term. Similarly. at 31:43, the definition of "trauma" just depends on the grounding. The concept of trauma being physical is more of a CBT thing. The broad definition that Neal is referring to is similar to the Lacanian idea of trauma being a moment that can be narratively framed as a psychological split between the conceptual and practical gaps in desire. As much as I love how psychedelics open people up to metaphysical analysis of the self, most of the concepts that people discover are already systematized in really elegant, descriptive ways. Read continental theory, then take drugs, then read more theory. Edit: If you read theory, don't read Sartre or you'll end up like Pete with his "consciousness predates matter" bit at 46:28. Pre-ontological reality is still predicated on being the world. Consciousness entails intentionality, which means that even the statement "consciousness predates matter" is entirely contradictory in its construction.
I think Neal loves most of his guests and the act he puts on around others is a projection of his inner turmoil - whether he loves or despises himself. He should love himself because he’s providing this great podcast to world and allowing us all to learn from it and heal ourselves.
Pete Holmes is so wise.. His approach to the spiritual is so loose and silly. Reminds all of us to be kind to ourselves and stop taking things so seriously
I’m dead serious: I would give anything to have Pete be my personal therapist. He’s so full of insight and kindness.
One of the best episodes to date. As much as I love empathizing with the guests over their blocks, I really enjoyed a break to listen to psychedelic and comedic philosophy.
This posts let's me know I don't need to watch it. Can't stand Pete Holmes and it sounds like it's Pete being Pete. No thanks.
That stinks, Pete’s a nice guy
@@vanessawhitneypro Pete is an enlightened comedy sex god. What blocks could he possibly have?
He did talk about his blocks
Nobody cares Brian.
"PTSD Club Member" was the best joke of the pod. Love this duo. You two need to make more pods together.
Pete Holmes is a true disciple of spirituality. Great conversation!
I loved Pete’s book! It was so 🤯. It made me go into a rabbit hole starting with Ram Dass. I wish this episode was longer!! We need a Pete part 2!!!!
What is his book called?
@@__her The Diarrhea Diaries
@@__her it’s called Comedy Sex God.
@@__herComedy Sex God
@@commaJim🤣
I love the “if I was them I’d be them” quote. I’ll use this for sure.
I rediscovered Pete through Rick Glassman and I'm so happy I did, such a great dude. Thanks for having him on here Neal
same
I really love Pete's emotional intelligence and viewpoints on things. Great episode!
Neal, you're hitting gold with these. At first I thought, 'Another podcast of comedians?' ... then watched it... totally different. Doing it with blocks is genius. They're all forced to be real. You are a genius, Neal. Thank you.
Been waiting for Pete on Blocks since before Blocks existed
Pete and Neal are really great together. I initially thought they’d be an odd pairing, having never seen them talk before, but they really complement one another and bring out the best in one another. ❤️☀️🙏🏼
So true. This is a beautiful conversation.
they are a bit of an odd pairing when you look at their public personas,but they've both been through a lot of comparable stuff as we all found out.
Just discovered this podcast, and it's right up my alley! Wow, Pete Holmes... He's been one of my favorites for the past couple of years but lately listening to him on podcasts has been so healing for me as a woman to hear a man be able to conceptualize and verbalize and express his trauma and healing so vulnerably. but with pride and humor and showing that deep sense of pain thats there in the depths. What a brilliant mind!
I just want to listen to Pete Holmes talk 24-7
Pete has 2-3 hour podcasts every week (You Made it Weird), so that shouldn't be a problem! 😂
His podcast is awesome.
So does Pete lol
@@walkr8383 LOLOL
Rarely do I watch an episode of anything twice, but when I do it's of this quality. One of the best episodes of the show yet. Pete Holmes has always been awesome
That was the silliest discussion of all that is deeply spiritual and sacred that I've ever heard.
❤ Delightful! ❤
This show's guests are amazing I love it, Thanks Neal
This is what Joe's podcast was back in the day... Okay, mostly when Duncan Trussell was on, and with less machine elves stories 😂
Thanks for this format and for keeping the flame alive!
by a wide margin, this is the best comedian-hosted podcast. always hits. bravo Neal! and bravo producers!
Phewww.... This hit me just in time. Love this podcast.
Agreed, just like comedy itself, it's all about......timing lol
Absolutely love this podcast. Also every time the ding in the show goes off, my dog barks and then my heart races 😂
A few years ago I added a third "motto" to my brain, which is "other people are other people". Delightful to hear Pete say "If I were him, I'd be him", which is just the converse of the same perspective
Not really “converse” more analogous. But if I were you I’d have written converse ❤
@@tonyattardo9350 lol
7:48 - Pete - " When I tell you that YOU're a good boy. then I'M in the mix."
I also heard: ' If you can spot it, you got it. ' , which is a phrase, I first heard in 12 step meetings, and is very insightful.
The dog thing the music thing the body
dysmorphia thing all the things i loveee this vulnerability and honesty and finding the grace n humor in it all ~ we’re all just getting through this thing called life. I really think Neals my twin lol 🙋🏽♀️☺️thnx 4 sharing this dope conversation ~ MUCH LOVE 🙏🏽👏🏽 ❤️BLESSSSS yall!!!
You to speaking makes me feel all warm & fuzzy. Pete sounds like a hug.
Such a pleasant and open person to speak to, this is so rare today.
This is the best conversation. Everyone should listen to this.
You're the best conversation
definitely going to recommend listening to this while a little stoned. and, these two are really great together. Wouldn't have guessed that at all.
could listen to pete talk for hours. He is wise
Finally, TH-cam gets it. This video showed up in my algorithm. Two of my top ten favorite comedians together in one room.😍
I was stoned as shit for all this and it was perfect🧘🏻♂️
This was the best one so far. Thanks beautiful humans 💙🙏💙
i realized recently that neal is one of my favorite artists. tv, stand up and all 3 podcasts - i love them all.
This episode was spectacular. Thank you, Neal and Pete.
The dog thing, noise, Keith Robinson--same. All of it. I love you guys for that.
YESSSSS I was hoping Pete would be on Blocks. I’m commenting before I’ve even started watching because there is no doubt this will be a great episode.
Just watched Netflix Blocks. Simply brilliant! I don’t know how I missed it. Very much enjoying your Blocks podcast too. ❤
Pete is underrated
I keep getting blown away by this podcast week after week. This one is very close to my heart. Thank you both.
Love yall! ❤
Pete, I've been your fan for over a decade. Long story, but you changed my life...started me on my spiritual journey ❤
I got to meet you back in the day and you were soooo kind!!!!
This might be my favorite podcast epp all time of any pod.
Seriously one of the greatest podcast ever! I’m sure I will never meet either of you, but you are my brothers.
idk why im barely diving into this but its so good man, thanks Neal!
Late to this one but I think this is my favorite discussion on the human condition and how to step back and look at life. Great starting blocks and solid rock to come back to when you find yourself out of mind.
Great talk guys!
Great episode. Hope this channel gets bigger soon. It’s really too good for youtube-no other show like it.
I didn't know Pete was so zen. This was a great ep.
this is a lit convo. deep and smart and funny! well done!
this podcast/project is adding something yay neal and the person he has to refer to in the intro
I needed so many different parts of this ep ❤❤❤❤
Great episode. Definitely one of my favorites
This convo is so amazingly unexpected, I always thought Pete was divin into bits but this was really special. Love this episode!
This was fantastic. Thank you so much, Neal & Pete. ❤
After a much needed break from Pete, I enjoyed seeing him again.
i needed to hear all of this at this exact time. thank god for both of these guys. 🙏
thank you for this podcast, i really needed it.
This is the best. My two favorites. Talking about the real stuff.
Ptsd club member. 😂😂😂
The spaciousness explanation/conversation was my favorite on this episode. 😊
Yikes this episode hits on a bunch of my own blocks. Thanks, um, I think. Wow I’m counting the days (29) before the health insurance kicks in at my new job, I’ve gotta get cracking on finding a good CBT and DBT therapist that hopefully that insurance covers.
This one met my expectations in every way I could think of.
I had no idea Pete was this insightful. I guess I shouldnt be surprised but I’m still impressed
16:17 The zoom on Pete's homocidal laugh is some of best comedic editing I've seen
Loving this so much-they vibe together beautifully...I definitely gotta get back into listening to Pete's podcast again :)
I enjoy these podcasts. Keep them coming please. :)
I am so happy. PETE!!
Pete’s gonna be a cult leader by the end of the year
That's right
He's got the hair.
I would join
Sign me up
I thought that 8 years ago.. it's a slow burn
I cried at the end of this. Thanks pete!😢❤
This conversation helped me understand some things about myself.
This was amazing...i would to see more of this side of pete!
Just so you know Neal, this closeness is OVER the minute the pod ends. 😏😉
Best interview yet!
Loving these podcasts
this is a great episode pete did amazing and so did neal 👏
I took drugs once I got old and now understand the world and money!
that's the paraphrasing of these naive elitists talking about themselves and the privileged lives they are accustomed to.
Cars, money and homes in the mountains... all they care about, what this strike is about and how "you're not them"
Finally someone else who shares my complicated perspective on dogs. "Does it love me or does it just want the turkey leg?"
Loved this. Related to so much of this. Only mention one thing. I love music so much I hate it being everywhere on repeat. Peace, really.
Didn't realize Pete was so enlightened. ❤
does anyone know the name/artist of the theme song? I ❤ it and tried to look it up but google isn't helping 😢
wow, great episode!
This was fantastic!
Thank you for the podcast Neal I love it I’ll listen to every one thank you it’s like adjacent therapy
Now I need Good Boy merch!
Time for therapy!
Fantastic conversation. What Pete said about spaciousness: that was the exact thing I wanted and found after doing Ayahuasca.
Did you have psychedelic experiences prior to your Ayahuasca journey?
In the '80's I did mushrooms once, ecstasy once -- both had an impact on my creativity and I got some cool writing out of the deal, but, it didn't open my consciousness like ayahuasca. Ayahuasca has had a lasting impact and spaciousness that has lingered.
I know it's nitpicking, but the use of the term "reality" at around 17:22 is complicated because there are constructs of reality like "social reality" and "material reality" that have different forms of impact and permeability than the way Pete frames the term.
Similarly. at 31:43, the definition of "trauma" just depends on the grounding. The concept of trauma being physical is more of a CBT thing. The broad definition that Neal is referring to is similar to the Lacanian idea of trauma being a moment that can be narratively framed as a psychological split between the conceptual and practical gaps in desire.
As much as I love how psychedelics open people up to metaphysical analysis of the self, most of the concepts that people discover are already systematized in really elegant, descriptive ways. Read continental theory, then take drugs, then read more theory.
Edit: If you read theory, don't read Sartre or you'll end up like Pete with his "consciousness predates matter" bit at 46:28. Pre-ontological reality is still predicated on being the world. Consciousness entails intentionality, which means that even the statement "consciousness predates matter" is entirely contradictory in its construction.
this episode is to be shared & rewatched over & over again. thank you so much Neal & Pete!
really enjoying this one
LOVE
THE
Laughs
Mercy
:)
Gratitude
Learning
Together
Pete is my favorite dumb golden retriever. Love this guy!
Enough with episode already, wash my damn towels!
Another great episode! So many layers to this podcast.. one is me trying to figure out if Neal loves or despises his guest 😂
I think Neal loves most of his guests and the act he puts on around others is a projection of his inner turmoil - whether he loves or despises himself. He should love himself because he’s providing this great podcast to world and allowing us all to learn from it and heal ourselves.
Everyone would benefit from this.
#Astonishing
#Everyone!
#Dudesy
Good lord, Neal’s skin looks so good. Well done, sir. Well done indeed.
Hearing Pete Holmes talk earnestly about disassociating from the ego . . .
Really enjoying this episode! If you were them you'd be them.....❤
I can speak for everyone when I say the intro can die, we know the premise 🙏 keep up the great work
Pete Holmes is so wise.. His approach to the spiritual is so loose and silly. Reminds all of us to be kind to ourselves and stop taking things so seriously
Great episode!!
I loved this.
All great, but this might be my favorite so far.
Saving my Thursday!
His show Crashing is awesome. Wish it was on more seasons
This was great ❤