Neal Brennan interviews Jake Johnson ('Self Reliance' on Hulu, 'New Girl,' 'We're Here to Help' podcast), 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 3:49 Upbringing 5:24 Improv, Sketch & Commercials 10:19 Dyslexia 13:01 Dropping out of high school 18:32 Sponsor: BetterHelp 19:57 Sponsor: Mando 22:38 How he got his life back on track 36:54 Parenting 42:09 Relationship w/ Father 50:32 How 'New Girl' changed his idea of Hollywood 59:00 Sponsor: Washington Post 1:05:37 What he thinks of his life & life purpose ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to We're Here to Help podcast: @HeretoHelpPod Watch Self Reliance on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/self-reliance-b530df17-e123-4174-8d4d-75e6f422468f 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 Sponsor Blocks: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/... ---------------------------------------------------------- Sponsors: https://www.betterhelp.com/NEAL for 10% off your first month https://www.shopmando.com promo code: NEAL for $5 off your Mando starter pack https://www.washingtonpost.com/NEAL for 80% off / 50 cents per week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices