About this episode
Neal Brennan interviews Jordan Klepper about politics, media, and personal experiences related to January 6 and parenthood.
Neal Brennan interviews Jordan Klepper (Daily Show, "Fingers the Pulse") on the Blocks Podcast about the true nature of MAGA, what he witnessed in Washington D.C. on January 6, how the American attitude toward shamelessness and hypocrisy has shifted since Trump's rise to power, using his improv background in field pieces, taking a Trump supporter to a Kamala rally, interviewing a guy who pleaded guilty to punching a cop on January 6 but still believed it was an inside job, what he learned from Jon Stewart & Trevor Noah, hosting his own show and how it affected his nervous system, becoming a parent, his drift from Hitchens-era smug atheist certainty back to agnosticism, Dominos vs. Papa Johns on the road, connecting flights, Camus and philosophy, and being smug. 00:00 Neal & Matthew McConaughey's Shininess 1:40 Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse 3:00 Road life 8:15 Field pieces with Jon vs. Trevor 10:32 MAGA 13:10 January 6 18:54 Trump's superpower 20:40 Ad Break: Ultra Nuro Pouches 22:58 Ad Break: Zocdoc 25:25 Interviewing approach 30:24 Bringing a Trump fan to a Kamala rally 32:43 January 6 41:27 Ad Break: Harry's 43:37 Ad Break: Mando 45:44 Math vs. Comedy Brain 54:05 Marriage &…
People in this episode
Host: Neal Brennan
Guest: Jordan Klepper
Topics covered
- politics
- improv
- January 6
- MAGA
- parenthood
- philosophy
- media
Keywords
- MAGA
- January 6
- improv
- parenthood
- philosophy
- Jon Stewart
- Trevor Noah
- comedy
Sponsors
Ultra Nuro Pouches, Zocdoc, Harry's, Mando
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Daily Show, Dominos, Papa Johns
Products: Ultra Nuro Pouches, Zocdoc, Harry's, Mando
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