Tom Papa (stand-up comedian, author of We’re All In This Together…..So Make Some Room) is in the MBB studio to chat about channeling his artist sensitivity into comedy and hilarious emotional processing with his wife before bed that leaves him unable to sleep! He opens up about what it’s like being known as “the nice guy” in comedy, how to parent kids who st ... Show More
Mar 4
Part Two: I Spent 9 Years Inside Scientology: The Shared Occult Origins of the Nazi Party and Scientology — and What It Means Today | Jon Atack
What if the roots of modern cults, extremist politics, and even today’s “wellness” movements trace back to Nazi occultism, hypnotic manipulation, and one of the most controversial religions in the world? In this explosive episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Jon Atack — the world ... Show More
57m 55s
Mar 3
I Spent 9 Years Inside Scientology: The Shared Occult Origins of the Nazi Party and Scientology — and What It Means Today | Jon Atack
What if the roots of modern cults, extremist politics, and even today’s “wellness” movements trace back to Nazi occultism, hypnotic manipulation, and one of the most controversial religions in the world? In this explosive episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Jon Atack — the world ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 2023
Tom Segura On Career, Comedy, And Craziness
<p>Ryan speaks with Tom Segura in the second of a two-part conversation about the changing landscape of stand-up comedy, the philosophical mindset that he brings to his work, how he manages his media diet, why kids made him more tied to reality, and more.</p><p>Tom Segura is a st ... Show More
50m 11s
Sep 2023
How To Laugh More w/ Tom Papa
🔥 WARNING: This episode might cause EXCESSIVE happiness🔥 Ever felt the world is just too SERIOUS? Meet TOM PAPA, the MASTERMIND who'll change that! Being the KING of COMEDY for three decades, he’s rocked the worlds of film, radio, TV, and even podcasting. But he’s not just anot ... Show More
58m 16s
Oct 2023
Tom Segura On Honing The Craft of Comedy
<p>Ryan speaks with Tom Segura in the first of a two-part conversation about the links between writing comedy specials and writing philosophy books, the mindset it takes to succeed in a creative field, Tom’s weird and winding journey through professional comedy, and more.</p><p>T ... Show More
58m 14s
Oct 2023
The Divine Comedy of Pete Holmes: Spirituality, Creativity, & Growing Through Adversity
It’s time to grapple with the absurdity of life, the nature of reality, truth, consciousness, and the hard problems that perplex humanity. Here to add a healthy dose of humor, wit, and wisdom to this week’s inquiry is one of my favorite humans, Pete Holmes. A stand-up king with a ... Show More
2h 6m
Jul 2023
Noam Dworman on Stand-Up Comedy and Staying Open-Minded
<p class="MsoNormal">Tyler sat down at Comedy Cellar with owner Noam Dworman to talk about the ever-changing stand-up comedy scene, including the perfect room temperature for stand-up, whether comedy can still shock us, the effect on YouTube and TikTok, the transformation of joke ... Show More
59m 27s