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Why We Make Ourselves Suffer: Breaking Addiction Down
Gen Z Unpacks Toxic Internet Culture
How to Know Thyself w/ Andre Duqum
BJ Novak Outsmarts Rainn (Again)
Unpacking "Drugs" (w/ Pete Holmes, Ari Shaffir, Neal Brennan, Dr Joe & More)
Andy Grammer's Spiritual Muse: The Sacred Side of Songwriting
Reflecting w/ Bobby Lee, Trisha Paytas, Rick Glassman, Ed Helms, Angela Kinsey + More!
Celebrating 2 years of Soul Boom with favorite guests Alex O'Connor, Dr. Lisa Miller, Rick Glassman, Britt Hartley, Sara Kuburic, Trisha Paytas, Bobby Lee, Jeff Kober, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Ed Helms + Angela Kinsey. SPONSORS! 👇 Proton 👉 (protect your privacy for FREE!) https://proton.me/soulboom Nutrafol 👉 (promo code: SOULBOOM) nutrafol.com Quince 👉 (FREE shipping + 365 day returns!) quince.com/soulboom Cozy Earth 👉 (CODE: SOULBOOM for up to 20% OFF!) cozyearth.com ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Arthur Brooks & Rainn Escape the Matrix & Find the Meaning of Life
Why does modern life feel emptier than ever, even with more technology, comfort, and success than any generation before us? Arthur Brooks (behavioral scientist, bestselling author) joins us to explore the growing meaning crisis, the neuroscience of purpose, and why our phones may be quietly rewiring our brains away from happiness. SPONSORS! 👇 Proton (protect your privacy for FREE!) 👉 https://proton.me/soulboom Grow Therapy (sessions avg $21 w/ insurance!) 👉 growtherapy.com/soulboom ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How I Met Your Maker w/ Josh Radnor
Actor Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother) unpacks the deeper spiritual questions that fame, success, and storytelling can’t answer. SPONSORS! 👇 Proton (protect your privacy for FREE!) 👉 proton.me/soulboom Nutrafol (Code: SOULBOOM for $10 off!) 👉 https://nutrafol.com ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Secret to a Meaningful Life (w/ Bill Burnett & Dave Evans)
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, co-authors of Designing Your Life, join us to unpack why so many people are feeling stuck, why the search for one perfect passion can be misleading, and how radical acceptance, reframing, and small moments of meaning can transform the human experience. SPONSORS! 👇 Proton (protect your privacy for FREE!) 👉 proton.me/soulboom Sundays for Dogs (50% OFF!) 👉 https://sundaysfordogs.com/soulboom50 OneSkin 👉 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co/SOULBOOM #oneskinpod Cozy Earth 👉 Go to cozyearth.com/SOULBOOM for up to 20% off! 📖 Bill & Dave's new book 👉 https://designingyourlife.link/how-to-live-a-meaningful-life/soul ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Life Lessons for Gen Z & Millennials (w/ Chip Conley)
Why do we feel so anxious & alone in the modern world? Chip Conley unpacks how wisdom, meaning, and emotional insight can transform suffering into growth. SPONSORS! 👇 Nutrafol 👉 (Code: SOULBOOM for $10 off!) https://nutrafol.com Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rainn Gets Roasted by Zach Anner
Comedian Zach Anner opens up about growing up with cerebral palsy, using comedy to build connection, and navigating panic attacks, loneliness, and the pressure to feel “normal.” He and Rainn reflect on their work together at SoulPancake and explore gratitude, prayer, accessibility, grief, and why love might be the entire point of being here. SPONSORS! 👇 Grow Therapy 👉 growtherapy.com/soulboom ZipRecruiter (try it free!) 👉 ziprecruiter.com/soulboom Quince 👉 quince.com/soulboom Sundays for Dogs (50% off!) 👉 sundaysfordogs.com/soulboom50 (promo code: SOULBOOM50) ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Proving God's Existence With Science (w/ Dave Desteno)
Is God real, and can science ever prove it? Psychologist Dave DeSteno joins us to unpack why the “Does God exist?” debate might miss the point, and what research actually shows about prayer, meditation, gratitude, forgiveness, and religious community. SPONSORS! 👇 OneSkin 👉 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co/SOULBOOM #oneskinpod Nutrafol 👉 (Code: SOULBOOM for $10 off!) https://nutrafol.com Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toxic Politics: America’s NEW Pandemic (w/ Mustafa Santiago Ali)
What if environmental justice is not just policy, but a spiritual responsibility? Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali breaks down how toxic pollution, redlining, and disinvestment created unequal health and wealth outcomes and why grassroots community power is the only path from surviving to thriving. From PFAS and public health to the dismantling of EPA science and the sacredness of nature, this conversation connects climate justice, healing, and hope with real on the ground stories and solutions. SPONSORS! 👇 Sundays for Dogs 👉 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co/SOULBOOM #oneskinpod Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gaza, Grief and Growth: Mo Amer on Palestine & Faith
Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer (Mo on Netflix) shares his family’s story through war, displacement, and survival, and speaks candidly about Gaza, generational trauma, and why real dialogue matters more than ever. From the spiritual discipline of patience to the role of comedy in carrying sorrow, this episode is a reminder that hope is not passive, it is practiced. SPONSORS! 👇 Grow Therapy 👉 https://growtherapy.co/soulboom ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!) 👉 https://www.ziprecruiter.com/soulboom Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does Manifesting Change God's Plan? (w/ Edwina Findley)
Let's unpack the most sacred questions of the human experience: how do you know when guidance is divine, and when it’s just desire, fear, or ego? Edwina Findley unravels manifesting vs. God’s plan, the difference between “my dream” and a true calling, and why service, struggle, and waiting seasons may matter more than vision boards. From miraculous signs and prophetic moments to doubt, discipline, and surrender, this episode is a deep dive into faith, purpose, and what it really means to trust the path unfolding in front of you. SPONSORS! 👇 Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why Do I Overthink EVERYTHING? Re-Wiring Our Brains w/ Maya Shankar
Change rarely asks permission. Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar joins to unpack why we cling to certainty, how rumination traps us in mental spirals, and what it actually takes to build a self that can survive life’s curveballs. From identity loss and grief to moral beauty, compassion, and the psychology of “default options,” this conversation blends neuroscience, philosophy, and spiritual wisdom into practical tools for modern anxiety. Maya’s new book, The Other Side of Change 👉 https://a.co/d/2jfuZGt SPONSORS! 👇 Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Who Should Run the Government? (Reggie Watts Pt. 2)
AI, power trips, and what comes after late stage capitalism. Comedian Reggie Watts joins us to unpack how billionaires are trying to control the systems they built, why government is not a business, and how community and joy can outlast fear and shock tactics. We also debate psychedelics and ketamine, including the difference between sacred practice and shortcut culture, and how altered states can shape creativity, improv, and consciousness. Along the way they hit simulation theory, Star Trek’s utopian future, Brandon Sanderson fantasy, Burning Man stories, and why Reggie believes kindness is a form of intelligence. SPONSORS! 👇 Grow Therapy 👉 https://growtherapy.co/soulboom ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!) 👉 https://www.ziprecruiter.com/soulboom https://www.ziprecruiter.com/soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Simulation Theory, A.I. Takeover and Dungeons & Dragons (w/ Reggie Watts)
Reggie Watts (comedian, musician) joins us to unpack simulation theory, psychedelics, AI, and Eastern mysticism. He and Rainn cover everything from Seattle's underground art scene to how John Hughes movies and existentialism shaped them. SPONSORS! 👇 Nutrafol (Code: SOULBOOM for $10 off!) 👉 https://nutrafol.com Miracle Made (promo code: SOULBOOM for 20% OFF!) 👉 trymiracle.com/SOULBOOM and use promo code SOULBOOM for an extra 20% OFF and a free 3-piece towel set! Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Dr. Amen's Brain Scans Predict Depression, Anxiety and Addiction?
Dr. Daniel Amen (brain health expert, psychiatrist and physician) wants to reframe “mental health” as brain health, and explain how brain imaging can reveal patterns behind depression, anxiety, addiction, and even chronic pain. They unpack automatic negative thoughts, negativity bias, and simple daily “tiny habits” that can reshape your brain and your life. Plus, Dr. Amen connects science with meaning, purpose, and spirituality, asking one powerful question: is what you’re doing right now good for your brain and does it honor your creator? SPONSORS! 👇 reMarkable 👉 https://remarkable.com Miracle Made (promo code: SOULBOOM for 20% OFF!) 👉 trymiracle.com/SOULBOOM and use promo code SOULBOOM for an extra 20% OFF and a free 3-piece towel set! Grow Therapy 👉 https://growtherapy.co/SOULBOOM Green Chef (50% OFF + Free Shipping + 20% OFF next 2 boxes!) 👉 https://www.greenchef.com/50soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
R&B Singer Miguel on Ego, Resentment & Hip-Hop Culture
SPONSORS! 👇 reMarkable 👉 https://remarkable.com Miracle Made (promo code: SOULBOOM for 20% OFF!) 👉 trymiracle.com/SOULBOOM and use promo code SOULBOOM for an extra 20% OFF and a free 3-piece towel set! Grow Therapy 👉 https://growtherapy.co/SOULBOOM Green Chef (50% OFF + Free Shipping + 20% OFF next 2 boxes!) 👉 https://www.greenchef.com/50soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org R&B singer Miguel joins us to unpack soul music, resentment, meditation, and what a real spiritual revolution might look like in a country obsessed with money. They unpack his journey from a Black Mexican kid navigating gangs and religion in Los Angeles to a genre bending artist whose new grunge R&B album confronts fear, guns, ego, and hope. Along the way they explore art as spiritual practice, healing family wounds, and how owning your audience can protect your peace in a chaotic world. Miguel is a Grammy winning R&B singer, songwriter and producer known for his genre bending blend of soul, rock and alternative sounds on albums like Kaleidoscope Dream and Wildheart. Miguel kicking off global CAOS Tour in February 2026. Tickets on sale at https://officialmiguel.com/ ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What Happens When We Die? (w/ Hospice Nurse Julie)
Hospice Nurse Julie sits down with Rainn to completely re-frame how we think about death, dying and what might come next. From the biology of how the body peacefully shuts down to mystical deathbed visions, guardian angel stories and “miracle pancakes,” she shares raw, hopeful and surprisingly funny lessons from years at the bedside. They dive into addiction, spirituality, fear, atheism, pets showing up at the end and how remembering our mortality can actually make life feel more precious and free. SPONSORS! 👇 Quince (FREE shipping!) 👉 Quince.com/SOULBOOM Uncommon Goods (15% OFF!) 👉 uncommongoods.com/SOULBOOM Miracle Made (promo code: SOULBOOM for 20% OFF!) 👉 trymiracle.com/SOULBOOM and use promo code SOULBOOM for an extra 20% OFF and a free 3-piece towel set! OneSkin (promo code: SOULBOOM for 15% OFF!) 👉 oneskin.co/SOULBOOM Superpower 👉 Go to Superpower.com/gift to get a free $49 premium gift box with your gifted membership. ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Petey USA Finds God In The Gray
SPONSORS! 👇 Uncommon Goods (15% OFF!) 👉 https://www.uncommongoods.com/soulboom Nutrafol (Code: SOULBOOM for $10 off!) 👉 https://nutrafol.com OneSkin 👉 Get 15% OFF OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co reMarkable 👉 https://remarkable.com Miracle Made 👉 Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://trymiracle.com/SOULBOOM and use the code SOULBOOM to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Petey USA unpacks how he sees God as a feeling, why nature heals his fear of death, and how awe became his spirituality. He opens up about performance anxiety, alcohol as self medication, low self worth, and the tiny choices that slowly pulled him out of a “loser wasteland” into music, marriage, and meaning. Petey also performs God Is In The Gray and Don't Tell The Boys live and shares the story behind his new album The Yips and the characters who drink through their pain at a dive bar. ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How to Humanize Your Enemies (w/ Valarie Kaur)
How can we humanize our political "opponents" and stop viewing the world as "them vs. us?" Revolutionary love in practice. Valarie Kaur returns to unpack how we can transform grief into courageous action, and build a bigger we that resists dehumanization while defending democracy. We walk through tools like wonder, grief, listening across difference, and experiments with love on the frontlines and at home. Soul Boom Workbook (Out NOW!) 👉 https://a.co/d/dM5wTYM THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! OneSkin 👉 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!) 👉 https://www.ziprecruiter.com/soulboom Uncommon Goods (15% OFF!) 👉 https://www.uncommongoods.com/soulboom reMarkable 👉 https://remarkable.com Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spiritual Tools That ACTUALLY Work (w/ Shabnam Mogharabi)
Shabnam Mogharabi (co-author of the Soul Boom Workbook: Spiritual Tools for Modern Living, co-founder of SoulPancake) joins Rainn to unpack their new book and explore awe, beauty, and gratitude, through practical “tools for turbulent times” that scale from the self to community. Shabnam also shares her vulnerable story about suffering, intuition, and why noticing” small needs can spark real change. Soul Boom Workbook (Available NOW!) 👉 https://bit.ly/soulboomworkbook THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Superpower (Code: TAKE20 for $20 off!) 👉 https://superpower.com Grow Therapy 👉 https://growtherapy.co/SOULBOOM Nutrafol (Code: SOULBOOM for $10 off!) 👉 https://nutrafol.com Quince 👉 https://quince.com/SOULBOOM Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roy Wood Jr. Solves Racism
Comedian Roy Wood, Jr. (The Daily Show) joins Rainn to explore the fractures in American society, from racism and political division to technology, capitalism, and the myth of unity. Roy reflects on his upbringing in Birmingham, the lessons in resilience and hustle that shaped his path, and why he believes comedy is a spiritual tool for truth-telling. Can America find healing, or is division our destiny? THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Grow Therapy 👉 https://growtherapy.co/soulboom ZipRecruiter (Try it FREE!) 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom reMarkable (FREE returns for 100 days!) 👉 https://remarkable.com Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org Soul Boom Workbook (Available NOW!) 👉 https://bit.ly/soulboomworkbook ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark Ruffalo Takes Faith to Task (Pt. 2)
Part 2! Mark Ruffalo joins us again to talk about marriage as "soul work," raising artists, healing family trauma, and why vulnerability might be the bravest thing a man can practice. He opens up about his father’s Baha’i journey, the sweetness of those early firesides, Standing Rock, and the Lakota lessons that reshaped his activism and hope. Mark Ruffalo is an Oscar-nominated actor, producer, and activist known for Marvel's Avengers, Spotlight, and his decades of environmental and social justice work. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!) 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom Quince (FREE shipping!) 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom reMarkable (FREE returns for 100 days!) 👉 https://remarkable.com Superpower 👉 Go to Superpower.com to learn more and lock in the special $199 price while it lasts. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org SOUL BOOM WORKBOOK (pre-order now!) ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yung Pueblo and the Revolution Within
Yung Pueblo (Diego Perez) explore how inner transformation creates outer change. He and Rainn discuss impermanence, self-love, meditation, and why cultivating inner peace is essential to addressing today’s mental health crisis and global challenges. Yung Pueblo also shares his journey through silent meditation retreats, his new book How to Love Better, and the radical idea that healing ourselves is the first step to healing humanity. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Green Chef (50% OFF + Free Shipping + 20% OFF next 2 boxes!) 👉 https://www.greenchef.com/50soulboom Grow Therapy (Flexible therapy that’s easy to book!) 👉 https://www.GrowTherapy.com/SOULBOOM Uncommon Goods (15% OFF!) 👉 https://www.uncommongoods.com/soulboom OneSkin (Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.oneskin.co #oneskinpod Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org SOUL BOOM WORKBOOK (pre-order now!) 👉 https://bit.ly/soulboomworkbook ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark Ruffalo on the Future of Humanity (Pt. 1)
Mark Ruffalo (AppleTV's Task, Marvel's Avengers) explores how America can find compassion in divided times, the dangers of political violence, and why activism must be rooted in empathy. Ruffalo reflects on losing his brother to gun violence, the climate crisis, and his journey with The Solutions Project, which uplifts frontline communities fighting for change. Together, they ask: how do we move beyond fear, rage, and dehumanization into a future of justice, unity, and imagination? Mark’s Organization 👉 https://thesolutionsproject.org THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!) 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom Quince (FREE shipping ) 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom reMarkable (FREE returns for 100 days!) 👉 https://remarkable.com Superpower 👉 Go to Superpower.com to learn more and lock in the special $199 price while it lasts. Live up to your 100-Year potential. #superpowerpod Ollie 👉 Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Visit ollie.com/soulboom today for 60% off your first box of meals! #toknowthemistolovethem SOUL BOOM WORKBOOK 👉 (pre-order now!) ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eat, Pray, Toxic Love Addict w/ Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love author) opens up about love, addiction, grief, and spiritual growth. She opens up about her relationship with Raya, the painful lessons of codependency, and why heartbreak can feel as devastating as substance abuse. Together, they explore life as “Earth School,” the healing power of unconditional love, and why telling the truth is often the only way out of life’s deepest traps. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Green Chef (50% OFF!) 👉 https://greenchef.com/50soulboom reMarkable (FREE returns for 100 days!) 👉 https://remarkable.com Ollie (60% OFF!) 👉 https://ollie.com/soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Escaping a Cult (w/ Chess Master Danny Rensch)
Danny Rensch stopped being a pawn in his family's cult and broke free to rebuild his life and found Chess.com. He and Rainn unpack what life is like growing up in a cult, the painful process of leaving, and the long journey of healing and reconnecting with his mother. Together they explore resilience, forgiveness, and how meaning can be rebuilt after spiritual manipulation and control. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Green Chef (50% OFF!) 👉 https://greenchef.com/50soulboom reMarkable (FREE returns for 100 days!) 👉 https://remarkable.com Ollie (60% OFF!) 👉 https://ollie.com/soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
God Told Lil Rel to 'Get Out'
Comedian Lil Rel Howery (Code 3) joins Rainn to unpack how he got out of grief, panic attacks, and an extremely dark season after the death of his mother. He shares the wild prophecy that named his breakout roles years before they happened, why the Black church shaped his soul and service, and how stand-up became his medicine. They swap stories on Code 3, Get Out, The Carmichael Show, The Office and why comedy deserves the same respect as drama. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 Prophecy Before Fame 01:18 Booking Get Out 03:12 The Cut Ending 04:23 Audition w/ Jordan Peele 05:28 Get Out's Massive Cultural Impact 07:02 Oscars and Stand-Up 07:48 Dwight, Legacy, Gratitude 09:10 Sitcoms Don’t Get Chances 10:50 Where Are The Comedies 11:34 Mentoring Young Creators 12:21 Black Church Community 14:52 Activism Roots, Family 17:12 Have We Lost Soul 18:02 Rereading Faith Anew 19:05 Jesus, Metaphor, Meaning 21:06 Faith, Patience, Peace 25:44 Prophecy After Grief 29:00 A Conversation With Mom 33:09 Panic Attack to Therapy 39:18 Comedy As Real Healing 47:03 Respect For Comedy 55:27 Chicago, Loss, Survival 56:06 What’s Funny Festival 01:01:04 Code Three Truths 01:05:50 Mental Health Scene 01:09:38 Theater Release Matters 01:10:23 Wilder Pryor Energy 01:11:57 Haunted Heist Preview 01:12:15 Lil Rel Defines 'Soul' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily Stoic's Guide to Spirituality (w/ Ryan Holiday)
Ryan Holiday (The Daily Stoic) joins Rainn Wilson to connect Stoicism’s deepest roots to spirituality, from the Logos and justice to the common good and service. They explore how ancient practice becomes modern medicine for anxiety, purpose, and resilience, and why journaling and radical acceptance still work. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Finding God Within: Sri M Explores Consciousness
Sri M, Himalayan spiritual teacher and social reformer, joins Rainn Wilson to explore the mysteries of consciousness, the soul, and the universal search for meaning. Together they discuss how spirituality is inseparable from service, why love and peace lie at the heart of all traditions, and how to live a spiritual life while fully engaged in the modern world. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! GreenChef (50% OFF!) 👉 https://greenchef.com/50SOULBOOM Fetzer 👉https://www.stamps.com/soulboom ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Adam Grant Breaks the Confidence Myth
Adam Grant (NYT bestselling author of Think Again and organizational psychologist at Wharton) joins us to unpack why everything we believe about confidence might be backward. From navigating failure and perfectionism to learning how to detach worth from work, Adam explores why passion isn’t something you “find,” how spirituality intersects with identity, and how reframing narratives can lead to a more meaningful life. Plus, the secret to motivation might not be what you think. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Fetzer 👉https://www.stamps.com/soulboom ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Finding God in a Panic Attack w/ Victoria Hutchins
When a high-achieving lawyer suddenly drops her corporate life for poetry and yoga, her words manage to reach millions online. Victoria Hutchins explores religious deconstruction, what it means to “make believe” in God again, and the soul-saving power of small joys. Victoria reads several of her most powerful poems and shares practical wisdom for those navigating anxiety, burnout, or existential crisis. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Fetzer 👉https://www.stamps.com/soulboom ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ed Helms and the Good Old Days
Ed Helms, (The Office, The Hangover) digs into memory, identity, and what it means to truly live in the moment. The two reflect on their years together on The Office, the unexpected emotional impact of a single line from the show's finale, and how chasing success nearly kept them from appreciating the present. Ed opens up about his ADHD diagnosis, his evolving relationship with therapy, and how self-compassion became a necessary survival tool. They also dive into the dangers of social media, the power of vulnerability, and Ed’s deeply personal new book and podcast SNAFU. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/soulboom. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Fetzer 👉https://www.stamps.com/soulboom Bragg (20% OFF! CODE: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.bragg.com ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Spiritual Atheism & Religious Deconstruction (w/ Britt Hartley)
If belief dies, can wonder survive? Britt Hartley (author of No Nonsense Spirituality) digs into her journey from devout Mormonism to mystic atheism, her deconstruction of religious dogma, and her experience of profound nihilism after losing belief in God. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Quince (FREE shipping!) 👉 https://www.quince.com/soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store SUBSCRIBE to our SECOND channel: @SoulBoomPresents Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.com/store Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Send fan mail! PO Box 2180 Toluca Lake, CA 91610 Shipping via UPS/FedEx? 10063 Riverside Dr PO Box 2180 Toluca Lake, CA 91610 Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani @KartikChainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Channel Branding Artwork and Graphics: Jack Sjogren http://instagram.com/sjogrenjack Intro Animation by: Sophie Ansari http://instagram.com/scribbledbysophie #SoulBoom #RainnWilson #mormon #mormontok #momtok #exmormon #Spirituality #Religion #religiousdeconstruction #atheism #atheist #deconstruction #rhettandlink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casey Neistat: The Art of the Algorithm
Casey Neistat (YouTube creator, filmmaker, entrepreneur) joins Rainn Wilson to dive into the dangers of social media algorithms, the role of empathy in art, and how fatherhood reshaped Casey’s purpose. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/soulboom. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Fetzer 👉https://www.stamps.com/soulboom Bragg (20% OFF! CODE: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.bragg.com ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
LIVE with Pete Holmes!
Comedian Pete Holmes (I Am Not For Everyone) joins Rainn Wilson LIVE to dive into the nature of God, spiritual awakening through psychedelics, and why ego isn’t the enemy...it might even be divine. They unpack the parable of the Prodigal Son, discuss mystical consciousness and atheism, and reflect on comedy’s role in revealing truth. Plus, Pete shares early jokes, voice memo rage, and his unique way of merging stand-up with sacred insight. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/soulboom. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Fetzer 👉https://www.stamps.com/soulboom Bragg (20% OFF! CODE: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.bragg.com ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Terry Crews Breaks the Shame Cycle
Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, White Chicks) opens up about addiction, masculinity, faith, and healing. He shares his journey through addiction, religious trauma, and the deep inner work required to rebuild his life and marriage. He shares how recovery helped him rediscover his soul, his artistry, and his definition of love and how public accountability set him free. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/soulboom. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Airbnb 👉 https://airbnb.com/host Quince (FREE shipping!) 👉 https://www.quince.com/soulboom Bragg (20% OFF! CODE: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.bragg.com ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike Birbiglia Redefines The Good Life
Comedian Mike Birbiglia (The Good Life on Netflix) opens up about navigating his father’s stroke, his daughter’s spiritual education, and how meeting the Pope shaped his artistry. Along the way, Mike explores mental‑health honesty, delusional optimism in auditions, and why he believes live storytelling is almost sacred. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/soulboom. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Airbnb 👉 https://airbnb.com/host Masterclass (at least 15% OFF!) 👉 https://www.masterclass.com/soulboom Quince (FREE shipping!) 👉 https://www.quince.com/soulboom ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does Happiness Last? Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Kelly Corrigan (NYT bestselling author, PBS host) joins Rainn Wilson for an illuminating conversation on fear, moods, creativity, and the wisdom found in wonder. Kelly shares her experience with cancer, raising daughters, her evolving beliefs about God, and how staying in someone’s home reveals more about life than any philosophy book. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! 🐶 Ollie (60% OFF!) 👉 Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Visit https://www.ollie.com/soulboom today for 60% OFF your first box of meals! #ToKnowThemIsToLoveThem BRAGG (20% OFF! CODE: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.bragg.com Masterclass (at least 15% OFF!) 👉 https://www.masterclass.com/soulboom ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Questlove's Secret to a Spiritual Awakening
Questlove (The Roots, Summer of Soul) joins Soul Boom for a deep and vulnerable conversation about creativity, trauma, spirituality, and self-reinvention. He opens up about his struggles with imposter syndrome, the weight of generational trauma, and how the pandemic forced him to rebuild his internal life through breathwork, affirmations, and metaphysical practice. Rainn and Questlove explore the power of boredom, the necessity of soul, and how success without healing can be hollow. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Airbnb 👉 https://airbnb.com/host BRAGG (20% OFF! CODE: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.bragg.com Masterclass (at least 15% OFF!) 👉 https://www.masterclass.com/soulboom ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is God Real If Suffering Exists? Gary Gulman Explores
Gary Gulman (HBO's The Great Depresh, Netflix’s Stand Up for Drummers) joins Rainn Wilson for a vulnerable, hilarious, and soul-searching conversation on faith, depression, and the strange beauty of being alive. From the darkest seasons of mental illness to his life-changing experience with electroconvulsive therapy, Gary opens up about what saved him, and how he still struggles with questions about God and suffering. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Airbnb 👉 https://airbnb.com/host Masterclass (at least 15% OFF!) 👉 https://www.masterclass.com/soulboom BRAGG (20% OFF! CODE: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.bragg.com SOUL BOOM LIVE IN LOS ANGELES 5/27! Tickets 🎟️: https://soulboom.com/live ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Existentialism for the Modern Soul w/ Millennial Therapist Sara Kuburic
What if you’re not meant to find yourself, but to create yourself? In this Soul Boom episode, existential psychotherapist and bestselling author Sara Kuburic (It’s On Me) joins Rainn Wilson for a deep conversation about identity, self-loss, and the illusion of authenticity in the digital age. After diagnosing what makes The Office's Dwight Schrute so...unique, "The Millennial Therapist" (as she's known online) joins Rainn to explore how modern life disconnects us from our inner truth and how existentialism offers a path back to meaning through responsibility, embodiment, and deliberate choice. This is a soul-searching, perspective-shifting dialogue for anyone who feels overwhelmed, unseen, or stuck in someone else’s version of success. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet 👉 Visit https://www.ollie.com/soulboom today for 60% off your first box of meals! #ToKnowThemIsToLoveThem Stamps.com: Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale 👉 https://www.stamps.com/soulboom SOUL BOOM LIVE IN LOS ANGELES 5/27! Tickets 🎟️: https://soulboom.com/live ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Steve from Blue's Clues Sits Down in Our Thinking Chair
Steve Burns (original host of Blue’s Clues, musician and writer) joins Rainn Wilson to unpack the surprising emotional and spiritual journey behind one of the most iconic figures in children’s TV. Steve opens up about facing depression at the peak of his fame, the haunting internet rumor that he had died, and the healing power of solitude, music, and deep listening. He discusses what it means to live with grace, redefine masculinity, and reconnect with the soul through nature, creativity, and community. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Airbnb 👉 https://airbnb.com/host BRAGG (20% OFF! CODE: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://www.bragg.com SOUL BOOM LIVE IN LOS ANGELES 5/27! Tickets 🎟️: https://soulboom.com/live ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Can We Trust the News Again? (w/ Stephanie Ruhle)
Stephanie Ruhle (MSNBC anchor, host of The 11th Hour) joins Rainn Wilson for a raw, timely conversation on media distrust, social responsibility, and the power of human connection. From her journey on Wall Street to her pivot into journalism, Stephanie brings unique insight into how power, money, and narrative collide. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Quince (FREE shipping & 365-day returns!) 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom Airbnb 👉 https://airbnb.com/host SOUL BOOM LIVE IN LOS ANGELES 5/27! Tickets 🎟️: https://soulboom.com/live ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Serena Williams' Mind (w/ Patrick Mouratoglou)
Let's explore the mindset behind greatness. Patrick Mouratoglou is a world-famous tennish coach, known for his work with Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. opens up about his childhood struggles with anxiety and how small daily victories led him to become one of the most sought-after coaches in sports. He reveals what it really took to help Serena Williams rediscover her fire, and why confidence isn't built in a day, but in consistent, quiet effort. 👉 PRE-ORDER 'Champion Mindset' NOW ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Am I Lonely or Spiritually Disconnected? (w/ Radha Agrawal)
What if the cure for our loneliness epidemic isn’t more screen time—but sacred dance floors, radical service, and remembering our ancestors? In this deep and energizing Soul Boom episode, Rainn Wilson sits down with Radha Agrawal, founder of Daybreaker and the Belong Center, to explore how ancient wisdom, intergenerational gatherings, and collective joy can rebuild our fractured world. This episode is brought to you by... Airbnb: 👉 https://www.airbnb.com/host ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! 👉 Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom 👉 TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices