Podcast
Soul Boom
Hosted by Rainn Wilson · ENGLISH
Soul Boom is a series of intimate conversations hosted by Rainn Wilson exploring meaningful and inspiring topics that tickle the mind, heart and soul. Never too precious, yet unafraid to touch on the profound, we digs into the core of the human experience: creativity, spirituality and psychology. Bringing to the conversation some of the most brilliant and heart-felt artists, thinkers and doers, Soul Boom guides the listener toward transformation on both a personal and societal level. Also, laughs.
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Quantum Physics Proves God's Existence (w/ Dr. Theresa Bullard)
5d ago00:52:12Tap to summarizeExplore the science of prayer, meditation, intuition, manifestation, and consciousness w/ Dr. Theresa Bullard. She reveals what ancient wisdom may have understood long before modern science. Then Rainn asks where spirituality ends and pseudoscience begins. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🛒 Nutrafol (promo code: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://nutrafol.com 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org 🛒 ZocDoc 👉 https://zocdoc.com/soulboom More Dr. Theresa Bullard 👉 https://theresa-bullard.com/live-events MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Thank God My Mom's Dead. (ft. Holly Brown)
2w ago01:02:10Tap to summarizeComedian Holly Brown opens up about OCD, family addiction, childhood trauma, and using dark comedy to survive. She and Rainn explore grief, forgiveness, religion, and the strange relief that can follow losing a parent. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Grow Therapy 👉 https://growtherapy.com/soulboom 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom🛒 Lola 👉 Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products at Lolablankets.com by using code SOULBOOM at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. 🛒 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co/soulboom #oneskinpod 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Answering 'The Office' Fan Questions w/ Oscar Nuñez (BONUS!)
3w ago00:43:28Tap to summarizeOscar Nuñez & Rainn answer fan questions about The Office from some die-hard fans. They also speculate on Dwight's appearance on The Paper, Oscar's spin-off of The Office. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Get 25% OFF Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom 🛒 Nutrafol (code: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://nutrafol.com 🛒 ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!) 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🛒 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co/soulboom #oneskinpod MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →What Does Death Actually Feel Like?
4w ago01:21:58Tap to summarizeWhat does death feel like? Near-death experiencers Vinney Tolman & Betty Guadagno reveal what they saw during their NDEs. From a body bag and overdose to heaven, life reviews, and unconditional love, their stories redefine life after death. What if death teaches us how to live? SPONSORS!👇 🛒 ZocDoc 👉 https://zocdoc.com/soulboom 🛒 Get 25% OFF Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org This episode was made possible with support from the Wennett and Cader-Frech Foundation. To continue this conversation with your family and friends, download Soul Boom's discussion support guide here: https://soulboom.com/discussionguide MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →'Pluribus' Star Jeff Hiller's Life Before Emmy Nominations (BONUS!)
Jul 1900:34:54Tap to summarizePluribus and Widow's Bay star Jeff Hiller and Rainn Wilson shares hilarious acting disasters, revisit the terrible jobs that kept acting dreams alive, and reveal why small victories stopped him from giving up. He also opens up about emotional eating, depression, therapy, and learning to recognize what lies beneath our cravings. Plus, Rainn shares the night he was tipped in cocaine. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🛒 Lola 👉 Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products at Lolablankets.com by using code SOULBOOM at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. 🛒 NOCD (book a FREE 15min call!) 👉 https://nocd.com 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom This episode was made possible with support from the Wennett and Cader-Frech Foundation. To continue this conversation with your family and friends, download Soul Boom's discussion support guide here: https://soulboom.com/discussionguide MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jeff Hiller Explains Queer Faith & Redefines Religion
Jul 1601:08:33Tap to summarizeEmmy-winning Somebody Somewhere & Widow's Bay star Jeff Hiller unpacks queer faith, growing up gay in Texas, and his 20-year trail to overnight success. He reveals why community became his church and how rejection forged compassion. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🛒 Lola 👉 Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products at Lolablankets.com by using code SOULBOOM at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. 🛒 NOCD (book a FREE 15min call!) 👉 https://nocd.com 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom This episode was made possible with support from the Wennett and Cader-Frech Foundation. To continue this conversation with your family and friends, download Soul Boom's discussion support guide here: https://soulboom.com/discussionguide MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Israeli & Palestinian on Genocide, War in Iran & Gaza
Jul 901:02:43Tap to summarizeDigging deep into Israel-Palestine conflict w/ Israeli Maoz Inon & Palestinian Aziz Abu Sarah, life after October 7th & Gaza and transforming grief into reconciliation. Is peace still possible? We dig deep into faith, trauma, justice, dignity, and the spiritual courage to imagine a future beyond war. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Quince: https://quince.com/soulboom 🛒 Nutrafol (code: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://nutrafol.com 🛒 Get 25% OFF Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom 👉 Fetzer: https://fetzer.org 🛒 ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!) 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 https://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 https://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →America, It Is Your Birthday. (Now Grow Up.)
Jul 401:08:46Tap to summarizeHappy Independence Day! On America's 250th anniversary, we're joined by Arthur Brooks, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Amanda Ripley, and Derek Smith to confront the country's crisis of loneliness, meaning, and political division. Together, they ask whether love, service, and spiritual renewal can heal the country. What must America outgrow before its next 250 years? SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Grow Therapy: https://growtherapy.com/soulboom 🛒 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co/soulboom #oneskinpod 🛒 Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products 👉 https://Lolablankets.com use code: SOULBOOM at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. 👉 Fetzer: https://fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 https://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 https://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Oscar Nunez Gets REAL About 'The Office', 'The Paper' & God
Jul 200:56:25Tap to summarizeOscar Nuñez (The Office, The Paper) celebrates our 100th episode digging deep into The Office, The Paper, and organized religion. He & Rainn reflect on their time on the show and look back at their favorite scenes, bloopers & moments with Steve Carell, Ed Helms, Angela & more. Oscar also opens up about his gay father, Catholic upbringing, immigration, and organized religion. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Grow Therapy: https://growtherapy.com/soulboom 🛒 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co/soulboom #oneskinpod 🛒 Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products 👉 https://Lolablankets.com use code: SOULBOOM at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. 👉 Fetzer: https://fetzer.org ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 https://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 https://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Pete Holmes' Obsession w/ Hell (BONUS!)
Jun 2100:27:41Tap to summarizeBONUS! Comedian Pete Holmes reveals why he became obsessed with hell and how the idea of eternal punishment forced him to question the version of Christianity he had inherited. He traces his journey from viewing God as a terrifying judge to discovering Joseph Campbell, Ram Dass, non-duality, and a radically different understanding of consciousness. Pete also shares his unforgettable Harry Potter analogy for why searching for physical evidence of God may be completely missing the point. SPONSORS!👇 If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started: 👉 https://www.nocd.com Cowboy Colostrum (promo code: SOULBOOM for 25% OFF!) 👉 https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom Nutrafol 👉 (Promo code: SOULBOOM for $10 OFF + FREE shipping!) https://nutrafol.com Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org Cozy Earth 👉 Go to https://cozyearth.com/soulboom for up to 20% off! ⏯️ SUBSCRIBE! 👕 MERCH OUT NOW! 📩 SUBSTACK! FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 https://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: 👉 https://tiktok.com/@soulboom CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: hello@soulboom.com Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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