Episodes

  • David Archuleta: Coming Out of Mormonism & Finding God Again

    David Archuleta: Coming Out of Mormonism & Finding God Again
    Sep 17 2026
    SPONSORS!👇 🛒 NOCD 👉 If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started: https://learn.nocd.com/soulboom 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 http://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom. 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 ⁠⁠https://fetzer.org⁠⁠ 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom David Archuleta joins Rainn Wilson for a deeply vulnerable conversation about leaving the Mormon Church, coming out, religious scrupulosity, OCD, sexuality and rebuilding his relationship with God. David reflects on the shame that once made him believe his soul was “dirty,” the freedom he found after accepting himself and why music, community and queer love can all become sacred experiences. 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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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Black Youth Suicide Is Up 50% & Nobody's Talking About It | Child Psychiatrist Dr. Alfiee

    Black Youth Suicide Is Up 50% & Nobody's Talking About It | Child Psychiatrist Dr. Alfiee
    Sep 10 2026
    This episode contains discussions of suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call or text 988 in the U.S. for immediate support. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Quince 👉 https://growtherapy.com/soulboom 🛒 Nutrafol (promo code: SOULBOOM) 👉 ⁠https://nutrafol.com ⁠ 🙏 Fetzer 👉 ⁠https://fetzer.org⁠ 🛒 ZocDoc 👉 ⁠https://zocdoc.com/soulboom Clinical psychologist Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble joins Rainn Wilson to unpack the youth mental health crisis and why loneliness, racism, social media, emotional exhaustion, and the unhealed pain of adults are leaving young people overwhelmed. They explore anxiety, belonging, self-awareness, inner-child healing, spiritual boundaries, and how young people can develop the tools to truly rise and thrive. 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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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan Fixes a Lonely America (Pt. 2)

    Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan Fixes a Lonely America (Pt. 2)
    Sep 6 2026
    SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Grow Therapy 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://growtherapy.com/soulboom⁠ 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM at ⁠⁠⁠https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom⁠⁠⁠ 🙏 Fetzer 👉 ⁠⁠⁠https://fetzer.org⁠⁠⁠ Andrew Callaghan unpack Gen Z’s loneliness crisis, AI intimacy, escaping big-city life, and rebuilding real community. They explore hitchhiking as spirituality, climate change and AI data centers, and why Andrew thinks media gatekeepers are headed for extinction. Plus: what “the road” taught him about purpose, creativity, and hope. 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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    47 mins
  • Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan: Iran, Trump, Palestine, Nick Fuentes, Hunter Biden & Broken News

    Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan: Iran, Trump, Palestine, Nick Fuentes, Hunter Biden & Broken News
    Sep 3 2026
    SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Grow Therapy 👉 ⁠⁠https://growtherapy.com/soulboom 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM at ⁠⁠https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom⁠⁠ 🙏 Fetzer 👉 ⁠⁠https://fetzer.org⁠⁠ Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan explains why he believes Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter damaged our informational ecosystem, making lonely people vulnerable to misinformation & what de-platforming taught him about online extremism. They get in to Nick Fuentes, Hunter Biden, QAnon, Epstein, Iran, Israel and Palestine. 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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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ezra Klein Names Great (and Terrible) Politicians

    Ezra Klein Names Great (and Terrible) Politicians
    Aug 23 2026
    SPONSORS!👇 🛒 NOCD 👉 ⁠https://learn.nocd.com/SOULBOOM⁠ 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM at ⁠https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom⁠ 🛒 Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: ⁠https://zocdoc.com/SOULBOOM⁠ #sponsored 🙏 Fetzer 👉 ⁠https://fetzer.org⁠ 🛒 Quince 👉 ⁠https://quince.com/soulboom NYT columnist Ezra Klein joins Rainn Wilson 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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    56 mins
  • Ezra Klein: Jesus Was Weaponized for World War

    Ezra Klein: Jesus Was Weaponized for World War
    Aug 20 2026
    SPONSORS!👇 🛒 NOCD 👉 https://learn.nocd.com/SOULBOOM 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM at https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom 🛒 Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/SOULBOOM #sponsored 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom NYT columnist Ezra Klein joins Rainn Wilson to explore politics as a spiritual practice, OCD & meditation and why modern life is making us anxious. The New York Times podcaster also confronts Christian hypocrisy and animal suffering. 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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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Quantum Physics Proves God's Existence (w/ Dr. Theresa Bullard)

    Quantum Physics Proves God's Existence (w/ Dr. Theresa Bullard)
    Aug 13 2026
    Explore 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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    52 mins
  • Thank God My Mom's Dead. (ft. Holly Brown)

    Thank God My Mom's Dead. (ft. Holly Brown)
    Aug 6 2026
    Comedian 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
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    1 hr and 2 mins