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  • Ezra Klein Names Great (and Terrible) Politicians

    Ezra Klein Names Great (and Terrible) Politicians
    Aug 23 2026
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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
  • Answering 'The Office' Fan Questions w/ Oscar Nuñez (BONUS!)

    Answering 'The Office' Fan Questions w/ Oscar Nuñez (BONUS!)
    Jul 26 2026
    Oscar 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
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    43 mins
  • What Does Death Actually Feel Like?

    What Does Death Actually Feel Like?
    Jul 23 2026
    What 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
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 'Pluribus' Star Jeff Hiller's Life Before Emmy Nominations (BONUS!)

    'Pluribus' Star Jeff Hiller's Life Before Emmy Nominations (BONUS!)
    Jul 19 2026
    Pluribus 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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    35 mins
  • Jeff Hiller Explains Queer Faith & Redefines Religion

    Jeff Hiller Explains Queer Faith & Redefines Religion
    Jul 16 2026
    Emmy-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
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    1 hr and 9 mins