Going Deep with Rainn Wilson on Spirituality

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 12 September 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Rainn Wilson (who you might know as Dwight Schrute) is making a serious call for a spiritual revolution based on joy, acts of service and being honest about our mixed natures. This is a conversation to share with anyone who is thinking seriously about how to elevate matters of the soul over the clang and bang of the modern world. Or maybe just someone who needs a laugh.

This conversation was recorded at Aspen Ideas Festival before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

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0:00.0	WELCOME to Kelly Corrigan Wonders, I'm Kelly Corrigan and today I'm wondering about how
0:12.2	we reel in our big fat, dumb egos so that we might refocus our considerable capacities
0:20.2	on the bigger picture.
0:22.3	What can we do to feel better and do better and be better in a modern world and a modern
0:28.2	economy that is programmed to make us think endlessly about ourselves, our needs, and our wants.
0:35.4	My thought partner is an actor you will know from the office and six feet under.
0:40.7	He's been doing a podcast with Resa Aslan for a couple years. He is also the author of a new book.
0:46.8	It's called Soul Boom, why we need a spiritual revolution. So join me for a conversation with Rain Wilson.
0:58.2	Welcome back to Kelly Corrigan Wonders. I'm Kelly Corrigan. Before we get into today's episode,
1:16.3	I wanted to give a shout out to all the new listeners who have discovered us through the CastBox app.
1:21.3	We have just crossed 12 million downloads and while that isn't the most important metric to us,
1:26.9	it does say loud and clear, keep going. It's helping. We are so glad to have you and your friends
1:33.4	join us every week for the show. Today, we end a three-part mini-series we've been calling after
1:40.7	much study, conversations with people who spend most of their lives learning. Today's guest is
1:46.3	the deeply thoughtful, curious, very funny guy. I now consider a friend, Rain Wilson. You know him.
1:53.3	He was Dwight Shrut on the office. He was also my favorite, Arthur in six feet under.
1:58.7	He's the co-founder of something called Soul Pancake, which is a digital media company,
2:03.0	encouraging open-hearted dialogue. He is endlessly interested in what it means to be human
2:08.4	and has been stewing on a set of ideas for a society that is aching for healing. He recently
2:14.5	put them all together in a new book called Soul Boom, why we need a spiritual revolution. We met
2:20.4	up at the Aspen Ideas Festival this summer before the actor's strike.
2:29.0	So I want to put three quotes in front of you from your book.
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