How Can We Trust the News Again? (w/ Stephanie Ruhle)

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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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

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0:00.0	You're listening to So Boo!
0:04.0	40% of Americans don't trust mainstream media.
0:08.0	Why is that? How did we get here?
0:10.0	Listen, we are seeing a huge loss in trust of all of our institutions.
0:14.0	It's the media, it's medicine, it's banking.
0:17.0	There's been outcry about this for years that it's not getting any better. It's by design.
0:21.6	A nuanced, complicated truth doesn't fit in a push notification.
0:26.6	You know it fits in a push notification?
0:28.6	Something to piss you the fuck off.
0:35.6	Hey there, it's me, Rain Wilson, and I want to dig into the human experience.
0:42.5	I want to have conversations about a spiritual revolution.
0:45.9	Let's get deep with our favorite thinkers, friends, and entertainers about life, meaning, and idiocy.
0:52.9	Welcome to the Soul Boom podcast.
1:00.2	Soul Boom live at Largo, May 27th.
1:04.3	I am so excited to announce that we are doing our very first in real life,
1:07.6	IRL Soul Boom podcast recording live in Los Angeles, May 27th at the legendary Largo
1:15.5	Theater. That's the Largo Theater in L.A. with our very special guest and a dear friend of
1:20.5	mine. So get ready for a night of laughter, deep thought, spiritual silliness as I dive into all things,
1:28.8	comedy, consciousness, God, as I dive into all things, comedy, consciousness,
1:32.9	God, and whatever else flies out of our weird little brains.
1:37.3	That's the Largo Theater at the Coronet, May 27th in Los Angeles.
1:39.1	Go to soulboom.com slash live.
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