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Soul Boom

Penn Badgley Returns to Redefine What Faith Truly Means

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

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

4.8610 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Actor Penn Badgley (YOU on Netflix, Gossip Girl) joins Rainn Wilson to dive into his lifelong search for meaning. Penn shares how his journey from being a child actor to playing the infamous Netflix villain Joe Goldberg, discussing the challenges of fame, toxic love, and Hollywood's misconceptions about happiness. They dive deep into the role of spirituality in navigating despair, societal change, and the lessons Penn learned through his Baha’i faith. This episode offers profound insights on love, identity, and the power of artistic transformation. Penn Badgley is an acclaimed actor, best known for his roles in Gossip Girl and You. A member of the Baha’i faith, he is also a director, producer and spiritual thinker advocating for a deeper understanding of love and humanity. Thank you to our sponsors! Masterclass (up to 50% OFF!): http://masterclass.com/soulboom Waking Up app (1st month FREE!): https://wakingup.com/soulboom Fetzer Institute: https://fetzer.org/ MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboomstore.myshopify.com/ Penn's 'Soul Definition' Mug: http://bit.ly/3ZnFyhp God-Shaped Hole Mug: https://bit.ly/GodShapedHoleMug Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom!! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom Watch our Clips: https://bit.ly/SoulBoomCLIPS Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Voicing Change Media Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat

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doing that week. So sign up, please subscribe, go to soulboom.substack.com. Thank you.

0:30.0

You're listening to Soulbu. The conception and evolution of human beings on this planet and throughout the universe.

0:40.6

It is the state of existence and natural reality.

0:43.6

It always has been.

0:44.4

It always will be.

0:45.8

And as epic as that is, this unknown creator also has created me and knows me more intimately than anyone ever will and loves me more deeply

0:55.0

and with more mercy and kindness and compassion and excitement than anyone ever will, including myself.

1:00.0

Hey there, it's me, Rain Wilson, and I want to dig into the human experience.

1:08.0

I want to have conversations about a spiritual revolution. Let's get deep

1:12.3

with our favorite thinkers, friends, and entertainers about life, meaning, and idiocy. Welcome to the

1:19.3

Soul Boom podcast. Hi, Penn. Hey, Rain.

1:28.2

So nice to have you here in the Soul Boom universe.

1:31.2

Yeah, thank you for having me.

1:32.1

I want to get right to it.

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