Rainn Wilson on ‘Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss’ and More!

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Larry is joined by actor Rainn Wilson and they begin their conversation by reminiscing about their time working together on ‘The Office’. Next, they dive into Rainn’s new Peacock show ‘Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss’, talk about the origins of the project, and detail its search for the definition of happiness within different cultures around the world (8:37). After the break they examine Wilson’s new book ‘Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution’ and explain the thematic connections it draws from in classic TV shows like ‘Kung Fu’ and ‘Star Trek’ (34:13). They end the pod by breaking down the importance of sacredness and pondering humanity’s artistic integration with nature (40:00). Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: Rainn Wilson Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Derek Thompson, long time right with the Atlantic magazine on tech, culture and politics.
0:07.1	There is a lot of noise out there and my goal is to cut through the headlines, loud tweets
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0:30.0	Hey everybody, welcome back.
0:38.4	Am I excited?
0:39.8	I am very excited today.
0:41.8	My voice sounds weird.
0:44.5	Because I get to have an old pal on the show.
0:48.8	Someone I had the pleasure of working with years ago in the office.
0:52.8	He played of course, Joe I.
0:54.4	True.
0:55.4	One of the great...
0:56.4	Are you believe one of the funniest characters in TV history?
1:00.0	He's not going to admit that probably.
1:03.4	But it's kind of hard to beat the way.
1:05.3	He's really, really funny.
1:07.4	But he's a very thoughtful person also and he has a new series called The Geography of
1:11.4	Bliss on Peacock.
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