Rainn Wilson On Stoicism’s Role In The Spiritual Revolution

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<p>Ryan speaks with Rainn Wilson about his new book <a href="https://geni.us/HSZJv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution</em></a>, why the guy who played Dwight Schrute wrote a book on spirituality, how anyone can find a thread to the transcendent anywhere any time, how Stoicism is helping cure the crisis that young men are in today, what the Stoics would have said about climate change, and more.&nbsp;</p><p>Rainn Wilson is an actor, comedian, author, podcaster, writer, and director. He is most known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom <em>The Office</em> (2005-2013), for which he earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Highlights of Rainn’s extensive film and television credits include <em>Galaxy Quest</em> (1999), <em>Almost Famous</em> (2000), <em>Full Frontal</em> (2003), <em>Six Feet Under</em> (2003-2005) and <em>Mom </em>(2018-2021). Outside of acting, Wilson published his autobiography, <a href="https://geni.us/2iPnF4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Bassoon King</em></a>, in 2015, and co-founded the digital media company <a href="https://participant.com/soulpancake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SoulPancake</a> in 2008, and as an author and podcaster he spreads a message of building togetherness and community by way of spiritual and philosophical awakening within the global culture. You can follow Rainn on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rainnwilson/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rainnwilson</a> and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/rainnwilson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rainnwilson</a>, and on <a href="https://www.soulboom.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">soulboom.com</a>.</p><p>✉️ Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>