Soul Boom
Soul Boom is a series of intimate conversations hosted by Rainn Wilson exploring meaningful and inspiring topics that tickle the mind, heart and soul. Never too precious, yet unafraid to touch on the profound, we digs in...
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- Pete Holmes3 eps
- Arthur Brooks2 eps
- David Bentley Hart2 eps
Also: Jeff Hiller, Andrew Callaghan, Ezra Klein, B.J. Novak, Ari Shaffir, Neal Brennan, Dr Joe Dispenza, Andy Grammer, Bobby Lee, Trisha Paytas, Rick Glassman, Ed Helms, Angela Kinsey, Josh Radnor, Bill Burnett, Dave Evans, Chip Conley
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- 🇲🇽Mexico · Society & Culture#99590 to 3.1K
- 🇵🇹Portugal · Society & Culture#15935 to 187
- 🇭🇰HK · Society & Culture#15625 to 132
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
650 to 3.4K🎙 Weekly cadence·117 episodes·Last published 4d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.3K to 6.9K🇺🇸71%🇲🇽26%🇵🇹2%+1 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
714 to 3.8K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/25/26 |  Dhar Mann Exposes YouTube's Keys to Success & Virality | SPONSORS!👇 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🛒 Nutrafol (promo code: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://nutrafol.com 🛒 ZocDoc 👉 https://zocdoc.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org Dhar Mann explains how YouTube’s three-second attention economy changes storytelling, why he worries creators may be “rotting people’s minds,” and why data can’t replace a creator’s intuition or moral compass. He also opens up about growing up Sikh and bullied, feeling caught between cultures, chasing money to find belonging, and trying to give his daughters the childhood he didn’t have. MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 48m 19s | ||||||
| 10/22/26 | Why "Try Harder" Isn't the Answer (w/ Angela Duckworth) | SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 https://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom. 🛒 Blueland (15% OFF your 1st order!) 👉 https://blueland.com/soulboom 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org 🛒 Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SOULBOOM at https://www.oneskin.co/soulboom #oneskinpod Psychologist Angela Duckworth, author of Grit, joins Rainn Wilson to rethink what grit really means: consistent effort, feedback, and goals, supported by the right people and circumstances. They explore why environment shapes behavior, how Alcoholics Anonymous creates a powerful community for change, what learned helplessness can teach us about agency, and whether spiritual intelligence can be developed. MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 34m 47s | ||||||
| 10/18/26 | My Producer Stole the Show. | SPONSORS!👇 🧠 NOCD 👉 https://learn.nocd.com/SOULBOOM Rainn Wilson sits down with extraordinary executive producer, chief of staff and human being, Kartik Chainani to answer YOUR fan questions! Send in more here 👉 [email protected] MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 51m 22s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 | Dhar Mann Takes Radical Accountability for Failure, Cringe & Finding God | SPONSORS!👇 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🛒 Nutrafol (promo code: SOULBOOM) 👉 https://nutrafol.com 🛒 ZocDoc 👉 https://zocdoc.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org Dhar Mann joins Rainn Wilson to reveal how going broke, repeated business failures, public criticism, and nearly quitting content creation ultimately led him to faith, purpose, and an audience of more than 170 million followers. They explore God, radical accountability, online hate, the fear of being “cringe,” why suffering can transform us, and the unlikely video that changed Dhar’s life forever. MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 58m 46s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 | The Birth of the Manosphere: Raising Conscious Kids Through Modern Struggles w/ Dr. Shefali | SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 http://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom. 🛒 Grow Therapy 👉 https://growtherapy.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org Clinical psychologist Dr. Shefali Tsabary joins us to explore conscious parenting, anxious kids, the crisis facing boys and girls, social media, AI, spirituality and why raising healthier children begins with parents waking up themselves. MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 12m 25s | ||||||
| 9/27/26 | Hunter Biden Pt. 2: How MAGA, Crack & Catholicism Changed My Life | SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 http://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom. 🛒 ZocDoc 👉 https://zocdoc.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Hunter Biden joins Rainn Wilson on Soul Boom for a deeply personal conversation about addiction, recovery, trauma, grief, spirituality, Joe Biden, the infamous Hunter Biden laptop, cryptocurrency, American politics, Donald Trump, faith, shame, and what it means to rebuild your life after your darkest moments become public. Hunter opens up about his struggles with alcohol and crack cocaine addiction, getting sober, the childhood car accident that killed his mother and sister, losing his brother Beau Biden, and how trauma shaped his understanding of addiction. He explains why he believes drugs and alcohol initially “worked” for him before becoming what he calls his “prison and executioner,” and why honesty, service, art, the 12 Steps, and spirituality became central to his recovery. Rainn and Hunter also discuss the extraordinary public exposure of Hunter’s private life following the release of his laptop, his relationship with his father President Joe Biden, privilege and political power, the controversy surrounding Hunter’s $LAPTOP cryptocurrency project, media polarization, Donald Trump, AI, America’s political divisions, and whether the country can rediscover a sense of common humanity. The conversation ultimately moves beyond politics into Hunter’s spiritual worldview: his Catholic upbringing, the Bhagavad Gita, the Serenity Prayer, his belief that “God is love,” and his definition of the soul as the connection that binds us to one another. This is Hunter Biden beyond the headlines: a conversation about addiction, family, shame, grief, accountability, recovery, spirituality, and what remains when the ego is stripped away. #HunterBiden #RainnWilson #SoulBoom #JoeBiden #AddictionRecovery Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 56m 08s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | Rainn Opens Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP | SPONSORS!👇 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 http://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom. 🛒 ZocDoc 👉 https://zocdoc.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Hunter Biden joins Rainn Wilson for an unfiltered conversation about Joe Biden’s cancer, the controversial $LAPTOP memecoin, addiction, privilege, Donald Trump and the public release of his most private moments. Hunter accepts responsibility for his choices while reflecting on shame, ego, the Bhagavad Gita and how surviving years of public humiliation transformed his understanding of recovery, duty and service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 03m 03s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | David Archuleta: Coming Out of Mormonism & Finding God Again | SPONSORS!👇 🛒 NOCD 👉 If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started: https://learn.nocd.com/soulboom 🛒 Get 25% Off Cowboy Colostrum with code SOULBOOM 👉 http://cowboycolostrum.com/soulboom. 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🙏 Fetzer 👉 https://fetzer.org 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom David Archuleta joins Rainn Wilson for a deeply vulnerable conversation about leaving the Mormon Church, coming out, religious scrupulosity, OCD, sexuality and rebuilding his relationship with God. David reflects on the shame that once made him believe his soul was “dirty,” the freedom he found after accepting himself and why music, community and queer love can all become sacred experiences. MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom FOLLOW US! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 23m 12s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | youth mental healthsuicide+5 | Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble | — | — | youth suicidemental health crisis+5 | Quince | 1h 02m 05s | ||
| 9/6/26 | loneliness crisisAI intimacy+4 | Andrew Callaghan | Soul BoomCompanion Arts | — | lonelinessGen Z+5 | Grow Therapy | 47m 27s | ||
| 9/3/26 | informational ecosystemmisinformation+4 | Andrew Callaghan | Channel 5 | IranIsrael+1 | Andrew CallaghanElon Musk+5 | Grow Therapy | 1h 15m 04s | ||
| 8/23/26 | politicshealth+3 | Ezra Klein | — | — | Ezra Kleinpoliticians+3 | NOCD | 56m 22s | ||
| 8/20/26 | politicsspiritual practice+5 | Ezra Klein | New York Times | — | Ezra KleinRainn Wilson+7 | NOCD | 1h 12m 50s | ||
| 8/13/26 | quantum physicsspirituality+5 | Dr. Theresa Bullard | Companion Arts | — | quantum physicsGod's existence+5 | ZipRecruiter | 52m 12s | ||
| 8/6/26 | OCDfamily addiction+5 | Holly Brown | — | — | OCDdark comedy+5 | Grow Therapy | 1h 02m 10s | ||
| 7/26/26 | The Officefan questions+3 | Oscar Nuñez | Soul BoomCompanion Arts | — | The OfficeOscar Nuñez+3 | Cowboy ColostrumSOULBOOM | 43m 28s | ||
| 7/23/26 | deathnear-death experience+3 | Vinney TolmanBetty Guadagno | Wennett and Cader-Frech FoundationSoul Boom+1 | — | deathnear-death experience+5 | ZocDoc | 1h 21m 58s | ||
| 7/19/26 | actingmental health+4 | Jeff Hiller | Wennett and Cader-Frech Foundation | — | Jeff HillerRainn Wilson+5 | ZipRecruiter | 34m 54s | ||
| 7/16/26 | queer faithcommunity+4 | Jeff Hiller | Wennett and Cader-Frech FoundationSoul Boom | — | queer faithcommunity+5 | ZipRecruiter | 1h 08m 33s | ||
| 7/9/26 | Israel-Palestine conflictgrief+5 | Maoz InonAziz Abu Sarah | — | IsraelPalestine+2 | IsraelPalestine+7 | Quince | 1h 02m 43s | ||
| 7/4/26 | Independence Dayloneliness+4 | Arthur BrooksDr. Vivek Murthy+2 | — | America | AmericaIndependence Day+5 | Grow Therapy | 1h 08m 46s | ||
| 7/2/26 | The Officeorganized religion+5 | Oscar Nunez | — | — | The OfficeOscar Nunez+8 | Grow Therapy | 56m 25s | ||
| 6/21/26 | Christianityspirituality+3 | Pete Holmes | — | — | hellChristianity+5 | NOCD | 27m 41s | ||
| 6/18/26 | Christianitynon-duality+4 | Pete Holmes | — | — | Pete HolmesChristianity+5 | NOCD | 1h 14m 29s | ||
| 6/14/26 | Christianityphilosophy+5 | David Bentley Hart | Alice in Wonderland | — | ChristianityDavid Bentley Hart+6 | ZipRecruiter | 45m 03s | ||
| 6/11/26 | hellChristianity+5 | David Bentley Hart | — | — | hellGod+5 | ZipRecruiter | 1h 04m 07s | ||
| 6/4/26 | misunderstood culturesglobal suffering+3 | Drew Binsky | — | HaitiIran+2 | travelcultures+3 | Grow Therapy | 51m 31s | ||
| 5/21/26 | climate changespirituality+5 | Christiana Figueres | — | — | climate changeeco anxiety+5 | Cowboy ColostrumSOULBOOM | 59m 21s | ||
| 5/14/26 | addictionanxiety+5 | Eric Zimmer | — | — | addictionanxiety+7 | ZipRecruiter | 54m 18s | ||
| 5/7/26 | Gen Z culturetoxic internet culture+4 | Andy MinThomas Sullivan | Quince | — | Gen Zinternet culture+5 | Proton | 1h 10m 48s | ||
| 4/30/26 | consciousnesssimulation theory+4 | André Duqum | — | — | consciousnesssimulation theory+6 | Proton | 1h 16m 21s | ||
| 4/23/26 | fameanxiety+3 | B.J. Novak | The OfficeThe Devil Wears Prada 2 | — | B.J. NovakRainn Wilson+6 | Proton | 1h 16m 25s | ||
| 4/20/26 | psychedelicsspiritual awakening+4 | Pete HolmesAri Shaffir+2 | — | — | psychedelicsayahuasca+7 | — | 1h 22m 34s | ||
| 4/14/26 | songwritingcreativity+3 | Andy Grammer | — | — | songwritingspirituality+3 | Proton | 1h 05m 16s | ||
| 4/7/26 | celebrationguest reflections+4 | Bobby LeeTrisha Paytas+3 | Companion Arts | — | Soul Boomanniversary+6 | Proton | 1h 14m 04s | ||
| 3/31/26 | meaning crisisneuroscience of purpose+3 | Arthur Brooks | — | — | meaning of lifemodern life+5 | Protonsoulboom | 1h 13m 39s | ||
| 3/24/26 | spiritualityfame+3 | Josh Radnor | — | — | spiritual questionsfame+3 | Proton | 1h 42m 09s | ||
| 3/17/26 | meaningful lifepersonal development+3 | Bill BurnettDave Evans | Designing Your Life | — | meaningful lifepersonal development+3 | Proton | 1h 10m 41s | ||
| 3/10/26 | anxietygrowth+4 | Chip Conley | — | — | anxietygrowth+5 | NutrafolSOULBOOM | 50m 27s | ||
| 3/3/26 | cerebral palsycomedy+4 | Zach Anner | SoulPancake | — | cerebral palsycomedy+5 | Grow Therapy | 1h 11m 20s | ||
| 2/17/26 | God's existencescience+5 | Dave DeSteno | — | — | Godscience+6 | OneSkinSOULBOOM | 1h 05m 57s | ||
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Chart history for Soul Boom
Peaked at #99 in Mexico, currently #99 in Mexico.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | — | #99 | #99 | — |
| HK | — | #156 | #156 | — |
| PT | — | #159 | #159 | — |
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.