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Rainn Wilson: Embrace Your Eccentricities & A Petri Dish of Creativity

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown - August 17, 2021 07:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.4K ratings
Rainn Wilson (The Office, Six Feet Under, Metaphysical Milkshake with Rainn & Reza, SoulPancake) joins Mayim and Jonathan in the studio as their first ever in-person guest to discuss his nerdy childhood, growing up with social misfit parents, and the evolution that therapy has provided to every ...

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Rainn Wilson

Work in Progress with Sophia Bush - January 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratings
Rainn Wilson is an actor, comedian, writer, co-founder of SoulPancake, and podcast host. He joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to share stories from his childhood, discuss how he got into acting and landed the role of Dwight Schrute, talk about the meaning of religion in his life, the importance ...

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Rainn Wilson

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard - January 06, 2020 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64.9K ratings
Rainn Wilson (The Office, Six Feet Under, The Rocker) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, businessman and producer. Rainn joins the Armchair Expert to discuss his feelings about The Office, his experience with the Baha’i faith and his familial connection to acting. Dax commends Rain...

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An Evening with Rainn Wilson and Shabnam Mogharabi: After Show Interview

DIG Magazine - November 26, 2019 07:58 - 20 minutes
An Evening with Rainn Wilson and Shabnam Mogharabi: After Show Interview by DIG Magazine

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Health Care with Rainn Wilson

Office Ladies - October 30, 2019 04:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 83.4K ratings
Hot Dog Fingers! The Health Care episode is here! The Ladies kick things off with some Fast Facts, Pam Sass, and Jenna's 'Sounds of Scranton' soundtrack. Then, the Lion himself, Rainn Wilson (Metaphysical Milkshake Podcast), calls in to discuss this Dwight-centric episode. Rainn reminisces about...

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Rainn Wilson

You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes - September 25, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8.1K ratings
Rainn Wilson (The Office! Soul Pancake! The Bassoon King book!) makes it weird!

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Rainn Wilson

Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum - July 09, 2019 07:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9.8K ratings
Rainn WIlson (The Office, Super, Hesher) discusses his troubles with career obsession while playing Dwight in The Office and how it ultimately made Rainn the person an a-hole. Rainn opens up about his experiences with loss of life, his belief of purpose through the Baha'i Faith, and growing up a ...

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Rainn Wilson

Behind the Brand with Bryan Elliott - March 23, 2019 23:40 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
Host Bryan Elliott sits down with actor Rainn Wilson who is probably best known for his iconic character Dwight Schrute on The Office. Rainn is also an entrepreneur, bestselling author and musician. 

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Warts and All (Des Bishop, Adam Pally, Dan St. Germain, Rainn Wilson, Anya Marina, Andrew Collin, Ian Fidance)

You Up with Nikki Glaser - August 17, 2018 16:10 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 1.4K ratings
Nikki's BFF Anya is in along with Andrew and Tom to help navigate through the stories this week. Hear about a fun date that involves a bunch of comics, Nikki's weird obsession, thoughts on the planet and what it was like meeting Rainn Wilson for the first time. SUBSCRIBE NOW for the best stuff fr...

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Rainn Wilson On 'Permanent' And Life Post-'Office'

It's Been a Minute - July 10, 2018 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
It's Tuesday: Wilson's latest film, 'Permanent,' is about embracing the weirdness of your own family. He also opens up about religion, struggling as a young actor in New York and — of course — 'The Office.' Email [email protected] and tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with feels.

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117 - Rainn Wilson & Steve Sarowitz

Inglorious Pasterds - May 10, 2018 01:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 367 ratings
Zombie Racoons, Problem Child, Exploded Nutsack, Pork Ice Cream, New Luke & Leia, Drunk Lawn Mowing.     The Gate Film: https://thegatefilm.com/ Rainn Wilson Twitter: https://twitter.com/rainnwilson Steve Sarowitz Twitter: https://twitter.com/ssarowitz The Gate Twitter: https://twitter.com...

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Talkhouse Podcast - December 14, 2017 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 127 ratings
On the latest episode of the Talkhouse Podcast, actor and comedian Rainn Wilson (aka Dwight on The Office) chats with two old friends, actor-writer-director Josh Radnor (best known as Ted on How I Met Your Mother) and Australian indie singer-songwriter Ben Lee, who now make up the musical duo Rad...

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Episode 69: Minisode with Rainn Wilson

Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast - October 18, 2017 04:01 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 227 ratings
A few weeks back we interviewed Rainn Wilson for his charity Lidè Haiti. Now, that we've met Harry Mudd on Discovery, we can share the rest of our interview.

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Episode 61: Rainn Wilson & Tim Russ

Engage: The Official Star Trek Podcast - September 01, 2017 04:01 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 227 ratings
Oh yes Engage listeners we have not one, but two fantastic guests this week! First is our very first Discovery cast member, Rainn Wilson! Rainn, who is playing Harry Mudd 2.0, is here for a brief moment to talk about a great contest he's running to support his charity, Lidè Haiti, where YOU can ...

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Rainn Wilson: Why Are We Really Here?

Oprah's Super Soul - August 30, 2017 04:57 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 27.5K ratings
Actor Rainn Wilson of “The Office” fame comes with his own list of “Life’s Big Questions.” Rainn reveals his uniquely spiritual upbringing and how it has affected every aspect of his life. Rainn also discusses his meaningful digital platform, “SoulPancake,” which challenges people to be “creativ...

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Rainn Wilson: All About That Bassoon

Nerdette - August 11, 2017 05:01 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Nerdette host Greta Johnsen reveals that she has a secret nerdery: she used to play the bassoon. So this week, in one, grand, bassoon-filled extravaganza, Johnsen and co-host Tricia Bobeda bring back the bassoon. First, they talk with culture writer and bassoonist Eileen Reynolds about the histo...

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Moscow Mules and Piña Colludas

Lovett or Leave It - July 14, 2017 22:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23.4K ratings
Rainn Wilson, Max Silvestri, Milana Vayntrub, and Laurie Kilmartin join Jon to discuss Junior's meetings, health care, humanitarian work, and Dwight Schrute. Plus a new game ends in a little collusion you won't want to miss.

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Rainn Wilson: The Bassoon King

Norsworthy - May 10, 2017 03:55 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 250 ratings
Rainn Wilson joins the show live from the Pepperdine Bible Lectures to discuss Bahai'i, fasting, the intersection of art and creativity,  bassoon-ing, farming, progressive manifestation, suffering, The Office, Dwight Shrute, Soulpancake,  and his book The Bassoon King. For more on this month’s ...

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Rainn Wilson

Geffen Playhouse Unscripted - April 05, 2017 08:01 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 65 ratings
On the premiere episode of Geffen Playhouse Unscripted, host John Horn sits down with actor Rainn Wilson to discuss his theater education and career, his work at the Geffen, and embracing his natural persona as opposed to trying to be someone he isn't.

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Rainn Wilson on Growing Up Geeky

Dragon Talk - An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast - December 03, 2015 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 738 ratings
Rainn Wilson, who you may know as Dwight Schrute from The Office, speaks to hosts Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito about his new autobiography, The Bassoon King.

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#123: Rainn Wilson on Meditation, The Sexy Nostril Exercise, and Acting as Therapy

The Tim Ferriss Show - November 30, 2015 20:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14.3K ratings
Rainn Wilson (@rainnwilson) is best known for playing "Dwight" on NBC's Emmy-Winning, "The Office”. He has also acted in "Super", "Cooties", "Juno", "Monsters vs. Aliens" and "The Rocker" among other movies. He co-founded SoulPancake, a media company that seeks to tackle "Life's Big Que...

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The Beginnings Of Dwight Schrute: The Bassoon King (Book-Of-The-Day) With Rainn Wilson

The Tai Lopez Show - November 23, 2015 19:11 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 6.5K ratings
You may know him as Dwight Schrute from The Office, but now Rainn Wilson is staying busy shooting movies and building his very own nonprofit organization, Lide (http://www.lidehaiti.org/). He also has written a new book, The Bassoon King, and stopped by my house to talk about it. It's hard to wri...

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Ep. 54 Rainn Wilson - Ear Biscuits

Ear Biscuits with Rhett & Link - January 30, 2015 17:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 22.3K ratings
SoulPancake Co-Founder and star of 'The Office,' Rainn Wilson, joins Rhett & Link this week to discuss how he prepared for his dramatic role on his new FOX show, 'Backstrom,' his adolescent struggle with and current devotion to his Baha'i faith, and his personal collection of animals including a ...

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Rainn Wilson: More Than Meets The Eye

That's What She Said -- The Office - May 28, 2008 22:18 - ★★★★ - 575 ratings
Kevin dropped me a line yesterday to point out that Rainn Wilson has supposedly been cast in TRANSFORMERS 2, as "some kind of a professor."  I guess I'm glad to see him graduating from bit parts in indie films to bit parts in ridiculously overpriced blockbusters, but the original TRANSFORMERS ...

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Rainn Wilson ROCKS

That's What She Said -- The Office - May 08, 2008 03:22 - ★★★★ - 575 ratings
The first trailer for THE ROCKER was just posted over at Yahoo! Movies, and it's definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a glimpse of the "wilder" side of Dunder Mifflin's favorite beet farmer. I dunno... looks like it could go either way, as the trailer seems heavy on "getting hit ...

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Rainn Wilson & Greg Daniels Talk About The Office's Return

That's What She Said -- The Office - March 23, 2008 02:03 - ★★★★ - 575 ratings
The website "Monsters and Critics" posted a rather lengthy chat with Rainn Wilson and Greg Daniels today.  The questions were kind of all over the map, but there were a few gems including the following: Greg, can you give clues to anything that’s coming up in the upcoming 'Office' episodes goin...

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Happy Birthday, Rainn Wilson

That's What She Said -- The Office - January 20, 2008 18:21 - ★★★★ - 575 ratings
Let's all give a big rousing cheer for birthday boy Rainn Wilson today -- everyone's favorite inn keeper/beet farmer turned 42.

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EW Talks To Rainn Wilson

That's What She Said -- The Office - January 10, 2008 19:56 - ★★★★ - 575 ratings
Vanessa Juarez of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY sat down to chat with Rainn Wilson for their "Q&A" column this week.  Rainn is still getting attention for his micro-cameo in JUNO, and is also slated to host the FILM INDEPENDENT'S SPIRIT AWARDS in February.  Lots of the other questions in the interview co...

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Rainn Wilson On Jay, Angela Kinsey On Dave

That's What She Said -- The Office - April 13, 2007 21:03 - ★★★★ - 575 ratings
Man, talk about your dilemas!  What's a Dwangela fan to do?  Tonight, Rainn Wilson is going to be on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, and Angela Kinsey will be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman.  I'm guessing Angela will be talking about her appearance on "Thank God You're Here",...

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Rainn Wilson At Steamtown Mall

That's What She Said -- The Office - December 18, 2006 05:49 - ★★★★ - 575 ratings
Listener Louis was lucky enough to see Rainn Wilson in Scranton, PA today... live from the fabulous Steamtown Mall.  He filed this report: When I first got there, there was a really long line. Then after like and hour, dwight came out and talked for a moment. Then he started autographing stuff. ...