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 into the core of the human experience: creativity, spirituality and psychology. Bringing to the conversation some of the most brilliant and heart-felt artists, thinkers and doers, Soul Boom guides the listener toward transformation on both a personal and societal level. Also, laughs.
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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 into the core of the human experience: creativity, spirituality and psychology. Bringing to the conversation some of the most brilliant and heart-felt artists, thinkers and doers, Soul Boom guides the listener toward transformation on both a personal and societal level. Also, laughs.
Danny Rensch stopped being a pawn in his family's cult and broke free to
rebuild his life and found Chess.com. He and Rainn unpack what life is
like growing up in a cult, the painful process of leaving, and the long
journey of healing and reconnecting with his mother. Together they
explore resilience, forgiveness, and how meaning can be rebuilt after
spiritual manipulation and control.
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Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani
Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi
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Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat
In this episode, we discuss:
00:00 You Grew Up in a Cult!?
01:38 Is Chess a Sport?
07:38 Evolution of Chess
10:32 Gukesh Dommaraju, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi
14:08 Chess Cheating Scandal
20:00 Magnus Carlsen vs. Hans Niemann
23:31 Elon Musk's Crazy Theory
24:54 Cult Life
27:18 Church of Immortal Consciousness
25:10 Forgiveness, Healing, and Complicated Reconciliation
46:01 Child Abuse in the Cult
49:30 Trauma, Faith, and Redefining Spirituality
1:00:13 Brainwashed Against My Mom
1:21:07 Reuniting w/ My Mom
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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 into the core of the human experience: creativity, spirituality and psychology. Bringing to the conversation some of the most brilliant and heart-felt artists, thinkers and doers, Soul Boom guides the listener toward transformation on both a personal and societal level. Also, laughs.
