Metaphysical Milkshake with Rainn & Reza
A weekly podcast, Metaphysical Milkshake, the show where we go deep, we get weird, and we search for the meaning of life along the way. In this show, your co-hosts in existential crimes, actor Rainn Wilson and scholar Reza Aslan guide you through conversations about Life’s Big Questions.
Episodes
Today, we’re sharing an episode of ReThinking, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective. In this episode, Free Solo climber Alex Honnold sits down with organizational psychologist Adam Grant to talk about regulating emotions when you’re hanging off the edge of a cliff, what still scares him, and how he stays motivated. If you’d like to hear more from leading thinkers and creators, follow ReThinking wherever you ...
Rainn and Reza sit down to talk about Reza’s new book and to ponder, "What is Worth Dying For?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Sociologist and Professor, Ruha Benjamin, to ponder, "How Do You Build A Movement?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Musician, Weird Al Yankovic, to ponder, "What Is Weird?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with psychologists and authors, John and Julie Gottman, to ponder, "How To Stay In Love Forever?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with clairvoyant medium and personality, Tyler Henry, to ponder, "How Do We Move Past Grief?"
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Reza sits down with NY Times Op-Ed Editor and Author, Jyoti Thottam, to ponder, "When Is White Saviorism A Good Thing?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Science Educator, Host & Executive Producer of The End Is Nye, Bill Nye, to ponder, "How Does The World End?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Writer, Actress, and Comedian, Jessi Klein, to ponder, "Nurture Vs. Nurture?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Health Expert and Author, Steve Magness, to ponder, "What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Investigative Journalist and Author, Leslie Kean, to ponder, "What exactly is death?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Writer and Editor, Ryan Britt, to ponder, "Can Science Fiction Save Us?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Author, Eric Barker, to ponder, "How Do We Overcome Loneliness?"
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Rainn sits down with rapper and creative, Bobby Hall (Logic), to ponder, "How Do You Turn Tragedy Into Creativity?"
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Reza sits down with journalist and author, Joel Stein, to ponder, "What’s Wrong with Being Smart?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with farmers, chefs, and filmmakers, Molly and John Chester, to ponder, "Are You Part of Nature?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with YouTuber and World Traveler, Drew Binsky, to ponder, "What Can We Learn From Around The World?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Professor and Author, Scott Hershovitz, to ponder, "Is Everyone A Philosopher?"
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Rainn and Reza sit down with Ex-ER Tech and TikTok Star, Steven Ho, to ponder, "How Do You Follow Your Bliss?"
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