Rainn Wilson | Club Random with Bill Maher
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How does Rainn Wilson describe his psychedelic experience and the vision of God?
You're comfortable? I am very comfortable. See, I didn't even let you get up all the way.
I'm un I'm kind of ungainly. I um In all honesty, like I have noticed I've started grunting when I like tie my shoes and get up.
Um well I'll I'll I'll get to that in a minute. You really don't have to be that way 'cause I'm older than you and I'm not that way at all. You're not? No, fuck no. But you're married. Yeah, that's what it is. You say ungamely. No one ever says I'm gamely. I'm gonna say that you're gainly
and
I'm ungainly. How's that? I don't even know what gainly is. I don't
think
yeah. Yeah. Ungainly, it must be the opposite of ungainly.
But no one's ever gainly. Let's work that in, ladies and gentlemen. Viewers, let's work that in the vocabulary. Someone expry if they fit what but how old are you? Fifty-seven. What about liquor? You're no I'm I'm sober. Oh, then you're completely fucked. I had a bad dope trip. In my twenties. I don't know if it was laced with something, but I was going through a really bad time and I decided to wake and bake on Christmas morning. While living in an abandoned beer brewery in Brooklyn. Like a squatter. And I had super bad trip. I started shaking, I was sweating, my muscles were like contracting in my arms, my heart was racing. What year is this? Ninety Okay. Ninety one time out. And then I we're not done yet.
But
it
happened in the nineties. Yeah?
So it it was a fluke. But I'm not done with my story. Oh sorry. Because then I saw the face of God. Oh. And then I swore to the face of God that I would never smoke dope again. What do you look like?
What's this face look like?
It it w it looked like in all seriousness it looked like a Mark Rothko painting. It looked like an abstract sunset like over the
Tahitian ocean. That's funny because I always thought God would look like James Woods.
Act for absolutely. Yeah. Yes. So how much we can call that acting is is under discussion. But yes, he he absolutely well You have zero fear of James Woods watching this podcast and Um I have zero fear of what James Woods can do to me. So it's a pa it's a power to play. That's what I have. I get it. No, no. You know what? I would absolut I would love if James Woods did this podcast, by the way. I I have all stripes on this show.
Did you hear his story about the nine eleven pilot? practice thing from back in the day from from nine eleven. Who we talking about, Jim Woods? Yeah. Well no, what what do you mean his story? James Woods. was on a plane to New York with the guys who flew into the Twin Towers before they flew into the Twin Towers, and he saw them doing a practice run. Oh. And he reported it to like the FDA. Right. And he was telling the story around the time. And he was like, these guys are like gonna hijack a plane. Well
see, the problem is he reported it to the FDA. If he had reported it to the FAA, a lot more people would have lived through nine eleven. They were like, listen, bud, stop
calling us. If you've got bad pork, call us. This is the wrong department. It's like, no, you've got to listen to me.
Yes. Now there's a there's a great plot for a movie. No, so do we are you saying that James Woods fabricated this story? You say oh so you think it's real. It's legit. Yeah, I've absolutely legit. Yeah, I th I probably is too. Well, I mean we do know uh that they uh were known to be people who were asking for instruction in how to take off, but no need for landing. Landing. They would
They would
sleep. Take naps.
Like a slight Ahmed, wake up. We're going on
landings
now.
And the name is Muhammad Kabloui. All right. So Let's get back to God. Um so you saw God. I saw the face of God. And you made this deal with him?
I just swore to the face of God I it was That you wouldn't do this. It was like a m it was like a it was like a a teen caper movies like please God get me through this and I won't ever smoke pot again or I won't ever do drugs again. I was doing a lot of drugs at the time. Well Let me amend that. I was doing some drugs at the time, but too many for a twenty One year old.
So um Right. So what w have you smoked pot, you th y you so you d w if you smoke pot, it's not that you would fear that you would have an episode like that again, right?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How does Rainn Wilson describe his psychedelic experience and the vision of God?
0:01–6:54
2
What led Rainn to swear off drugs after seeing the “face of God”?
6:54–14:48
3
Why does Bill Maher love “The Office” and how did the writers create Dwight Schrute?
14:48–23:16
4
How did the writers develop Dwight and Angela’s relationship over the series?
23:16–32:46
5
What are the differences between the ending of “The Office” and the finale of “Succession”?
32:46–38:54
6
What is Rainn Wilson’s book “Soul Boom” about and why does he think we need a spiritual revolution?
38:54–47:22
7
Would Rainn be happy without therapy and how does he view modern mental‑health practices?
47:22–54:46
8
Why does Rainn argue that America should buy the Amazon jungle and protect it?
54:46–1:01:31