Actor Rainn Wilson and author Reza Aslan have teamed up with Kast Media to serve up their podcast, Metaphysical Milkshake, which will be coming to all podcast players on June 15th.
Wilson is an actor and producer best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC series The Office. A recipient of the James Joyce award, Aslan is the author of three internationally best-selling books, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Together, they are bringing their unique backgrounds, philosophies and curiosities to create a podcast all about life’s big questions.
In this podcast, Wilson and Aslan are joined by some foremost thinkers across a slew of industries to explore a different metaphysical question each week. Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant and Elizabeth Kolbert are just a few of the guests audiences will hear from. Centering each episode around a different big question, Wilson and Aslan take you on a journey as they search for the meaning of life along the way.
Said Wilson: “I founded SoulPancake in order to create a platform and mission to dig into life’s biggest, most human, most profound questions. I can’t wait to continue this journey with the brilliant Reza and KAST media. Also there will be jokes.”
“What happens after we die?” “What is the nature of consciousness?” “Do we have enough empathy?” “Are we addicted to everything?” These are just a few of the issues raised as scholars, actors, best-selling novelists, creators and more provide thought-provoking insight into some questions you may have always asked yourself, but never fully explored.
“I'm very excited about giving podcast listeners an inside look at some of my life's biggest questions. Guided by experts, Rainn and I have learned something new in each episode and we hope listeners will as well,” said Aslan.
Podcasts continue to deliver content that would never have made the cut on TV. After all, there are few, if any, metaphysical discussions on shows such as The Bachelor or Big Brother. Unless you consider Mark Harmon’s character, Leroy Jethro Gibbs, on NCIS a philosopher-king.
Kast Media creates podcasts that entertain, inform, and inspire, and is a leader in multi-channel visual podcast shows, with a monthly reach of over 12 Million listeners/viewers. As a top 10 network, and one of the only remaining independents in the podcast industry, Kast creates, distributes, and monetizes its shows across both audio and video platforms. Other shows under their growing portfolio include “And That's Why We Drink,” “The Mindset Mentor” and our latest hit show “The Opportunist”.
Wilson and Aslan are partnering with Kast Media on this venture, a top 10 podcast network and a leader in video simulcast podcasts. Expanding its footprint in the visual space with Metaphysical Milkshake, Kast is making every episode available on the show’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/
Metaphysical Milkshake is also produced by Participant-owned SoulPancake, a company founded by Rainn Wilson in 2009 to create a space where people from all walks of life could discuss and question what it means to be human.
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