# Dwight Schrute

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'Leg day for the soul': Rainn Wilson’s radical approach to mental resilience

From his breakout role as Dwight Schrute on The Office to his global journeys in search of human connection, actor Rainn Wilson reflects on fame, personal growth, and mental health. In an candid conversation on The Dan Buettner Podcast, Wilson opens up about his childhood in remote Nicaragua, his l…

Re-Air: Embrace Your Eccentricities & A Petri Dish of Creativity | Rainn Wilson

This week we’re revisiting an episode from 2021 with Rainn Wilson, best known as Dwight Schrute from the beloved series The Office. Rainn holds a special place here at MBB for a couple of reasons: he was our very first in-person guest and one of our first spiritual guests. In this episode he discu…

I Was an Oddball Who Wanted to Be Loved | Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson is best-known for his role as Dwight Schrute on The Office and his Soul Boom Podcast. He’s a serious, thoughtful guy who had the strange experience of becoming an international celebrity almost overnight. We talk about how the experience of sudden fame dovetailed with his addiction and…

ReThinking: The Office's Rainn Wilson on meaning and happiness

Rainn Wilson was a late bloomer: he landed the role of Dwight Schrute on “The Office” after over a decade of struggling as an actor. But success didn’t solve all of his problems — and it even created some new ones. In this live conversation for the Authors@Wharton series, Adam asks Rainn about his …

What We Learned From October General Conference 2026

General Conference is in the books, and on this week’s Mormon Newscast we break down the biggest moments, messages, surprises, and takeaways from the October 2026 sessions. – We also look at Gordon Monson’s Salt Lake Tribune column asking what probably should have been said at Conference—but wasn’…

What We Learned From October General Conference 2026

General Conference is in the books, and on this week’s Mormon Newscast we break down the biggest moments, messages, surprises, and takeaways from the October 2026 sessions. – We also look at Gordon Monson’s Salt Lake Tribune column asking what probably should have been said at Conference—but wasn’…

Rainn Wilson’s OCD kept him trapped in his thoughts. Here’s how he found peace

Being particular is nothing like actually having OCD—and Rainn Wilson would know. The actor famous for playing Dwight Schrute on The Office gets real about his own experience with OCD in this episode of Get to know OCD. Rainn was diagnosed with OCD in his late 50s, during a period of intense stress…

Ep. 600 - FIGHT, BABYSIT & CRUISE! The Office vs. Parks & Rec!

Welcome back to another episode of the Working Perspectives Podcast! This week, Matt, Bern, and Liam are bringing two of the greatest workplace comedies together for the ultimate debate. The guys are playing a hilarious round of "Fight, Babysit, and Cruise With" featuring the legendary casts of The…

The Dwight Schrute Test for Marketers: Would an Idiot Do That? | The 37

CPM means cost per thousand. Reach isn’t impressions. Demand Gen isn’t Lead Gen. And a bibliography at the end of your POV tells the client exactly who wrote it.  Dwight Schrute has a decision-making test: would an idiot do that? If so, don’t do that thing. Chris and Jayde run the media industry …

Trump, Elon Musk and the Most Ridiculous AI Political Comedy

Donald Trump shows up at The Office and immediately proves he's no Dwight Schrute. Elon Musk gets his own musical roast. And a country song about Trump and Vladimir Putin has Nick and Tiffany laughing at the sheer absurdity of it all. On this episode of The Dangerous Ones, Nick Knudsen and Tiffany…