Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss
2023 · Peacock · 51 min · 1 season
S01E05 · Happiness Is a Piñata Full of Rodents
Fri, 19 May, 2:00 am
Finally home, Rainn explores bliss in Los Angeles alongside sugar-rushed kids smashing piñatas.
About
Host and intrepid traveler Rainn Wilson traverses the globe searching for the secrets to the happiest societies on earth. Based on Eric Weiner's New York Times bestselling book, "The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World," Rainn will explore some of the happiest and least happy places on earth from Iceland to Qatar to Ghana, and in a profound, humorous, and experiential way that unpacks the science of happiness.
Episodes
- E01
Happiness Is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil
Fri, 19 May· 55 minIn Iceland, Rainn gets nude in a hot spring, chugs cod liver oil and learns the art of failure.
- E02
Happiness Is a Strangers Shower
Fri, 19 May· 50 minIn Bulgaria, Rainn skateboards, gorges on pastries and attends a concert in a stranger's bedroom.
- E03
Happiness Is a Condom Box Burial
Fri, 19 May· 50 minRainn travels to Accra, Ghana, to find out how much of happiness is a matter of perspective.
- E04
Happiness Is Quieting Your @#$%^&* Mind
Fri, 19 May· 52 minIn Thailand, Rainn learns how to enjoy himself after a fortune teller warns him of impending doom.
- E05
Happiness Is a Piñata Full of Rodents
Fri, 19 May· 48 minFinally home, Rainn explores bliss in Los Angeles alongside sugar-rushed kids smashing piñatas.
Cast
Rainn Wilson
Host