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is probably why so many of us are in therapy. man, i'm looking forward to this. - oh, boy. it's been a long time. - after weeks on the road, i'm eager to gauge my progress. and what better way to reflect on my personal growth than with a therapy session of my own? - oh, yeah. - but my sessions look a little different than most. i forgot how pesky you were over there. - [laughs] - i can't get a ball past you. i forgot about that. - i've gotten worse. - [grunts] - so you're trying real hard. - well, i'm thinking, like, am i feeling a zone? am i not feeling my zone? and i'm trying to hit the ball over the net. - does rainn know how to do nothing? - i don't know how to do nothing. - try less. - this is zach kleinman. - go easy. - [grunts]
hey, there. both: hi! - rainn. - nice to see you. i'm best. nice to meet you. - best, it's so nice to meet you. best and rainn. - yeah. - those are some good names. so where--where are you taking me? - i'm going to take you to one of the--my secret, but it's not really secret, because it's so amazing that everyone knows it. [laughs] - ok. all right. sounds intriguing. hey, kyle. how's it going, man? - what's up, brother? ♪ ♪♪ wow. look at this. please. - thank you. welcome. - ok. drag show cabarets have been a fixture of thai culture for half a century. they're places where people from all walks of life leave their bullshit behind and just enjoy themselves. so this is the perfect first stop as i learn the art of cutting loose a little bit. look at that stage. - yes. - i've performed on stages like that before. - oh, i would love to see that. - i wonder what my drag name would be. bobby bliss.
- yeah. - uh, ok, hi. - hi. - i'm rainn. - don't let her pint size fool you. carl's 13-year-old daughter najat is a decorated boxer with a brutal left hook... ♪ ♪♪ a left hook i'm about to put my face in front of, apparently. just hit the ac there, carl? that'd be great. - ok. what made you want to box? - how did you know that najat was talented? - i can see clear that she's fond of doing everything with some kind of different energy. - what is this? ah, that's like a running man. that's a dance. - [laughs] - now you're going to come try the workout, right?
years back, a gallup poll found that bulgarians have lower expectations for their futures than afghans and iraqis, who have lived in literal war zones for decades. so i wonder, what can i learn about my own sorrows by exploring one of the unhappiest places on earth? oh, hello. hey, how you doing? yeah. is that-- - ok, please. - you're free? - yes. - ok, great. come on. [speaking bulgarian] - velcho. - velcho? - velcho. - rainn. [upbeat music] ♪ ♪♪ this is bulgaria's capital, sofia. with a population of 1 and 1/2 million people, it's not exactly paris, but it's doing a decent impression of a bustling, mid-sized european city.
but i've been told someone lives here who is going against the grain. she's a former city dweller who moved to the countryside. uh, hello? and i want to know why. - rainn? - oh, hello. - [speaking bulgarian] - this is ejo kirilova. she lives with her two dogs here in her hometown of grozdyovsti where travelers stay with her in exchange for helping with renovation projects. grozdyovsti used to be a bustling town filled with residents going about their lives in the idyllic bulgarian countryside. lately, though, things have gone downhill. - how many people live here? - today, three people and a half one. - the half a person is not-- wasn't sawed in half. - she's a whole person, but she lives here only-- - half time. - half the time. - how many-- when you were a little girl and your mom was a little girl, how many people lived out here? - i don't know.
reminds me of something that's easy to forget-- the mere act of self-expression, the sharing of your inner self with others, brings joy, whether you're performing to a sold-out arena or an audience of three. that was incredible. you've brought so much joy into so many people's homes during a pandemic! - i didn't have a choice, rainn. - what do you mean? - i didn't have a choice. i didn't have a choice. i just think it's the right thing to do. i don't know. i don't think about happiness. i think about, it's the right thing to do. and then, if it brings happiness, i'm really, like, satisfied. - thank you for letting me be a part of it. it was gorgeous. - thank you for coming. - it was amazing. you're incredible. thank you so much. - and thanks for helping me with the speaker. [chuckles] - oh, my god. this thing is gonna kill me. where's the car? our heritage is ingrained in our skin. and even when we metamorphosize into our new evolved form,
rainn travels to bulgaria. the geography of bliss with rainn wilson is at 10 pm msnbc streaming as well on peacock. thank you for making time for us. until we meet again, i'm ayman mohyeldin in new york. have a good night. >> i'm craig melvin. >> and i'm natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline. " >> how far would you go? how long would you wait to get justice for a friend? >> he killed her. he needed to pay for it. >> they had been college roommates, super close. until that terrible night. >> the wounds could suggest rage at the victim. >> absolutely. who could have done it, her boyfriend? her ex? >> he was very obsessed with angie. >> the trail went cold for more
- you know a happy place when you visit it. oh, look at that. look at that. that's ridiculous. look at that. for my final day in iceland, darri has been gracious enough to invite me and my motley crew of ice swimmers and former mayors, sheepherders, and indie rockers to one last feast. - did you meet old lamb boy as well? - i met lamb boy, yep. mm-hmm. if i've learned anything from my time here, it's that happiness, at least some small fraction of it... oppa! skál! is a matter of choice. [glass tinkling] - hey-hey! hey, guys. thank you so much for coming and being here with us. cheers. and rainn-- i think rainn's gonna say a few words. oh. [laughs] [laughter] cheers. - "skál," i believe you say. skál. uh, i just want to thank all of you. darri and lovisa, thank you for having us in your beautiful home. and, you know, it's been an incredible adventure
during the still pretty much freezing springtime, wondering what alternative reality i've stumbled into where-- [baby cooing] it's a baby. where people leave babies unattended and find joy in endless winter. how do you find happiness against all odds? hi, icelandic dog. there are no strangers on this island of 370,000, roughly the population of cleveland. so when you hit up your icelandic actor friend for a favor, he happily stands in front of a tourist information booth and pretends he just happened to run into you. [horn honking] - what? - rainn? - icelandic cultural icon, actor ólafur darri lafsson - say what? - hey, how's it going? oh, good to see you, man.