
The Best Advice Show
The Best Advice Show is your reminder that there are weird, delightful and effective ways to make life slightly and sometimes profoundly better. In every (very short) episode of the show, a different contributor offers their take on making life more joyful, healthful and livable and it's likely gonna be something you can try today, if you want.
Latest episodes

Jun 25, 2025 • 6min
Put Your Energy Into What Makes the Fire, Not What Puts it Out with Malissa O'Donnell
Malissa O'Donnell is an advisor and consultant helping clients realize their creative ambitions to the fullest.
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Jun 18, 2025 • 9min
To Respond or React, That is the Question with Peter Putnam
Peter Putnam is a father, husband, writer and author of the new book, Talkin' Bout a Revolution: Growing Our Souls in the time of Trump. Peter's wife, Julia, is a TBAS contributor. Hear her advice here.
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Jun 11, 2025 • 27min
How To Bring the House Down at Karaoke with Zak Rosen
Zak heads out into the night to gather some karaoke best practices you featuring Jenny Lee, Cyrah Dardas, Diana Nucera and Abigail Bengson. Zak originally reported this story for NPR's Life Kit podcast. It was was produced by Margaret Cirino with Meghan Keane as supervising editor, and Beth Donovan as executive producer.
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Jun 4, 2025 • 5min
Talking Through Your Grief with Shira Heisler and Sam Woll
Shira Heisler is a prolific contributor to TBAS. She was last on talking about her memory archive.Samantha “Sam” Woll (1983-2023) tragically died on October 21, 2023 in Detroit, MI. She was the cherished daughter of Drs. Margo and Douglas Woll, dearest sister to Drs. Monica Woll Rosen and brother-in-law Ben, and beloved aunt to Solomon, Gabriel (Gavi), and Mira.Samantha will always be remembered for her tireless activism and for her passion to make the world a better place. She was an angel and there was truly no one kinder. READ MORE ABOUT SAM
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May 28, 2025 • 8min
God is in the Details or Why Listening to Strangers on the Train is Fantastic Raw Material for your Storytelling with Craig Finn from The Hold Steady
Craig Finn is the singer and guitarist of The Hold Steady. His 6th and most recent solo album is ALWAYS BEEN. He's also the host of the podcasts That's How I Remember It and Summer Album/Winter Album
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May 21, 2025 • 11min
Curb Your Catastrophizing with Dr. Emily Anhalt
Dr. Emily Anhalt is the author of the new book, Flex Your Feelings: Train Your Brain to Develop the 7 Traits of Emotional Fitness. She's been on TBAS twice before. Listen to Future You is a Bad Ass and Beyond Gut Checks.
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May 14, 2025 • 10min
A Mind Palace for Your Ideas & The Nine O'Clock Rule with Paulien Cornelisse
Paulien Cornelisse is a Dutch writer, comedian, podcaster, columnist and television presenter.If you liked this episode you should try Put Down the Think from January 4th, 2021
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May 7, 2025 • 4min
Create an Oasis in Your New Home with Erica Reisman
Erica sent in her advice from Cambridge, Massachusetts where she works at a boutique wine shop. She particularly loves working with people that are new to wine, or people that have felt that getting into wine was beyond them in some way. In addition to her moving advice, Erica commented on this recent episode with Kelly Childers.
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Apr 30, 2025 • 7min
This is How to Hold Two Opposing Views at Once with Vent Diagrams
Read more Vent Diagrams @ ventdiagrams.com/E.M./Elana Eisen-Markowitz is a xennial educator organizer currently in flux. Until Sept 2020, E.M. worked in NYC public schools - as a social studies teacher, a union chapter leader, a gender & sexuality alliance facilitator, and a “restorative justice coordinator.” For over a decade, she organized with Teachers Unite to help grow the power of workers, students, and parents at school sites to stand against oppression and collaboratively build the communities we imagine for ourselves. And, E.M. is a member of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.Rachel Schragis is an artist and cultural organizer, born and raised and living still in NYC. She is the co-founder of Look Loud, where her visual strategy work supports community groups using direct action to take control of their own media narratives. A nerd for visual mapping practices, Rachel’s most recently completed poster is Unravelling Antisemitism—a collaboration with Jews for Racial and Economic Justic). She has also worked on the arts and cultural organizing teams for many climate justice organizing projects, including Sunrise Movement, the People’s Climate March, GreenFaith and Build Back Fossil Free.
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Apr 23, 2025 • 5min
Deflating Rage, Making Beds and Remembering Your Gifts with Kelly Childers
Kelly Childers called The Best Advice Show from her home in Portland, Oregon. You should call with your advice @ 844 935 BEST
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