Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)
Zak Rosen
Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) is a short, weekly infusion of delightful, unexpected and strange ways to make life slightly and sometimes profoundly better. In each episode a different contributor offers an odd experiment, a silly ritual, a curious practice that you’ll find weirdly helpful. Stuff like howling when you're despondent, eating oranges in the shower and metaphorically flushing your adversary down the toilet!
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Jul 12, 2022 • 5min
Sarah Polley Stopped Trying to Fill in the Gaps
Sarah Polley is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor. After making short films, Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with the drama film Away from Her in 2006. Polley received an Oscar nomination for the screenplay, which she adapted from the Alice Munro story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain.” Her other projects include the documentary film Stories We Tell (2012), which won the New York Film Critics Circle prize and the National Board of Review award for best documentary; the miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace (2017); and the romantic comedy Take This Waltz (2011). Polley began her acting career as a child, starring in many productions for film and television. Her new book is Run Towards the Danger.---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 7, 2022 • 5min
Tell Me About My Lawn with Tod Perry
Tod Perry co-hosts and produces the UpWorthy Weekly podcast. He's one of Upworthy’s most prolific writers and has a long history in podcasting including the hit show What’s This Tao All About?
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Jun 30, 2022 • 4min
Best of the Best: Alex Guarnaschelli
Alex Guarnaschelli is a mother, chef, TV host, and native New Yorker.---What's your best food/life advice? Let Zak know at 844-935-BEST Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 28, 2022 • 9min
Best of the Best Advice: Loving Anything with Mike Mills
Mike Mills is a filmmaker and the writer/director of C'mon C'mon.---In this episode Mike references Patti Smith, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Eric Satie, Édouard Manet, The Clash, IDLES.---The movie Zak talks about is Me and You and Everyone We Know by Miranda July.---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 23, 2022 • 4min
Best of the Best: Say the Nice Thing! with Shira and Evangeline
Evangeline Garreau writes the Good Questions newsletter. Read it!
Shira Heisler is a physician and complimenter.---To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BEST Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 21, 2022 • 7min
Best of the Best Advice: Creation with Shirley Woodson
Shirley Woodson is an artist and educator. She's the 2021 Kresge Eminent Artist. Her solo show, Why Do I Delight is up at the Detroit Artists Market through 10/23. You can download or purchase the new Shirley Woodson monograph, here.---To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BEST Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 4min
Best of the Best Advice: Starting and Finishing with Erica Heilman
Erica Heilman (@rumblestripvt) is the host of the podcast, Rumble Strip.
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Jun 14, 2022 • 5min
Best of the Best Advice: Peeling Grapes with Noa
Noa eats fruit from her home in Detroit, MI.---Morning Zesting with Drew Philp---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.showLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 9, 2022 • 12min
Essential Advice from Recent Middle-School Graduates
Naja, Sebastian, Asia, Jessica, Lenzia and Zora are recent graduates of the James and Grace Lee Boggs School in Detroit. Hear their advice on today's graduation special!---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 7min
How to achieve easy umami flavors with Dr. Michael Strausz
Michael Strausz is a dad, cook and professor living in Texas. He's the author of Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan. You can hear his past food-centric advice here and here. ---Leave Zak your cooking advice for Zak by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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