

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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Mar 31, 2022 • 6min
A Portal to Learning with Jessica Nordell
Jessica Nordell (@jessnordell) is a science and culture journalist. She is the author of the new book The End of Bias: A Beginning.
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Mar 29, 2022 • 9min
Loving Anything with Mike Mills
Filmmaker and writer/director Mike Mills discusses the transformative power of his movie 'Come on, Come on' and the importance of loving things. They also analyze a scene from a movie about poop with philosophical undertones. The chapter concludes with a request for advice on jump-starting creativity and overcoming apathy.

Mar 24, 2022 • 7min
Self-Worth Beyond Production with Grace Bonney
Grace Bonney is the author of COLLECTIVE WISDOM: Lessons, Inspiration, and Advice from Women over 50
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Mar 22, 2022 • 32min
Dad on Pills with Chris Gethard
Chris Gethard is a comedian based out of the great state of New Jersey. He can be seen performing all over the world. He’s the host of the podcast Beautiful/Anonymous and the author of Dad on Pills.
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Mar 17, 2022 • 6min
Archiving Comfort with Aaron Kaczander
Aaron Kaczander is a TV writer and producer living in LA---Capturing the Mundane with Tad Davis---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow---home: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 8min
Redistribution of Power at Work with Juleyka Lantigua
Juleyka Lantigua is the Founder/CEO of LWC Studios
---How Are You Feeling About Everything? with Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow---home: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 10, 2022 • 6min
I Can Say No with Imani Mixon
Imani Mixon is a storyteller from Detroit. ---Hear Imani on Object of Sound talking Detroit Techno---LISTEN TO BATTLE TACTICS FOR YOUR SEXIST WORKPLACE!---Saying No with Aaron Handelsman---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow---home: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 8, 2022 • 28min
The Best Advice Show at On Air Fest
The Best Advice Show presented a session at On Air Fest in late February. In it, Zak shares some of his favorite advice from the realms of art and creativity featuring...--Hanif Abdurraqib - author, journalist, poet and host, Object of Sound--Sharon Mashihi - artist and host, Appearances --Jay Acunzo - writer and host, Unthinkable--Sara Brooke Curtis - radio artist and writer--Jay Alison - host, The Moth Radio Hour and founder of Transom.org--Sarah Geis - producer, editor, teacher, Chicagoan, keeper of audio playground--Beth Pickens - therapist and author of Make Your Art No Matter What: Moving Beyond Creative Hurdles--Kidada Williams - history professor and host, Seizing Freedom--Caveh Zahedi - filmmaker and host, 365 Stories I Want To Tell You Before We Both Die Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 3, 2022 • 4min
Avoiding Stir-Craziness with Abigail Briggs
Abigail Briggs is a sales manager living in Florida---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow---home: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 1, 2022 • 9min
Falling Back in Love with Reading with Allie Essary, Rachel Lee and Claire Ceresnie
Today's guests are Allie Essary, Rachel Lee and Clare Ceresnie.---The books discussed in this episode include The Beekeeper's Apprentice, The Wild Robot and Nature's Silence Message.
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