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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Nov 29, 2021 • 14min
Speaking of Race with Celeste Headlee
CELESTE HEADLEE is an award-winning journalist, professional speaker and the author of Speaking of Race, We Need To Talk and Do Nothing.
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Nov 24, 2021 • 7min
Avoiding Empty Celebration Syndrome with Jenny Rosenstrach
Jenny Rosenstrach is a food writer and New York Times bestselling cookbook author of Dinner: A Love Story, The Weekday Vegetarians and How To Celebrate Everything among others. She also authors the Dinner: A Love Story blog and newsletter. --You can listen to a longer interview I did with Jenny on the Mom and Dad Are Fighting Podcast this week. --Record your family history with help from StoryCorps!--Call Zak with your advice 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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Nov 22, 2021 • 7min
Night Walking with Bianca Giaever
Bianca Giaever is the creator and host of the podcast Constellation Prize, distributed by The Believer Magazine. She currently works as a producer on The New York Times audio team. Her film, radio, and print stories have appeared on This American Life, Radiolab, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Believer Magazine, and the TED conference. ---CALL ZAK WITH YOUR ADVICE 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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Nov 19, 2021 • 8min
Slowing Down to Speed Up with Dan Charnas
Dan Charnas is the author of Work Clean: The life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind.--To join The Best Advice Show Power Hour Club email me at ZAK@BESTADVICE.SHOW and I'll send you an invite! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 15, 2021 • 7min
Turning on a Dime with ZUDI (Zoe and Udi)
Zoë Komarin cooks @ ZOEFOODPARTY. Udi Assaf leads @UDITECHPARTY
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Nov 12, 2021 • 9min
Finding Your Michigan Star with Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur
Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur founded Of a Kind, host the A Thing or Two podcast and wrote Work Wife: Work Wife: The Power of Female Friendship to Drive Successful Businesses.--Zak first heard about Michigan Stars in Ann Friedman's essential newsletter. --Call Zak with your advice 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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Nov 10, 2021 • 6min
Turning Into Worms with Arman Assadi
Arman Assadi is the founder and CEO of Steno, a stealth A.I. startup, host of the FLOW with Arman Assadi podcast, and co-founder and CEO of Project EVO.--The Life and Works of Alan Watts--Call Zak with your advice 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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Nov 5, 2021 • 5min
Pre-Heating the Oven with April Baer
April Baer is the host of Stateside on Michigan Radio
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Nov 1, 2021 • 5min
Rewiring Your Brain with Michaela Ayers
Nourish was founded by Michaela Ayers in reaction to the 2016 presidential election. Realizing that we live in a polarized society where it’s increasingly difficult to engage in conversation across our differences, especially conversations about race and racism, Michaela set out to create a middle ground. “I am of the opinion that even though a conversation may be uncomfortable, it doesn’t mean the experience can’t be beautiful,” says Michaela.The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and OrganizationsLISTEN TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PIECES OF THE BEST ADVICE SHOW WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS.To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BESTTBAS on Instagram Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 29, 2021 • 5min
Trick-or-Treating with Jen Rusciano
Jen Rusciano is the Executive Director of the Detroit Food Academy. You can support that amazing organization by following this link.
Jen was last on the show giving meditation advice. LISTEN TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER PIECES OF THE BEST ADVICE SHOW WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS.To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BESTFollow us on:TBAS on Instagram Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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