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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May 28, 2024 • 9min
You Should Buy Mice and Other Weird, Transformative Advice from Lucy Anderton
Lucy Anderton is a poet living in France.
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May 23, 2024 • 9min
Share Your Secrets with Nick van der Kolk
Nick is the creator of Love + Radio and The Secrets Hotline which you can call @ 1-929-SECRETS (929-732-7387)More secret-centric advice from TBAS: Exorcise the Icky with adrienne maree brown
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May 21, 2024 • 17min
Begin to Consider That Your Feelings Are Not an Emergency with Erika Wright
Erika Wright is a Codependency Counselor who is relentlessly passionate about up-leveling my life and supporting others to do the same. Nothing is more thrilling to me than helping people liberate themselves from the conditioning that perpetuates suffering in their lives. Learn more about her practice here.--People Pleasing with Emily Naylor on The Best Advice Show
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May 16, 2024 • 5min
A Death Bed Letter To Yourself with Olivia Shiller
Olivia Shiller lives in Brooklyn and runs Two Clocks Jewelry. If you DM her and tell her you heard her advice she'll give you a discount on her jewelry!
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May 14, 2024 • 12min
If You Think You're In a Cult, You Probably Are with Elijah Silver
Elijah Silver is a queer and trans/nonbinary artist. They create beautiful handmade ceramic Judaica for ritual use and every day life. Find out more here.ACCESS CULT RECOVERY RESOURCES HERE
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May 9, 2024 • 26min
Introducing...Should I Quit?
When Eleanor got married, she took her husband’s last name. Now, nineteen years and three kids later, she’s working on a PhD. The PhD feels separate from her family life, something she’s doing just for herself. And so she’s started to wonder: Do I want to get this PhD under my married name? Or would it feel more ‘me’ to get it under my maiden name? The Real Question is a show that holds space for life’s tough questions. This season, they're looking specifically at questions of quitting. When is it time to quit something, and when should you stick with it?On today's TBAS, we're featuring an episode of The Real Question where host Vanessa Zoltan and Eleanor explore the power of names and what it means to feel like ‘you’ and be a mother at the same time.
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May 7, 2024 • 8min
When Should You Quit? with Vanessa Zoltan
Vanessa Zoltan discusses the importance of knowing when to quit, challenging the misconception of grit as an absolute virtue. She explores decision-making based on personal values in various contexts like co-parenting communication, driving, and suburban living, emphasizing the significance of aligning actions with core values.
May 2, 2024 • 8min
A Meaningful Interaction with Strangers with Joe Keohane and Raven
Joe Keohane first saw interaction with strangers as the son of a funeral director. He has since practised talking with strangers as a journalist who has written and edited many types of stories for publications including Esquire, New York magazine, Wired, the Boston Globe and New Republic. He has also been the executive editor of Entrepreneur magazine. The Power of Strangers is his first book. Raven called The Best Advice Show Hotline to offer her advice at 844-935-BEST
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Apr 30, 2024 • 8min
You Can't Make Anyone Love You and Some More Partial Truths with Jan Worth-Nelson and Ted Nelson (and Sheldon Kopp)
Jan Worth Nelson and Ted Nelson are writers and editors from Flint, MI.An Eschatological Laundry List: By Sheldon Kopp (1974)
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Apr 25, 2024 • 10min
Stop Stressing Out About Tomorrow By Doing This Today with Timm Chiusano
Timm Chiusano makes charming and intimate daily films on social media. Check out his stuff!!!!GET YOUR BEST ADVICE SHOW MUG HERE!
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