

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 2, 2023 • 6min
Poop with your Pals with Jeremy Enns
Jeremy Enns may pay his bills selling software, but it's his innumerable hobbies (from car washing to podcasting) that light up his world. Jeremy cut his teeth in podcasting with The Open Road Podcast, a show dedicated to helping people find adventure in their every day. Most recently, Jeremy has joined forces with The Sonar Network to release his most ambitious project yet, Summer Camp: The Case of the Phantom Pooper, which captures the quirky charm of summer camp. Having himself grown up at summer camps in Southern Ontario, Canada, Jeremy's zaniness and joie de vivre bring this eccentric audio drama to life.---What's your best pooping advice? Call Zak and let him known @ 844-935-BEST---Become a TBAS Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow
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Oct 31, 2023 • 4min
A Very Happy Halloween with Jen Rusciano
Jen Rusciano is a regular contributor to The Best Advice Show. Hear her episode on meditation here. ---Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow
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Oct 26, 2023 • 9min
Here's One Way To Hold Your Heart with Kiana Love
Kiana Love is the founder of Be Wild Woman, a chakra teacher and healer. Kiana is passionate about empowering women to feel at home in their bodies, safe, nurtured and loved. Her passion stems from her personal journey healing from shame and trauma; from sexual violence, painful cycles, cysts, grief, and depression. She invites women to realign with nature and awaken to joy. She draws from her journey, studies of the feminine, sacred sexuality, energy healing, nutrition, chakra healing, ayurveda and creativity to empower women to feel confident, joyous and free to express themselves.---Support TBAS by becoming a patron!!!! - https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak with your advice @ 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow & @muzacharyTWITTER: @muzacharybestadvice.show
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Oct 24, 2023 • 12min
You Don't Have to Be on Social Media If You Don't Want to Be with Amelia Hruby
Amelia Hruby, founder of Softer Sounds and host of Off the Grid, shares insights on leaving social media, exploring alternatives for creators, the benefits of being off social media, and the importance of empathy and support.

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Oct 19, 2023 • 11min
This is How to Make a Friend with Elizabeth Newcamp
Elizabeth Newcamp is one of Zak's co-hosts on Slate's parenting show, Mom and Dad Are Fighting. She's a traveling mother of three boys who chronicles her misadventures at Dutch, Dutch, Goose.---Support TBAS by becoming a patron!!!! - https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak with your advice @ 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow & @muzacharyTWITTER: @muzacharybestadvice.show
---Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Fill out the TBAS listener survey to help Zak get to know you better.https://forms.gle/f1HxJ45Df4V3m2Dg9---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST or email him a voice-memo at ZAK@bestADVICE.show---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 17, 2023 • 8min
Just Say 'You're Welcome' with Daniel Estrin
Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem. Since joining NPR in 2017, he has reported from Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. He has chronicled the Trump Administration's policies that have shaped the region, and told stories of everyday life for Israelis and Palestinians. He has also uncovered tales of ancient manuscripts, secret agents and forbidden travel.---Complimenting with Shira---Call Zak with your advice at 844-935-BEST---Pay Zak to gather more advice.
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Oct 12, 2023 • 10min
Rhythmic Renewal with Suneel Gupta
Once seen as the “face of failure” in the New York Times, Suneel Gupta understands that the road to success is not always smooth. Suneel learned from his mistakes and went on to become a founding CEO of RISE, a breakthrough wellness company named App of the Year by Apple. Now a bestselling author, renowned speaker, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of a global Documentary Series, Suneel studies leaders around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that lift our performance and deepen our state of well-being. His most recent book is Everyday Dharma. ---55 burgers. 55 fries. 55 tacos. ---Support Zak and The Best Advice Show by becoming a Patron. Thank you!
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Oct 10, 2023 • 9min
Shift the Spotlight with Suneel Gupta
Once seen as the “face of failure” in the New York Times, Suneel Gupta understands that the road to success is not always smooth. Suneel learned from his mistakes and went on to become a founding CEO of RISE, a breakthrough wellness company named App of the Year by Apple. Now a bestselling author, renowned speaker, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of a global Documentary Series, Suneel studies leaders around the world to discover and share simple, actionable habits that lift our performance and deepen our state of well-being. His most recent book is Everyday Dharma. ---Support Zak and The Best Advice Show by becoming a Patron. Thank you!
---Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Fill out the TBAS listener survey to help Zak get to know you better.https://forms.gle/f1HxJ45Df4V3m2Dg9---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST or email him a voice-memo at ZAK@bestADVICE.show---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 3, 2023 • 35min
Introducing: Tiny Huge Decisions
Hi Advice Listener, Zak here. I've got a podcast rec. for you today.We all want our friends to be happy… but how far would you go to help? Tiny Huge Decisions follows two best friends, Mohsin and Dalia, as they make a relationship altering choice – will she be the gestational surrogate for Mohsin and his husband? Mohsin grew up in a devout Muslim family where being gay was inconceivable. He couldn’t imagine living the life he dreamed of - to create his own family. He’s now met the love of his life, Matthew, and they want a child. When Mohsin’s best friend, Dalia, said she’d consider being a gestational surrogate for them, he couldn’t believe it - she already has a child of her own and had serious complications with her pregnancy… Eavesdrop in on their conversations, their processing, and their choices, as they grapple with the real question - is this the worst idea in the world, or the greatest gift a friend can give?Tiny Huge Decisions is a co-production of APM Studios and Chalk + Blade.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 6min
Practice Slow Style with Zandra Zuraw
Zandra Zuraw is the founder of Slow Style Home and host of the Slow Style Home Podcast. ---Support TBAS by becoming a patron. - https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak with your advice @ 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow & @muzacharyTWITTER: @muzacharybestadvice.show
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