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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Apr 14, 2022 • 6min
The Sweatpants Gospel with Sandy Danto
Sandy Danto is a stand-up comedian and actor based in Hollywood, CA. He can be seen on episodes of MAD TV, National Lampoon shorts, and is a regular at the Comedy Store. His album is called Daddy Boy. LISTEN HERE. ---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow
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Apr 12, 2022 • 8min
Know your Weakness with Rebecca Lavoie
Rebecca Lavoie oversees the team that makes New Hampshire Public Radio podcasts. She's also the host of her own hit podcast, Crime Writers On…, on which she moderates a panel discussing other podcasts, pop culture, true crime, and journalism, as well as the host of the Netflix podcast, You Can't Make This Up.---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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Apr 7, 2022 • 7min
H.A.L.T. with Jocelyn Mackenzie
Jocelyn Mackenzie is a Brooklyn-based musician, maker, and medium. A singer, songwriter, songwriting coach, artist, stylist, intuitive, and psychic, she recently released her debut solo album PUSH on Righteous Babe Records. ---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST or email him at ZAK@bestadvice.show---IG: @bestadviceshow
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Apr 5, 2022 • 9min
Your Body is Speaking to You with Dr. Serena Sterling
Dr. Serena Sterling is a clinical psychologist and life-coach.---
****EDITOR'S NOTE: Since this episode was published, I became aware that the author mentioned, Louise Hay, had a sordid history inside the AIDS epidemic. To learn more, check out "How Louise Hay’s Spiritual Pseudoscience Harmed a Generation of Gay Men." TBAS does not endorse Hay or her work. ---You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshow---home: bestadvice.show---Check out How to Talk to [High Achievers] about Anything, a podcast from LWC Studios hosted by Stevon Lewis, a licensed psychotherapist and coach. In each episode, Stevon offers feedback and strategies on a range of topics including the pressures of being an entrepreneur, the rigors of leading creative people, the struggle to stay motivated, the cost of fitting in, and much more. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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
---Calling for Robins with Phoebe McIndoe---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 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.
---Check out Zak's other show, Mom and Dad Are Fighting!---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 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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