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Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

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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00:04:55

The Mortal Mingle with Brenda Strausz: We Are All...

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/02/06

Brenda Strausz, 74, of Southfield, Michigan, died on 29 January 2024.The Marianne Williamson passage from this episode is from 'A Return to Love.' Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:12:51

The Mortal Mingle with Caveh Zahedi: Conversations I...

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/02/01

Caveh Zahedi is a filmmaker and host of the new podcast, Conversations I Want To Have Before We Both Die. He was on this episode of TBAS talking about becoming art. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:09:40

The Mortal Mingle with Shira Heisler: Say What You...

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/01/30

Shira Heisler is a physician, Zak's wife and the most frequent contributor to TBAS.SAYING THE NICE THING WITH SHIRA HEISLERSPLITTING WITH SHIRASALTING WITH SHIRACRITIQUING WITH SHIRASHOWING UP COMPLETELY WITH SHIRAPRACTICING RESTRAINT WITH SHIRA---***Remembering Sam Woll Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:08:31

LET'S GO LIONS! & The Devotional Pride of John Aslanian

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/01/26

John Aslanian is a professor, a Sloan Head and a Detroit Lions fan from Metro Detroit. Learn more about the Sloan Heads here. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:05:26

The Mortal Mingle with Resham Mantri: The Art of Endings

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/01/25

Resham Mantri is a death doula, divorced single co-parent and grieving/loving writer and artist who believes in the fertile soil of the in-between spaces for great dreaming and imagination. She is the creator of The In-Between, an online publication of her heart and mind and the co-creator of The Community DeathCare Digest, a biweekly newsletter that explores how we die in community alongside mutual aid requests. She creates installation and performance art that has been shown in Brooklyn where she

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00:13:38

The Mortal Mingle with Nikki Boyer: A Date with Death

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/01/23

Nikki Boyer is a three time Emmy® award-winning TV host, producer, actress, and podcaster. She created, hosted, and served as an executive producer on the award-winning Wondery podcast, Dying for Sex, which won the 2021 Ambie Award for Podcast of the Year---and was named as one of Apple’s favorite podcasts of 2020. Nikki also hosts Near Death and The Daily Smile. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @

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00:07:29

The Mortal Mingle with Cyndie Spiegal: Something To...

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/01/18

Cyndie Spiegal, author of Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay, is an outspoken speaker, community builder, and business coach on a mission to empower others to refine their mindsets for good, and help them realize their wildest dreams. Her unique blend of straight talk, relatability, sass, and inspiration has made her a sought-after speaker for brands, conferences, and events. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her photographer husband and two overly particular cats. She was last

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00:33:27

The Mortal Mingle with Zak Rosen: How To Say Goodbye...

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/01/16

This episode was originally made in collaboration with Slate's excellent podcast, How To! Like many pet parents, Zak Rosen and his wife lived for years in a state of denial about their beloved dog, Rumi. Then they learned that Rottweilers only tend to live about eight to 12 years, and there was no denying it: Rumi is already in her twilight years. In the not-so-distant future, they’ll have to make some truly tough decisions.On this episode of How To!, Zak seeks out advice about end-of-life pet care

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00:09:35

The Mortal Mingle with Kathy Benjamin: Planning Your...

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/01/11

Kathy Benjamin has worked as a writer and editor since 2009 for major sites including MentalFloss.com and ‪Cracked.com. She is currently a writer and editor for ‪Grunge.com. Offline, she’s contributed articles to mental_floss magazine and Reader’s Digest. Her specialties are history, royalty, Christianity, and death, but always with a dash of funny.In 2013, Kathy wrote Funerals to Die For: The Craziest, Creepiest, and Most Bizarre Funeral Traditions and Practices Ever (Adams Media). She also

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00:17:09

The Mortal Mingle with Melanie Davenport: A Place For...

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2024/01/09

Melanie Davenport is the Abbot of the Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple in Detroit and a therapist with a psychodynamic, holistic, and mindfulness-based approach to healing.*This series is dedicated to the memory of Sam Woll. May her memory be a revolution. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:31:02

Where We've Been and Where We're Going

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/12/26

Today's episode, a re-run from last year at this time, featured Rabbi Yoni Dahlen, Dr. Erika Bocknek, Michael Franti, Jaye Johnson, Shari Colton, Eric Colton, Caveh Zahedi, Rob Walker, Jessi Hempel, Kevin Kelly, Dan Messé, Ned Specktor, Holly Wren Spaulding, Jo Strausz Rosen, Erica Heilman, Grace Bonney, Rikke Houde, Laura Hawley, Lucy Anderton Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @

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00:06:46

This Advice from an 8th Grader is LITTY

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/12/21

Natalie is an 8th grader living in Texas.---Meal Planning with Dr. Michael StrauszLeavening with Dr. Michael StrauszHow to Achieve Easy Umami Flavors with Dr. Michael Strausz Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:05:01

Offer Cozy Vibes with Katie Triest

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/12/19

Katie Triest is a bird educator and coziness expert living in Telluride, Colorado. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:07:52

You Are Powerless with Natalie Ruskin

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/12/14

Natalie Ruskin works work with purpose-driven people who want to thrive in work & wellbeing. At the heart of her work is the belief that transformation is possible. She hosts the podcast A Success Of Our Own. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:07:05

On Learning to Let Go with Shelby Jouppi

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/12/12

Shelbby Jouppi is a freelance data journalist based in Denver, Colorado. She's here to help local newsrooms find creative ways to bolster their community reporting with data collection, analysis and visualization. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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00:03:00

Give Money to Strangers with Gregg LeFevre

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/12/07

Gregg LeFevre is a longtime New Yorker with a passion for storytelling. Through writing, art, and conversations with friends and strangers he has always practiced the art of a good story. In his public art commissions, he has found ways to celebrate the collective stories of others, as well as sharing the personal stories he has lived. Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @

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00:03:43

Guilt-Free Gift Giving and Receiving with Erin Bicknese

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/12/05

Erin Bicknese is a professional home organizer. She was last on the show talking about International Tell Your Crush Day. Hear that episode here. Work with Erin on nesting services to clear the clutter and center what's sacred to you!---Get Zak a Chanukah gift by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron today! Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Share this episode on IG

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00:03:27

Don't Go to the Grocery Store! with Abra Berens

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/11/30

Abra Berens is a chef, former farmer, and writer. Her most recent book is Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit. She believes that the meals we eat should change with the seasons and that their ingredients should come from nearby. She strives to make simple, delicious meals that champion the region.---Wanna help Zak continue making this show? Become a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow Call Zak on the advice show

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00:10:25

Harmonize Something Difficult with Meklit Hadero

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/11/28

Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and former refugee, known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound and vibrant cultural activism. Meklit hosts Movement, a transmedia storytelling initiative that lives at the intersection of migration and music.Meklit’s performances have taken her to renowned stages across four continents. Her last album topped world music charts across the US and Europe, and was named amongst the best of the year by Bandcamp and The

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00:06:31

Become Your Own Plumber with Brenden Murphy

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) ·

2023/11/23

Brenden Murphy is an amateur plumber from Michigan. He was last on the show advising us on counter-offering. ---Become a TBAS patron today! Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---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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