Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

Tad Davis is an artist living in Detroit. This episode originally aired in 2023.  Rachel Jacobson is always on vacation and so can 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 ho...

Emily Carr/Dr. MLE is a Wellness Witch, a professional poet, amateur Tarot reader, joyous revolutionary arts educator, and fitness coach. Subscribe to her newsletter @ https://soulfloss.substack.com/ LISTEN: You Should Buy Mice and Other Transformative Advice from Lucy Anderton --- Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow ---...

Noa was last on the show discussing the advantages of peeling grapes with your teeth.  Here's Sara Curtis talking about replacing your email refresh habit with something more generative.  --- 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/f1...

THE BEST ADVICE SHOW SURVEY IS HERE! THANKS FOR FILLING IT OUT.  https://forms.gle/f1HxJ45Df4V3m2Dg9 --- Jason Silver is the author of Your Grass is Greener. He is a multi-time founder of kids and a multi-time founder of companies. He gets his biggest thrill helping modern employees and their teams unlock a better way to work—surfing is a close second.  --- --- Help Zak continue making this show b...

Mary Austin is a pastor in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She writes Stained Glass in the City on Substack. It's deep and delightful.  --- 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 @ 844-9...

adrienne maree brown and Autumn Brown are sisters, authors, artists and co-hosts of How to Survive the End of the World. Inspired by wisdom from Octavia Butler's ⁠Parable of the Sower⁠ and a listener's inquiry, Zak and the sisters delve into practical steps for emergency preparedness, the psychological barriers of starting, and the importance of preparing in community. From essential items to incl...

Billie Lunt is a Professor, Mentor, and Coach for students aspiring to enter the field of dental hygiene. She helps students to set goals and develop the skills required to achieve them. On the path to becoming a dental hygienist, many students learn just as much about themselves as they do about the field of dentistry. You can find Billie on Instagram @the_happy_flosser She also has a podcast inc...

The TBAS sleep correspondents featured in today's episode are Courtney Daniels, Jenny Lee, Karen Semone, Lois Langberg and Tiffany Paulsen.     --- 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 s...

Alice Draper shares her experience with rejection and how it can lead to greater success, both personally and professionally and then she offers strategies for all of us to build our own rejection resilience muscle.  Alice Draper is the founder of Hustling Writers, a podcast guesting agency that has secured clients on hundreds of podcasts, including most of the top 0.5% shows. Her newly-launched p...

Zak meets up with one of his favorite songwriters, Cassandra Jenkins, before her show in Amsterdam. They talk about her pre-show ritual, inspired by her friend, Erika Spring. It's something we can all try next time we're in need of some knowing companionship. It's called...The Cosmic Guest List. "Like the night sky itself, My Light, My Destroyer is always expanding. Cassandra Jenkins' third full-l...

After a quick update about the future of TBAS with Zak, he welcomes back Rob Walker, who shares intriguing advice on embracing ridiculousness in minute ways. The conversation explores how such absurd activities can bring joy and creativity to daily life.  Rob Walker is a journalist covering design, technology, business, the arts, and other subjects. He was last on TBAS walking and talking about Lo...

Sarah-Marie Hopf shares advice on how we can cultivate a mindset of goodness, even in the face of overwhelming political frustration. After the recent election, a lot us feel cynical and angry, but Sarah-Marie shares powerful insights on how to shift our perspective. She suggests how we might find goodness in ourselves and others, even when confronted by figures or actions we deeply disagree with....

Matteo Trevino is a relatively slow and not so great driver from San Antonio, Texas. Here's a Honk if You're a Silly Goose bumpersticker from Etsy. --- 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 advi...

An election-themed rerun from November, 2020.  --- 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...

Shreya Sharma (she/her) is a writer and does marketing, PR, and outreach for Tink Media. Read and listen to her piece, 30 Sounds of my 30th Birthday at her Substack. - https://shreyasaudioaffairs.substack.com/p/30-sounds-of-my-30th-birthday --- 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...

This story originally aired on the Snap Judgment radio show and podcast. This is “Flipped Out! --- The original score for this story was by Renzo Gorrio. It was produced by Zak Rosen with help from John Fecile. You can find all of Snap Judgment’s many years of excellent episodes and stories at SnapJudgement.org. You can also listen to Snap Judgment on any podcast platform! --- You can listen to Mu...

Steve Pratt is the author of Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers and the founder of The Creativity Business, which offers consulting, workshops, and keynotes to help companies develop differentiated content, marketing, and messaging that earns attention. --- Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Fill...

Susan Shapiro is the author of The Forgiveness Tour: How To Find the Perfect Apology. She's an award-winning writer and professor, freelances for the NY Times, Washington Post, WSJ, LA Times, NY Magazine, Salon, Elle, Oprah, Wired & New Yorker online. She's the bestselling author/coauthor of 18 books her family hates like Five Men Who Broke My Heart, Lighting Up, Unhooked, The Bosnia List and her...

Detroit's Bonny Doon is Bill Lennox, Bobby Colombo, Colson Miller and Jake Kmiecik. They play a lot of Radio Baseball when they're on tour in a city near 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...

How to Be Fine is half advice show, half cultural critique, and one wild ride through the world of wellness. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they dissect the inner workings of the betterment industry - and offer up some advice along the way. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine.  In a prior episode of HTBF, Jolenta and Kristen talked with Dr. Jeremy Nob...

Lisa Congdon is a Portland, Oregon-based fine artist, illustrator and author known internationally for her colorful drawings and hand lettering. Her playful work is recognized for its vibrant palettes, geometric patterns and upliftin --- 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 Za...

Month ago I asked you what you're looking for advice on. More than a few of you told me you're searching for guidance on navigating friendship breakups. This episode is pt. 2 of 2, chronicling the story of Missy who has spent a lot of time and energy trying to understand and unpack the fallout of her break with a good friend of hers.   Today we bring in Danielle Bayard Jackson to coach Missy throu...

Month ago I asked you what you're looking for advice on. More than a few of you told me you're searching for guidance on navigating friendship breakups. This episode is pt. 1 of 2, chronicling the story of Missy who has spent a lot of time and energy trying to understand and unpack the fallout of her break with a good friend of hers.   --- Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advi...

Zak and TBAS are proud to introduce you to a show you're gonna love called  Unleash Your Inner Creative . On this speical minisode of UYIQ you'll learn... -How to find and acknowledge the early investors in your creativity and career -The importance of feeling and sharing your gratitude for the people who believe in you -How to begin to see yourself -Remember to subscribe/follow the Unleash Your I...

Jenn Maer is the founder of Harmonic 55 and an IDEO alum. She helps companies and organizations hatch new brands, hone and express their existing brands, and on exceptionally good days, create positive change in the world. More on I like, I wish, I wonder... --- Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow --- Fill out the TBAS l...