Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

Weekly episodes on unconventional practices to improve daily life AI summary

Zak Rosen Visit website › Education · EN · 744 episodes · latest 2026-11-11

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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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The coziest, most calming mindfulness and ASMR ritual you've never thought of as a mindfulness ritual with Emma Tattenbaum-Fine

2026-11-11 · 16 min

Emma Tattenbaum-Fine is a comedy-leaning writer, performer, and producer. Her new podcast is Blood, Sex & Fears. What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 ⁠⁠THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Become…
The Joy of Inefficiency with Priyanka Mattoo

2026-11-04 · 13 min

Priyanka Mattoo is the author of How To Be Less Useful and the memoir Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones . What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 ⁠⁠THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Become a WH Patron…
Weirdly Helpful Walking Strategies for the Withdrawn and Wistful Wanderer

2026-10-28 · 24 min

A meandering stroll through some of Zak's favorite walking episode featuring Natalie from Toronto, Rob Walker, Phoebe McIndoe, Mordechai Gildenstern, Dave Leins and Bianca Giaever. READ: Wanderlust by Rebecca Solnit…
Introducing Heavyweight

2026-10-28 · 4 min

If you're a longtime listener to Weirdly Helpful, you probably know that Jonathan Goldstein is my hero. He hosts what I think might be the best podcast of all, Heavyweight. Every episode starts with a real person and…
Introducing Heavyweight

2026-10-28 · 4 min

If you're a longtime listener to Weirdly Helpful, you probably know that Jonathan Goldstein is my hero. He hosts what I think might be the best podcast of all, Heavyweight. Every episode starts with a real person and…
Wedlocked with Hillary Frank

2026-10-21 · 22 min

Weirdly Helpful is so excited to share an excerpt of Hillary Frank's suspenseful and bingeable new original audiobook, Wedlocked. GET IT HERE! --- Hillary Frank is the creator of The Longest Shortest Time, a popular…
Introducing Heavyweight

2026-10-21 · 4 min

If you're a longtime listener to Weirdly Helpful, you probably know that Jonathan Goldstein is my hero. He hosts what I think might be the best podcast of all, Heavyweight. Every episode starts with a real person and…
The Power of No with Anna Holmes

2026-10-14 · 15 min

Anna Holmes is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared numerous publications, including the New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker. Her new book is The Power of No. Check out this…
Pink Monkey at the Honky-Tonk with Laura Hawley

2026-10-07 · 16 min

Laura Hawley is a Weirdly Helpful correspondent, artist and therapist, living and giving balls away in Philadelphia. What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 ⁠⁠THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!!⁠⁠…
Try It 10 Times: A Playful Way to Unburden Yourself with Whitney Henry-Lester

2026-09-30 · 12 min

In this episode, Whitney Henry-Lester shares weirdly helpful approaches to overcoming personal baggage through playful experiments like Tensies which you should follow here. --- What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me…

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Oldest episode in feed: 04/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length: 8 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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