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Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

Zak Rosen
Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)
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    Inventing Play & Three Ideas to Curb Self-Mutilation with Laura Hawley

    2026-04-08 | 15 mins.
    Laura Hawley is an artist and therapist from Philadelphia. She's a frequent contributor to the show having first called about howling, then giving away 62 balls!

    Bob Newhart's Stop It Sketch from MAD TV.

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    Call me (Zak) on the Weirdly Helpline @ 844-935-2378 to share what you find weirdly helpful.

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    Play the Tape All the Way Through with Eric Zimmer + The Battle of Night Guy Vs Morning Guy with Jerry Seinfeld

    2026-04-01 | 19 mins.
    Eric Zimmer is an author, teacher, speaker, and the creator of The One You Feed podcast—an award-winning show with over 50 million downloads across 800+ conversations exploring meaningful living. His new book is How a Little Becomes a Lot: The Art of Small Changes for a More Meaningful Life.

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    Billy Oppenheimer is a writer and research assistant to Ryan Holiday based in Austin, TX. Every Sunday at 6 AM (CT) Billy sends out an email with SIX things he's learned, thought were interesting, or found useful. SUBSCRIBE HERE. 

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    COMEDIAN - A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.

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    Hasan Minaj on the Gary Vee Audio Experience 

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    The Transcendental Power of Wiggling with Toogie Barcelo

    2026-03-25 | 23 mins.
    On today's episode, Toogie Barcelo shares her unique approach to movement, creativity, and emotional well-being through the power of wiggling!

    Toogie is a ⁠dancer⁠, ⁠choreographer⁠, ⁠movement director⁠, ⁠certified breath & meditation coach⁠, ⁠educator⁠, and emerging ⁠director for film⁠ and ⁠immersive performance⁠. Go to the ⁠Wiggle Room⁠ if you're in LA!  

    -Watch an Impala Wiggle

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    Related from the Weirdly Helpful archive: Let Your Voice Break with Abigail Bengson

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    99 Ways to Die (and how to avoid them⁠) with Dr. Ashley Alker

    2026-03-18 | 18 mins.
    Discover practical tips and surprising truths that can help you and your loved ones stay safe and informed with Dr. Ashely Alker, author of ⁠99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them⁠ and an emergency medicine physician on a mission to improve public health. 

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    Pooping with Dr. Kira Newman

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    Why I'm Not Using the Word "Crazy" Anymore (and Why You Should Just Say What You Actually Mean) with Dessa Cosma

    2026-03-11 | 21 mins.
    Dessa Cosma is executive director of Detroit Disability Power. Today she schools Zak on the importance of pride-forward language, especially around disability and shares practical tips on self-correction, evolving language, and fostering respect for disability identity.

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About 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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