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Wednesday, December 10, 2025 A Fun Alternative for Surviving Our Disastrous Times with Austin Kleon

Austin Kleon is a writer who draws. He’s the bestselling author of Steal Like An Artist and other books - Austin's essay on Meeker's work, The Comedy...

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Let's Meet at the Corner of Mindfulness and Playfulness

Zak's Weirdly Helpful guru, Laura Hawley, returns to the show to share a transcendent and fun gift-giving practice. Hear Laura on howling and bus art...

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 The Weirdly Helpful Gratitude Hour

Weirdly Helpful advice on today's episode comes from Lainey, Margo, Rabbi Yoni and Zak! --- If you have a response to Morty's voice memo, send me so...

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Make a List of Your Enemies to Articulate Who You're Not! with Emma Martin

Emma Martin is a painter and workshop facilitator from Chicago. Check out her work! She was last on the show dishing on indecision. Become a WEIRDLY...

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 What's the Deal with Handshaking in 2025?

Lizzie Post is the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, and author of Emily Post's Etiquette - The Centennial Edition, and Higher Etiquette, as we...

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 A weirdly helpful way to deal with the negative voice in your head with Dr. Ellen Hendriksen

DR. ELLEN HENDRIKSEN (she/her) is a clinical psychologist who will help you calm your anxiety and be your authentic self. She serves on the faculty at...

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 The Best Advice Show is Dead. This is Weirdly Helpful!

Zak is excited to present Weirdly Helpful, the spiritual successor to The Best Advice Show. On this first episode, Zak talks to artist and therapist, ...

Monday, October 27, 2025 This is WEIRDLY HELPFUL!

Welcome to Weirdly Helpful. It's like The Best Advice show just weirder. In each episode a different contributor offers an odd experiment, a silly rit...

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 If Ambition Is Making You Unhappy with Courtney Daniels

This is an episode of a new podcast I really like called Gen X at Midlife. The show was created by TBAS contributor, Courtney Daniels. In this episod...

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 The True Meaning of Discipline with John Cage and Mason Currey

Today's episode is based on Mason Currey's piece, John Cage on the true meaning of discipline. You should subscribe to Mason's essential newsletter, S...

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Dogs and Berries Are Miracles. Why Not Combine Them?

Leora is a doctor and dog lover and berry lover. This advice originally aired back in August of 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 You Don't Need To Remember Everything with Susannah Goodman

Susannah Goodman is an artist and potter and community organizer in Detroit. --- Leftovering with Susannah Goodman Noticing with Susannah Goodman L...

on 8/29/2025

After listening to the morning news podcast I treated myself to this show. My favorites that I use most days are the witchy water maneuvers, writing a letter instead of looking at your phone, touching grass, mind palace for your mind/ 9o’clock rule
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on 8/6/2025

Capsule wardrobe: yes. Minimizing your clothing's impact on your mental space: yes. Ordering things from Amazon: no. Throwing things in the trash as soon as they're stained or need light mending: terrible advice!! Mend before you spend, people, and don't shop on Amazon if you can avoid it at all (which can be done 99% of the time)
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on 2/4/2025

Zak manages to go deep into very helpful every day issues in very practical ways. Which is hard and rare. Thanks for making me feel inspired while giving me concrete steps to evolve.
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