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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?

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

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Zak interviews his hero Jonathan Goldstein

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Don't Wish Your Life Away with Lilly Turmelle

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025 It's About How You Listen, How You Interpret, How You Care with Jay Allison and Erica Heilman

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025 When There Might Not Be a Solution with Dr. Chioke I'Anson⁠

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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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