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Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Why I'm Not Using the Word "Crazy" Anymore (and Why You Should Just Say What You Actually Mean) with Dessa Cosma

Dessa Cosma is executive director of Detroit Disability Power. Today she schools Zak on the importance of pride-forward language, especially around di...

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 This is How to Aura Farm Without Being Overly Cringe

Natalie and Jacob are sibling youths from Texas. --- SUPPORT WEIRDLY HELPFUL and listen to the show without ads by becoming a Patron today @ https:...

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Become a Receiving Station for Overwhelming Transmissions with Dr. Ramzi Fawaz

Ramzi Fawaz is an award-winning queer cultural critic,  educator, podcaster, and public speaker. He is a Professor of English at the University of Wis...

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Stop Feeling Guilty About Your Guilty Pleasures with Fabiola Lara

Fabiola Lara is a Chilean-born, Florida-raised artist! She lives in flux of feeling simultaneously too American to be Chilean and too Chilean to be Am...

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 This Insight WILL CHANGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP FOREVER! (For real for real).

Dedeker Winston is a co-host of Mulitamory, relationship coach, writer, and advocate for polyamory and non-traditional relationships. She is the autho...

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 Young Butt Cut Zak Confronts His Childhood Creative Monster with ⁠Lauren LoGrasso

Lauren LoGrasso is a multi-passionate creative with experience as a keynote speaker, creative coach and musician. She's the creator and host of Unleas...

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Is Whistling Protected By First Amendment Rights? + An Incantation for Restoring Democracy

Audio from pt. 1 of today's episode comes from this YouTube live event presented by No Kings called Eyes on ICE: Document and Record. You can watch th...

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 How Much Capacity Do You Have Today? with Bridget Thoreson

Bridget Thoreson is an award-winning journalist, executive, and creator of the Career River framework. Check out her Weirdly Helpful episode about fl...

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Step Into the Slipstream of History and Get Jacked with Dr. Conor Heffernan

Conor Heffernan is Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Ulster University, UK, and Chair of the British Society of Sports History. His new book is Wh...

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 "Hey Buddy!" Let's Talk About Why You Feel Doomed with Andy J. Pizza

Andy J. Pizza is a New York Times Bestselling author-illustrator of many books for children and adults such as "Invisible Things" and "A Pizza with Ev...

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Resolutions Smesolutions! Ta Ta 2025.

Happiest and healthiest of New Years to you and yours! Thank you for listening. Love, z ⁠SUPPORT WEIRDLY HELPFUL BY BECOMING A PATRON RIGHT NOW. To...

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 How to Take Control of your News Diet with Rekha Murthy (PLUS: How much does Zak earn from Weirdly Helpful?)

Rekha Murthy is a podcast strategist with more than 25 years of experience in podcasting, public radio, and other digital media. SOURCES MENTIONED: ...

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