Wednesday, January 28, 2026Is 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, 2026How 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, 2026Step 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, 2025Resolutions Smesolutions! Ta Ta 2025.
Happiest and healthiest of New Years to you and yours! Thank you for listening. Love, z
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025How 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.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025Friendship Conflict, Grief Practices, Family Cookbooks, Guilt-Free Gift Giving and more with Zak on Michigan Public!
Zak went on Michigan Public's daily show Stateside to share some weirdly helpful end of year rituals and practices. He shares that segment today.
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025A 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, 2025Let'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, 2025The Weirdly Helpful Gratitude Hour
Weirdly Helpful advice on today's episode comes from Lainey, Margo, Rabbi Yoni and Zak!
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025Make 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.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025What'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...
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