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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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- 4 days ago24 min
Weirdly Helpful Walking Strategies for the Withdrawn and Wistful Wanderer
A meandering stroll through some of Zak's favorite walking episode featuring Natalie from Toronto, Rob Walker, Phoebe McIndoe, Mordechai Gildenstern, Dave Leins and Bianca Giaever. READ: Wanderlust by Rebecca Solnit What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!! Become a WH Patron and listen to the show ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago22 min
Wedlocked with Hillary Frank
Weirdly Helpful is so excited to share an excerpt of Hillary Frank's suspenseful and bingeable new original audiobook, Wedlocked. GET IT HERE! --- Hillary Frank is the creator of The Longest Shortest Time, a popular parenting and reproductive health podcast, where she has covered topics ranging from birth injuries to transgender pregnancy to the sex lives of parents. The show has been named a Top 50 Podcast by The Atlantic and TIME and has won awards from the Third Coast International Audio Festival, The Webby Awards, The Academy of Podcasters, and New York Festival’s World’s Best Radio. Hillary's work has aired on a variety of acclaimed radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life, Marketplace, Studio 360, All Things Considered, and Morning Edition. She is also the author of Weird Parenting Wins, an NPR Best Book of 2019, and her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Atlantic, and CNN.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago15 min
The Power of No with Anna Holmes
Anna Holmes is an award-winning writer and editor whose work has appeared numerous publications, including the New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker. Her new book isThe Power of No. Check out this episode from the WH archives, Saying No with Aaron Handelsman --- What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!! Become a WH Patron and listen to the show ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago16 min
Pink Monkey at the Honky-Tonk with Laura Hawley
Laura Hawley is a Weirdly Helpful correspondent, artist and psychologist, living and giving balls away in Philadelphia. What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!! Become a WH Patron and listen to the show ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 30, 202611 min
Try It 10 Times: A Playful Way to Unburden Yourself with Whitney Henry-Lester
In this episode, Whitney Henry-Lester shares weirdly helpful approaches to overcoming personal baggage through playful experiments like Tensies which you should follow here. --- What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!! Become a WH Patron and listen to the show ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 23, 202615 min
The Ground Space is Part of Your World Space with Katie Stone
Katie Stone is the host and producer of The Children's Hour radio show and podcast. They launched a new series of “Shorts”, featuring teensy engaging episode highlights from their award-winning programs paired with ready-to-use learning guides to make teaching easy and fun. There are 2-minute episodes about stuff like balloons, being yourself, refugees…all the topics are picked by the kids. Check 'em out!!!! --- What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!! Become a WH Patron and listen to the show ad-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 16, 202613 min
When You Know You're Alone You Make Different Decisions with Margret Glaspy
Margaret Glaspy is a New York-based singer/songwriter. Her newest album, I Am Both, is essential. She might be coming to a town near you. --- Become a WH Patron and listen to the show ad-free. What do you find Weirdly Helpful? Call me at 844-935-2378 THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Sep 9, 20262h 9m
I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. A feed drop with That Aged Well!
I love Zoolander so much. If you do too, you're gonna love today's episode which comes from the podcast That Aged Well. Come join hosts Erika and Paul as they re-experience this wild ride of a movie, filled with male models, assassins, and, of course, orange mocha frappuccinos! More about the show: Feel conflicted about the movies you loved as a kid? Paul and Erika guide you through all that beloved garbage we watched...after all, nostalgia is more fun when you aren't the only one embarrassed by it. Come dive into yesterday's pop culture today. An 80s kid? A 90s kid? A horror aficionado? A musical singalonger? That Aged Well has got a little something for all on their website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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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