Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

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Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) episodes

April 09, 2025 Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed's 3 Rules to Live By
The excerpt of Laurie Anderson comes from her interview last year on the CBC's Q program.
Hear more from Jan and Ted and their rules for living on this episode of TBAS.
You Need a Manifesto with Charlotte Burgess-Auburn
Who Wants it More with Shira and Zak
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7 min
April 02, 2025 Pleasure Should Be Taken Very Seriously with Danielle Bezalel
Danielle Bezalel, aka DB, is the Creator, Executive Producer, and Host of Sex Ed with DB, your go-to podcast for smart, science-backed sex education—delivering trusted insights from top experts on sex, sexuality, and pleasure.
Check out How often should I be pooping? Advice from Dr. Kira Newman from the archives.
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10 min
March 26, 2025 This Is How To Stop Apologizing So Much with Ilana BZ
Ilana BZ called Zak on the Best Advice Show hotline @ 844-935-BEST. YOU SHOULD TOO! What's your best advice?
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March 19, 2025 Say Kind Things About People Behind Their Backs with Kristen Meinzer
KRISTEN MEINZER is a long-time audio producer and podcast host. She hosts How to Be Fine, Daily Fail, By the Book, Mayo Clinic Health Matters and lately, Dear Prudence.
RELATED to today's show:
Avoiding the Evil Tongue with Emily Berman
Complimenting with Shira
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13 min
March 12, 2025 Literally Touch Grass with Adam Milgrom
Adam Milgrom is an amateur physicist, profressional entrepreneur, long-time mingler and dad from Michigan. He was last on the show talking about parsing language.
How to build speed bumps into your day with Leticia Britos Cavagnaro
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5 min
March 05, 2025 Host A Friendship Awards Ceremony with Anna Goldfarb
Anna Goldfarb is the author of MODERN FRIENDSHIP and a friendship journalist who has reported for outlets including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Time magazine, Vice, The Cut, Vox, and the Washington Post. Called "the New York Times friendship correspondent" by Tim Herrera, the editor of the New York Times Smarter Living section, she's written hundreds of articles that explore the nuances of friendships, relationships, and pop psychology. She lives in Philadelphia. For more, visit annagoldfarb.com.
Here's a list of friend awards from Anna's book, Modern Friendship. Jot down the name of whoever in your life comes to mind.
Most likely to answer your text messages within an hour:
Most likely to answer a phone call:
Most likely to make you laugh:
Most likely to help you with a work-related problem:
Most likely to try a new restaurant with you:
Most likely to support your dreams and life goals:
Most likely to let you sleep on their couch:
Most likely to celebrate the holidays with you:
Most likely to motivate you:
Most likely to give you useful health advice:
Most likely to give you wise romantic advice:
Most likely to give you sound financial advice:
Most likely to be in your life in a year:
Most likely to confide a secret in you:
Most likely to celebrate a professional accomplishment with you:
Most likely to give you good TV/movie/music/podcast recommendations:
Most likely to sit with you in comfortable silence:
Most likely to suggest a good book you’ll enjoy:
Most likely to discuss politics with you:
Most likely to offer you a long hug when you need one:
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More friendship advice from the archives...Normalize Telling Your Friends When They Hurt You with Dr. Marisa G. Franco
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7 min
February 26, 2025 Assume There's Something Interesting to Learn with Ahri Golden
Entrepreneur + Award-Winning Media Midwife Ahri Golden is a podcast series creator, consultant, professor, artist, mother of two, 21 years married, deeply informed by stories and creative response to the world that is unfolding within and around us.
Listening with Sterling
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12 min
February 19, 2025 Viscerally Remember Your Past Vacations with Tad Davis
Tad Davis is an artist living in Detroit. This episode originally aired in 2023.
Rachel Jacobson is always on vacation and so can you!

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5 min
February 12, 2025 Try These Witchy, Water-based Maneuvers to Improve Your Life with Dr. MLE
Emily Carr/Dr. MLE is a Wellness Witch, a professional poet, amateur Tarot reader, joyous revolutionary arts educator, and fitness coach. Subscribe to her newsletter @ https://soulfloss.substack.com/
LISTEN: You Should Buy Mice and Other Transformative Advice from Lucy Anderton
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10 min
February 05, 2025 Next Time You're Bored Try This with Noa Rosen
Noa was last on the show discussing the advantages of peeling grapes with your teeth.
Here's Sara Curtis talking about replacing your email refresh habit with something more generative.
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7 min

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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…