Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

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Try This Delightful Dinner Party Maneuver with Dan Heath Jun 10, 2026

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Dan Heath hosts ⁠What It’s Like to Be…⁠ In every episode, he interviews someone from a different profession: a mystery novelist, a couples therapist, a rancher, and more. He's also the #1 New York Times bestselling author (or co-author) of six beloved business books, including Switch, Made to Stick, and The Power of Moments.

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Why Asking Weirder Questions is an Exercise in Accessing Dignity with Megan Saxelby Jun 03, 2026

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Megan Saxelby is an early adolescent parent coach and founder of Wild Feelings.

Jesse Thorn hosts Bullseye and The Turnaround.

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How To Make Friends and Find Your People May 27, 2026

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Rabbi Alana Alpert advocates for bubbe adoption and spiritual engagement in Detroit.

ADOPT A GRANDPARENT!

Elizabeth Newcamp writes at Dutch Dutch Goose and Best Moms Friends Forever.

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Visit the Most Primal, Teenage Part of Yourself with Maggie Lyons May 20, 2026

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Maggie Lyons is a creative producer living in LA. Read her essay The Comfort Playlist of Teenage Faves™️.

Listen to her nostalgia playlist here.

Aaron's advice originally aired back in 2022.

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Bless the Phone with Ross Simonini May 13, 2026

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Ross Simonini is an interdisciplinary artist and writer. Read his essays Bless The Phone here and Through the Fire here. Check out his essential interviews with so many modern masters at The Believer!

Noa on using our phone less.

Dapne on using our phone less.

Rabbi Yoni on the bathroom blessing.

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Ross has held solo presentations of his work at the Sharjah Biennial (UAE), Francois Ghebaly (NYC), anonymous gallery (NYC), Et Al (SF), SHRINE (LA), suns.works (Zurich), Shoot the Lobster (LU), and Human Resources (LA).

His novel, The Book of Formation (2018, Melville House) chronicles the rise of a fictional philosophical movement. His essays appear in the New York Times, McSweeneys, ArtReview and The Paris Review.

He releases music under his own name and has released music as a member of the bands, NewVillager and Trespassers William. He has performed at Performa, Andy Warhol Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum.

As a professor, he has taught seminars on experimental process, writing, art, sound, and dialogue at Columbia University, CA College of the Arts, and UCLA. He served as an editor at The Believer for a decade and has created audio programs for SFMOMA, KCRW, and ArtReview.

He ran AL ICIA, a gallery & performance space on his property in Altadena before the fire.

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Introducing: No Such Thing May 06, 2026

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I'm excited to share a preview of a new podcast I think you’d enjoy: No Such Thing. It's a show where three best friends and journalists settle their dumb arguments — and yours — by actually doing the research.

Hosts Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph start each episode with an argument using just their gut feelings. Then they go out into the world, investigate, talk to experts, and conduct some experiments. Finally, the guys bring their findings back to the group to see if they can change minds,enlighten each other, and move past their emotional truths. Find No Such Thing on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. New episodes out Wednesdays. The entire episode about featured in today's show can be heard here.

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Navigating Domestic Administration with Clarity and Kindness May 06, 2026

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Shari and Eric are married with children in NYC. They were last on the show talking about touching feet during marital discord.