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**Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)**

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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There is No Normal with Amy Brennaman Jul 28, 2022

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Amy Brenneman is an actress and producer. She hosts The Challengers and stars as Olivia in Play on Podcasts version of the Twelfth Night .

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Practicing Impressions with Josh Ruben

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You're Gonna Wait! with Erin Allen Jul 26, 2022

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Erin Allen is a radio and podcast producer and yoga teacher in Detroit

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This is Water - David Foster Wallace

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The Best Sleep of Your Life with Courtney Daniels Jul 21, 2022

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Courtney Daniels is a writer-director. Her films are about marriage and the struggles of creative people. Her new series is about actors looking for love and work in LA called This F%king Town*. It'll be on streaming platforms soon.

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James Nestors' book is Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

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Releasing Psychic Stress with Jenny Lee

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Making Amends in the Key of C with Sam Lamott Jul 19, 2022

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Sam Lamott hosts the wonderful podcast, How to Human

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The Stories We Tell with Sarah Polley Jul 14, 2022

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Sarah Polley is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor. After making short films, Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with the drama film Away from Her in 2006. Polley received an Oscar nomination for the screenplay, which she adapted from the Alice Munro story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain.” Her other projects include the documentary film Stories We Tell (2012), which won the New York Film Critics Circle prize and the National Board of Review award for best documentary; the miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace (2017); and the romantic comedy Take This Waltz (2011). Polley began her acting career as a child, starring in many productions for film and television. Her new book is Run Towards the Danger.

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Sarah Polley Stopped Trying to Fill in the Gaps Jul 12, 2022

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Sarah Polley is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor. After making short films, Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with the drama film Away from Her in 2006. Polley received an Oscar nomination for the screenplay, which she adapted from the Alice Munro story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain.” Her other projects include the documentary film Stories We Tell (2012), which won the New York Film Critics Circle prize and the National Board of Review award for best documentary; the miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel Alias Grace (2017); and the romantic comedy Take This Waltz (2011). Polley began her acting career as a child, starring in many productions for film and television. Her new book is Run Towards the Danger.

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Tell Me About My Lawn with Tod Perry Jul 07, 2022

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Tod Perry co-hosts and produces the UpWorthy Weekly podcast. He's one of Upworthy’s most prolific writers and has a long history in podcasting including the hit show What’s This Tao All About?

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Best of the Best: Alex Guarnaschelli Jun 30, 2022

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Alex Guarnaschelli is a mother, chef, TV host, and native New Yorker.

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Best of the Best Advice: Loving Anything with Mike Mills Jun 28, 2022

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Mike Mills is a filmmaker and the writer/director of C'mon C'mon.

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In this episode Mike references Patti Smith, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Eric Satie, Édouard Manet, The Clash, IDLES.

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The movie Zak talks about is Me and You and Everyone We Know by Miranda July.

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Best of the Best: Say the Nice Thing! with Shira and Evangeline Jun 23, 2022

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Evangeline Garreau writes the Good Questions newsletter. Read it!

Shira Heisler is a physician and complimenter.

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Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

Amy Brenneman is an actress and producer. She hosts The Challengers and stars as Olivia in Play on Podcasts version of the Twelfth Night .

Practicing Impressions with Josh Ruben

Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST

Erin Allen is a radio and podcast producer and yoga teacher in Detroit

This is Water - David Foster Wallace

Courtney Daniels is a writer-director. Her films are about marriage and the struggles of creative people. Her new series is about actors looking for love and work in LA called This F%king Town*. It'll be on streaming platforms soon.

James Nestors' book is Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Releasing Psychic Stress with Jenny Lee

Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST

Sam Lamott hosts the wonderful podcast, How to Human