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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!

Latest Episodes:

Weathering the Weather with Dave Leins Jun 29, 2020

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Dave Leins runs the Detroit StoryMakers program at WDET.

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Perfecting Chocolate Chip Cookies with Michelle Ganley Jun 26, 2020

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Michelle Ganley is a managing editor at Graham Media.

The Best Cookie Recipe - https://hostthetoast.com/best-chewy-cafe-style-chocolate-chip-cookies/

How To Brown Your Butter - https://www.howsweeteats.com/2012/10/exactly-how-i-brown-my-butter/

7 ways to make better cookies from scratch - https://www.clickondetroit.com/2019/10/01/7-ways-to-make-better-cookies-from-scratch/

#foodfriday

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Meditating Daily with Jen Rusciano Jun 25, 2020

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Jen Rusciano mediates and innovates in Detroit.

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Not Giving Advice with Julia Putnam Jun 24, 2020

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Julia Putnam is the Principal at the James and Grace Lee Boggs School.

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Sharing Yourself with Aaron Handelsman Jun 23, 2020

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Aaron Handelsman is a leadership coach, based in Detroit.

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Drinking with Judy Rosen Jun 22, 2020

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Judy Rosen is a psychotherapist living in New York City.

So much of this show is going to originate with your hard-earned advice. To contribute please call me (Zak) at 844-935-BEST. Leave your name and your advice, followed by your email address in case I have any follow-up questions.

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Fruiting with Ben Falik Jun 19, 2020

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Ben Falik is a writer and non-profiteer living in Metro-Detroit.

WARNING: Before consuming mango skin, know that "you might wish to skip the peel if you are sensitized to urushiol, the active chemical in poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Some people get dermatitis from handling or eating mangoes. In more extreme cases, exposure can cause difficulty breathing. The peel contains more urushiol than the fruit, so it's more likely to produce a reaction." - Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D.

https://www.thoughtco.com/can-you-eat-mango-skin-p2-3975951

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Being Close with Michael Franti Jun 18, 2020

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Michael Franti & Spearhead's new album is called, "Watching The World Go by With You."

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Excavating Interiors with Lauren Hood Jun 17, 2020

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Lauren Hood brings double consciousness to her work in Detroit.

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Creating Daily with Camilla Lizundia Jun 16, 2020

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Camilla Lizundia is a poet and a recent graduate of the University of Michigan.

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