Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

Zak Rosen

Booking Overview

A short weekly interview and guest-contribution show focused on unusual, practical experiments, rituals, and creative ways to improve everyday life; its external contributors typically include writers, designers, coaches, educators, entrepreneurs, and media creators. Agencies could credibly pitch accessible professionals with a distinctive personal practice, creative process, or unconventional life-improvement idea, and booking difficulty is likely low because the show favors useful ideas and interesting perspectives over major celebrity status.

Metrics

Episodes: 735

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 1.8k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@grahamdigital.com

muzachary@gmail.com

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Host

Zak Rosen - Creator and host of Weirdly Helpful, formerly The Best Advice Show, which explores unexpected practices and experiments intended to make life better.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Working creatives, writers, coaches, educators, entrepreneurs, and media creators with a distinctive practical idea, creative process, unusual ritual, or experiment to share.

Required Achievements:

Published books or recognized writing, Teaching or academic expertise, Established creative or media work, Leadership of a business or creative venture, A clearly developed coaching or professional practice

Recent Guest Discussions

Rebecca Garza-Bortman - Shenanigans, Creative Expression, And Unusual Practices That Can Make Life More Enjoyable.

Evangeline Garreau - Creative Motivation, Overcoming Stalled Projects, And A Tangible Approach To Faking It Until You Make It.

Mallary Tenore Tarpley - Observation, Finding Story Ideas In Everyday Life, And Using Ordinary Encounters As Creative Material.

Evan Stern - Travel, Overlooked Places, And Distinctive Travel Perspectives.

Annie Sim - Travel, Food, And Unusual Ways To Approach Travel Experiences.

Recent Topics

Self Improvement, Habits, Experimentation, Wellness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

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!

September 09, 2026

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 embarrasse...

We Should Strategically Half-Ass Way More Things (or May The Bogan Be With You) with Steve Kamb

September 02, 2026

Steve Kamb is the founder of Nerd Fitness and the author of HOW TO TRY AGAIN. The book he referances is... Start Ugly: The Unexpected Path to Everyday Creativity by David duChemin -- This episode's archival cousin: Aiming at Meh with Brian Selfon -- 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

You Can't Make Anyone Love You + Yet Another Shenanigan!

August 26, 2026

Listener Clio called the Weirdly Helpline with her shenanigan and you should too @ 844-935-2378. Piper at the Gates of Dawn! | The Wind in the Willows | Full Episode -- Jan Worth-Nelson and Ted Nelson are writers and editors from Flint, MI. More about Sheldon Kopp's, An Eschatological Laundry List. -- ⁠⁠⁠Become a WH Patron and listen to the show ad-free.⁠ ⁠⁠THE WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH STORE!!!!⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@grahamdigital.com

muzachary@gmail.com

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