The Best Advice Show

Zak Rosen

The Best Advice Show is your reminder that there are weird, delightful and effective ways to make life slightly and sometimes profoundly better. In every (very short) episode of the show, a different contributor offers their take on making life more joyful, healthful and livable and it's likely gonna be something you can try today, if you want. read less

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Finding Grace Inside Political Chaos with Sarah-Marie Hopf

Finding Grace Inside Political Chaos with Sarah-Marie Hopf

Sarah-Marie Hopf shares advice on how we can cultivate a mindset of goodness, even in the face of overwhelming political frustration. After the recent election, a lot us feel cynical and angry, but Sarah-Marie shares powerful insights on how to shift our perspective. She suggests how we might find goodness in ourselves and others, even when confronted by figures or actions we deeply disagree with. Sarah-Marie reflects on her own evolution, from judgment and anger to embracing nuance, compassion, and the possibility of positive change. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to respond with more grace and clarity in today’s polarized world.Sarah-Marie is a developmental coach, facilitator, and mindfulness teacher working to help unlock our full humanity in how we live, lead, and relate in service to a more beautiful and just future. She’s German/American and currently lives in Asheville, NC. You can learn more about her work @ https://www.sarahmariehopf.com/ Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

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Finding Grace Inside Political Chaos with Sarah-Marie Hopf

Finding Grace Inside Political Chaos with Sarah-Marie Hopf

Sarah-Marie Hopf shares advice on how we can cultivate a mindset of goodness, even in the face of overwhelming political frustration. After the recent election, a lot us feel cynical and angry, but Sarah-Marie shares powerful insights on how to shift our perspective. She suggests how we might find goodness in ourselves and others, even when confronted by figures or actions we deeply disagree with. Sarah-Marie reflects on her own evolution, from judgment and anger to embracing nuance, compassion, and the possibility of positive change. This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking to respond with more grace and clarity in today’s polarized world.Sarah-Marie is a developmental coach, facilitator, and mindfulness teacher working to help unlock our full humanity in how we live, lead, and relate in service to a more beautiful and just future. She’s German/American and currently lives in Asheville, NC. You can learn more about her work @ https://www.sarahmariehopf.com/ Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Turn An Annoying Experience Into One That Can Bring You a Little Bit of Joy with Matteo Treviño

Turn An Annoying Experience Into One That Can Bring You a Little Bit of Joy with Matteo Treviño

Matteo Trevino is a relatively slow and not so great driver from San Antonio, Texas.Here's a Honk if You're a Silly Goose bumpersticker from Etsy. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

The Vote is Precious with John Lewis, Susan B. Anthony, Barack Obama, Alan Moore and My Daughter

The Vote is Precious with John Lewis, Susan B. Anthony, Barack Obama, Alan Moore and My Daughter

An election-themed rerun from November, 2020. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Why Asking For Advice Can Be a Gift To Remember with Shreya Sharma

Why Asking For Advice Can Be a Gift To Remember with Shreya Sharma

Shreya Sharma (she/her) is a writer and does marketing, PR, and outreach for Tink Media. Read and listen to her piece, 30 Sounds of my 30th Birthday at her Substack. - https://shreyasaudioaffairs.substack.com/p/30-sounds-of-my-30th-birthday Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Flipped Out with Murf Meyer, Chris Gethard and Matt Mayer

Flipped Out with Murf Meyer, Chris Gethard and Matt Mayer

This story originally aired on the Snap Judgment radio show and podcast. This is “Flipped Out!---The original score for this story was by Renzo Gorrio. It was produced by Zak Rosen with help from John Fecile. You can find all of Snap Judgment’s many years of excellent episodes and stories at SnapJudgement.org. You can also listen to Snap Judgment on any podcast platform!---You can listen to Murf Meyer's show, Self Medicated: Weekly Dose and Chris Gethard’s Beautiful/Anonymous and New Jersey Is the World wherever you get your podcasts. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Opposite Costanza Marketing with Steve Pratt (and George Costanza)

Opposite Costanza Marketing with Steve Pratt (and George Costanza)

Steve Pratt is the author of Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers and the founder of The Creativity Business, which offers consulting, workshops, and keynotes to help companies develop differentiated content, marketing, and messaging that earns attention. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Counterintuitive Advice for Seeking and Offering Apologies with Susan Shapiro

Counterintuitive Advice for Seeking and Offering Apologies with Susan Shapiro

Susan Shapiro is the author of The Forgiveness Tour: How To Find the Perfect Apology. She's an award-winning writer and professor, freelances for the NY Times, Washington Post, WSJ, LA Times, NY Magazine, Salon, Elle, Oprah, Wired & New Yorker online. She's the bestselling author/coauthor of 18 books her family hates like Five Men Who Broke My Heart, Lighting Up, Unhooked, The Bosnia List and her recent memoir The Forgiveness Tour. She lives with her scriptwriter husband in Manhattan and uses her writing/publishing guides The Book Bible and Byline Bible to teach her wildly popular "instant gratification takes too long" courses at The New School, NYU, Columbia University and in private classes & seminars - now online. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

The Perfect Road Trip Game for Music Nerds with Bonny Doon

The Perfect Road Trip Game for Music Nerds with Bonny Doon

Detroit's Bonny Doon is Bill Lennox, Bobby Colombo, Colson Miller and Jake Kmiecik. They play a lot of Radio Baseball when they're on tour in a city near you. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

How to Be Alone with Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg

How to Be Alone with Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg

How to Be Fine is half advice show, half cultural critique, and one wild ride through the world of wellness. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they dissect the inner workings of the betterment industry - and offer up some advice along the way. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. In a prior episode of HTBF, Jolenta and Kristen talked with Dr. Jeremy Nobel, author of Project Unlonely, about how to enjoy time alone. In this episode, they try some of Dr. Nobel's tips on for size, while recording themselves. Subscribe to How to Be Fine wherever you listen to TBAS! Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

I Need a Break with Lisa Congdon

I Need a Break with Lisa Congdon

Lisa Congdon is a Portland, Oregon-based fine artist, illustrator and author known internationally for her colorful drawings and hand lettering. Her playful work is recognized for its vibrant palettes, geometric patterns and upliftin Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

My friend and I broke up. I'm at a loss. (Part 2)

My friend and I broke up. I'm at a loss. (Part 2)

Month ago I asked you what you're looking for advice on. More than a few of you told me you're searching for guidance on navigating friendship breakups. This episode is pt. 2 of 2, chronicling the story of Missy who has spent a lot of time and energy trying to understand and unpack the fallout of her break with a good friend of hers. Today we bring in Danielle Bayard Jackson to coach Missy through this tough moment. Daneille is the author of Fighting for our Friendships: The Science and Art of Conflict and Connection in Women's Relationships . This book aims to explain the mechanics of female friendship from an aerial view, as well as provide tangible strategies to equip women for the day-to-day business of being friends. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

My friend and I broke up. I'm at a loss. (Part 1)

My friend and I broke up. I'm at a loss. (Part 1)

Month ago I asked you what you're looking for advice on. More than a few of you told me you're searching for guidance on navigating friendship breakups. This episode is pt. 1 of 2, chronicling the story of Missy who has spent a lot of time and energy trying to understand and unpack the fallout of her break with a good friend of hers. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Introducing Unleash Your Inner Creative

Introducing Unleash Your Inner Creative

Zak and TBAS are proud to introduce you to a show you're gonna love called Unleash Your Inner Creative . On this speical minisode of UYIQ you'll learn...-How to find and acknowledge the early investors in your creativity and career-The importance of feeling and sharing your gratitude for the people who believe in you-How to begin to see yourself-Remember to subscribe/follow the Unleash Your Inner Creative on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your pods.-Please leave us a rating and review- it helps SO much in getting the show out there. And tell a friend about the show- podcasts are very personal and tend to be spread person to person. If this show helped you or made you smile, share the love :) Follow UYIQ @unleashyourinnercreativeFollow host Lauren @LaurenLoGrasso Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

A Clear and Transformative Tool To Give Feedback with Jenn Maer

A Clear and Transformative Tool To Give Feedback with Jenn Maer

Jenn Maer is the founder of Harmonic 55 and an IDEO alum. She helps companies and organizations hatch new brands, hone and express their existing brands, and on exceptionally good days, create positive change in the world.More on I like, I wish, I wonder... Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

My Tupperware is Gonna Be the End of Me with Jenny Lee

My Tupperware is Gonna Be the End of Me with Jenny Lee

Jenny Lee was last on TBAS advising us on releasing psychic stress at the end of the day. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Notice When You're Unconsciously Doing Things That Don't Matter with Sarah May

Notice When You're Unconsciously Doing Things That Don't Matter with Sarah May

Sarah May hosts Help Me Be Me, an emotional toolkit for creating positive change in yourself. Check out Zak's appearance on HMBM, Making Positive Waves of Change In Your Life.Sarah was last on The Best Advice Show 4 years ago advising us on Expecting the Opposite. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

How To Combine Your Past and Current Selves with Dann McDorman

How To Combine Your Past and Current Selves with Dann McDorman

DANN McDORMAN is the author of West Heart Kill and an Emmy-nominated TV news producer, who has also worked as a newspaper reporter, book reviewer, and cabinet maker. Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

How To Stop Tormenting Yourself with Diana Greene

How To Stop Tormenting Yourself with Diana Greene

Diana Greene is a mother and restaurant manager in Ohio. Call me with your grandma advice at 844-935-BEST Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Easing Climate Anxiety with Jeanette Johnston

Easing Climate Anxiety with Jeanette Johnston

Jeanette Johnston (she/they) is an environmental educator and Director of the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Committee for NNOCCI, the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI), which trains communicators and educators to shift public discourse on climate change to be positive, community-minded, and solutions-focused. Using Less with Anne Marie Bonneau on The Best Advice Show--The Sunrise MovementTH!RD Act Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow

Stop Asking for Permission to Make Your Dreams Come True with The Skiptown All-Stars

Stop Asking for Permission to Make Your Dreams Come True with The Skiptown All-Stars

After 25 years in the City of Angels, Denise and James Gordon sold their house and hit the road to find a new hometown. On their podcast, The Skiptown All-Stars Travel Podcast, they break down each city and every restaurant, Air BnB and tourist trap we encounter along the way. We're not RV people, but we've got over 50 towns and 50,000 miles under our belt so it's only a matter of time until we're your new neighbors! Help Zak continue making this show by becoming a Best Advice Show Patron @ https://www.patreon.com/bestadviceshow---Call Zak on the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST---Share this episode on IG @BestAdviceShow