Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)
Episodes
Making Black Gold with Leah Penniman
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Leah Penniman is a farmer at Soul Fire Farm and the author of Farming While Black. You can get a pound of Red Wiggler worms @ Uncle Jim's. And here's...
Establishing Order with Shannon Cason
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Cason is the host of Homemade Stories and In Good Co. Detroit. Here's the blog post I mentioned by by Kevin Kelly - https://kk.org/thetechniu...
Sandwiching with Erin Allen
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another addition of Food Friday! Erin Allen is an audio and event producer from Detroit. So much of this show is going to originate with...
Tweaking Terminology with Richard Strausz
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Strausz is a retired high-school math teacher and math coordinator. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! So much of this show is going to origin...
Releasing Psychic Stress with Jenny Lee
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Lee is the Director of Allied Media Projects. So much of this show is going to originate with your hard-earned advice. To contribute please call...
Fish Stick Tossing with Nancy
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy tweets @nlqualls You can read her work @ https://nlqualls.wordpress.com/ So much of this show is going to originate with your hard-earned adv...
Abiding with Jay Allison
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Allison is an independent journalist and leader in public broadcasting. He produces The Moth Radio Hour and has created dozens of documentary prog...
Pasta Watering with Jack Roskopp
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Friday on TBAS will henceforth be known as Food Friday! Today, Jack Roskopp who cooks instagram @jackroskopp22 has some vital info for us. So much of ...
Land-Lining with Sarah Larson
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's advice is based on Sarah Larson's wonderful essay from the New Yorker, In Praise of Phone Calls. So much of this show is going to originate w...
Detaching with Hanif Abdurraqib
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As National Poetry Month draws to a close, I'm excited to share a vital message from the poet, writer, critic and baker, Hanif Abdurraqib . So much o...
Looking Up with Amanda LeClaire
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda LeClaire is the host of CultureShift on WDET. So much of this show is going to originate with your hard-earned advice. To contribute please ca...
Showing up Completely with Shira Heisler
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shira pulls no punches. That's why she captured my heart. You can hear Shira all over the serialized podcast, Pregnant Pause with Zak and Shira, in wh...
Morning Zesting with Drew Philp
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Philp is the author of A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding An Abandoned Home and an American City. His morning ritual was inspired by this articl...
Surviving in Isolation with Rebecca Kenna
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is based on Rebecca's essay, What Prison Taught Me About Life on Lockdown from the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma. Special thanks...
Scheduling Joy with Nate Mullen
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Mullen is an artist and educator from Detroit, MI. So much of this show is going to originate with your hard-earned advice. To contribute please ...
Working Hard with Lainey
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Working hard is worth it. 6 year-old Lainey will tell you why. If you have precocious kids like Laney in your life, I'd love to hear from them! (With ...
Going Easy on Yourself with Avery Trufelman
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of The Best Advice Show! Are you home for the first time in a long time, wanting to finally get started on that creative...