An advice adventure in Central Park featuring a gaggle of lovely life advice.

You go all the way or YOU DON’T GO.

The complete opposite of tuna on toast or how The Opposite earns a lot of attention.

Here's how Susan managed to get a long overdue apology from her dad.

The guys from Bonny Doon explain how to play a very fun and competitive car game involving your favorite music.

Some tips on how to enjoy being alone

I'll talk to you soon.

How to be a period rather than a question mark.

A genuine journey to figure out how to make it through to the other side of a friend breakup.

Do you feel unseen or under-appreciated in your creative journey and career? Does it feel like you don’t have anyone... more

"When you leap to the negative it doesn't help anybody."

SEPARATE THE SQUARE AND CIRCLES!

An alternative to reaching for things (like your phone) robotically. There's a better way to live!

How being nostalgic for yourself, tapping into your teenage passions and marrying your past and current selves can lead you... more

Some things are not for your to know.

"The person most likely to change the mind of a middle-aged, American guy when it comes to climate change is... more

"The more people you tell about your dreams, the less likely it is to happen."

What if you didn't take your summer vacation in the summer?

The hardest way to apply for a job is looking for a listing that aligns with your skills.

If you're bringing food to someone in need of care, consider NOT making lasagna.

"Stop waiting for that imaginary time when you're not gonna be anxious or scared..."

Advice for dog people, howlers and bird callers looking for an outlet.

If you're having a hard time making tiny decisions, it's time to inject some randomness into your life.

Next time you're out of town, this strategy is going to lead to some amazing, local eats.

Here's how to make your dreams more vivid and your life more dynamic.

On scrapbooking, memory making and re-living joy.

On how and why to invest time in organizing your photos.

Find the commonalities between your dots.

A bushel full of weird, wonderful tips.

"To pop into this space and not be beholden to the relationship that you have with the people that are... more

'Do I even like this person? and other essential questions to stop people-pleasing.

How to practice empathy for yourself, retrospectively.

I promise you that doing work on yourself...is gonna be a lot less painful and a lot less damaging than... more

When is it time to quit something, and when should you stick with it?

If one of the reasons you're not quitting something is because you don't want to be a quitter, that's not... more

Also, I had a friend date with my Lyft driver.

A Partial Register of the 927 (or was in 928?) Eternal Truths.

It's called Snack Hour. Here's how it works.

All of use are committed to having trusting relationships. Here's what gets in the way of that.

What's the difference between facing the truth and telling the truth?

On how to process emotional pain.

On how to exorcise the icky

Do look up!

On injecting generative friction into our lives.

A question to push yourself beyond what you thought you could be.

It's time. You know it. I know it. The universe knows it.

Heidi and Chiaro called the advice show hotline @ 844-935-BEST. You should call too!

You should make a list of all of the things you've always wanted to include...

"I think of sound as being an energy channel from one phenomenon to another, a sensory channel of connection that’s... more

"The more I slow down, the more I tend to make something that I think is of a higher quality..."

DON'T LOOK UP (at the clock).

"If we're creating this daisy chain of hurt people, it's eventually gonna come back to us."

3 reasons why picking up garbage will make you feel better.

You're so much better off doing a whole bunch of really little things instead of a grand gesture.

Here's how you can start looking at art, or anything, for longer.

How to surrender to whatever wants to come though.

Allow yourself to do something with the burnt rice and other tips on working with what you've got in the... more

"What if, instead of viewing our professional lives as a race to the top, we viewed them as an essential... more

Open the closet door of your relationship. It doesn't take much.

On the healing revelations of Roger Ebert's dying words.

"Our deepest fear is not that we're inadequate, it's that we are powerful beyond measure."

On learning to express the highs and lows.

On the logistical and philosophical dimensions of planning a living funeral.

The story of a devotional Detroit Lions fan and his 28 year streak.

What does it mean to still endeavor to find joy despite our grief?

"Dad is buried. What do you want me to do with you?"

On creating a legacy of food, love and tradition.

How to say goodbye to your pet.

Plan your funeral before it's too late.

On finding a place for our grief once the fog lifts.

Zak's end of year/beginning of the new year special featuring a gaggle of wise voices on where we've been and... more

YOU might be The Rizzler

Have guest slippers and sweatpants ready.

List all the things you can't control.

Here's how to physicalize the very abstract notion of letting go.

Carry singles in your wallet.

"If you don't want it, go ahead and pass it along."

Chef and author, Abra Berens says food waste is a sin. Here's how to avoid it.

"Music is there for us to harmonize our histories...We can use music to talk about things that are hard to... more

How to avoid overflowing your toilet in 4 easy steps.

You have to tell your partner what you need. Here's how to actually do that.

You CAN handle the truth(s)!!!!!!!!

"Those tiny interactions open up so many opportunities for intimacy."

Go where everybody knows your name.

Introducing The Mash-Up Americans. We are all on a spiritual path, according to Rainn Wilson — and he’s not talking... more

Remember doing this in middle school? You're not too old to do it now!

Here's a way to improve the night of a down and out trick or treater.

Both a practice and a metaphor.

A 5-step process to get off social media.

This is how you find a friend.

Just say you're welcome.

"The more we can share the fact that we're not grinding it out every minute of the day, the more... more

"It's not about me at that point in time."

This is a story about two people – best friends Mohsin and Dalia. And one potentially life-changing decision: will she... more

It's about being open to serendipity and taking your time.

"Ultimately, your job as a human being is to socialize with other human beings."

Squeegee yourself before getting out of the shower.

This old Jewish folktale will shift your perspective next time you feel overwhelmed.

On how unconventional expertise leads to new paradigms.

A subtle and profound lesson from a master math teacher.

Zak hasn't ran a mile since he was forced to in elementary school. He's finally ready to try again.

Tough stuff happens all the time. Be prepared with a few, empathetic catch phrases.

Learn how to promote your own work and and still feel good on the other side of it!

How to make your fridge look and feel so much better, plus bonus advice from Zak.

Relationship building is gonna help the most.

How to find the confidence to trust your taste and help creators realize their vision and stay true to the... more

Weather the weather!

Find someone who is a fierce lover...just really wants to feed you and tell you how great you are and... more

Before you start singing, try these relaxing, helpful vocal warm-ups!

How letting your voice break can get you free.

"Grownups have the same ability to learn as kids do. Kids just aren't worried about looking like dumbasses, you know?... more

A brief primer on playing the piano. No experience required!

Why Andy Warhol's iconic advice transcends the art world and why Larry David shouldn't have left Marty Funkhauser's party to... more

"Own the fact that you don't see the world the way everybody else sees it."

"While it's great to know what you're looking for, if we get to a point where we get too specific,... more

You can be doing it your way instead of "this is the one way it must be done!"

Radical mindfulness every-time you relieve yourself.

Two effective techniques for getting back in the saddle after a break from work.

"I don't think I can ever hear those songs with the same pure joy again."

"Face a fear first thing in the morning."

"You don't have data to prove that's why you were rejected."

An episode from one of Zak's favorite podcasts, Other Men Need Help, featuring Zak and his friends.

On being stuck and how to move through it.

Is it actually required or is it just the way everyone else does it?

On the difference between internal and external desire.

"We have this negative bias...and so I think rewiring the brain to know think about what is it that I... more

"...we're not necessarily working towards a concrete end point but it's a more a direction or a path..."

Know who your team is. Life is difficult. We need to know who are support system is.

How going without (fill in the blank) can change your inner-life.

Next time you feel acute anxiety, try this...

Ryan Holiday, with help from Seneca, offers a lesson on processing anger.

Journalism pioneer, Jen Brandel shares a fun and healthy way to deal with your surpassed anger. And it's perfect... more

Tad Davis on how to trigger ecstatic and restful memories from vacations-past.

The poet John Wall Barger on finding and keeping creative momentum.

The writer, poet, storyteller, and life coach, Kyunghee Kim on why and how our purpose can change throughout our lives.

Refreshing, precise and deep advice from the great, Kevin Kelly.

Dr. Erika Bocknek on how to use the language of wonder to connect, build relationships and solve problems.

Your circle. Their Circle. And a shared circle.

Eric Silver explains that if you don't have a mentor, don't sweat it. Also, some advice to improve your iced... more

Learn how to humble yourself by making a bread of affliction!

Who Wants it More?

Zak talks to Jonathan Fields about how to whittle your work-life down to an ideal amount of projects.

"MAKE YOUR FIRST SENTENCE A BANGER and if you can avoid starting with the word 'I'...even better"

"There's an idea that there are good voices and bad voices. I think it comes from the same dangerous set... more

Victor Varnado (born May 15, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is African American and albinistic. He... more

"Life has a gap in it. It just does. You don't go crazy trying to fill it like some lunatic."

Arielle knew very few people in podcasting. She didn't have any hard skills that qualified her for a podcast job.... more

I've been misusing vegetable peelers for my entire life. That is, until last week when Zoë showed me a better... more

We record big moments but not the small ones. Why?

Opportunity SET A is everything that's asked of you...Opportunity SET B is everything that is available to you that nobody... more

"You have something to contribute to the world and if you're always holding it back, you're doing yourself just as... more

"The stakes are high in the world and low in the conversation."

You've been avoiding that little task for way too long. You should try the ten-minute rule. It works!

Lots of us live with executive dysfunction, but there are small, meaningful ways to mange it.

Don't stand too close. Don't stare. Have a little space between you...

"Match your career to your values and increase your happiness by 33% or more."

Imagine you've been lied to your whole life. The person who's been lying to you? Your own mom. And the... more

"You were making an exception that nobody knew about."

"Actually, I can do that."

"It's the one way I have found to absorb and process..."

Hum with the sunrise. Hum as you brush your teeth. Hum while the water boils. Hum on the stairs. Hum... more

"...being able to take ideas of anger and rage and transmute that..."

"...when you start to really get curious about why you're ashamed of something you end up finding out so much... more

"Oh, I know how far it is from here to that tree because I can pace it..."

Zak's end of year/beginning of the new year special featuring a gaggle of wise voices on where we've been and... more

What do you do when someone approaches you in public asking for money and you don't feel like talking but... more

Zak is excited to introduce you to the podcast, Mentally Gil. On this episode Allison Raskin enters the chat. She... more

What have you heard about this topic? What concerns you about that? What are you confused about?

We can look at the challenging parts of ourselves as protectors.

It requires you to push the insecurities and noise away.

"A lot of us live with a scarcity mindset but what I've come to realize is these are just stories... more

When you want to build a habit you have to create a celebration.

Where do your happiness bumps come from?

"...all of the things that you'e ever wanted to have in something..."

"The closeness and the connection that comes from feeling heard and doing the hearing."

"Use the cards you get from friends and family...as bookmarks."

"How do you fall down 50 times and get back up?"

Come up with something you want to perfect to take your mind off a tough wait in your life.

"...how do you determine not just what you can do, but what you should do, what you must do, and... more

"Help welcome people into the process by making it welcoming, clear, understandable and maybe even a little delightful. Is that... more

"For long drives especially you want a little hit of sugar and sharp flavor to keep you awake."

"Only floss the teeth you want to keep is a soft introduction to the future that I can get behind."

"We rupture. We repair. We rupture. We repair."

Just say you're welcome.

Motivation follows action!

"You are not frail for needing rest."

"...all I need to do is fill the page."

Your guilty pleasures should be the most interesting thing about you!

To be able to sit with a new experience and to say, 'What's next?"

"...just smelling it can improve our mood."

"You can't tweet anything that goes viral without people yelling at you."

A TBAS listener calls in to warn you not to make the same mistake he did.

Daniel Messé on "What We Talk About When We Talk About (What We) Love."

It doesn't take much to re-ignite your relationship. Start with this...

The writer and researcher Billy Oppenheimer on why the work IS the win and what it means to play the... more

Yifat Clein is a social worker and mom from Detroit. ---Meditating Daily with Jen Rusciano---Leave Zak your advice by calling... more

Dakarai Carter is a community activist and youth worker. Kamaria Gray is a self-proclaimed domestic goddess and a youth worker.... more

Today's episode is inspired by this Michelle Drouin's article, The Time Hack Everyone Should Know.---Claudia Dawson is a writer and... more

Rico Gagliano is the host/writer/editor of the MUBI Podcast.---Choose the Bigger Life with Gretchen Rubin---Leave Zak your advice by calling... more

Evangeline Garreau writes the Good Questions newsletter. She was last on the show talking about complimenting people.---You're a Traveler not... more

Dr. Emily Anhalt is a clinical psychologist, Emotional Fitness expert, international speaker, author, and the Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer... more

Aiden Church has worked as a wilderness guide in Colorado and British Columbia.---Send Zak your poop advice @844-935-BEST---Check out past... more

Rikke Houd is a Danish independent working in the field of crafted audio storytelling and documentary art.---Leave Zak your advice... more

Brandi Stanley writes and podcasts at This Plus That. Here's what Brandi wrote about her joy practice. ---Thanking and Planing... more

Evan Stern hosts the travel show, Vanishing Postcards.---Leave Zak your travel advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show---Today's show is brought to you... more

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

Erin Allen is a radio and podcast producer and yoga teacher in Detroit---This is Water - David Foster Wallace---Leave Zak... more

Courtney Daniels is a writer-director. Her films are about marriage and the struggles of creative people. Her new series is... more

Sam Lamott hosts the wonderful podcast, How to Human---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show Our GDPR privacy policy was... more

Sarah Polley is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor. After making short films, Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with... more

Sarah Polley is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor. After making short films, Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with... more

Tod Perry co-hosts and produces the UpWorthy Weekly podcast. He's one of Upworthy’s most prolific writers and has a long... more

Alex Guarnaschelli is a mother, chef, TV host, and native New Yorker.---What's your best food/life advice? Let Zak know at 844-935-BEST... more

Mike Mills is a filmmaker and the writer/director of C'mon C'mon.---In this episode Mike references Patti Smith, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles... more

Evangeline Garreau writes the Good Questions newsletter. Read it!Shira Heisler is a physician and complimenter.---To offer your own advice, call... more

Shirley Woodson is an artist and educator. She's the 2021 Kresge Eminent Artist. Her solo show, Why Do I Delight... more

Erica Heilman (@rumblestripvt) is the host of the podcast, Rumble Strip.---To offer your own advice, call Zak @ 844-935-BEST Our... more

Noa eats fruit from her home in Detroit, MI.---Morning Zesting with Drew Philp---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome:... more

Naja, Sebastian, Asia, Jessica, Lenzia and Zora are recent graduates of the James and Grace Lee Boggs School in Detroit.... more

Michael Strausz is a dad, cook and professor living in Texas. He's the author of Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics... more

For years designer and Stanford d.school educator, Dr. Susie Wise, has coached overwhelmed school and community leaders across the country... more

Gina Pensiero is a parent, musician and writer living in Brooklyn---All Split Up and Nowhere to Go By Bridget Read---Feeling Through... more

Stevon Lewis is a licensed psychotherapist, speaker, author, and host of the podcast, How to Talk to High Achievers About... more

Anne Kadet is a journalist and writer of the newsletter, CAFÉ ANNE where you can read about The Naked Cowboy's... more

Anne Kadet is a journalist and writer of the newsletter, CAFÉ ANNE. ---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show Our... more

Martha Lawton is a financial coach and host of Squanderlust, a podcast about the emotional side of money, why our... more

Rob Walker is the author of the book, The Art of Noticing and the wonderful newsletter of the same name.... more

Dr. Annalisa Enrile is a Clinical Professor at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, turning classrooms into brave... more

Jeff Leitner is a social innovator who works with governments, institutions, foundations, corporations, and NGOs to solve problems that matter. His... more

Owen Raun is a residential mortgage lender in Houston. ---Being Late with Meredith Nicoll---Leave Zak your advice by calling 844-935-BEST---IG: @bestadviceshowhome: bestadvice.show... more

Rachel Jacobson helps people deal with climate impacts across North America.---Practicing Freedom with Amanda Alexander---Leave Zak your advice by calling... more

ilyse iris magy is an interdisciplinary performance artist whose work positions daily life as a site of creation, documenting and... more

Bob Doyle is best known for his contribution to the film and book “The Secret”, as a law of attraction... more

Tamara Lindeman is a musician from the band, The Weather Station. Their latest album is HOW IS IT THAT I... more

As the host of How to Do the Pot, you’ll find Ellen Lee Scanlon behind the mic, interviewing diverse, modern women about... more

Sandy Danto is a stand-up comedian and actor based in Hollywood, CA. He can be seen on episodes of MAD TV,... more

Rebecca Lavoie oversees the team that makes New Hampshire Public Radio podcasts. She's also the host of her own hit... more

Jocelyn Mackenzie is a Brooklyn-based musician, maker, and medium. A singer, songwriter, songwriting coach, artist, stylist, intuitive, and psychic, she... more

Dr. Serena Sterling is a clinical psychologist and life-coach.---****EDITOR'S NOTE: Since this episode was published, I became aware that the... more

Jessica Nordell (@jessnordell) is a science and culture journalist. She is the author of the new book The End of... more