The World Is a Laboratory of Story Ideas with Mallary Tenore Tarpley

Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show)

Mallary Tenore Tarpley is the award-winning author of SLIP and an assistant professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication and the McCombs School of Business, where she teaches journalism and writing. This episode was inspired by Mallary's recent piece, Embracing the lost art of people-watching published in Neiman Storyboard.

If you liked this episode you'll also like God is in the Details or Why Listening to Strangers on the Train is Fantastic Raw Material for your Storytelling with Craig Finn from The Hold Steady.

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Mallary Tenore Tarpley is the award-winning author of SLIP and an assistant professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication and the McCombs School of Business, where she teaches journalism and writing. This episode was inspired by Mallary's recent piece, Embracing the lost art of people-watching published in Neiman Storyboard.

If you liked this episode you'll also like God is in the Details or Why Listening to Strangers on the Train is Fantastic Raw Material for your Storytelling with Craig Finn from The Hold Steady.

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 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

2026-08-05 15 min
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