Bless the Phone with Ross Simonini
From Weirdly Helpful (formerly The Best Advice Show) by Zak Rosen
May 13, 2026 · 20 min
About this episode
Ross Simonini discusses the intersection of art, writing, and phone usage.
Ross Simonini is an interdisciplinary artist and writer. Read his essays Bless The Phone here and Through the Fire here. Check out his essential interviews with so many modern masters at The Believer! Noa on using our phone less. Dapne on using our phone less. Rabbi Yoni on the bathroom blessing. -- BECOME A WEIRD HELPER AND LISTEN TO THE SHOW AD-FREE! GET YOUR WEIRDLY HELPFUL MERCH HERE! -- Ross has held solo presentations of his work at the Sharjah Biennial (UAE), Francois Ghebaly (NYC), anonymous gallery (NYC), Et Al (SF), SHRINE (LA), suns.works (Zurich), Shoot the Lobster (LU), and Human Resources (LA). His novel, The Book of Formation (2018, Melville House) chronicles the rise of a fictional philosophical movement. His essays appear in the New York Times, McSweeneys, ArtReview and The Paris Review. He releases music under his own name and has released music as a member of the bands, NewVillager and Trespassers William. He has performed at Performa, Andy Warhol Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum. As a professor, he has taught seminars on experimental process, writing, art, sound, and dialogue at Columbia University, CA College of the Arts, and UCLA. He served as an editor…
People in this episode
Host: Zak Rosen
Guest: Ross Simonini
Topics covered
- phone usage
- art
- writing
- interviews
- philosophy
Keywords
- Ross Simonini
- The Believer
- phone
- art
- writing
- interviews
- philosophy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Believer
Books & works: The Book of Formation
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