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Azeem Azhar’s Exponential View. Long, deep discussions about technology’s impact on business and society. Spotify Apple

Death, Sex & Money addresses the three topics we’re most uncomfortable talking about. Spotify Apple

Decoder Ring explores cultural questions, objects or habits to figure out what they mean and why they matter. From Slate magazine. Spotify Apple

History Extra Podcast. Produced by BBC History Magazine. Interviews with historians. Multiple episodes each week. Spotify Apple

History Unplugged. Produced by historian Scott Rank with more than 400 episodes. Spotify Apple

The Next Big Idea. About books and ideas in the social sciences. Spotify Apple

Hard Fork. Smart, witty, informative conversation and interviews about tech. Spotify Apple

Posts published in “Anecdotes”

Wasted and well-spent Saturdays

Wasted and well-spent Saturdays

By Jeff Gauger on September 11, 2024

No, no, no! Please don't make me attend typing school on Saturday mornings. Pul-eeze, golly, no!

Free to think

Free to think

By Dave Gauger on September 3, 2024

Stupid’s life in crime

Stupid’s life in crime

By Jeff Gauger on January 29, 2024

A treasure in the attic

A treasure in the attic

By George Cranford on January 10, 2024

Memories for Christmas

Memories for Christmas

By Jeff Gauger on December 24, 2023

A Christmas holdover

A Christmas holdover

By George Cranford on December 18, 2023

Hunting lessons

Hunting lessons

By Sue Lincoln on November 29, 2023

‘You’ll do the eulogy’

‘You’ll do the eulogy’

By Jeff Gauger on November 10, 2023

‘Our mom has gone crackers’

‘Our mom has gone crackers’

By Jeff Gauger on October 15, 2023

Story envy

Story envy

By Gracelyn Farrar on September 29, 2023

Living ‘outdoor adjacent’

Living ‘outdoor adjacent’

By Sue Lincoln on September 7, 2023

A most perfect imperfection

A most perfect imperfection

By Sue Lincoln on July 19, 2023

The Case of the Crazy Bad Gardener

The Case of the Crazy Bad Gardener

By Jeff Gauger on June 17, 2023

More craft than art: “11 tips to improve your writing,” from 30-Second Read. With both text and video.

Your first editor: “How to Edit Your Own Writing,” by Harry Guinness for The New York Times.

The best writing advice I ever got and a few pieces of my own: Pithy and spot-on tips from long-time scribbler Daniel Finney at his website, The Paragraph Stacker.

Word nerd delight: Jeremy Butterfield’s deep, rich, smart blog about grammar, word use, word histories, confusing words, more. Loads of fun word arcana.

Ellen is at the Grammar Table: Twitter account devoted to grammar questions and philosophy. Daily quizzes.

How to fix bad sentences: Confused by dangling modifiers? Stumped by passive voice? Author June Casagrande offers precise advice.

Role model: “What I learned about writing from reading Greta Thunberg’s speech to the U.N.,” by Roy Peter Clark for the Poynter Institute.

Writing tips: From Lexico.com, the Oxford Dictionary web site, for writing letters, speeches, job applications, more.

The hardest part of writing . . .: Advice for starting, delivered in cartoons by Grant Snider in The New York Times.

Priceless lessons: A sixth-grade English teacher offered advice about writing and life that Catherine Rampell remembers still. Practical and inspirational.

Apostrophe Protection Society. It’s for real, and it’s both serious and fun. Based in the United Kingdom.