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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 “Humor”

Study: There are 2 kinds of people

Study: There are 2 kinds of people

By Jeff Gauger on January 2, 2022

The study probed the benefits of early- versus late-to-bedders. Which are you?

‘I will pray for your misguided soul’

‘I will pray for your misguided soul’

By Jeff Gauger on November 5, 2021

Leftover Halloween Candy Eating Guide

Leftover Halloween Candy Eating Guide

By Jeff Gauger on November 1, 2021

Irreconcilable slices

Irreconcilable slices

By Jeff Gauger on October 24, 2021

Dear Cat Lady: Read this

Dear Cat Lady: Read this

By Jeff Gauger on October 9, 2021

Cat ladies are dethroned by … dudes?

Cat ladies are dethroned by … dudes?

By Emily Toth on October 7, 2021

The day science failed me

The day science failed me

By Jeff Gauger on September 11, 2021

The key to the Sound of Bliss

The key to the Sound of Bliss

By Jeff Gauger on September 3, 2021

Smug bums and their phony lists

Smug bums and their phony lists

By Jeff Gauger on August 30, 2021

Me, looking at celebrities

Me, looking at celebrities

By Emily Toth on August 12, 2021

Cue villain music

Cue villain music

By Jeff Gauger on July 8, 2021

Meet sexy and hot

Meet sexy and hot

By Jeff Gauger on June 30, 2021

Bad hair, smelly pits

Bad hair, smelly pits

By Jeff Gauger on June 8, 2021

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.