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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 “Food”

Burgers and grumbles with Uncle Fred

Burgers and grumbles with Uncle Fred

By Victor Epstein on May 9, 2022

Frisko Freeze in Tacoma served up the best burgers and fries. Uncle Fred was at his best, too.

No jelly smears or butter blobs

No jelly smears or butter blobs

By Max Badger on March 24, 2022

Not a drip had dropped

Not a drip had dropped

By Jeff Gauger on February 14, 2022

Sealed with a knish

Sealed with a knish

By Emily Toth on January 18, 2022

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

The key to the Sound of Bliss

The key to the Sound of Bliss

By Jeff Gauger on September 3, 2021

A celebration of potato chips

A celebration of potato chips

By Emily Toth on August 3, 2021

Scabs a la King

Scabs a la King

By Max Badger on June 24, 2021

Tomato ecstasies

Tomato ecstasies

By Jeff Gauger on June 22, 2021

Brain functional connectivity

Brain functional connectivity

By Jeff Gauger on April 24, 2021

Earth to chefs

Earth to chefs

By Jeff Gauger on April 4, 2021

Coffee for brains

Coffee for brains

By Jeff Gauger on March 3, 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.