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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 “Life”

An improbable club

An improbable club

By Jeff Gauger on June 26, 2021

A club with members but no meetings or rules? Sign me up.

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

My jaunty journey to Holland

My jaunty journey to Holland

By Emily Toth on June 20, 2021

Unsubscratisfaction

Unsubscratisfaction

By Jeff Gauger on June 18, 2021

Granny did the shimmy

Granny did the shimmy

By Max Badger on June 16, 2021

Learning social graces. At last.

Learning social graces. At last.

By Emily Toth on June 14, 2021

Tchotchkes and tripping hazards

Tchotchkes and tripping hazards

By Max Badger on June 3, 2021

Parents letting go

Parents letting go

By Jeff Gauger on June 1, 2021

Oh, really, Donald!

Oh, really, Donald!

By Max Badger on May 14, 2021

Comfort cushion

Comfort cushion

By Jeff Gauger on May 12, 2021

Hope and stubbornness

Hope and stubbornness

By Jeff Gauger on May 6, 2021

Who’s calling my name?

Who’s calling my name?

By Emily Toth on April 30, 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.