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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”

It’s hot. It ‘feels like’ hotter

It’s hot. It ‘feels like’ hotter

By Jeff Gauger on June 19, 2023

Weather forecasters don't make the weather. But, some days, it feels like they slather on more misery.

The Case of the Crazy Bad Gardener

The Case of the Crazy Bad Gardener

By Jeff Gauger on June 17, 2023

An ode to Midwestern nice

An ode to Midwestern nice

By Jeff Gauger on May 25, 2023

A taunting flash of crimson

A taunting flash of crimson

By Jeff Gauger on April 8, 2023

Timeshares. Until they leave us

Timeshares. Until they leave us

By Thomas Gunning on April 4, 2023

Overheated blarney in the noggin

Overheated blarney in the noggin

By Jeff Gauger on March 2, 2023

‘Old Smoke’

‘Old Smoke’

By Thomas Gunning on February 23, 2023

Kindness is all around

Kindness is all around

By Mike Patton on February 18, 2023

A coronavirus baby moves on

A coronavirus baby moves on

By Jeff Gauger on February 16, 2023

2 billion Peeps is a lot of Peeps

2 billion Peeps is a lot of Peeps

By Jeff Gauger on February 14, 2023

The last tomato

The last tomato

By Jeff Gauger on December 20, 2022

Memories to keep Mom with us

Memories to keep Mom with us

By Jeff Gauger on September 6, 2022

I sold my self-esteem cheap

I sold my self-esteem cheap

By Jeff Gauger on August 3, 2022

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.