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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”

Griefstalgia for Choco Tacos

Griefstalgia for Choco Tacos

By Jeff Gauger on August 1, 2022

The ice cream treat I'll miss but never ate. RIP Choco Tacos.

Nasty, brutish or short?

Nasty, brutish or short?

By Emily Toth on July 30, 2022

You married a garden killer, dear

You married a garden killer, dear

By Jeff Gauger on July 28, 2022

OK, I had it

OK, I had it

By Emily Toth on July 26, 2022

A wifi litter box for Mr. Boots

A wifi litter box for Mr. Boots

By Jeff Gauger on July 2, 2022

Fifth graders take a stand

Fifth graders take a stand

By Max Badger on June 30, 2022

How I learned about horny jackdaws

How I learned about horny jackdaws

By Emily Toth on June 28, 2022

The cozy squish of my bed

The cozy squish of my bed

By Jeff Gauger on June 26, 2022

Big screen magic is back

Big screen magic is back

By Jeff Gauger on June 24, 2022

World famous?

World famous?

By Sue Lincoln on June 19, 2022

Swiftly tangled plans

Swiftly tangled plans

By Kaye-Ailsa Rowan on June 15, 2022

In the land of sweating turnips

In the land of sweating turnips

By Jeff Gauger on June 13, 2022

Dorkiness in dollars and cents

Dorkiness in dollars and cents

By Jeff Gauger on June 2, 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.