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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”

Covid-19 has come for so many

Covid-19 has come for so many

By Jeff Gauger on January 23, 2022

I get the diagnosis, like so many others. "You have tested positive for . . ."

Did George Washington cough at your wedding?

Did George Washington cough at your wedding?

By Emily Toth on January 20, 2022

Sealed with a knish

Sealed with a knish

By Emily Toth on January 18, 2022

No Wordle for me

No Wordle for me

By Emily Toth on January 14, 2022

‘I’m Goldie. May I borrow your car?’

‘I’m Goldie. May I borrow your car?’

By Jeff Gauger on January 12, 2022

Wordle captured me. Send help.

Wordle captured me. Send help.

By Jeff Gauger on January 10, 2022

Youthful follies

Youthful follies

By Emily Toth on January 6, 2022

The sweet familiarity of home

The sweet familiarity of home

By Liz Reardon Gauger on January 4, 2022

Study: There are 2 kinds of people

Study: There are 2 kinds of people

By Jeff Gauger on January 2, 2022

Dear 2022: Please bring better

Dear 2022: Please bring better

By Jeff Gauger on December 31, 2021

Finally, someone tackles life’s big questions

Finally, someone tackles life’s big questions

By Jeff Gauger on December 27, 2021

Love it or change the channel

Love it or change the channel

By Liz Reardon Gauger on December 23, 2021

A Christmas memory, ever so strong

A Christmas memory, ever so strong

By Stan Myers on December 17, 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.