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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 “Politics”

‘You’re killing us, Red Base’

‘You’re killing us, Red Base’

By Jeff Gauger on August 10, 2021

A new Battle of the Alamo. And we're losing – again.

Never false, never rancid

Never false, never rancid

By Jeff Gauger on July 20, 2021

My new friend

My new friend

By Jeff Gauger on June 12, 2021

It takes a four-foot

It takes a four-foot

By Max Badger on March 23, 2021

The conspiracy we need

The conspiracy we need

By Jeff Gauger on February 15, 2021

Stupid, evil azalea people

Stupid, evil azalea people

By Jeff Gauger on January 10, 2021

Just sadness

Just sadness

By Jeff Gauger on January 7, 2021

Not my president

Not my president

By Jeff Gauger on December 1, 2020

‘Morning was rigged’

‘Morning was rigged’

By Jeff Gauger on November 21, 2020

‘Every. Inning.’

‘Every. Inning.’

By Jeff Gauger on November 6, 2020

Fridge bridge

Fridge bridge

By Jeff Gauger on November 3, 2020

The bigger challenge

The bigger challenge

By Jeff Gauger on October 24, 2020

Whoopee, Day-vee Al-fee Pee-doo

Whoopee, Day-vee Al-fee Pee-doo

By Jeff Gauger on October 18, 2020

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.