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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 “Reflections”

Confessions of a Thanksgiving hater

Confessions of a Thanksgiving hater

By Emily Toth on November 23, 2021

I dread Thanksgiving. Let me count the reasons. Bah humbug.

Yes, I’m listening to Christmas music

Yes, I’m listening to Christmas music

By Liz Reardon Gauger on November 3, 2021

When experience doesn’t fit

When experience doesn’t fit

By Jeff Gauger on October 17, 2021

Songs that take us away

Songs that take us away

By Liz Reardon Gauger on September 19, 2021

‘Your one wild and precious life’

‘Your one wild and precious life’

By Liz Reardon Gauger on September 17, 2021

Dirty old man

Dirty old man

By Thomas Gunning on September 13, 2021

The greatest of the hurricanes

The greatest of the hurricanes

By Emily Toth on September 9, 2021

The worst disasters are …

The worst disasters are …

By Jeff Gauger on September 7, 2021

The student who egged me on

The student who egged me on

By Emily Toth on September 5, 2021

Coffee mug support group

Coffee mug support group

By Liz Reardon Gauger on August 28, 2021

How many children must die?

How many children must die?

By Emily Toth on August 22, 2021

What I believe

What I believe

By Donna Yelverton on August 20, 2021

Sure, let the toddler die

Sure, let the toddler die

By Jeff Gauger on August 14, 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.