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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

Grammar Girl offers helpful and fun information about grammar and words in usually under 20 minutes. They’re perfect for your drive home from work. Spotify Apple YouTube

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 YouTube

When Hate Wins

When Hate Wins

By Jeff Gauger on February 8, 2025

Our human capacity to yield to hate and to turn our ingenuity toward hurting others is . . . what? How do you answer?

Kindness Deserts: A Rising Concern

Kindness Deserts: A Rising Concern

By Jeff Gauger on January 30, 2025

The Technology Boondoggle

The Technology Boondoggle

By George Cranford on January 26, 2025

Cozied in, Hunkered Down

Cozied in, Hunkered Down

By Jeff Gauger on January 22, 2025

Just 3% of $1 Quintillion

Just 3% of $1 Quintillion

By Jeff Gauger on January 17, 2025

Heaven in a Pastry

Heaven in a Pastry

By Jeff Gauger on January 10, 2025

An Honest Chat With 2025

An Honest Chat With 2025

By Jeff Gauger on January 1, 2025

A New Law of the Universe

A New Law of the Universe

By Jeff Gauger on December 29, 2024

‘This Love’s for You’

‘This Love’s for You’

By Jeff Gauger on December 25, 2024

Love Potions

Love Potions

By Jeff Gauger on December 21, 2024

The Modern Ice Age

The Modern Ice Age

By George Cranford on December 16, 2024

Old-School Charm?

Old-School Charm?

By Thomas Gunning on December 12, 2024

I Wrote This in the Buff

I Wrote This in the Buff

By Jeff Gauger on December 6, 2024

More craft than art: “11tips 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.

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: Bluesky account devoted to grammar questions and philosophy. Author of the book “Rebel Without a Clause.”

Grammar Girl, a podcast, offers helpful and fun information about grammar and words in usually under 20 minutes. They’re perfect for your drive home from work. Spotify Apple YouTube

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.