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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

The joy of frittering

The joy of frittering

By Emily Toth on December 5, 2021

This road to joy travels through Emerson, Moses, French fries, celebrities and scoundrels.

A not-so-vintage Christmas tradition

A not-so-vintage Christmas tradition

By Liz Reardon Gauger on December 3, 2021

‘About 558,000,000 results’

‘About 558,000,000 results’

By Jeff Gauger on December 1, 2021

A ‘bad boy’ gets cheap thrills

A ‘bad boy’ gets cheap thrills

By Jeff Gauger on November 29, 2021

I’ll take ‘Ugly’ for $200

I’ll take ‘Ugly’ for $200

By Emily Toth on November 27, 2021

Happy Give Thanks Day

Happy Give Thanks Day

By Jeff Gauger on November 25, 2021

Confessions of a Thanksgiving hater

Confessions of a Thanksgiving hater

By Emily Toth on November 23, 2021

Seeing clearly now

Seeing clearly now

By Liz Reardon Gauger on November 21, 2021

Old Mrs. M strikes a bargain

Old Mrs. M strikes a bargain

By Max Badger on November 19, 2021

Dial up the blanket

Dial up the blanket

By Jeff Gauger on November 17, 2021

Sweater weather

Sweater weather

By Liz Reardon Gauger on November 15, 2021

Garden eulogy, spring dream

Garden eulogy, spring dream

By Jeff Gauger on November 13, 2021

1 month. 1,667 words daily.

1 month. 1,667 words daily.

By Emily Toth on November 11, 2021

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.