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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

A Stovetop Lobster Could Explain

A Stovetop Lobster Could Explain

By Jeff Gauger on October 9, 2022

Louisiana summers run hot and long. When it finally comes, fall is oh, so welcome.

Fall’s Failing Colors

Fall’s Failing Colors

By Thomas Gunning on September 22, 2022

Memories to Keep Mom with Us

Memories to Keep Mom with Us

By Jeff Gauger on September 6, 2022

Harbingers

Harbingers

By Thomas Gunning on September 5, 2022

Of Armpits, Socks and Wombats

Of Armpits, Socks and Wombats

By Jeff Gauger on August 5, 2022

I Sold My Self-Esteem Cheap

I Sold My Self-Esteem Cheap

By Jeff Gauger on August 3, 2022

Griefstalgia for Choco Tacos

Griefstalgia for Choco Tacos

By Jeff Gauger on August 1, 2022

Nasty, Brutish or Short?

Nasty, Brutish or Short?

By Emily Toth on July 30, 2022

You Married a Garden Killer, Dear

You Married a Garden Killer, Dear

By Jeff Gauger on July 28, 2022

OK, I Had It

OK, I Had It

By Emily Toth on July 26, 2022

A Gentle Grammarian and Her Table

A Gentle Grammarian and Her Table

By Jeff Gauger on July 8, 2022

One Half of the Teen Muddle

One Half of the Teen Muddle

By Jeff Gauger on July 6, 2022

A Nation Born from Protest

A Nation Born from Protest

By Jeff Gauger on July 4, 2022

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.