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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 City I Never Left

The City I Never Left

By Nahar Trina on September 18, 2026

I have visited many dazzling metropolises, but thoughts of the city of my birth and memories of childhood wrap me in warmth even today.

The Bone Was Chewed by the Dog

The Bone Was Chewed by the Dog

By Jeff Gauger on September 16, 2026

From Poem to Painting

From Poem to Painting

By Thomas Gunning on September 14, 2026

United No More

United No More

By Thomas Gunning on September 11, 2026

I Ate the Damn Peas

I Ate the Damn Peas

By Jeff Gauger on September 9, 2026

Insatiable Tunes

Insatiable Tunes

By Thomas Gunning on September 7, 2026

To All Beings Everywhere

To All Beings Everywhere

By Jeff Gauger on September 4, 2026

Donuts in the Break Room!

Donuts in the Break Room!

By Jeff Gauger on September 2, 2026

A Humming Farewell

A Humming Farewell

By Thomas Gunning on August 31, 2026

My Text Mess

My Text Mess

By Jeff Gauger on August 28, 2026

The Hardest Part of Writing

The Hardest Part of Writing

By Jeff Gauger on August 26, 2026

Small Intimacies

Small Intimacies

By Thomas Gunning on August 24, 2026

They Were Never My Daisies

They Were Never My Daisies

By Jeff Gauger on August 21, 2026

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.