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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

A terrible joke about mice

A terrible joke about mice

By Emily Toth on May 4, 2021

And, yes. You'll probably laugh.

Old socks, jammies and masks

Old socks, jammies and masks

By Jeff Gauger on May 2, 2021

Who’s calling my name?

Who’s calling my name?

By Emily Toth on April 30, 2021

Continuous lines

Continuous lines

By Thomas Gunning on April 28, 2021

No stuff like old stuff

No stuff like old stuff

By Max Badger on April 26, 2021

Brain functional connectivity

Brain functional connectivity

By Jeff Gauger on April 24, 2021

Old Will

Old Will

By Thomas Gunning on April 23, 2021

Your hair and your fame

Your hair and your fame

By Emily Toth on April 22, 2021

The time we shared

The time we shared

By Jeff Gauger on April 20, 2021

Fan girls for Archimedes

Fan girls for Archimedes

By Emily Toth on April 18, 2021

Stuck on music

Stuck on music

By Emily Toth on April 16, 2021

Not another worm in . . .

Not another worm in . . .

By Jeff Gauger on April 14, 2021

The song that makes you cry

The song that makes you cry

By Emily Toth on April 12, 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.