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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

My jaunty journey to Holland

My jaunty journey to Holland

By Emily Toth on June 20, 2021

I had never traveled in such comfort, barefoot and with all the space I could want. Let me explain.

Unsubscratisfaction

Unsubscratisfaction

By Jeff Gauger on June 18, 2021

Granny did the shimmy

Granny did the shimmy

By Max Badger on June 16, 2021

Learning social graces. At last.

Learning social graces. At last.

By Emily Toth on June 14, 2021

My new friend

My new friend

By Jeff Gauger on June 12, 2021

Not dead yet

Not dead yet

By Emily Toth on June 10, 2021

Bad hair, smelly pits

Bad hair, smelly pits

By Jeff Gauger on June 8, 2021

Tchotchkes and tripping hazards

Tchotchkes and tripping hazards

By Max Badger on June 3, 2021

Parents letting go

Parents letting go

By Jeff Gauger on June 1, 2021

A clamped door retreats

A clamped door retreats

By Jeff Gauger on May 30, 2021

‘can i trust you?’

‘can i trust you?’

By Jeff Gauger on May 28, 2021

Making Dave

Making Dave

By Jeff Gauger on May 26, 2021

Great songs, no sainthood

Great songs, no sainthood

By Emily Toth on May 24, 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.

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.

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.