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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

Small wonders

Small wonders

By Thomas Gunning on April 6, 2021

A small-America voice: Poet Ted Kooser ranges from local to universal.

Earth to chefs

Earth to chefs

By Jeff Gauger on April 4, 2021

Kissing the cow

Kissing the cow

By Emily Toth on April 2, 2021

The future, sneaky and sly

The future, sneaky and sly

By Jeff Gauger on March 31, 2021

The Easter Bunny coverup

The Easter Bunny coverup

By Emily Toth on March 29, 2021

No. 125,847,389 reporting for duty

No. 125,847,389 reporting for duty

By Jeff Gauger on March 27, 2021

The horror of public speaking

The horror of public speaking

By Emily Toth on March 25, 2021

It takes a four-foot

It takes a four-foot

By Max Badger on March 23, 2021

Hugs have almost returned

Hugs have almost returned

By Jeff Gauger on March 21, 2021

Compulsive rituals

Compulsive rituals

By Thomas Gunning on March 19, 2021

The Battle of Fahrenheit Gap

The Battle of Fahrenheit Gap

By Jeff Gauger on March 17, 2021

Two words to my better me

Two words to my better me

By Jeff Gauger on March 15, 2021

My fashion vitae

My fashion vitae

By Jeff Gauger on March 13, 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.