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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 tale of the fish

The tale of the fish

By Emily Toth on March 11, 2021

With cameos by the foster mom, the neighbor and the cat.

Snickers and smirks

Snickers and smirks

By Max Badger on March 9, 2021

The Lego and the Lincoln Log

The Lego and the Lincoln Log

By Jeff Gauger on March 7, 2021

Your imagination or your vaccine

Your imagination or your vaccine

By Emily Toth on March 5, 2021

Coffee for brains

Coffee for brains

By Jeff Gauger on March 3, 2021

Ooh, I heard something

Ooh, I heard something

By Emily Toth on March 1, 2021

Editorial tyrant

Editorial tyrant

By Thomas Gunning on February 27, 2021

The waffling semicolon

The waffling semicolon

By Jeff Gauger on February 25, 2021

Brutal week finally pauses

Brutal week finally pauses

By Thomas Gunning on February 23, 2021

The humble editor

The humble editor

By Jeff Gauger on February 21, 2021

Careening memories

Careening memories

By Thomas Gunning on February 19, 2021

My dad’s favorite joke

My dad’s favorite joke

By Emily Toth on February 17, 2021

The conspiracy we need

The conspiracy we need

By Jeff Gauger on February 15, 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.