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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

You say ‘potato’

You say ‘potato’

By Emily Toth on December 29, 2020

Politics and college football? Here's a topic worth fighting about: potato salad.

Fishy tale

Fishy tale

By Emily Toth on December 27, 2020

A Christmas blessing

A Christmas blessing

By Jeff Gauger on December 25, 2020

Rip Virus Winkle

Rip Virus Winkle

By Emily Toth on December 23, 2020

On Christmas alone

On Christmas alone

By Emily Toth on December 21, 2020

Singing alone together

Singing alone together

By Jeff Gauger on December 19, 2020

Tech tangle

Tech tangle

By Jeff Gauger on December 17, 2020

Simple pleasures

Simple pleasures

By Jeff Gauger on December 15, 2020

Our lost history

Our lost history

By Emily Toth on December 13, 2020

Spam delight

Spam delight

By Jeff Gauger on December 11, 2020

Faces without verbs

Faces without verbs

By Jeff Gauger on December 9, 2020

The far side of soon

The far side of soon

By Jeff Gauger on December 7, 2020

The inner nerd rises

The inner nerd rises

By Emily Toth on December 5, 2020

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.