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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

Wanted: Job as Hermit

Wanted: Job as Hermit

By Emily Toth on January 12, 2021

Manor lords employed ornamental hermits. Where can we apply?

Stupid, Evil Azalea People

Stupid, Evil Azalea People

By Jeff Gauger on January 10, 2021

Just Sadness

Just Sadness

By Jeff Gauger on January 7, 2021

Paper Pile

Paper Pile

By Emily Toth on January 6, 2021

Coffee Kindness

Coffee Kindness

By Jeff Gauger on January 4, 2021

How Many Slippers?

How Many Slippers?

By Emily Toth on January 2, 2021

Hesitant New Year!

Hesitant New Year!

By Jeff Gauger on January 1, 2021

Glimpsing the End

Glimpsing the End

By Jeff Gauger on December 31, 2020

You Say ‘Potato’

You Say ‘Potato’

By Emily Toth on December 29, 2020

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

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.