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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

Aerial Collisions

Aerial Collisions

By Thomas Gunning on February 16, 2026

I tried feeding birds during our frigid winters and got mostly sparrows. Now I offer something more appealing – and get more kinds of birds.

A Quirky Obsession?

A Quirky Obsession?

By Jeff Gauger on February 12, 2026

Lowercase Sentinel

Lowercase Sentinel

By Thomas Gunning on February 9, 2026

In the Quiet, I Heal

In the Quiet, I Heal

By Nahar Trina on February 7, 2026

I See You

I See You

By Jeff Gauger on February 5, 2026

Fatal Buffet

Fatal Buffet

By Thomas Gunning on February 3, 2026

Count Me in for Caring

Count Me in for Caring

By Jeff Gauger on January 29, 2026

American Glory

American Glory

By Thomas Gunning on January 26, 2026

Winter Winds

Winter Winds

By Thomas Gunning on January 23, 2026

Comply or Die

Comply or Die

By Thomas Gunning on January 22, 2026

Our Five Big Tiny Words

Our Five Big Tiny Words

By Jeff Gauger on January 19, 2026

The Luckiest People

The Luckiest People

By Sarah Hudson Pierce on January 17, 2026

Now Comes Catastrophe

Now Comes Catastrophe

By Jeff Gauger on January 15, 2026

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.