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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

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By Jeff Gauger on September 5, 2020

Fight the machine? Maybe. But fight the bursar over college tuition? Never.

Department of Dimwittery

Department of Dimwittery

By Jeff Gauger on September 3, 2020

Bed Habits

Bed Habits

By Jeff Gauger on September 1, 2020

Cyclonic Siblings

Cyclonic Siblings

By Jeff Gauger on August 30, 2020

A Bore Explains

A Bore Explains

By Jeff Gauger on August 28, 2020

Malevolent Hooligan

Malevolent Hooligan

By Jeff Gauger on August 26, 2020

Mask Ears

Mask Ears

By Jeff Gauger on August 24, 2020

True, Strange Tales

True, Strange Tales

By Jeff Gauger on August 22, 2020

Sir Flatulence and His Wizard

Sir Flatulence and His Wizard

By Jeff Gauger on August 20, 2020

Cheer Up, Gauger

Cheer Up, Gauger

By Jeff Gauger on August 18, 2020

Everywhere and Always Beige

Everywhere and Always Beige

By Jeff Gauger on August 16, 2020

The Blob’s Roommate

The Blob’s Roommate

By Jeff Gauger on August 14, 2020

Fascinating Malarkey

Fascinating Malarkey

By Jeff Gauger on August 12, 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.