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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

In Dark Times

In Dark Times

By Thomas Gunning on January 12, 2026

Renee Good's killing in Minneapolis was just the latest atrocity among too many perpetrated by our own government.

Bad, Mad and Cheerful

Bad, Mad and Cheerful

By Jeff Gauger on January 9, 2026

Silent

Silent

By Nahar Trina on January 7, 2026

Cheeseburger Rebellion

Cheeseburger Rebellion

By Thomas Gunning on January 5, 2026

The Year That Broke America

The Year That Broke America

By Jeff Gauger on January 1, 2026

Holidays at Home

Holidays at Home

By Thomas Gunning on December 29, 2025

The Promises That Shape You

The Promises That Shape You

By Nahar Trina on December 27, 2025

A Nutty, Twiggy Christmas

A Nutty, Twiggy Christmas

By Jeff Gauger on December 25, 2025

Signs of Decay

Signs of Decay

By Thomas Gunning on December 22, 2025

The Police States of America

The Police States of America

By Jeff Gauger on December 19, 2025

But If You Don’t Leave

But If You Don’t Leave

By Liz Reardon Gauger on December 17, 2025

Quietly Winter

Quietly Winter

By Thomas Gunning on December 15, 2025

The 30-Second Read Prizes

The 30-Second Read Prizes

By Jeff Gauger on December 12, 2025

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.