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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

The 30-Second Read Prizes

The 30-Second Read Prizes

By Jeff Gauger on December 12, 2025

You won't want to miss these 30-Second Read Prizes honoring the most outstanding people today or, really, in all of history.

Outshine, Don’t Outfight

Outshine, Don’t Outfight

By Nahar Trina on December 10, 2025

Old Man Primer

Old Man Primer

By Thomas Gunning on December 8, 2025

A Broken Memory

A Broken Memory

By Jeff Gauger on December 5, 2025

On Second Thought …

On Second Thought …

By Cynthia Peckham on December 3, 2025

Fanaticism Deciphered

Fanaticism Deciphered

By Thomas Gunning on December 1, 2025

Hiking to Extremes

Hiking to Extremes

By Tala Hopkins on November 29, 2025

A Good Place to Start

A Good Place to Start

By Jeff Gauger on November 27, 2025

Seasonal Change

Seasonal Change

By Thomas Gunning on November 24, 2025

A Crime Against Fingers

A Crime Against Fingers

By Jeff Gauger on November 21, 2025

Black and White Elegy

Black and White Elegy

By Thomas Gunning on November 17, 2025

Too Highly Evolved for Winter

Too Highly Evolved for Winter

By Jeff Gauger on November 13, 2025

Belly Up, Boys!

Belly Up, Boys!

By Thomas Gunning on November 10, 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.