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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 shopping cart wars

The shopping cart wars

By George Cranford on January 22, 2024

Shoppers beware. Shopping carts driven by rude and careless people are a hazard – and may draw blood.

Postcard from ‘paradise’

Postcard from ‘paradise’

By Jeff Gauger on January 19, 2024

Authentic me, respectful we

Authentic me, respectful we

By Jeff Gauger on January 16, 2024

Necktie fashionistas can sue me

Necktie fashionistas can sue me

By Jeff Gauger on January 13, 2024

A treasure in the attic

A treasure in the attic

By George Cranford on January 10, 2024

The ebbing of Elvis

The ebbing of Elvis

By Sue Lincoln on January 8, 2024

Just scholars playing ball

Just scholars playing ball

By Jeff Gauger on January 6, 2024

Reparations for everyone

Reparations for everyone

By George Cranford on January 3, 2024

The news from 2023 that wasn’t

The news from 2023 that wasn’t

By Jeff Gauger on December 31, 2023

Can’t we be nice to each other?

Can’t we be nice to each other?

By George Cranford on December 28, 2023

A Christmas wish

A Christmas wish

By Jeff Gauger on December 25, 2023

Memories for Christmas

Memories for Christmas

By Jeff Gauger on December 24, 2023

I sleep like a Neanderthal

I sleep like a Neanderthal

By Jeff Gauger on December 21, 2023

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.