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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

One Hundred Thousand

One Hundred Thousand

By Jeff Gauger on September 29, 2025

30-Seccond Read, now in its sixth year, hits a milestone. Thank you to the writers and readers who have made it possible.

Cranks and Crazies

Cranks and Crazies

By Jeff Gauger on September 25, 2025

Leaving Savanna

Leaving Savanna

By Thomas Gunning on September 22, 2025

Our Vile Discontent

Our Vile Discontent

By Jeff Gauger on September 18, 2025

My Hairy Distraction

My Hairy Distraction

By Thomas Gunning on September 15, 2025

And There Were Twenty

And There Were Twenty

By Jeff Gauger on September 11, 2025

But Enough Whining

But Enough Whining

By Thomas Gunning on September 8, 2025

Writing in Exile, Reading for Home

Writing in Exile, Reading for Home

By Nahar Trina on September 4, 2025

Veteran of the Resistance

Veteran of the Resistance

By Thomas Gunning on September 1, 2025

Gen Zers prank Boomer

Gen Zers prank Boomer

By Jeff Gauger on August 28, 2025

Fog of Night

Fog of Night

By Thomas Gunning on August 25, 2025

For My Sins

For My Sins

By Jeff Gauger on August 21, 2025

Memories and Emotions

Memories and Emotions

By Thomas Gunning on August 18, 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.