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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

Writing in Exile, Reading for Home

Writing in Exile, Reading for Home

By Nahar Trina on September 4, 2025

Writers and readers meet in tension, seeking connection across culture and yearning.

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

Greengoolust

Greengoolust

By Jeff Gauger on August 14, 2025

Post-Production Blues

Post-Production Blues

By Thomas Gunning on August 11, 2025

‘I Can Stop the Rain’

‘I Can Stop the Rain’

By Jeff Gauger on August 7, 2025

Gratitude, Unspoken

Gratitude, Unspoken

By Nahar Trina on August 4, 2025

When Lies Ricochet

When Lies Ricochet

By Jeff Gauger on July 31, 2025

Now You Can Laugh

Now You Can Laugh

By Jeff Gauger on July 24, 2025

To Pee, Wash and Be Gone

To Pee, Wash and Be Gone

By Jeff Gauger on July 17, 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.