In business, culture eats strategy. In government, culture eats policy. Here we'll talk about the problems of state capacity (government's ability to achieve its policy goals) and how to fix them. From the author of Recoding America.
A newsletter, podcast, and growing community making sense of what it means to recover. Grief, loneliness, addiction, mental illness -- whatever you're here for, we got you.
This is the newsletter for you if you're wiping away tears on the inside of your blazer while sitting in your office's obscure stairwell and thinking about starting smoking again or going to business school. One or the other.
I read a lot and share what I learn. Spiritual seeker. Pulling apart the stories we tell about who we are so we can re-write a truer version. Host of the podcast Pulling the Thread, and author of the New York Times bestseller ON OUR BEST BEHAVIOR.
An Iowan and a coastal elitist walk into a bar...and, spoiler, they're both me.
I write about community, connection, and magical moments in rural Iowa, which I'm rediscovering after two decades in San Francisco. I'm also working on my eighth novel.
Official substack spawned from the conversation podcast STAY F. HOMEKINS with comedian Paul F. Tompkins & actress Janie Haddad Tompkins. More random thoughts, tidbits, musings and movie watchalongs from podcast cohosts & married couple JHT & PFT.
From the creator of Sassy, Jane and XO Jane, a place for stories by folks of all genders, races, sexualities, creeds, sizes, cultures, ages, classes, kinks, quirks, and ports of call. Welcome!
Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.
A newsletter and community for people who dream of a world in which parenting and caregiving isn’t only valued and supported, but treated with the curiosity and fascination it deserves.
Join us for The How to Find Your People Club, an IRL community-building project for the 21st century.
Research, reporting, and storytelling on building a world that cares.
Drawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative community and drawing assignments.
A top-to-bottom renovation, design finds, and hard life questions—the nitty gritty of creating our home in Ojai, CA. Plus, input from experts and all of you! A researched, opinionated resource from Amanda Hesser of Food52, Schoolhouse, and Dansk.
Perfume reviews and recs from a fraghead obsessed with everything olfactory—plus an insider’s look at the fragrance world through interviews with perfumers and collectors. Guaranteed to make you smell better.
Get inside the brain of a journalist questioning everything about how we get to the truth. Written by Peabody-winning podcast host Brian Reed (S-Town, Trojan Horse Affair). By subscribing, you agree to receive communications from KCRW.
Advice and wisdom from Heather Havrilesky, published since 2012 (formerly at The Awl and NY Magazine). Paid subscribers receive 1-2 weekly posts on how to navigate our broken world with compassion, realism, and an open heart.
Become a better storyteller in audio and beyond. A companion to the podcast of the same name, Sound Judgment explores the creative choices made by today's best storytellers, narrative nonfiction writers, podcasters, documentarians, journalists and more.
I'm a musician and I make the podcasts Song Exploder, Home Cooking, and The West Wing Weekly. Here, I write about creativity and small delights in music, tv, film, and food.
A vibrant community focused on cooking, gardening, reading, and general good living from Samin Nosrat, author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and Good Things.
