Substacks recommended by The Gene Pool

Recommended by The Gene Pool

Dave Barry’s Substack

It's pretty random.

Because it is Dave Barry!

- The Gene Pool

StBeals

By Stephen Beals

Life is like a shopping cart.

Open Windows- Ann Telnaes

Ann Telnaes- Artist, visual storyteller, creator of "Open Windows"

Because Ann is great, and free from the stifling influence of the media barons.

- The Gene Pool

Dr. Mardy's Substack

By Dr. Mardy Grothe

Weekly E-Newsletter

The Contrarian

Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy

I am recommending this, and her, because the media needs to break free of the plutocrats.

- The Gene Pool

Journal of the Plague Years

By Susan Zakin

Literary, journalistic, irreverent yet oddly serious, Journal of the Plague Years gets the story behind the story.

Well edited, well conceived.

- The Gene Pool

Jansplaining

By Jan Harayda

A newsletter and community about books, the media, and more for smart readers

I Might Be Wrong

By Jeff Maurer

Comedy, politics, and swearing in pretty much equal amounts.

The guy can write, and think, and delivers spanking fresh, wicked similes.

- The Gene Pool

everyone is entitled to my own opinion

By Jeff Tiedrich

I read the news today, oh boy

A wonderfully vicious Trump hater.

- The Gene Pool

DeWitt's End

By Michael DeWitt Jr.

Your home for all types of captivating storytelling, from Southern humor and historical tales to true crime and Southern Gothic fiction.

Hopefully Yours

By Connie Schultz

An ongoing conversation about the daily mess of life: Family, politics, books, teaching, writing, journalism - and dogs, always dogs. In my world, hope is a fact.

She is a great columnist.

- The Gene Pool

Bully Pulpit

By Bob Garfield

A wry and pointed take on politics, media and society from Bob Garfield.

He is good. Writes like a dream, cute and caustic.

- The Gene Pool

Starship Casual

By Jeff Tweedy

Jeff Tweedy shares songs, advice, general musings, and whatnot...

Hey Pop

By Dan Stone

About the intersection of family life, work, and creativity. Hey Pop includes a podcast and written posts by me and a wonderful cast of contributors.

Indignity

By Tom Scocca

Essays, inquiries, arguments, advice, and archaic sandwiches for hungry readers.

The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump

By Mary L Trump

In which we come together to save American democracy, or at least have fun while trying.

5 a.m. Stories

By Robert Basler

Lifelong journalist's stories he can't stop telling himself... Romance, humor and a wide, razzle-dazzle world....

Bob Basler is good, loves puns, and is one of my oldest living friends in the world. I have several dead friends older than he is, though.

- The Gene Pool

Jack Ohman's You Betcha!

By Jack Ohman’s You Betcha!

Commentary, columns, cartoons, and more...

Culture Shlock

By Malcolm Fleschner's Culture Shlock column

Malcolm Fleschner's award-winning (well, award-*won* anyway) humor column

Counterpoint’s Substack

My personal Substack

Robert Reich

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies — and how it's used and abused

A Mighty Little Song

By Roy Zimmerman

Sing. Hope. Defend Democracy

Your Intermittent Lex

By Lex Friedman

This site has moved. Read this article, subscribe, and find lots more Lex content at the new home for Your Intermittent Lex: https://lexfriedman.com/newsletter/

The Invitational

By Pat Myers

Links from Pat Myers, Empress of The Invitational, the irreverent weekly humor/wordplay contest recently canceled by The Washington Post but now run by the Empress and Czar Gene Weingarten at GeneWeingarten.substack.com.