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Mignon Fogarty (born 1967 [1] [2]) is a former faculty member in journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a former science writer who produces an educational podcast about English grammar and usage titled Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, which was named one of the best podcasts of 2007 by iTunes. [3]
A Way with Words is an American weekly public radio program discussing the use of language (mainly American and Canadian English, with other languages earning more occasional mention) in everyday life, along with linguistics, lexicology and folk etymology from a pool of listener questions from weekly callers into the program, along with a weekly word game with quiz expert and comedian John ...
The winner of the 2014 [1] and the 2016 [2] People's Voice Webby Award, [3] the show is downloaded more than 1 million times per week and is consistently on iTunes’ Top 10 podcast rankings. [4] Stuff You Should Know's "beautifully, beautifully done" production has set "the audio standard," according to podcast reviewers Pod on Pod.
The show aims to cover a single writing-related topic in each podcast, in a format short enough to be listened to on a morning commute or during a lunch break. Though it is promoted as "fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart," Writing Excuses frequently runs to about 20 minutes.
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The Writer's Almanac is a daily podcast and newsletter of poetry and historical interest pieces, usually of literary significance. Begun as a radio program in 1993, [1] [2] it is hosted by Garrison Keillor and was produced and distributed by American Public Media through November 2017. It is also available as a podcast.
Gary Provost (November 14, 1944 – May 10, 1995) [1] was an American writer and writing instructor, author of works including Make every word count: a guide to writing that works—for fiction and nonfiction (1980) and 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing: Proven Professional Techniques for Writing with Style and Power (1985).
One of the longest-tenured current cast members in SNL history is Colin Jost, who was hired as a writer in 2005.He was then a co-head writer from 2012 to 2015, and again from 2017 to 2022. While ...