Reading & Listening
Newsletters & Podcasts (News)
Quartz Daily Brief: Information you need to know as well as information you want to know
Vox Sentences: The big stories broken down into single sentences (with links)
The Skimm: The big stories with accessible analysis
Pivot with Kara Swisher & Scott Galloway: Two smart people who aren’t afraid to ask each other difficult questions
Planet Money: Highlighting the parts of the economy I’ve never really thought about before
Newsletters & Podcasts (Industry/Niche)
Muse by Clio: Brands doing advertising right (or oh so wrong)
Managing Editor: These people get what it’s like to work with words, and to work with people who work with words.
The Broadsheet (Fortune): Well-written and easily skim-able newsletter on what’s happening with women in business
P&R’s This Old Marketing: Two leaders in the content marketing space talking about what they love (and hate) in the industry
Code Switch: Important conversations on the experiences of people who don’t look like me
Total Annarchy: If you love words, want to get better at putting words together, or want a front-row seat to a woman with amazing style, subscribe to Ann Handley’s newsletter.
Newsletters & Podcasts (Just Awesome)
The Profile: A weekly review of curated long-form profiles of some of the most fascinating people and companies
LeVar Burton Reads: I’d listen to LeVar read the phone book. When he puts his voice to these amazing short stories, it’s magical.
The Anthropocene Reviewed: John Green researches and reviews the mundane and the confounding of this age.
99% Invisible: Looking a little closer at the things we probably don’t notice
Unlocking Us: Brené Brown has a knack for covering topics at precisely the time I need to hear them.
On Being: Refreshing my faith in people, ideas, and quality interviewing
Everything Happens: Kate Bowler is the relatable, funny, and supportive Canadian friend we all need right now.
Other Things to Consume
The Bloggess/Jenny Lawson: Jenny is a gift to this world and provides comfort, acceptance, and absolute hilarity. Read all her stuff. Thank me later.
Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang: These sci-fi short stories will stretch your brain in the best way possible.
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: Read it every year for reminders on how to be a good human.
Kevin B. Parry: A stop-motion genius shows us how the magic is made, with joy and humor.