Substacks recommended by Joanne Lipman

Recommended by Joanne Lipman

Smart reporting, exclusive conversations, and candid commentary

Katie's got great news chops, lands exclusive interviews, has smart takes on everything from politics to pop culture and also... she's fun!

- Joanne Lipman

The Piano Maven with Jed Distler

Your friendly podcast guide to piano recordings

Zeteo

By Mehdi Hasan

Zeteo is a new media organization that seeks to answer the questions that really matter, while always striving for the truth. Founded by Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo is a movement for media accountability, unfiltered news and bold opinions.

Not Too Late

By Gwendolyn Bounds

Pursuing good health and happiness through reimagining our limits – at any age.

Diversity Differently

By Cord and Lesley

Inclusive Culture Change with Vision, Wholeness, and Fearlessness

Cord and Lesley are the ultimate experts on DEI. Cord - who I got to know Cord when we were both at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton - is both a scholar of race and a brilliant thinker about contemporary DEI issues. Their newsletter is essential reading.

- Joanne Lipman

Common Ground Democracy

By Edward B. Foley

Improving elections to maximize consent of the governed

This should be required reading for every legislator, politician, and voter. Legal scholar Ned Foley is the top authority on presidential elections - and his Substack gives both advance warnings and clear solutions for preserving democracy.

- Joanne Lipman

NewsGuard's Reality Check

A report on how false claims online are undermining trust — and who’s behind them. Produced by co-CEOs Steven Brill, Gordon Crovitz, and the NewsGuard Team.

A must-read for those concerned about the proliferation of misinformation, and about rebuilding trust in media.

- Joanne Lipman

Stop the Presses

By Mark Jacob

A weekly newsletter about how right-wing extremism has exploited the weaknesses in American journalism, and what we can do about it.

The Nonlinear Life

By Bruce Feiler

A newsletter about navigating life's ups and downs. We're all going through transitions, let's master them together. Life | work | family | meaning

Front Row Seat For a Revolution

By Kevin Maney

First-hand tales from the history of technology, and what they tell us about strategy today.

Kevin, a veteran tech reporter, truly has had a front row seat to the revolution- and he has a sense of perspective (and of humor!) the industry often sorely lacks.

- Joanne Lipman

Granted

By Adam Grant

Adam Grant’s newsletter on psychology and work, delivered to over 400,000 readers.

American Crisis

By Margaret Sullivan

A newsletter that explores the crucial relationship between journalism and American democracy.

Insightful media criticism from an expert who knows her stuff - a longtime newspaper editor, NYT public editor, and columnist.

- Joanne Lipman

Lucid

By Ruth Ben-Ghiat

A newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world

Second Rough Draft

By Dick Tofel

Journalism in our time

Eye-opening insights into today's troubled news ecosystem, written by an expert who not only understands the problems, but offers solutions.

- Joanne Lipman

Slow Boring

By Matthew Yglesias

Start your day with pragmatic takes on politics and public policy.

The LZ Sunday Paper

By Lauren Zalaznick

The most important news about, by, and (mostly) for women, hand-curated by me, for you, every week.

Terrific aggregation of news about women in entertainment, politics, culture & beyond

- Joanne Lipman

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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Recommended by Joanne Lipman