Substacks recommended by Charlie Hunt

Recommended by Charlie Hunt

Good Authority’s mission is to bring insights from political science to a broader audience. Here, political scientists draw on their expertise and the discipline’s research to provide in-depth analysis, illuminate the news, and inform the political conver

The Notebooks of James Hazelwood

Notes on the Intersection of a gritty Christian Mysticism, the Depth Psychology of Carl Jung and contemporary Post-Secular society.

Witness Marks by Melissa Harrison

A monthly postcard from the English countryside: nature, the rural year, and a village newsletter. Book news and other personal updates at the top.

The Afternoon Story

By The Conversation U.S.

One great story a day from a nonprofit organization that features experts sharing their knowledge and research. It's like having a smart friend you trust explain and analyze the news.

The Conversation features the insights of authors who have 'done their research' through years of study, not by asking a chatbot. Their journalism elevates the voices of political scientists (like me), historians, biologists, ethicists and all manner of other knowledgeable people. I am proud to write often for such a crucial collective voice for academic expertise.

- Charlie Hunt

The Downballot

By David Nir

Covering every election, from kickoff to call

Tusk

By Seth Masket

Understanding U.S. political parties, who they nominate, how, and why, by Seth Masket

Crash Course with Casey Burgat

The civics class we never got, but desperately need, from a former congressional staffer turned professor.

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

First Branch Forecast

By Daniel Schuman

Where Congress Learns About Congress

My personal Substack

Accessible data for curious people

Home & Place Writing

By Yasmin Chopin

A publication for professionals who want to pivot and prioritise their writing to engage with nature, home, and place.

Cosmographia

By M. E. Rothwell

Histories of the earth and the stars.

The Convivial Society

By L. M. Sacasas

Thinking about technology, society, and the good life.

Highway to Hill

By Charlie Hunt

Each week on the "Highway to Hill" podcast, two Congress experts break down the political science behind the week's biggest story on Capitol Hill in 30 minutes or less. Hosted by Charlie Hunt and SoRelle Gaynor.

On Data and Democracy

By Adam Bonica

Data-driven insights illuminating the challenges and potential paths forward for American democracy.

David Whyte

Poems, essays and commentaries as well as insights from my Three Sundays Series.

Maya C. Popa

Writing on the inner conditions of sustainable creative work

Undercurrent Events

By Lee Drutman

Deep forces are shaping our democracy. Change happens slowly. Then all at once.

Anne of Green Places

By Anne Thomas

I write my way through the nooks and crannies of the natural+human world - recently left the French Alps to be an ecology professor in Utah. Place, history, ecology, art.

The Culture Study Podcast

By Anne Helen Petersen

A podcast about the culture that surrounds you — with Anne Helen Petersen and a bunch of very smart co-hosts

Hand Wash Only

By Lee Tilghman

Essays and notes on building a grounded life inside modern culture

Seat of Democracy

By Josh Huder

Congress and its malcontents, past and present.

Strength In Numbers

By G. Elliott Morris

Independent, data-driven analysis of politics, public opinion, and elections. Evidence, not spin.

Imperfect Union

By Lindsay M. Chervinsky

All things constitutional, political, and presidential - past and present.

The Clearing by Katherine May

By The Clearing with Katherine May

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.

Anatomy of A Purple State

By Chris Cooper

Regular updates on North Carolina politics and government from Chris Cooper, a Professor of Political Science and author of Anatomy of a Purple State: A North Carolina Politics Primer.