Substacks recommended by Weekend Water with Paul F. Tompkins & Janie Haddad Tompkins

Recommended by Weekend Water with Paul F. Tompkins & Janie Haddad Tompkins

My personal Substack

Short humor writing and original comics for anyone who chuckles, guffaws, snickers, hoots, or otherwise expresses mirth. New posts every weekday!

From Somewhere with Anna Sale

Writings, recommendations, conversations and FUN from Anna Sale, host of Slate's podcast Death, Sex & Money. We're all coming from somewhere.

Anna is an exceptional interviewer and a really cool and talented person!

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What I Did & What I Ate

By Kristen Bartlett

Kristen Bartlett is trying to make herself leave the house to do fun things. Things like: Visit museums. Go to a beach & not immediately leave! Have fun! But what she really wants to do is stay home and cook. This Substack is about both those things.

Secret Society

By John Hodgman

You are invited to join a SECRET SOCIETY.

A friend and colleague, we all love being in the comforting mind of Mr. Hodgman

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Shalom Auslander's Fetal Position

"Just to spite the world, don’t cry! Just to spite the world, only laugh, only laugh!" - Sholom Aleichem. Amen, Brother.

Series Business (fka Strikegeist)

By Richard Rushfield

A newsletter about the TV industry

The latest on the Hollywood writer’s strike!

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Hamburger Business Review

By K. Mike Merrill

The business of burgers.

It’s Mike! From 3 Minute Review podcast!!

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Keepsake

By Hillary Harrison

A weekly newsletter.

Hillary runs Kin Ship Goods, our merchandise partner, with her husband Dan, and we love them.

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Dave Hill: A Caveman in a Spaceship

Hi, I'm Dave Hill. I'm writing stuff just to write, not to be good or even make sense. You can read it just to read if you like. Life is beautiful. Just ask my dog.

Because it’s Dave Hill. Duh.

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The Extant Storytech R&D Report

By Mickey Fisher

The Extant Storytech R&D Report is a weekly newsletter about creativity, innovation, inspiration, and writing from Mickey Fisher, creator of the TV series EXTANT (CBS), REVERIE (NBC).

Recently discovered Mickey from his weekly newsletter. He shares a lot about his writing process and showbiz experiences. I JUST signed up for his substack to never miss an update.

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Re:Writing

By Ben Blacker

What I've learned from talking with over 2000 professional writers and writing professionally for twenty years.

Ben is as knowledgeable about the TV writing biz as anyone. Plus we are pals and neighbors!

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A Bear on a Wire

By Busy & Caissie

The same kind of things we talk about on the podcast "Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best" but in different ways!

Why sign up? Caissie & Busy are the best! Big fan of their podcast and THEIR PERSONHOOD.

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Notes from the Middleground

By Damon Linker

Analysis and criticism of the antiliberal right, social-justice progressivism, and cultural topics

Matriarchal Blessing

By Celeste Davis

Catharsis for your feminist awakening.

Ask Fiona Landers

Comedian and essayist Fiona Landers is fulfilling her destiny by exorcising the Ask Ann Landers advice column. She will also be sending non-advice related creative non-fiction and maybe even some form of audio — what a doll!

Fiona is a wildly talented writer and performer. Such a quirky and entertaining thinker!

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The Man Who Wouldn't Die

By April Peveteaux

The Days are Long . . .

Beauty & brains, what’s not to like!

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

Thinking about...

By Timothy Snyder

Opening the future by understanding the past.

Misguided: The Newsletter

By Matthew Facciani

Misguided: The Newsletter explores the latest in misinformation research, media & digital literacy, and insights into how social forces shape our understanding of the world.

Mental Hellth

By P.E. Moskowitz

You're not crazy, the world is.

Gives voice to things I’m trying to make sense of

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The Schaefer Dispatch

By Sara Schaefer

I love you so much

Sara is the funniest and smartest. A deep thinker comedian!

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