Substacks recommended by Stir the Pot

Recommended by Stir the Pot

The Supper Book Club

By Michelle Albanes-Davis

monthly book club hang for subscribers of Stir the Pot

Night Vision Goggles

By Lexi Eikelboom

A philosopher's personal meditations on how misogyny shows up in the dark corners of her professional life.

Shame Spiral

By Ely Kreimendahl

funny & disarmingly honest missives from my spiraling brain, including but not limited to: recovery, queerness, art, mental health, parenting, existential angst, love, sex, the agony & excellence of being alive PLUS all things Shame Spiral Podcast!

Ely has a unique voice and one hell of a talent for storytelling. Strap in, it's a fun ride.

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Sunny Side Recipes

By Christina Fiore

Well-tested recipes, philosophy, legacy cookbook tutorials, plus stories about this wild & precious life.

Great, well-tested recipes and gorgeous photos and videos all done by Christina. Great breakfast and dessert ideas, two areas where I'm always struggling.

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For Such a Time as This

By Andra Watkins

A guide to decode the country America has chosen to be.

If you're in the US and want to understand what's at stake in the next presidential election, this is a must read.

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The Sauce

By Charlie Brown

Deep dives into food and drink culture. By Charlie Brown, food and drink writer, ex-wine store and bar owner, aspiring winemaker & 12 years in the wine & food industry

An accessible guide to the world of food and wine for real people.

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My Sandwich, My Choice

By MaryJane

MaryJane makes sandwiches and chats about sexism, misogyny, reproductive rights and more! You'll get recipes, news, essays and recommendations for cool stuff here.

great sammies, even better commentary

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Maria’s Newsletter

By Maria Rodale

Life. Unfiltered.

An unparalleled life in food, farming, and publishing means Maria's perspective is entirely unique and worth reading.

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The Garden of Forking Paths

By Brian Klaas

Wandering around an infinitely complex, ever changing world.

New Means

By Joshua

Writing that zooms out. New Means discusses politics in the broadest possible ways, from our neighborhoods to our workplaces to our religious lives to organizing to the ways we collectively think.

This newsletter constantly helps you look at the world and all our problems in new ways. A perfect balance of critical and hopeful in each edition.

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Pass the Fish Sauce

By Andrea Nguyen

Weekly dispatches on Asian food and cooking from Andrea Nguyen, a James Beard-award winning author. PTFS is tasty, useful, and about culinary bridge building. Let's connect in the kitchen and at the table.

Andrea Nguyen knows best. Regardless of your diet, her work will make you a better cook and better person.

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More to Hate

By Kate Manne

Fatphobia, misogyny, and more

obsessed with her books and this newsletter

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Everything Is Horrible

By Noah Berlatsky

Culture, politics, and misery.

Want to feel smarter and learn more about the world around you? Noah has you and I covered.

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Hmm That's Interesting

By Clara

Culture thoughts of/for/by the Chronically Online, from that girl you may have seen on Instagram or TikTok (alas). Essays, pop culture, interviews, and literature.

Always thoughtful, funny, and smart as hell.

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Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

beautiful stories, beautiful writing

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Badreads

By Lauren Hough

Essays, bad jokes, rants, and unsolicited advice from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Hough, and a dog named Woody Guthrie.

All hits, no skips. Funny, heart wrenching, thoughtful, and full of f*cking truthbombs. There's nothing Lauren Hough can't do.

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Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

We're all getting older. Come over here and do it in style.

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VeganWeekly

By Jack McNulty

VeganWeekly is committed to inspiring people to create delicious, accessible, and healthy plant-based food as frequently as possible.

How Not to F*ck Up Your Face

By Val Monroe

philosophical and practical advice for anyone who's ever looked into a mirror

she always knows what she's talking about

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Kim Foster

I write about the things that bring us together and drive us apart: our communities, poverty, equity, disability, addiction, food, foster care, family and family separation.

Kim writes about food, hunger, and all the hard topics with grace and piercing insights you won't find anywhere else

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The Review of Beauty by Jessica DeFino

A critical review of the beauty industry that prioritizes people — not products.

this newsletter will change your relationship with the beauty industry

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Abortion, Every Day

By Jessica Valenti

All things abortion. Feminist commentary & community.

The #1 newsletter to keep you up to date on the war on bodily autonomy and women's rights in the US.

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Both Are True

By Alex Dobrenko

Funny, deep, relatable stories from a dad to two, husband to one, friend to all (except himself who he doesn't like v much but is working on it but like how can you really like yourself knowing everything you know about yourself, you know?)

funny and thoughtful as hell

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Jill Filipovic

Politics, women’s rights, foreign affairs, and law

Men Yell at Me

By lyz

Written from a journalist in a red state, this newsletter is personal, political, sometimes funny and always raises hell.

funny, thoughtful, and always opening my mind

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