Substacks recommended by Couch Nap

Recommended by Couch Nap

Babies, Explained

By Babies Explained (Dr. Vicky)

Board-certified pediatrician and NICU doc who’s here to help you worry less, and enjoy your family more.

FRESH HELL Tina Brown's Diary

By Tina Brown

Tina Brown's observations, rants, news obsessions, and human exchanges.

Tina is the OG. No one does it better.

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Telling the Bees

By Tell the Bees

Exploring the intersection of books, sociology, and culture + the home of the TtB book club.

Inside Medicine

By Jeremy Faust

Merging what I'm seeing in the ER with rigorous deep-dives on the very latest medical and public health data. I want you to know what really matters.

Unbiased Science

Empowering everyone to understand health science through patient, evidence-based explanations that respect both skepticism and nuance.

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.

Examined

By Ryan McCormick

Vital and overlooked ideas your family doctor might share - if only we had more time.

Your Local Epidemiologist

By Katelyn Jetelina

Providing a direct line of "translated" public health science to you

Paul Krugman

Notes on economics and more

The Vajenda

By Dr. Jen Gunter

Imagine a Venn diagram with overlapping circles labeled: Medical Facts, Feminism, and Fire. You've arrived at their intersection.

The best in evidence-based medicine for women

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News Not Noise

By Jessica Yellin

Separating the news from the noise. We give you information, not a panic attack.

An excellent news round up

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The Review of Beauty by Jessica DeFino

A critical review of the beauty industry prioritizing people, not products.

If you ever had a subscription to Elle, Vogue or InStyle or one of the other fashion mags, or if you've been boiled in the broth of women's media, you need to rewire your brain with this.

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After School by Casey Lewis

an examination of youth culture

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

What The Daily wishes it was.

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CRAFT TALK

By Craft Talk

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight. (In 2025 it begins 5/31!)

Inspiration and community for writing.

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User Mag

By Taylor Lorenz

A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.

What you need to know about the internet

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