Substacks recommended by The Metropolitan

Recommended by The Metropolitan

A leisurely ramble through the history of Doctor Who.

We're occasionally looking at selected episodes of Doctor Who, Jonn is looking at ALL of them, ALL the time, and very entertaining it is too. For us, at least.

- The Metropolitan

Harry Freedman's Jewish Histories

Popular articles about history, culture, ideas & people. Free to read!

Comedy Matters

By Elly-Mae Gadsby

Comedy

Thoroughly deep dives into the serious business of comedy. If you have opinions about The Brittas Empire, this one is for you.

- The Metropolitan

Substack Reads

Your guide to great writing happening on Substack, plus the home of “The Active Voice,” a podcast by Hamish McKenzie.

Think of the Children

By Emily F. Popek

Parenting, education, and why it's all so f*@#ing impossible

Christmas Stories

By Tobias Sturt

Merry and magical stories that take Christmas seriously (or as seriously as it should be taken, which is both not at all and entirely too much). 24 episodes of a new story every December - an audiobook advent calendar.

On Substack

By Substack Writers

Resources, news, and stories for and about writers. Written by the Substack team.

If you're writing on Substack, or want to, or just want to know more about how and why people write on Substack (basically, if any combination of the words 'writing', 'on' and 'Substack' tickles your fancy) then have a read of Substack HQ's newsletter for creators.

- The Metropolitan