FAQ

It’s a newsletter operation built around one idea: you should be able to get genuinely informed without spending an hour doing it. Each newsletter covers a specific topic. Each edition gives you a real headline, a summary that’s actually complete, and links to the original sources if you want to read further. That’s the whole model.

Anyone who wants to stay informed but doesn’t want staying informed to become a hobby. If you’ve ever closed a news tab feeling more exhausted than enlightened, this was built with you in mind.

Nope. Free, for now. Down the road there will probably be optional paid tiers with extra features, but the core newsletters aren’t going anywhere.

Right now: Formula 1, NFL, MLB, and Tech/AI/Robotics — with more arriving regularly. Football/soccer, basketball, cycling, the CFL, and regional news are all in the works. The model stays the same throughout: one focused newsletter per topic, never a single firehose that covers everything.

Daily is the goal and the default. Some topics might settle into a different rhythm as the lineup grows, but if you subscribe you can expect something in your inbox most mornings.

Just the ones you want. No obligation to sign up for topics you don’t care about. Your inbox, your call.

Real sources — journalism outlets, trade publications, primary reporting. We surface and summarize it; we don’t replace it. We also put real effort into finding the best sources for each topic and steering clear of the clickbait-driven outlets that prioritise outrage over accuracy. The links in every edition go straight back to the people who did the original work.

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No lengthy sign-up form, no credit card. Just your email and you’re in.

Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom — it actually works, no hoops. That said, if something isn’t working for you, we’d genuinely like to know. Before you go, consider dropping us a note at **@*****se.agency — we’d rather fix it than lose you. But if you’ve made up your mind: sorry to see you go, and the door’s always open.

No and no. Your email is for sending you the newsletter you asked for. I might occasionally need to send something outside the regular schedule, but I’ll keep that to a bare minimum.

Go to samwise.agency/subscribe, enter your email, and click outside the field. Within a second or two the page loads your current subscriptions — checkboxes will be ticked for everything you’re already on. Check anything you’d like to add, uncheck anything you’d like to drop, then click “Update subscriptions.” That’s it.

No. Just your email address. The page looks you up automatically when you enter it — no login, no account, no password required.

Yes. Check what you want to add, uncheck what you want to drop, then click “Update subscriptions” once. All the changes go through together.

Make sure you’ve clicked outside the email field (or pressed Tab) after typing your address — the lookup fires on blur, not while you’re typing. If you’re brand new to Samwise, all boxes will start unchecked; that’s correct, you’re signing up fresh.

Please do. No promises, but the list of upcoming newsletters is definitely shaped by what people actually want to read.

Me, directly. There’s a contact page. Getting it right matters more than looking like we never get it wrong.

We hate spoilers as much as you do. Here’s what works, ordered from most bulletproof to least.

1. iOS users — turn off Apple’s AI message summaries (recommended)

Apple Mail’s AI rewrites the preview line for every email and ignores the spoiler-free preview we send. Turn the AI off and our protection works perfectly. (JD’s own test: 100% spoiler-free, and you don’t really miss the AI summaries — they did a so-so job to begin with.)

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Use the search bar to find Summarize Message Previews — or navigate to Apple Intelligence & Siri > Mail.
3. Toggle Summarize Message Previews off.

2. Any device — turn off email previews entirely

Works on every email client. Trade-off: you lose the preview line for all messages, not just ours. Use this if you’re not on iOS, or if you’d rather not depend on what we send.

Apple Mail (iOS/iPhone/iPad)

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Scroll down and tap Mail.
3. Under the “Message List” section, tap Preview.
4. Select None to turn off snippets entirely (or choose “1 Line” for a minimal view).

Gmail App (Android & iOS)

Gmail calls these “Snippets.”

1. Open the Gmail app.
2. Tap the Menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top left.
3. Scroll to the bottom and tap Settings.
4. Select General settings.
5. Scroll down to Conversation list density and choose Compact (this removes snippets, leaving only Subject and Sender).

On some versions you can simply uncheck the box labelled “Snippets” in this same menu.

Samsung Email (Android)

1. Open the Samsung Email app.
2. Tap the Menu icon (three lines) then the Gear icon (Settings).
3. Tap View options or Layout.
4. Find Preview lines and set it to 0 lines or None.

Outlook App (iOS & Android)

1. Open the Outlook app.
2. Tap your Profile icon (top left) then the Gear icon (Settings).
3. Under the “Email” section, find Preview.
4. Toggle the switch Off.

Gmail (Web)

1. Click the Gear icon (Settings) in the top right.
2. Click See all settings.
3. Under the General tab, scroll down to Snippets.
4. Select No snippets, then Save Changes.

Outlook.com / Microsoft 365 (Web)

1. Click the Gear icon (Settings) in the top right.
2. Go to Mail > Layout.
3. Under “Text preview,” select Hide text preview.
4. Click Save.

Yahoo Mail (Web)

1. Click the Settings icon (top right) and choose More Settings.
2. Click Viewing email on the left sidebar.
3. Under Message list, find the Message preview toggle and switch it Off.

3. What we do automatically (no action needed)

On result days across our 13 sports and racing newsletters:

• Subject line: “Race Day Coverage” / “Game Day Coverage” / “Match Day Coverage” — never the actual result. For non-sports newsletters we never put game results in the subject.
• Preview text (two layers): a hidden preheader plus a visible “Spoiler-Free Edition” banner at the top of the message body, both designed to be what your inbox row shows you instead of a story headline.

Spoiler-Free Edition · Today’s coverage, results, and analysis are all inside. We keep this preview clean so you can open when you’re ready and enjoy the full story.

On non-result days and for non-sports newsletters, no preview text is set; your email app falls back to the first line as usual.