About this episode

The episode features Brian Gallagher discussing the nuances of writing and journalism, his admiration for various thinkers, and his upcoming book on Mars.

In this episode with Brian Gallagher, we dive into the subtle art that separates a writer from an editor, his years shaping stories at Nautilus, the thinkers and writers he admires, and the role of taste in writing a journalistic piece. We also talked about his upcoming book on Mars, what are some of the non-obvious hurdles we might need to deal with and, of course, his previous salons at our community. You can follow Brian here: https://www.briangallagher.org https://twitter.com/bsgallagher

People in this episode

Host: Interintellect

Guest: Brian Gallagher

Topics covered

• writing
• journalism
• Mars
• storytelling
• taste in writing

Keywords

• writing
• journalism
• Mars
• Nautilus
• storytelling
• taste

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nautilus

Books & works: Mars

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