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Brendan Spiegel

New York

Editor and Co-Founder at Narratively

Freelance Writer at Freelance

writer. new yorker. political nerd. editorial director & co-founder @narratively.

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Articles

  • Story Update: "The Lost Prince of Yacht Rock" Finally Gets His Encore

    2 weeks ago | narratively.com | Brendan Spiegel

    Narratively readers relished Keith Barry’s epic tale about “The Lost Prince of Yacht Rock” when it came out back in 2021. Two readers in particular. After the story was published, the story’s subject, Dane Donohue, did an interview on the Out of the Main podcast with Tom and John Nixon, two musicians with a fondness for West Coast and yacht rock music. Donohue and the Nixons hit it off and ultimately decided to work together on a new album.

  • Last Chance to Join "The Insider’s Guide to Writing Personal Statements and Applying for Grants & Residencies"

    3 weeks ago | narratively.com | Brendan Spiegel

    One thing I’ve noticed over my years in this business is that there’s a particular breed of writer who is incredibly adept at getting their projects funded through grants, fellowships and residencies. Some people just know how to market themselves and their creative work in a way that gets attention.

  • WATCH: How to Write About Politics Without Losing Your Mind

    1 month ago | narratively.com | Steven Beschloss |Brendan Spiegel

    Thank you to the more than 1,000 of you who joined us this afternoon for a very special Narratively Academy seminar, a live conversation with . We chatted about how to be fearless in your writing, how to cultivate an engaged audience on , and much more.

  • Free Class: How to Write About Politics Without Losing Your Mind

    1 month ago | narratively.com | Brendan Spiegel

    Every day this year, I wake up, read the news, and I’m torn between two conflicting impulses: to retreat from the never-ending news cycle in order to preserve my own sanity, or to find a way to take action. For many writers, the question of what can we do? has never been more urgent. That’s why I’m so excited to have journalist, editor, filmmaker and professor joining us for a free Narratively Academy seminar tomorrow.

  • How to Write a Hidden History Story That Makes Readers Feel Like They Were There

    1 month ago | narratively.com | Brendan Spiegel

    The recent (anticlimactic) release of the JFK files got me thinking about the wise words , who wrote a book about assassin Lee Havey Oswald, shared with us last year about why conspiracy theories are so alluring. By the way, I’m SO excited to have Steven joining us next week for a free Narratively Academy seminar: How to Write About Politics Without Losing Your Mind. For so many writers, the question of what can we do? has never felt more urgent.

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Brendan Spiegel @brendanspiegel
15 Apr 25

RT @amandalitman: 100 days in on congestion pricing:, Complaints about car-honking are down 70%, Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rus…

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Brendan Spiegel @brendanspiegel
7 Apr 25

RT @saikatc: I really don’t get it. Of all the things Trump is doing, disappearing people into gulags in El Salvador is one of the clearest…

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Brendan Spiegel @brendanspiegel
5 Apr 25

RT @jonfavs: To recap: - A man who’s never been charged with anything gets sent to a foreign gulag - He had legal protections from being…