Interintellect Hostcast

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to professor and writer Vaughn Tan about his ongoing salon series about not-knowing, and in particular, about risk, the different ways that the concept of risk is misapplied, and how to think more clearly about the things we don’t know. Vaughn's next salon on April 20th: https://interintellect.com/salon/thinking-about-not-knowing-misnaming-the-beasts/ Vaughn Tan: https://vaughntan.org/ Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

In this special episode, we have a three-way conversation with the first three recipients of the inaugural Interintellect Public Minds fellowship: Bryan Kam, Mary Bajorek, and Linus Lu. The Interintellect fellowship was created to support Interintellect members for 6 months on a focused project, and enable the sharing of their ideas both on and off the Interintellect platform. And in this episode, the fellows share the inspirations for their respective work and their mutual curiosities about each other’s projects. More about the Interintellect fellowship and the recipient projects: https://interintellect.substack.com/p/interintellect-fellowship-awardees?publication_id=860330&post_id=98744602 Bryan Kam: https://twitter.com/bryankam Mary Bajorek: https://twitter.com/mary_bajorek Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Helena Roth about her salon series diving deep into her philosophy of "doing gentle with an edge." The next installment in Helena's salon series: https://interintellect.com/salon/awareness-how-does-awareness-help-me-do-gentle/ Helena's full series info: https://interintellect.com/series/doing-gentle-with-an-edge-an-exploration/ Helena's book: https://www.amazon.com/Doing-Gentle-edge-Helena-Roth-ebook/dp/B08WTD5W66 Cover art: Nat Sharpe (https://twitter.com/nat_sharpe_)

James Harris will lead a workshop salon on March 10th about dealing with rejection and failure, drawing from experiences as a writer and comedian for more than 20 years.  Salon details: https://interintellect.com/salon/how-to-fail-coping-with-professional-rejection/ James Harris: https://twitter.com/JamesHarrisNow

Gabi Weinberg of StartUpRabbi hosts his debut salon on February 27, which explores the historical grandparent-grandchild relationship along with our present-day grandparent-grandchild relationships. Salon details: https://interintellect.com/salon/in-celebration-of-grandparents/ Gabi Weinberg: https://twitter.com/StartUpRabbi Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Nolan Yuma about his upcoming salon series about creating a borderless world starting on February 5th.  Link to Nolan's salon series: https://interintellect.com/series/without-borders-a-salon-series/ More on Nolan: https://www.withoutborders.fyi/about/

In anticipation of Kevin Zhai’s debut salon on 1/26, host Linus Lu sits down with Kevin to talk about what makes for great storytelling, how everyone can improve their storytelling, and more. Kevin’s salon: https://interintellect.com/salon/storytelling-and-you-lowering-the-stakes-on-creativity/ Kevin Zhai: https://twitter.com/heykzhai

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Jessie Mannisto,  Editor in Chief of Third Factor Magazine, about her upcoming salon on the paradox of weirdness and neurodivergence. Link to Jessie's salon: https://interintellect.com/salon/the-paradox-of-weirdness-an-exploration-of-labeling-normality-and-othering/ Jessie Mannisto: https://twitter.com/jlmannisto Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Celeste Marcus about her upcoming salon on Chaïm Soutine and how to separate the artist as an individual from his mythology. Celeste is the Managing Editor of the Liberties Journal, and is currently writing the first English-language biography of the painter Chaïm Soutine. Celeste's upcoming salon: https://interintellect.com/salon/excavating-man-from-myth-chaim-soutine/ Celeste: https://twitter.com/Celestemarcus3 Linus: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Crystal Duan about her upcoming salon on “main character energy”: what it is, what it means for our culture, and how to leverage it for good. An Investigation into Main Character Energy: https://interintellect.com/salon/an-investigation-into-main-character-energy/ Crystal Duan: https://twitter.com/crystalxduan Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu