“Storytelling is a pretty good way to tell art history, science, you name it.”

Tim Gihring is the Brand Narrator at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and a former editor of Minnesota Monthly magazine. His reporting and essays have appeared in Best Food Writing, Fodor’s, Salon, and newspapers around the world.

In this episode, Tim talks about creating stories and developing voice as a writer and editor. He talks about the similarities and differences between the magazine world and the museum world. He also shares the story of how he started writing his Debut Dad column in the Star Tribune and talks about what he’s learned by writing it and seeing how people react to it.