Brendan Leonard: The Fully Awesome Author of ‘Semi-Rad’

Written by Adam Ruggiero
GearJunkie Podcast Episode 5: 'Semi-Rad' Author Brendan Leonard
Podcast Season 1 Episode 7
Recorded: September 20, 2019

Meet Semi-Rad author Brendan Leonard. In this episode of the GearJunkie Podcast, Leonard shares his insights about life as an internet personality, negative book reviews, and running 100 miles.

Few writers in the outdoor world have carved out a niche as distinctive as Brendan Leonard’s. Thanks to his clever but basic charts and graphs and a knack for finding inspiration in the mundane, Leonard has built a strong following on the website Semi-Rad. He is the author of 10 books.

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Adam Ruggiero

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Adam Ruggiero is the Editor in Chief of GearJunkie and host of the GearJunkie Podcast. He cut his teeth as a freelancer, and then news reporter for the site in 2015.

Along with founder Stephen Regenold and Editorial Director Sean McCoy, Ruggiero graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. He was the recipient of the 2022 Outdoor Media Summit “Editor of the Year” award, and regularly co-hosts the industry’s “Gear Guide” at both summer and winter Outdoor Retailer trade shows.

In addition to accurate and impartial news reporting, and compelling, original storytelling, his interests include camping in all climates and conditions, track cycling and bikepacking, all forms of fitness, the resplendent majesty of coffee, and sports of every kind.

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