Explore every episode of the podcast The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara
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| Episode 360: Elizabeth Gonzalez James | 10 mars 2023 | 01:02:59 | |
Elizabeth Gonzalez James is a novelist and essayist whose chapbook Five Conversations About Peter Sellers (Texas Review Press) puts the creative in creative nonfiction. Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show Notes: Brendanomeara.com Substack: rageagainstthealgorithm.substack.com | |||
| Episode 358: Erica J. Berry | 24 févr. 2023 | 01:07:38 | |
Erica J. Berry (@ericajberry) is back, this time to talk about her book Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear (Flatiron Books). Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Beer discount: athleticbrewing.com, enter BRENDANO20 at checkout for a discount.
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| Episode 355: Flinder Boyd | 03 févr. 2023 | 01:14:00 | |
Flinder Boyd (@FlinderBoyd) is a freelance journalist whose piece "20 Minutes in Rucker Park" turns ten this year. He's also a filmmaker and a former professional basketball player. Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 354: Nile Cappello | 31 janv. 2023 | 01:05:28 | |
Nile Cappello (@liketheriver_) returns to talk about her Atavist piece for Feb. 2023. Social: @CNFPod Show notes/Newsletter: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 353: Isaac Fitzgerald | 27 janv. 2023 | 01:12:47 | |
Isaac Fitzgerald is the author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confession (Bloomsbury) and a frequent contributor to The Today Show. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
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| Episode 350: Damon Brown | 06 janv. 2023 | 01:05:49 | |
Damon Brown is the author of many books including Career Remix and Build from Now, and a content creator at youtube.com/@browndamon and career coach. Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 348: Carl Hoffman | 23 déc. 2022 | 01:17:00 | |
Carl Hoffman (@lunaticcarl on Twitter, @carlhoffmanstories on IG) is the author of five books, inclucing Liar's Circus: A Strange and Terrifying Journey into the Upside-Down World of Trump's MAGA Rallies (Custom House). Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 347: Emily Fox Kaplan | 16 déc. 2022 | 00:57:11 | |
Emily Fox Kaplan is a freelance journalist and she's featured in Issue 8 of Pipewrench Magazine for her piece "Searching for Zarahemla." Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 344: Rachel Dickinson | 25 nov. 2022 | 01:08:12 | |
Rachel Dickinson is the author The Loneliest Places: Loss, Grief, and the Long Journey Home (Three Hills Press). Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 336: Cassidy Randall | 30 sept. 2022 | 01:15:14 | |
Cassidy Randall (@cassidyjrandall) is a freelance writer based out of Montana and she is October's featured Atavist writer. Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Beer Discount!: athleticbrewing.com, promo code BRENDANO20 | |||
| Episode 332: David Maraniss | 02 sept. 2022 | 01:05:24 | |
David Maraniss is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of several biographies, his latest being Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Beer Discount: athleticbrewing.com, code BRENDANO20 | |||
| Episode 330: Kim H. Cross | 26 août 2022 | 00:55:29 | |
Kim H. Cross is a freelance writer, an instructor, a mountain bike head coach and author of The Stahl House. Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 316: Chip Scanlan | 20 mai 2022 | 01:03:35 | |
Chip Scanlan returns to talk about his new book 33 Ways to Not Screw Up Your Journalism. Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: Athletic Greens Social: @CNFPod Newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 313: Katia Savchuk | 29 avr. 2022 | 01:29:17 | |
Katia Savchuk (@katiasav) is a freelancer journalist and wrote an incredible piece for The Atavist Magazine. We talk to her as well as editor-in-chief Seyward Darby. Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 306: Dan Schwartz | 11 mars 2022 | 01:10:37 | |
Dan Schwartz (@danjschwartz) is a freelance investigative journalist based out of Colorado. He's got a new piece in the Atlantic about climate change and how local weathermen are the most trusted people to sound the alarm about it. Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes and newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 303: Damon Brown | 25 févr. 2022 | 00:51:42 | |
Get the gig you want with the skills you've got, that's the subtitle of Damon Brown's new book, Career Remix. It's published by Sterling. Social: CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 301: Debbie Millman | 11 févr. 2022 | 00:59:48 | |
Debbie Millman (@debbiemillman) is the host of the incredible Design Matters podcast and the author of Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World's Most Creative People (Porchlight Books, 2022). Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Show notes/Newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 296: Bradford Pearson on Reporting, Ambition, and 'The Eagles of Heart Mountain' | 14 janv. 2022 | 01:11:38 | |
Bradford Pearson (@bradfordpearson) is a journalist, editor, and author of The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story Of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America. Sponsor: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Social Media @CNFPod Show notes and newsletter: brendanomeara.com Support?: patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 293: The 'Supremely Tiny Acts' of Sonya Huber | 24 déc. 2021 | 01:00:20 | |
Sonya Huber (@sonyahuber) is the author of the memoir Supremely Tiny Acts: A Memoir of a Day (Mad Creek Books). Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Social Media: @CNFPod Sponsor: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing | |||
| Episode 291: 'Simple is the Way to Go' with Mirin Fader | 10 déc. 2021 | 01:09:59 | |
Mirin Fader (@mirinfader) is a senior staff writer for The Ringer and the author of Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an MVP. She was twice featured as a notable selection in the Year's Best Sports Writing for her piece on Tyler Skaggs and Gigi Bryant. This episode is dedicated to Kim H. Cross. Sponsor: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Support: Patreon.com/cnf Social Media: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 290: 'Only in Oregon': How Drawing Political Cartoons is All About the Writing with Jesse Springer | 03 déc. 2021 | 00:57:15 | |
Jesse Springer (@springertoons) is a graphic designer and Oregon-based political cartoonist. His latest book, "Only in Oregon," is a greatest hits collection of his cartoons over the span of 26 years. You can buy the book at springerdesign.biz/books. Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Social Media: @CNFPod Show notes and newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 289: The Atavist's 'Feast for Lost Souls' with Annelise Jolley and Zahara Gomez | 30 nov. 2021 | 01:00:43 | |
For this month's Atavist bonus episode, I speak with Annelise Jolley and Zahara Gomez about their collaboration titled "A Feast for Lost Souls." Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Social media: @CNFPod | |||
| Episode 285: Tony Perrottet and 'The Butcher of Havana' | 01 nov. 2021 | 01:00:46 | |
Tony Perrottet is a journalist and historian whose latest piece is "The Butcher of Havana" for The Atavist Magazine. | |||
| Episode 284: Kim H. Cross on Scenes, Structure, and The Stahl House | 29 oct. 2021 | 01:27:45 | |
Kim H. Cross (@kimhcross) is the author of The Stahl House: Case Study House #22: The Making of a Modernist Icon (Chronicle Chroma). She is a best selling author and her work has been featured in The Years' Best Sports Writing and Best American Sports Writing, among many other places. Sponsor: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Social Media: @CNFPod (twitter) and @creativenonfictionpodcast (IG) Up to 11 Newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 281: Susan Orlean Tackles Ledes, Generating Story Ideas, and 'On Animals' | 08 oct. 2021 | 00:55:49 | |
Susan Orlean is the best selling author of The Library Book, Rin Tin Tin, and The Orchid Thief. She's a staff writer for The New Yorker and her latest collection is On Animals. Show notes and newsletter at brendanomeara.com Social Media: @CNFPod on Twitter and @creativenonfictionpodcast on Instagram. | |||
| Episode 280: Laura Todd Carns and 'Searching for Mr. X,' an Atavist Original | 01 oct. 2021 | 00:40:22 | |
Laura Todd Carns (@LauraToddCarns) comes by the show to talk about her Atavist feature "Searching for Mr. X." We also hear from the lead editor of the piece Seyward Darby. Visit magazine.atavist.com to read the piece and subscribe to The Atavist. Keep the conversation going @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and @CNFPod on Twitter. Show notes and to sign up for the Up to 11 Newsletter, visit brendanomeara.com. | |||
| Episode 277: Allison K. Williams Talks Planned Practice, Living a Writer's Life, and Her New Craft Book 'Seven Drafts' | 10 sept. 2021 | 01:12:09 | |
Allison K. Williams returns to talk about her new book Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book (Woodhall Press, 2021). She's @GuerillaMemoir on social media. Thanks to West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing for the support. Social Media: @CNFPod Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 276: Earl Swift Takes Us to the Moon | 03 sept. 2021 | 01:14:31 | |
Earl Swift, author of Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings, returns to talk about his latest book. Sponsor help: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Membership: patreon.com/cnfpod Social Media: @CNFPod | |||
| Episode 274: Ruby McConnell on Stalling Out and Finding Hope Through Writing | 27 août 2021 | 00:47:28 | |
Ruby McConnell is the author of Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life and A Woman's Guide to the Wild. She is @rubygonewild on Twitter and Instagram. Show notes are at brendanomeara.com and you can support the show by heading to patreon.com/cnfpod. Thanks to West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing for the support. | |||
| Episode 272: The Arc of a Goal with Shanna B. Tiayon | 13 août 2021 | 01:05:21 | |
Shanna B. Tiayon comes by to talk about her Pipe Wrench Magazine piece "If We Can Soar," as well as her work in Longreads, and is she training for a Half Ironman? You can her @shannbtiayon on Twitter and @black_suburban_homestead on Instagram. Support: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and Hippocamp 2021. Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod Be a member: patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 268: Overcoming Bad Viewing Hygiene with The Ringer's Alison Herman | 23 juil. 2021 | 01:06:37 | |
Alison Herman (@aherman2006) is a critic for The Ringer. Her piece on David Gelb, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, and the Chef's Table industrial complex prompted this great conversation. Social media: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/links: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 267: Suzanne Roberts on Big Wins, Rejection Clubs, and 'Bad Tourist' | 16 juil. 2021 | 00:57:33 | |
Suzanne Roberts (@suzanneroberts28) is the author of Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel (University of Nebraska Press, 2020). Suzanne talks about:
Support for the show: Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Social Media: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 265: 'No Place Like Home' with Ariel Ramchandani and Seyward Darby | 02 juil. 2021 | 00:43:10 | |
Ariel Ramchandani (@arielramch) and Seyward Darby (@seywarddarby) stop by the show to talk about "No Place Like Home," the podcast they're producing with The Atavist Magazine and Cadence 13. It tells the story of the stolen ruby slippers. Social Media:@CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 264: Rachel Monroe Talks About the Things Writers Don't Tweet About | 25 juin 2021 | 01:14:50 | |
Rachel Monroe (@rachmonroe) is a freelance journalist whose work appears in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The Oxford American. Keep the conversation going @CNFPod and consider supporting the show by visiting the Patreon page: patreon.com/cnfpod. Show notes at brendanomeara.com. | |||
| Episode 263: Michelle Weber and Catherine Cusick Break Out the Pipe Wrench | 18 juin 2021 | 01:18:52 | |
Michelle Weber (@michelleinchief) and Catherine Cusick (@cusickcatherine) come by to talk about their exciting venture Pipe Wrench Magazine. Social: @CNFPod Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 261: Wudan Yan and Jenni Gritters Talk All Things Coaching, Freelancing, and Mindset Monsters | 04 juin 2021 | 00:47:39 | |
"Everything we do as freelance business owners is a leap of faith," says Wudan Yan (@wudanyan), co-host of The Writers' Co-op Podcast with Jenni Gritters (@jenni_gritters). They talk about:
Sponsors: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and HippoCamp 2021 | |||
| Episode 260: Jordan Michael Smith Spins a True-Crime Yarn for The Atavist | 31 mai 2021 | 00:44:43 | |
Jordan Michael Smith (@WriterJMS) came by CNFPod HQ to talk about his piece for The Atavist Magazine, a true-crime zinger. We talk about:
Social media: @CNFPod Support the show: patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 259: Lilly Dancyger on Building Community and Finding Her Father in 'Negative Space' | 28 mai 2021 | 00:55:45 | |
Lilly Dancyger (@lillydancyger) came by CNF Pod HQ to talk all things memoir and her new book Negative Space. She talks about how:
Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Social media: @cnfpod and @BrendanOMeara | |||
| Episode 253: Julie DiCaro Won't Be 'Sidelined' | 16 avr. 2021 | 00:41:13 | |
Sports writer, podcast host, radio host, Julie DiCaro comes by to talk about her book Sidelined, a book about being a woman in America. Keep the conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod and find show notes to this and other episodes at brendanomeara.com. Check out patreon.com/cnfpod for ways to support the show and get some cool swag! | |||
| Episode 251: Glenn Stout Brings to Life The Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid: America's First Gangster Couple | 02 avr. 2021 | 00:56:14 | |
Glenn Stout returns to talk about his thrilling book The Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid: America's First Gangster Couple.
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| Episode 250: Lindsay Jones and Her Atavist Story 'The Lives of Others' | 31 mars 2021 | 00:45:01 | |
Canadian writer and journalist Lindsay Jones stops by HQ to talk about her Atavist story The Milk Box Babies about the cottage hospital industry of rural Canada and the secret that upended two families. I also speak with editor-in-chief Seyward Darby. Subscribe to The Atavist and the podcast. Keep the conversation going @CNFPod on Twitter and IG and consider supporting the show at patreon.com/cnfpod.
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| Episode 247: Jason Naylor, In Living Color | 12 mars 2021 | 00:54:13 | |
"How do you find your style? How do you find your voice? And the truth is, I think that you don't find it until you stop trying to find it, you just make work," says Jason Naylor, @jasonnaylor, author and illustrator of Live Life Colorfully: 99 Ideas to Add Joy, Positivity, and Creativity to Your Life. It is published by Chronicle Prism. Newsletter: brendanomeara.com Patreon for audio mag and other goodies: patreon.com/cnfpod | |||
| Episode 245: Phil Hoad and his Atavist Story 'Cat and Mouse' | 01 mars 2021 | 00:47:27 | |
The journalist Phil Hoad comes by to talk about this Atavist story "Cat and Mouse" about a rash of pet murders in London. We're also joined by lead editor Jonah Ogles, who unpacks Phil's pitch and what made the story irresistible. Keep the conversation going on social media @CNFPod and sign up for the monthly CNFin' newsletter at brendanomeara.com.
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| Episode 243: Claire McNear of The Ringer Talks All Things Writing, Jeopardy!, and the Late Great Alex Trebek | 19 févr. 2021 | 01:14:23 | |
Claire McNear is a staff writer for The Ringer and the author of Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy! (Twelve, 2020). We jam about her rise in longform journalism and how she came to write this great book. Social media: @CNFPod Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes and newsletter: brendanomeara.com | |||
| Episode 242: 'How Are You Going to Change the World?' asks Damon Brown | 12 févr. 2021 | 01:08:23 | |
Damon Brown (@browndamon) returns to talk about his new book Build From Now: Know Your Power, Know Your Abundance and Nourish the World. Social media: @CNFPod Show notes and newsletter at brendanomeara.com This show is brought to you by Vol. III of Casualty of Words, a writing podcast for people in a hurry. | |||
| Episode 241: Carolyn Holbrook and the Indispensable Nature of Writing and Teaching | 05 févr. 2021 | 00:55:35 | |
Carolyn Holbrook is the author of Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify: Essays (University of Minnesota Press). We talk about how teaching and writing keeps her sane, not giving a rip about winning awards (and winning one anyway!), and how she arrived at linked essays as a way to write what is, in effect, a memoir. Show notes are at brendanomeara.com and if you want to break out some cash, we've got some amazing goodies at patreon.com/cnfpod. Keep the conversation going on social media @CNFPod. | |||
| Episode 240: Scott Eden Pans for, Finds Gold in his Atavist Story 'The Gilded Age' | 31 janv. 2021 | 00:43:34 | |
Investigative journalist Scott Eden returns to the podcast to talk about his Atavist story "The Gilded Age." This is a new and exciting partnership with The Atavist Magazine where we at CNF Pod HQ will feature The Atavist's featured writer and featured story for that month. Check out this story and others at magazine.atavist.com and subscribe to read blockbuster journalism, beautifully told, beautifully designed. Follow @atavist, @CNFPod and @BrendanOMeara. Show notes are at brendanomeara.com. Patreon is here. Check it out!
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| Episode 239: Alexandra DiPalma Leads the Podcast Workshop | 29 janv. 2021 | 00:50:27 | |
Alexandra DiPalma, the boss behind Domino Sound and the leader of the Podcast Workshop, is back to talk all things podcasting! Check out akimbo.com/thepodcastworkshop to learn more and if you use the link in the show notes at brendanomeara.com, you could take advantage of a killer discount on the seventh iteration of the workshop. We talk about her winning the golden ticket by working with Seth Godin, launching her own company, and much, much more. Keep the conversation going on social media @CNFPod and consider being a member at patreon.com/cnfpod. | |||
| Episode 238: Ashkan Soltani Stone and Natale Zappia Rock Out with 'Rez Metal' | 22 janv. 2021 | 01:07:01 | |
Ashkan Soltani Stone and Natale Zappia co-write the book Rez Metal: Inside the Navajo Nation Heavy Metal Scene (University of Nebraska Press). They riff about getting out of the way of the story and the collaborative process. Show notes are at brendanomeara.com and consider becoming a CNFin' member over at Patreon, patreon.com/cnfpod. Keep the conversation going @CNFPod and let us know what's on your mind. | |||
| Episode 237: A Fiction/Non/Fiction Festival with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell | 15 janv. 2021 | 00:55:06 | |
Podcasters and writers V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell come by CNF Pod HQ to talk about their writing nonfiction, writing novels, and producing their wonderful podcast Fiction/Non/Fiction. It is part of the Lithub Radio Network. Follow the show @CNFPod and if you dig this CNFin' enterprise, consider the killer options at Patreon page, patreon.com/cnfpod. | |||