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The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara

Brendan O"Meara

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara is a weekly podcast that showcases leaders in narrative journalism, essay, memoir, documentary film, radio and podcasts about the art and craft of telling true stories. Follow the show @creativenonfictionpodcast on Instagram and visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!

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57:38

Episode 390: How Did the Pitcher Pedro Martinez Help...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/10/27

Will Harrison is an instructor at the School for Visual Arts in New York City as well the author of several essays including "My Unlikely Writing Teacher: Pedro Martinez" for the New York Times Magazine.Will talks about: How slow of a writer he is How voice just emerges over time And how "pitch selection" is akin to how you vary your sentencesSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnfSocial:

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50:46

Now in Paperback: Dinty W. Moore on the Gift of...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/10/20

This originally aired as Episode 49 on May 19, 2017.“The people I know who fail as writers … lack patience, stubbornness.”Dinty W. Moore is the founder of Brevity Magazine and the author of several books including The Story Cure: A Book Doctor's Pain-Free Guide to Finishing Your Novel or Memoir.In this episode we talk about: Patience Voice Getting inspired instead of dejected by feedback And the power of dozens of draftsSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage

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56:27

Episode 388: Agency, Empathy, and the Ethics of...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/10/13

"I try to minimize harm and maximize truth," says Kim H. Cross, author of In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child (Grand Central Publishing).In this episode we touch on: Giving people agency The ethics of writing true crime Being a human first and a journalist second, And the importance of setting up writing retreats for yourselfSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV,

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56:57

Now in Paperback: Andre Dubus III

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/10/06

This originally aired as Episode 54 on June 23, 2017.Andre Dubus III is the author of the memoir Townie and the novels The House of Sand and Fog and Such Kindness.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnfSocial: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and Threads

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54:33

Episode 387: Tom Donaghy

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/09/29

Tom Donaghy explored the murder of the "Fudge King" of Ocean City for The Atavist Magazine.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf

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66:23

Now in Paperback: Jericho Brown

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/09/22

“A poet is a special kind of nerd.” —Jericho BrownThis episode originally ran as Ep. 148Jericho Brown is the Pulitzer Prize—winning poet behind The Tradition.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf

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65:52

Episode 386: Lana Hall

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/09/15

Lana Hall is a journalist and essayist based out of Toronto, Canada. Her essay "We Are All Animals at Night" ran in Hazlitt.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf

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50:37

Now in Paperback: Mary Karr

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/09/08

This is a rerun and originally published as Ep. 100.Mary Karr is the author of the poetry collection Tropic of Squalor and the memoirs Lit, Cherry, and The Liar's Club.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf

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80:17

Episode 385: Robert Kolker

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/09/01

Robert Kolker is the best selling author of Hidden Valley Road and Lost Girls. He's on the show to talk about his Atavist piece "Dead Reckoning."Newsletter: ragegainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/subscribeShow notes: brendanomeara.comSocial: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcastSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnfSuds: Athletic Brewing, promo BRENDANO20

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55:20

Episode 384: Nicholas Dighiera

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/08/25

Nicholas Dighiera is a writer whose work has appeared in Short Reads, River Teeth, Catamaran, and Under the Gum Tree, among many others.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.comSocial: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcast

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14:15

I Hate Author Readings (And How to Fix Them)

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/08/18

Author readings ... they mostly suck.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSocial: @CNFPod or @creativenonfictionpodcast

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57:01

Episode 383: Pete Croatto

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/08/11

Pete Croatto is a freelance writer and author of From Hang Time to Prime Time. He's back to talk about that strange post-book period.Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm on BeehiivShow notes: brendanomeara.comSocial: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcast

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88:42

Episode 382: Lucy Sexton and Joe Sexton

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/08/04

Lucy Sexton and Joe Sexton, father and daughter, team up for this braided piece for The Atavist titled "Held Together."Newsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodSuds: Athletic Brewing.com, promo code BRENDANO20

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69:46

Episode 381: Michael Finkel

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/07/28

Michael Finkel is the author of The Art Thief: A True Story of Passion, Obsession, and a Monumental Crime Spree.Substack: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodSocial: @CNFPod

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48:13

Episode 380: Wudan Yan

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/07/21

Wudan Yan is a freelancer writer, journalist, coach, podcaster, fact checker, hiker. She wrote about food contamination for Undark.Substack: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodSuds: Athleticbrewing.com, promo code BRENDANO20

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63:49

Episode 379: Alison Mariella Desir

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/07/14

Alison Mariella Desir (@alisonmdesir) is an activist, marathoner, and author of Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us.Substack: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnfSuds: Athletic Brewing.com, promo code BRENDANO20

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52:23

Episode 378: Steven Moore

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/07/07

Steven Moore is the author of The Distance from Slaughter County: Lessons from Flyover Country (UNC Press).Show notes: brendanomeara.comSubstack: Rage Against the AlgorithmSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodSponsor: Liquid IV, code cnfSuds: Athletic Brewing, code BRENDANO20

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79:03

Episode 377: Carlos Barragan

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/06/30

Carlos Barragan is a journalist and MFA student at the Columbia School of Journalism and his piece for The Atavist is "The Romance Scammer on My Sofa."Substack: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnfShow notes: brendanomeara.comSuds: Athletic Brewing, promo code BRENDANO20

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71:19

Episode 376: John Vaillant

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/06/23

John Vaillant (@johnvaillant) is the author four books including Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World (Knopf).Show notes: brendanomeara.comSubstack: Rage Against the AlgorithmSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodSponsor: Liquid IV, code: cnfSuds: Athletic Brewing, code: BRENDANO20

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60:15

Episode 375: Hattie Fletcher and Stephen Knezovich

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2023/06/16

Hattie Fletcher and Stephen Knezovich are part of a team that started Short Reads, short-reads.org a weekly email dispatch of flash nonfiction.Substack: Rage Against the AlgorithmSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnfSuds: Athletic Brewing, promo code BRENDANO20

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