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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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55:49

Episode 281: Susan Orlean Tackles Ledes, Generating...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/10/08

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.

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40:22

Episode 280: Laura Todd Carns and 'Searching for Mr....

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/10/01

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.

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58:24

Episode 279: Athena Dixon on Opening Doors, Day Jobs,...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/09/24

Athena Dixon (@AthenaDDixon) is the author of the essay collection "The Incredible Shrinking Woman." We talk about day jobs, finding the time to write, and stringing together essays for a collection. Sponsors: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and the Empathy Prize. Social Media: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and @CNFPod on Twitter. Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod

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86:45

Episode 278: Having a 'Blast' with Volcanologist Jess...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/09/17

Jess Phoenix (@JessPhoenix2018) is a volcanologist and the author of Ms. Adventure: My Wild Explorations in Science, Lava, and Life (Timber Press, 2021). Lots of great stuff here. Social Media: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and @CNFPod on Twitter. Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor help: mfa.wvwc.edu and thefacingprojectpress.submittable.com

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72:09

Episode 277: Allison K. Williams Talks Planned...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/09/10

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

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74:31

Episode 276: Earl Swift Takes Us to the Moon

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/09/03

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

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44:54

Episode 275: Nile Cappello and Her Atavist Story 'The...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/08/31

Nile Capello (@liketheriver) is the writer and reporter behind The Atavist Magazine story 'The Girl in the Picture.' We talk about true crime as self-preservation and how she vets out her stories. We also talk to editor-in-chief Seyward Darby. To read the piece, visit magazine.atavist.com.

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47:28

Episode 274: Ruby McConnell on Stalling Out and...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/08/27

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.

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66:55

Episode 273: My #Hippocamp21 Talk — In Their Words:...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/08/20

Behold! My #Hippocamp21 talk: In Their Words — Lessons from the Best of the Creative Nonfiction Podcast. Sponsor: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod

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Episode 272: The Arc of a Goal with Shanna B. Tiayon

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/08/13

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

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79:20

Episode 271: Brin-Jonathan Butler, 'The Passenger,'...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/08/06

Brin-Jonathan Butler's "Giving Up the Ghost" for Hazlitt is part memoir, part criticism, part mediation on suicide, part travelogue, but it's all Brin. An incredible piece of writing. Settle in, CNFers. @CNFPod patreon.com/cnfpod brendanomeara.com

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Episode 270: How did Daniel Kolitz Pull Off His...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/07/31

Daniel Kolitz is a freelance writer whose latest piece for The Atavist Magazine is about Enthusiastic Sobriety and its founder Bob Meehan.

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62:34

Episode 269: The Visionary Life of Cecilia Brown,...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/07/30

Cecilia Brown (@cecilbrownn on IG) is a filmmaker based out of Portland, Oregon. She produced a beautiful piece for This American Life, so we talk about that and her life making pictures. Social media: @CNFPod Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com

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66:37

Episode 268: Overcoming Bad Viewing Hygiene with The...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/07/23

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

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57:33

Episode 267: Suzanne Roberts on Big Wins, Rejection...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/07/16

Suzanne Roberts (@suzanneroberts28) is the author of Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel (University of Nebraska Press, 2020). Suzanne talks about: Big wins Writing in community The Wordy Girls Rejection clubs And how not to sound like a douchebag when talking about travel Support for the show: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing HippoCamp21 Patreon: patreon.com/cnfpod Social Media: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com

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49:24

Episode 266: The Expansive Nothing You Have to Fill...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/07/09

Kristen Radtke (@kristenradtke on Twitter, @kristenradtke_ on IG) is the author of Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness. Social media: @CNFPod on Twitter. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Thanks to sponsors West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and HippoCamp 2021. Show notes: brendanomeara.com

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Episode 265: 'No Place Like Home' with Ariel...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/07/02

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

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Episode 264: Rachel Monroe Talks About the Things...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/06/25

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.

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Episode 263: Michelle Weber and Catherine Cusick...

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/06/18

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

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71:54

Episode 262: Passion + Desperation = Bob Welch

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O"Meara ·

2021/06/11

"I. Will. Write. This. Book. There's no turning back," says Bob Welch, author of Saving My Enemy, and two dozen other books. We dig into the writing process and the passion and desperation that drives him. Support for The Creative Nonfiction Podcast is provided by: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing and HippoCamp21 (CNFPod21 to save $50!). Patreon.com/cnfpod Social media: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com

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