The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with 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 Threads and visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!
Latest episodes
Mar 17, 2023 • 1h 7min
Episode 361: Ari Shapiro
Ari Shapiro (@arishapiro) is the host of NPR's All Things Considered and the author of the memoir The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening (HarperCollins). Social: @CNFPod Substack: rageagainstthealgorithm.substack.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com N/A Beer Discount: athleticbrewing.com, use BRENDANO20 at checkout
Mar 10, 2023 • 1h 3min
Episode 360: Elizabeth Gonzalez James
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
Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 11min
Episode 359: Shannon McCaffrey
Shannon McCaffrey (@shannonajc1) is the author and reporter behind "Sanctuary," a love story of sorts, for this month's issue of The Atavist. We also hear from Atavist editor-in-chief Seyward Darby (@seywarddarby). Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Substack: rageagainstthealgorithm.substack.com Beer discount: athleticbrewing.com, enter code BRENDANO20 at checkout.
Feb 24, 2023 • 1h 8min
Episode 358: Erica J. Berry
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.
Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 16min
Episode 357: Adam Popescu
Adam Popescu (@adampopescu) is a Los Angeles-based journalist and writer and he recently wrote about his trip to Congo and the first national park to mine for Bitcoin. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Athletic Brewing discount, enter BRENDANO20 at checkout.
Feb 10, 2023 • 1h 2min
Episode 356: Siku Allooloo
Siku Allooloo (@discobou on IG) is a writer, poet, and filmmaker and we talk about her essays "Caribou People" and "Living Death." Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Newsletter/show notes: brendanomeara.com
Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 14min
Episode 355: Flinder Boyd
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
Jan 31, 2023 • 1h 5min
Episode 354: Nile Cappello
Nile Cappello (@liketheriver_) returns to talk about her Atavist piece for Feb. 2023. Social: @CNFPod Show notes/Newsletter: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod
Jan 27, 2023 • 1h 13min
Episode 353: Isaac Fitzgerald
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
Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 4min
Episode 352: Lauren Fleshman
Lauren Fleshman is the author of Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World (Penguin Press). Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
