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 4, 2022 • 1h 5min
Episode 305: Matt Bell
Matt Bell is the author of the craft book Refuse to be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts. It's published by Soho. Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Feb 28, 2022 • 43min
Episode 304: Bill Donahue
Bill Donahue is the writer behind "The Voyagers," a production of The Atavist Magazine. We also speak to lead editor Jonah Ogles about editing this piece and what makes for a great profile and getting a piece of writing to "that good place." Social: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: patreon.com/cnfpod
Feb 25, 2022 • 52min
Episode 303: Damon Brown
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
Feb 18, 2022 • 1h 4min
Episode 302: Neda Toloui-Semnani
Neda Toloui-Semnani (@Neda_Semnani) is a journalist and author of They Said They Wanted Revolution: A Memoir of My Parents (Little a, 2022). Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Feb 11, 2022 • 60min
Episode 301: Debbie Millman
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
Feb 4, 2022 • 1h 13min
Episode 300: Gloria Liu
Come find the meaning of life with Gloria Liu (@thats_my_line) as we dig into her work for Outside Magazine about burnout, among other topics. Social: @CNFPod Sponsor: West Virg. Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 20min
Episode 299: Christine Grimaldi and "The Shadow and the Ghost"
Christine Grimaldi blends memoir and journalism in her piece for the February 2022 issue of The Atavist Magazine. Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: West Virg. Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jan 28, 2022 • 1h 18min
Episode 298: Rachel Krantz is 'Open'
Rachel Krantz (@RachelKrantz) is the author of Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy (Harmony, 2022). Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: West Virg. Wesley College's MFA in Creative Writing Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jan 21, 2022 • 1h 1min
Episode 297: Sonia Weiser is Looking for a Hobby
Sonia Weiser (@weischoice) is a freelancer and the founder of the Opportunities of the Week newsletter. Sponsor: West Virginia Wesleyan College's MFA in Creative Writing Social Media: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: patreon.com/cnfpod
Jan 14, 2022 • 1h 12min
Episode 296: Bradford Pearson on Reporting, Ambition, and 'The Eagles of Heart Mountain'
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
