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
Sep 3, 2021 • 1h 15min
Episode 276: Earl Swift Takes Us to the Moon
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
Aug 31, 2021 • 45min
Episode 275: Nile Cappello and Her Atavist Story 'The Girl in the Picture'
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.
Aug 27, 2021 • 47min
Episode 274: Ruby McConnell on Stalling Out and Finding Hope Through Writing
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.
Aug 20, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 273: My #Hippocamp21 Talk — In Their Words: Lessons Learned from the Best of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast
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
Aug 13, 2021 • 1h 5min
Episode 272: The Arc of a Goal with Shanna B. Tiayon
Shanna B. Tiayon, a writer and well-being expert with a Ph.D. in sociology, shares insights from her work in Longreads and Pipe Wrench Magazine. She discusses her inspiring journey of learning to swim as an adult while training for a Half Ironman, highlighting personal growth through perseverance. The conversation also touches on systemic racism, the importance of representation, and how writing serves as a transformative tool for processing emotions. Shanna emphasizes mindful practices that foster creativity and community support.
Aug 6, 2021 • 1h 19min
Episode 271: Brin-Jonathan Butler, 'The Passenger,' and 'Giving Up the Ghost'
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
Jul 31, 2021 • 33min
Episode 270: How did Daniel Kolitz Pull Off His Atavist Story?
Daniel Kolitz is a freelance writer whose latest piece for The Atavist Magazine is about Enthusiastic Sobriety and its founder Bob Meehan.
Jul 30, 2021 • 1h 3min
Episode 269: The Visionary Life of Cecilia Brown, Making Pictures, and This American Life
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
Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 268: Overcoming Bad Viewing Hygiene with The Ringer's Alison Herman
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
Jul 16, 2021 • 58min
Episode 267: Suzanne Roberts on Big Wins, Rejection Clubs, and 'Bad Tourist'
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
