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 Threads and visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!
Episodes
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Feb 21, 2020 • 1h 4min
Episode 190: Adrienne Brodeur on Taking Your Story Head On, Loosening the Grip on Your Narrative, and Her Memoir 'Wild Game'
The author Adrienne Brodeur is here to talk about her memoir Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me (HMH, 2019) Thanks to our sponsors in Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing. Thanks also to HippoCamp 2020. Use the promo code CNFPOD2020 to receive $40 off your registration! And, of course, my monthly newsletter.
Feb 14, 2020 • 1h 5min
Episode 189: Damon Brown on 'Bring Your Worth' and the Secret Power of Cocktail Napkins
Damon Brown is the author of Bring Your Worth and he joins me to talk about that, creativity, and a whole lot more. Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing for the support. Be sure to sign up for the my monthly newsletter.
Feb 7, 2020 • 1h
Episode 188: Katherine Keith — Say Yes to Life
Katherine Keith, author of Epic Solitude, talks about resilience in the face of unspeakable tragedy. Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing made this show possible. As did my monthly newsletter.
Jan 31, 2020 • 46min
Episode 187: Ander Monson — It's Electric
The writer Ander Monson, whose True Story essay "My Monument" came out in December, is here to talk about the essay and his approach to writing essays. Podcast made possible by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing.
Jan 24, 2020 • 1h 24min
Episode 186: Brin-Jonathan Butler — Misfits, Status, and 'Tourist Information'
Brin-Jonathan Butler has a new podcast called Tourist Information. Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing for the support.
Jan 17, 2020 • 1h 6min
Episode 185: Tim O'Brien on Memory, Failure and his 'Maybe Book'
Tim O'Brien, author of Dad's Maybe Book, talks all things writing, reading and turning a maybe something into an actual something. Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing made this show possible. As did my monthly newsletter. Go get it.
Jan 10, 2020 • 1h 4min
Episode 184: Kristina Gaddy — 'Flowers in the Gutter' and the Loving What's Underneath It All
Hey, CNFers! It's Kristina Gaddy, author of Flowers in the Gutter. This episode is sponsored by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing. It's also sponsored by my monthly newsletters. Reading recommendations, riffs, and what you might have missed from the world of the podcast. First of the month. No spam. Can't beat it.
Jan 3, 2020 • 6min
Happy 2020, CNFers
Um, what? No interview this week?
Dec 27, 2019 • 35min
Episode 183: Sonia Hamer — Crock-Pot Prose
Sonia Hamer talks about her story Pig: An Essay. This show is sponsored by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction. It's also sponsored by my monthly newsletter. Once a month. No spam. Can't beat it.
Dec 20, 2019 • 1h 7min
Episode 182: Jake Gronsky — Discipline, Sticking Up for Your Work, and Always Having an Apprentice Mindset
Jake Gronsky, author of A Short Season and a Best American Sports Writing 2019 Notable Selection joins me to talk about writing and always having that apprentice mindset. This episode is sponsored by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing. It's also sponsored by my monthly newsletter. Sign up at brendanomeara.com.
