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!
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Apr 28, 2017 • 44min
Episode 47—Shawna Kenney on 'Zines, Advice, and Finding Your Tribe
Shawna Kenney, author, writer, teacher, coach, editor, joins me on The Creative Nonfiction Podcast to talk about her origin story as a teenage fanzine founder, punk rock, and her delightful short essay “Never Call Yourself a Writer, and Other Rules for Writing,” a brilliant piece of satire. She grew up in a conservative family in small-town Maryland, so the nearby punk scene in Washington D.C. held tremendous appeal. “I always wanted to be Hunter S. Thompson without the drugs,” Shawna tells me. Her work has such an edge that I was surprised that she didn’t have that edge in conversation. “I’m much better on the page than I am verbally,” she says, which isn’t true at all. She’s great on the page, and she’s a great conversationalist. Her work has appeared in Creative Nonfiction, the New York Times, Vice, and Playboy, just to name a few. Be sure to follow Shawna on Twitter @ShawnaJKenney and go to her website to read more about her and her work. Thanks for listening!
Apr 21, 2017 • 56min
Episode 46—Editor Hattie Fletcher on Seeing Rhythms and the Power of Reading Slush
Creative Nonfiction's managing editor Hattie Fletcher sat down to talk about the art of editing.
Apr 14, 2017 • 47min
Episode 45—Bronwen Dickey Returns to Talk about the Paperback Release of Pit Bull, Troll Culture, and How Perfectionism Kills
My good friend (can I say that? I think so) Bronwen Dickey returns to talk about the paperback release of "Pit Bull: Battle Over an American Icon," Troll Culture, and how Perfectionism Kills You.
Apr 8, 2017 • 5min
Episode 44—Philip Gerard and the 'Thrill' of Creative Research
Experimental podcast! A micro essay about a book I've read. Ping me on Twitter or email me if you dig it!
Mar 31, 2017 • 54min
Episode 43—Mary Heather Noble on Emotional Charges, Emotional Distance, and Not Discarding Work
Environmental writer Mary Heather Noble talks about her award-winning essay "Eulogy for an Owl."
Mar 24, 2017 • 1h 55min
Episode 42—Roy Peter Clark, America's Writing Coach on Living a Life of Language, Lowering Standards, and the Meaning of Literacy
Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools and The Art of X-Ray Reading, joined me on #CNF.
Mar 17, 2017 • 54min
Episode 41—Jennifer Niesslein, the Full Grown Person behind Full Grown People
Jennifer Niesslein, formerly a co-editor and co-founder of Brain, Child, and currently editor and founder of Full Grown People, joined me on Episode 41 to talk about the art of editing.
Mar 10, 2017 • 58min
Episode 40—How to Be Like Mike (Copperman)
Michael Copperman, author of Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta (University Press of Mississippi), talks about his memoir and trusting the process.
Mar 3, 2017 • 22min
Episode 39—The Gentleman's Guide to Arousal-Free Slow Dancing
I read my essay "The Gentleman's Guide to Arousal-Free Slow Dancing," which was published in Creative Nonfiction's "Joy" issue.
Feb 24, 2017 • 1h 41min
Episode 38—Philip Gerard Helps You Get Out of Your Head
Philip Gerard, author of "The Art of Creative Research" stopped by #CNF HQ to talk about the serious research behind all great works of writing.
