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 visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!
Episodes
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Oct 6, 2016 • 1h 10min
Episode 27—Author Paul Lisicky on Writing in Unlikely Times, Simultaneous Projects, and Preserving Play
Paul Lisicky stops by the podcast to talk about his memoir "The Narrow Door."
Sep 21, 2016 • 58min
Episode 26—Kevin Robbins Talks Harvey Penick and the Sacrifices of Writing a Book
Meet Kevin Robbins, author of "Harvey Penick: The Life and Wisdom from the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf."
Aug 4, 2016 • 48min
Episode 25—Elane Johnson on her Winning Essay, Accepting Your Work as Good, and Writers Block
Elane Johnson won "Creative Nonfiction's" marriage essay contest. The title of the essay is "The Math of Marriage." It's distinctive and hilarious. Elane also teaches online courses in creative nonfiction. "Teaching for me is writing," she says. Go on with your bad selves and listen to Episode 25 of the #CNF Podcast!
Jul 22, 2016 • 1h 6min
Episode 24—Brin-Jonathan Butler Takes Us to Cuba
Brin-Jonathan Butler's memoir "The Domino Diaries" is now out in paperback (go buy it). It's about his time in Cuba boxing with world champions, chasing Hemingway's ghost, and spending 10 years of his life in Castro's Cuba. Sound good? That's because it is. Enjoy!
Jul 11, 2016 • 1h 8min
Episode 23—Tom Stanton on Key Moments, the Use of Timelines, and Starting His Own Newspaper
Author Tom Stanton talks about his latest book "Terror in the City of Champions."
Jun 23, 2016 • 1h 33min
Episode 22—Jeff Krulik on "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," "Led Zeppelin Played Here," and His Kinship with Oddities
Jeff Krulik is a documentary film maker—the first on #CNF!—and he stops by the show to talk about his approach to work, the history behind "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," and being a freelancer for 20 years.
May 6, 2016 • 1h 27min
Episode 21—Bronwen Dickey on the Tao of Henry Rollins, Binaural Beats, and Her Three Rules for Any Writer
Author and journalist Bronwen Dickey stops by the podcast to talk about her new book "Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon."
Mar 7, 2016 • 49min
Episode 20—Glenn Stout Returns!
Glenn Stout, author of the newly released "The Selling of the Babe: The Deal That Changed Baseball and Created a Legend," returns to the podcast to talk about the book, writing, and the transcendent nature of hitting a home run.
Mar 3, 2016 • 1h 4min
Episode 19—We Go Back in Time with Brian Mockenhaupt!
This episode was originally a three-parter from back in the day. It features Brian Mockenhaupt, author of the critically acclaimed By-Liner Original "The Living in the Dead." Enjoy the hell out of this throwback all mushed together into one episode.
Feb 25, 2016 • 1h 6min
Episode 18—Mary Pilon
Mary Pilon is the New York Times best-selling author of "The Monopolists" and a freelance "story person".
