
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 29, 2023 • 55min
Episode 387: Tom Donaghy
Tom Donaghy explored the murder of the "Fudge King" of Ocean City for The Atavist Magazine.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf

Sep 22, 2023 • 1h 6min
Now in Paperback: Jericho Brown
“A poet is a special kind of nerd.” —Jericho BrownThis episode originally ran as Ep. 148Jericho Brown is the Pulitzer Prize—winning poet behind The Tradition.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf

Sep 15, 2023 • 1h 6min
Episode 386: Lana Hall
Lana Hall is a journalist and essayist based out of Toronto, Canada. Her essay "We Are All Animals at Night" ran in Hazlitt.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf

Sep 8, 2023 • 51min
Now in Paperback: Mary Karr
This is a rerun and originally published as Ep. 100.Mary Karr is the author of the poetry collection Tropic of Squalor and the memoirs Lit, Cherry, and The Liar's Club.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes: brendanomeara.comNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf

Sep 1, 2023 • 1h 20min
Episode 385: Robert Kolker
Robert Kolker is the best selling author of Hidden Valley Road and Lost Girls. He's on the show to talk about his Atavist piece "Dead Reckoning."Newsletter: ragegainstthealgorithm.beehiiv.com/subscribeShow notes: brendanomeara.comSocial: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcastSponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnfSuds: Athletic Brewing, promo BRENDANO20

Aug 25, 2023 • 55min
Episode 384: Nicholas Dighiera
Nicholas Dighiera is a writer whose work has appeared in Short Reads, River Teeth, Catamaran, and Under the Gum Tree, among many others.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodShow notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.comSocial: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcast

Aug 18, 2023 • 14min
I Hate Author Readings (And How to Fix Them)
Author readings ... they mostly suck.Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSocial: @CNFPod or @creativenonfictionpodcast

Aug 11, 2023 • 57min
Episode 383: Pete Croatto
Pete Croatto is a freelance writer and author of From Hang Time to Prime Time. He's back to talk about that strange post-book period.Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm on BeehiivShow notes: brendanomeara.comSocial: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcast

Aug 4, 2023 • 1h 29min
Episode 382: Lucy Sexton and Joe Sexton
Lucy Sexton and Joe Sexton, father and daughter, team up for this braided piece for The Atavist titled "Held Together."Newsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodSuds: Athletic Brewing.com, promo code BRENDANO20

Jul 28, 2023 • 1h 10min
Episode 381: Michael Finkel
Michael Finkel is the author of The Art Thief: A True Story of Passion, Obsession, and a Monumental Crime Spree.Substack: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpodSocial: @CNFPod