Episode 341: Isidra Mencos
Isidra Menco (@isidramencos) is the author of Promenade of Desire. It is published by She Writes Press. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 341
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!
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Episode 340: J.B. MacKinnon
J.B. MacKinnon is a freelance writer based out of Vancouver, BC. His piece, "True Grit," appears in the November issue of the Atavist Magazine. Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 340
Episode 339: Jeff Pearlman
Jeff Pearlman is the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson (Mariner Books). Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 339
Episode 338: Remembering Matt Tullis
Matt Tullis was a professor, author, journalist, and podcaster. Tullis Go Fund Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-tullis-family Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 338
Episode 337: Ander Monson
Ander Monson (@angermonsoon) is the author of Predator: A Memoir, A Movie, An Obsession. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod Beer Discount: athleticbrewing.com , promo code BRENDANO20
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 377
Episode 336: Cassidy Randall
Cassidy Randall ( @cassidyjrandall ) is a freelance writer based out of Montana and she is October's featured Atavist writer. Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Beer Discount!: athleticbrewing.com , promo code BRENDANO20...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 336
Episode 335: Steve Brusatte
Steve Brusatte (@SteveBrusatte) is the author of "The Rise and Reign of the Mammals" and a professor/research/paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Beer Discount: athleticbrewing.com , code BRENDANO20
Sep 23, 2022•58 min•Ep. 335
Episode 334: Katrina Miller
Katrina Miller (@__katrinarenee) is a physicist and writer who recently had a wonderful essay about trailblazing Black women in the physical sciences for Wired Magazine. Social: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Beer discount: athleticbrewing.com , promo code BRENDANO20
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 334
Episode 333: Malaka Gharib
Malaka Gharib (@malakagharib on IG) is a cartoonist and author of the graphic memoir It Won't Always Be Like This (Ten Speed Press). Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com N/A Beer discount: athleticbrewing.com , promo code BRENDANO20
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 333
Episode 332: David Maraniss
David Maraniss is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of several biographies, his latest being Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Beer Discount: athleticbrewing.com , code BRENDANO20
Sep 02, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Episode 331: Seyward Darby
Seyward Darby is the editor-in-chief for The Atavist Magazine and the author of Sisters in Hate. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Beer discount: athleticbrewing.com , use BRENDANO20 for discount. Newsletter: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 331
Episode 330: Kim H. Cross
Kim H. Cross is a freelance writer, an instructor, a mountain bike head coach and author of The Stahl House. Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod
Aug 26, 2022•55 min•Ep. 330
Episode 329: Alexandra Lytton Regalado
Alexandra Lytton Regalado (@alexlregalado) is the author of Relinquenda, a collection of poems published by Beacon Press. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 329
Episode 328 [RERUN]: My #HippoCamp21 Talk — In Their Words: Lessons Learned from the Best of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast
In honor of HippoCamp22, I'm re-upping my HippoCamp21 talk. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 328
Episode 327: Donna Talarico, HippoCamper
Donna Talarico is here to talk about HippoCamp22, the seventh iteration of the writer's conference focusing solely on creative nonfiction. If you use the promo code CNFPOD22 at checkout, you get $89 off your registration fee. Go to hippocampusmagazine.com/conference. Sponsor: Libsyn Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod...
Aug 05, 2022•42 min•Ep. 327
Episode 326: Jana Meisenholder
Jana Meisenholder (@addsodium on Twitter) is a journalist whose latest piece appears in The Atavist Magazine. Sponsor: Libsyn Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Shownotes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 326
Episode 325: Kerri Sullivan
Kerri Sullivan is the editor behind New Jersey Fan Club: Artists and Writers Celebrate the Garden State (Rutgers University Press). Sponsor: Libsyn.com promo code FRIEND Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes and newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 325
Episode 324: Chris Solomon
Chris Solomon is a contributing editor to Outside Magazine. We talk about his work for GQ, Outside, and freelancing in general. Sponsor: Athletic Greens Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 324
Episode 323: Leigh Baldwin and Sean Williams
Leigh Baldwin and Sean Williams co-wrote and co-reported "Follow the Leader" for the July issue of The Atavist Magazine. We also hear from lead editor Jonah Ogles. Social: @CNFPod Sponsor: Athletic Greens Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 323
Episode 322: Leah Sottile
Leah Sottile (@leahsottile) is the author of When the Moon Turns to Blood (12 Books) and the producer behind the podcast Bundyville. Sponsor: Athletic Greens Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jun 24, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 322
Episode 321: Ruby McConnell
Ruby McConnell (@rubygonewild) is the author of Ground Truth and A Woman's Guide to the Wild. Sponsor: Athletic Greens Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jun 17, 2022•50 min•Ep. 321
Episode 320: Howard Bryant
Howard Bryant (@hbryant42) is a senior writer for ESPN and the author of several books, including Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original (Mariner Books). Sponsor: Athleticgreens.com/emerging Social: @CNFPod Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 320
Episode 319: Neal Bascomb
Neal Bascomb is the author of several book and these days he's most excited about his newsletter Work/Craft/Life (workcraftlife.substack.com). Sponsor: Athletic Greens Support: Patreon Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Jun 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 319
Episode 318: Greg Donahue
Greg Donahue (@GregJDonahue) is a freelance journalist and the author and reporter behind the Atavist original " The Fugitive Next Door ." Social: @CNFPod Sponsor: Athletic Greens Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletters: brendanomeara.com...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Episode 317: Brad Listi
Brad Listi is the author of Be Brief and Tell Them Everything. He's also the host the wildly popular Otherppl podcast (@otterppl). Sponsor: Athletic Greens Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
May 27, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 317
Episode 316: Chip Scanlan
Chip Scanlan returns to talk about his new book 33 Ways to Not Screw Up Your Journalism. Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: Athletic Greens Social: @CNFPod Newsletter: brendanomeara.com
May 20, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 316
Episode 315: Tad Friend
Tad Friend is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of the memoir In the Early Times: A Life Reframed (Crown). Social: @CNFPod Sponsor: Athletic Greens Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show Notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
May 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 315
Episode 314: How 'Top Chef' Can Help Your Writing
No interview this week. Instead a short craft essay on how chefs can help us be better writers. Sponsor: Athletic Greens, athleticgreens.com/EMERGING Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod
May 06, 2022•16 min•Ep. 314
Episode 313: Katia Savchuk
Katia Savchuk (@katiasav) is a freelancer journalist and wrote an incredible piece for The Atavist Magazine. We talk to her as well as editor-in-chief Seyward Darby. Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 313
Episode 312: Meredith May
Meredith May returns to talk about her new book Loving Edie: How a Dog Afraid of Everything Taught Me to be Brave (Park Row Books). Social: @CNFPod Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes and the Rage Against the Algorithm newsletter: brendanomeara.com
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 312
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