Katya Cengel (@kcengel) is a journalist and author who wrote "The Truth is Out There" for The Atavist Magazine. In this episode we also here from editor Jonah Ogles on: What sets pitches over the top Pitching multiple times And trust Katya takes over and talks about: Untidy endings Earning trust with sources And finding enough 'there' there Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @creativenonfiction podcast on IG and Threads Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 393
This episode originally aired as Episode 61 on August 11, 2017. Susan Orlean is the best selling author of The Library Book, The Orchid Thief , and Rin Tin Tin . She's a longtime staff writer for The New Yorker and you can find her on Threads @susanorlean. In this episode, Susan talks about: always having an audience in mind having supreme focus and needing to see yourself as a business person if you plan on doing this type of work Subscribe to the podcast wherever and check out the show notes a...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Damon Brown is an author, entrepreneur, and coach and his latest book is The Complete Bring Your Worth Collection. In this episode, we talk about: How he grew is YouTube channel from 0 to 18K The BYW Collection as capstone And how obscurity is your friend ... to a point Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Social: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and Threads...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 392
This episode originally aired on December 6, 2015. Glenn Stout is a brilliant editor and writer. He's the author of Young Woman and the Sea, The Selling of the Babe, and Tiger Girl and Candy Kid. Here, we revisit the first of his many times on the pod to talk about: Effort How none of this makes sense Why we continue to tell stories And a whole lot more! Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Social: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and T...
Nov 10, 2023•50 min
In " Two Thousand Miles from Home ," journalist Lily Hyde chronicles the unbelievable true story of three pregnant women torn apart by war. Lily talks about how she hates every thing she writes, struggling with the invasiveness of journalism, and how she earned the truest of her central figures. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Social: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and Threads...
Nov 03, 2023•54 min•Ep. 391
Will Harrison is an instructor at the School for Visual Arts in New York City as well the author of several essays including "My Unlikely Writing Teacher: Pedro Martinez" for the New York Times Magazine. Will talks about: How slow of a writer he is How voice just emerges over time And how "pitch selection" is akin to how you vary your sentences Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf Social: @creativenonf...
Oct 27, 2023•58 min•Ep. 390
This originally aired as Episode 49 on May 19, 2017. “The people I know who fail as writers … lack patience, stubbornness.” Dinty W. Moore is the founder of Brevity Magazine and the author of several books including The Story Cure: A Book Doctor's Pain-Free Guide to Finishing Your Novel or Memoir . In this episode we talk about: Patience Voice Getting inspired instead of dejected by feedback And the power of dozens of drafts Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: R...
Oct 20, 2023•51 min
"I try to minimize harm and maximize truth," says Kim H. Cross, author of In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child (Grand Central Publishing). In this episode we touch on: Giving people agency The ethics of writing true crime Being a human first and a journalist second, And the importance of setting up writing retreats for yourself Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Sponsor: Liquid...
Oct 13, 2023•56 min•Ep. 388
This originally aired as Episode 54 on June 23, 2017. Andre Dubus III is the author of the memoir Townie and the novels The House of Sand and Fog and Such Kindness. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf Social: @creativenonfictionpodcast on IG and Threads...
Oct 06, 2023•57 min
Tom Donaghy explored the murder of the "Fudge King" of Ocean City for The Atavist Magazine. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf
Sep 29, 2023•55 min•Ep. 387
“A poet is a special kind of nerd.” —Jericho Brown This episode originally ran as Ep. 148 Jericho Brown is the Pulitzer Prize—winning poet behind The Tradition. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 6 min
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/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 386
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/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf...
Sep 08, 2023•51 min
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/subscribe Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcast Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf Suds: Athletic Brewing, promo BRENDANO20...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 385
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/cnfpod Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcast
Aug 25, 2023•55 min•Ep. 384
Author readings ... they mostly suck. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Social: @ CNFPod or @ creativenonfictionpodcast
Aug 18, 2023•14 min
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 Beehiiv Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @CNFPod and @creativenonfictionpodcast
Aug 11, 2023•57 min•Ep. 383
Lucy Sexton and Joe Sexton, father and daughter, team up for this braided piece for The Atavist titled " Held Together ." Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Suds: Athletic Brewing.com, promo code BRENDANO20...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 382
Michael Finkel is the author of The Art Thief: A True Story of Passion, Obsession, and a Monumental Crime Spree . Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 381
Wudan Yan is a freelancer writer, journalist, coach, podcaster, fact checker, hiker. She wrote about food contamination for Undark. Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Suds: Athleticbrewing.com , promo code BRENDANO20
Jul 21, 2023•48 min•Ep. 380
Alison Mariella Desir (@alisonmdesir) is an activist, marathoner, and author of Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us . Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf Suds: Athletic Brewing.com, promo code BRENDANO20...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 379
Steven Moore is the author of The Distance from Slaughter County: Lessons from Flyover Country (UNC Press). Show notes: brendanomeara.com Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: Liquid IV, code cnf Suds: Athletic Brewing, code BRENDANO20...
Jul 07, 2023•52 min•Ep. 378
Carlos Barragan is a journalist and MFA student at the Columbia School of Journalism and his piece for The Atavist is " The Romance Scammer on My Sofa. " Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code cnf Show notes: brendanomeara.com Suds: Athletic Brewing, promo code BRENDANO20...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 377
John Vaillant (@johnvaillant) is the author four books including Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World (Knopf). Show notes: brendanomeara.com Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: Liquid IV, code: cnf Suds: Athletic Brewing, code: BRENDANO20...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 376
Hattie Fletcher and Stephen Knezovich are part of a team that started Short Reads, short-reads.org a weekly email dispatch of flash nonfiction. Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Sponsor: Liquid IV , promo code cnf Suds: Athletic Brewing , promo code BRENDANO20...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 375
Christine Yu is the author of Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes (Riverhead Books). Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Sponsor: Liquid IV, promo code CNF Suds: Athletic Brewing, promo code BRENDANO20...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 374
Seth Godin is the author of more than 20 books, including his latest The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams. Sponsor: Liquid IV, and use promo code CNF Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Social: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Suds: Athletic Brewing , promo code BRENDANO20...
Jun 02, 2023•49 min•Ep. 373
Anna Altman is a freelance journalist. This is her second time writing for The Atavist. Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Social: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: patreon.com/cnfpod Suds: Athletic Brewing, use BRENDANO20 at checkout...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 372
Jen A. Miller (@ByJenAMiller) is a freelance writer and author o f Freelance Writing for Laid-Off Journalists (and Those Who Want to Quit) . Substack: rageagainstthealgorithm.substack.com Social: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: patreon.com/cnfpod
May 27, 2023•24 min•Ep. 371
A couple crafty-type essays this week. Substack: Rage Against the Algorithm Social: @CNFPod Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: patreon.com/cnfpod
May 19, 2023•13 min
