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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Jan 24, 2020 • 1h 24min
Episode 186: Brin-Jonathan Butler — Misfits, Status, and 'Tourist Information'
Brin-Jonathan Butler has a new podcast called Tourist Information. Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing for the support.
Jan 17, 2020 • 1h 6min
Episode 185: Tim O'Brien on Memory, Failure and his 'Maybe Book'
Tim O'Brien, author of Dad's Maybe Book, talks all things writing, reading and turning a maybe something into an actual something. Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing made this show possible. As did my monthly newsletter. Go get it.
Jan 10, 2020 • 1h 4min
Episode 184: Kristina Gaddy — 'Flowers in the Gutter' and the Loving What's Underneath It All
Hey, CNFers! It's Kristina Gaddy, author of Flowers in the Gutter. This episode is sponsored by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing. It's also sponsored by my monthly newsletters. Reading recommendations, riffs, and what you might have missed from the world of the podcast. First of the month. No spam. Can't beat it.
Jan 3, 2020 • 6min
Happy 2020, CNFers
Um, what? No interview this week?
Dec 27, 2019 • 35min
Episode 183: Sonia Hamer — Crock-Pot Prose
Sonia Hamer talks about her story Pig: An Essay. This show is sponsored by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction. It's also sponsored by my monthly newsletter. Once a month. No spam. Can't beat it.
Dec 20, 2019 • 1h 7min
Episode 182: Jake Gronsky — Discipline, Sticking Up for Your Work, and Always Having an Apprentice Mindset
Jake Gronsky, author of A Short Season and a Best American Sports Writing 2019 Notable Selection joins me to talk about writing and always having that apprentice mindset. This episode is sponsored by Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing. It's also sponsored by my monthly newsletter. Sign up at brendanomeara.com.
Dec 13, 2019 • 55min
Episode 181: Amy Fish — Starting Late, Dealing with Rejections, and How to Get Someone to Clean Up After Their Dog
Amy Fish, author of I Wanted Fries With That, joins me to talk about her writing and coming to the genre later in life. Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing for the support. This podcast is also brought to you by my monthly newsletter. Head to brendanomeara.com to sign up. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, man.
Dec 6, 2019 • 56min
Episode 180: Lindsay McCrae — A Year Among Penguins
Lindsay McCrae jumps on the podcast to talk about his book My Penguin Year: Life Among the Emperors. Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing helped make this show possible.
Nov 29, 2019 • 1h 6min
Episode 179: John O'Connor — Finding Your Donkey
John O'Connor talks about his "True Story" piece "Everything Gets Worse" and how every story needs a donkey. Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing for the support. Keep the conversation going on Twitter and Instagram @CNFPod and find show notes at brendanomeara.com
Nov 22, 2019 • 1h 2min
Episode 178: Elisa Gabbert — Tweet-Size Ideas and Letting Time Do the Work
"Time is doing so much work," says Elisa Gabbert, the essayist and poet. This episode's patron is Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction writing. Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @CNFPod.
