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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Apr 8, 2017 • 5min
Episode 44—Philip Gerard and the 'Thrill' of Creative Research
Experimental podcast! A micro essay about a book I've read. Ping me on Twitter or email me if you dig it!
Mar 31, 2017 • 54min
Episode 43—Mary Heather Noble on Emotional Charges, Emotional Distance, and Not Discarding Work
Environmental writer Mary Heather Noble talks about her award-winning essay "Eulogy for an Owl."
Mar 24, 2017 • 1h 55min
Episode 42—Roy Peter Clark, America's Writing Coach on Living a Life of Language, Lowering Standards, and the Meaning of Literacy
Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools and The Art of X-Ray Reading, joined me on #CNF.
Mar 17, 2017 • 54min
Episode 41—Jennifer Niesslein, the Full Grown Person behind Full Grown People
Jennifer Niesslein, formerly a co-editor and co-founder of Brain, Child, and currently editor and founder of Full Grown People, joined me on Episode 41 to talk about the art of editing.
Mar 10, 2017 • 58min
Episode 40—How to Be Like Mike (Copperman)
Michael Copperman, author of Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta (University Press of Mississippi), talks about his memoir and trusting the process.
Mar 3, 2017 • 22min
Episode 39—The Gentleman's Guide to Arousal-Free Slow Dancing
I read my essay "The Gentleman's Guide to Arousal-Free Slow Dancing," which was published in Creative Nonfiction's "Joy" issue.
Feb 24, 2017 • 1h 41min
Episode 38—Philip Gerard Helps You Get Out of Your Head
Philip Gerard, author of "The Art of Creative Research" stopped by #CNF HQ to talk about the serious research behind all great works of writing.
Feb 17, 2017 • 56min
Episode 37—Author Angela Palm is a Cartographer? Well, sort of
Angela Palm, author of "Riverine" (Graywolf Press) and the essay "Hierarchy of Needs" talks about the perils of the submission game, the power of leveling up, and to be on the lookout for organizing principles.
Feb 10, 2017 • 34min
Episode 36—The Joyful Kim Kankiewicz Writes with Her Ears
Kim Kankiewicz won Creative Nonfiction's essay prize for Issue No. 32, an issue themed "Joy". Lots of cool insights from a brilliant voice in personal essay.
Feb 3, 2017 • 1h 2min
Episode 35—Sybil Baker on Discovery and the Art of Being Different
Sybil Baker talks about her book Immigration Essays, published by C&R Press.
