The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

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Episode 251: Glenn Stout Brings to Life The Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid: America's First Gangster Couple Apr 02, 2021

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Glenn Stout returns to talk about his thrilling book The Tiger Girl and the Candy Kid: America's First Gangster Couple.

Episode 250: Lindsay Jones and Her Atavist Story 'The Lives of Others' Mar 31, 2021

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Canadian writer and journalist Lindsay Jones stops by HQ to talk about her Atavist story The Milk Box Babies about the cottage hospital industry of rural Canada and the secret that upended two families.

I also speak with editor-in-chief Seyward Darby.

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Episode 249: Ximena Vengoechea on Life Audits, Listener Drain, and Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection Mar 26, 2021

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Ximena Vengochea is the author of Listen Like You Mean It: Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection (Portfolio).

We talk about:

Life audits
Listening (duh)
Interviewing
And listener drain

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Episode 248: Humble and Important Gifts with Bronwen Dickey Mar 19, 2021

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"My mind is a very bad neighborhood and I should not go there alone," says Bronwen Dickey.

She is the author of Pit Bull: The Battle Over an American Icon, a Best American Sports Writing notable pick, and the journalist behind many pieces that have appeared in Esquire and Outside Magazine.

She's my best friend and I'm so happy to have her back for her fourth trip to the podcast.

In this episode we riff about:

The arrow going out
Humble and important gifts
Journalism as an act of service
Social media
Index card systems

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Episode 247: Jason Naylor, In Living Color Mar 12, 2021

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"How do you find your style? How do you find your voice? And the truth is, I think that you don't find it until you stop trying to find it, you just make work," says Jason Naylor, @jasonnaylor, author and illustrator of Live Life Colorfully: 99 Ideas to Add Joy, Positivity, and Creativity to Your Life. It is published by Chronicle Prism.

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Episode 246: Jenni Gritters on the Freelance Life, Not Waiting for Perfect, and Sh*t Sandwiches Mar 05, 2021

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Jenni Gritters, @jenni_gritters, a freelance writer and co-host of The Writers' Co-op Podcast with her friend and colleague Wudan Yan, comes by CNF Pod HQ to talk about all things freelance writing.

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Episode 245: Phil Hoad and his Atavist Story 'Cat and Mouse' Mar 01, 2021

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The journalist Phil Hoad comes by to talk about this Atavist story "Cat and Mouse" about a rash of pet murders in London.

We're also joined by lead editor Jonah Ogles, who unpacks Phil's pitch and what made the story irresistible.

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Episode 244: Jackie MacMullan on the Fear of Failure, Writing that Teaches You, and the Final Chapter of 'Best American Sports Writing' Feb 26, 2021

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Jackie MacMullan, columnist for ESPN and a long-time writer for The Boston Globe, stops by the show to talk about being the final guest editor for The Best American Sports Writing.

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Episode 243: Claire McNear of The Ringer Talks All Things Writing, Jeopardy!, and the Late Great Alex Trebek Feb 19, 2021

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Claire McNear is a staff writer for The Ringer and the author of Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy! (Twelve, 2020).

We jam about her rise in longform journalism and how she came to write this great book.

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Episode 242: 'How Are You Going to Change the World?' asks Damon Brown Feb 12, 2021

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Damon Brown (@browndamon) returns to talk about his new book Build From Now: Know Your Power, Know Your Abundance and Nourish the World.

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