The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

Latest Episodes:

Episode 202: Ruby McConnell — ... And Nothing but The 'Ground Truth' May 15, 2020

Show notes

Ruby McConnell (@rubygonewild) is the author of Ground Truth: A Geological Survey of a Life (Overcup Press).

We talk about the rigor and discipline of dance and how that prepared her for writing, why geology is a great "writer's science," and so much more.

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Episode 201: Walter Thompson-Hernandez on Journalism as Ethnography in 'The Compton Cowboys' May 08, 2020

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"I think I can do both: I'm a participant and an observer," says Walter Thompson-Hernandez.

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Episode 200: Nick Flynn as Bewilderment May 01, 2020

Show notes

Nick Flynn is the author of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, The Ticking is the Bomb, The Reenactments, and, most recently, Stay: Threads, Conversations, and Collaborations (Ze Books, 2020).

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Episode 199: Keith Law's 'Inside Game' Apr 24, 2020

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Keith Law (@keithlaw) is a writer for The Athletic and the author of Inside Game (William Morrow).

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Episode 198: Rani Shah — Blue High Heels, Dude Hats, and Wisdom from a Humble Jellyfish Apr 17, 2020

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Rani Shah is the author of Wisdom from a Humble Jellyfish: And Other Self-Care Rituals from Nature (Dey St.)

In this episode we dig into the sacrifices you need to create, balancing day jobs and art, imposter syndrome, growth mindsets, blue high heels, and dude hats.

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Episode 197: Eva Holland — Coping by Going into Reporter Mode Apr 10, 2020

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"I knew right away I would be writing about my mom's death. I knew that immediately," says Eva Holland, author of Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear (The Experiment, 2020).

Eva Holland is a freelancer features writer whose work has appeared Outside, Wired and Best American Science and Nature Writing, to name a few.

You can follow her @evaholland on Twitter.

In this episode we talk about:

Next-level freelance advice
Dealing with imposter syndrome
Blending memoir and reportage
And much more

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Episode 196: How to Be Fine with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer Apr 03, 2020

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Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer are the people behind the By the Book podcast and the authors of How to Be Fine: What We Learned from Living By the Rules of 50 Self-Help Books (Willam Morrow).

Episode 195: Ben Cohen and 'The Hot Hand' Mar 27, 2020

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Ben Cohen, the NBA writer for The Wall Street Journal, stopped by the show to talk about The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks (Custom House, 2020).

Episode 194: Michael Schulman — Driven by Joy, New Yorker Profiles, and the 'Secret Word' Mar 20, 2020

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"Selection is as creative as generation," says Michael Schulman, a staff writer for The New Yorker.

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