The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

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**The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with 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!

Latest Episodes:

My Favorite Book on Writing Oct 28, 2019

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My favorite book on writing might be a bit unexpected and certainly not 100% in the genre of nonfiction.

Episode 174: Bob Batchelor — Humble Beginnings, Breaking Free from Google, and 'The Bourbon King' Oct 25, 2019

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"I worked to write this as the longest screenplay possible," says Bob Batchelor, author of The Bourbon King.

Thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction and to Riverteeth for the support.

Follow the show at @CNFPod.

A Riff on Success featuring AC Shilton Oct 21, 2019

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A riff on success with the freelance writing AC Shilton.

Episode 173: Sonja Livingston — Expeditions in Devotion, Trust, and The Virgin of Prince Street Oct 18, 2019

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Sonja Livingston returns to talk about The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion (University of Nebraska Press, 2019).

Thanks to Bay Path's MFA in Creative Nonfiction for the support and to Riverteeth for the promotional support.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter and Instagram @cnfpod.

What's the Thing That Makes It Fun? Oct 14, 2019

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A CNF Snack (tapas?) on the nature of fun featuring Christopher McDougall.

Episode 172: Christopher McDougall — 'Running with Sherman,' 'Born to Run,' and Finding Your Stride Oct 11, 2019

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"All writing is re-writing, all reporting is re-reporting," says Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run, Natural Born Heroes, and Running with Sherman.

Thanks to Bay Path University and Riverteeth for the support.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod!

Be a Fan First Oct 07, 2019

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Some wisdom from Henry Rollins.

Episode 171: AC Shilton — Arrival Fallacy, 'The Innocent Man,' and Chickens Oct 04, 2019

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"Somebody else's success doesn't limit your own," says AC Shilton, a freelance journalist and farmer.

Thanks to Bay Path University for the support and Riverteeth for the promotional support.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod.

Creating without Judgement with Chase Jarvis Sep 30, 2019

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A CNFin' snack. Creating without Judgement with Chase Jarvis, author of Creative Calling.

Episode 170: Leslie Jamison — Make It Scream, Make It Burn, and the Bounded Infinity of Nonfiction Sep 27, 2019

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"Essays took on this energy for me in part because they're unofficial and in part because they brought me in contact with the world that felt really generative," says Leslie Jamison.

Make It Scream, Make It Burn by Leslie Jamison is the occasion. It is published by Little, Brown.

Leslie is the bestselling author of The Empathy Exams and The Recovering. We dig into a lot of great stuff about her process and how she came to nonfiction from a background in fiction.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod and Instagram @cnfpod and Facebook @cnfpodcast.

Thanks to Goucher College's MFA in Nonfiction, Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction and River Teeth for the support.

I hope you enjoy what we made for you.