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:

Episode 169: Chase Jarvis — Discover Your Creative Calling Sep 20, 2019

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Chase Jarvis is here to talk about his incredible book Creative Calling.

Chase is a world-class photographer, CEO and founder of Creative Live, and a riser of tides.

I hope you enjoy this conversation.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod and Instagram @cnfpod. If you dig the show, share it with a friend.

Thanks to our sponsors in Goucher College's MFA in Nonfiction and Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction. Also a shoutout to River Teeth.

Episode 168: Rachel Dougherty — Nonfiction for Kids, Day Jobs, and Finding Confidence Sep 13, 2019

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"My writing life is being surrounded by 15 half-empty coffee cups which I keep dipping my paint brush into accidentally," says Rachel Dougherty.

Rachel Dougherty is a Philadelphia-based illustrator, children's author, and lifelong knowledge-hunter. She works in acrylic paint, ink, and pencil smudges, using humor and color to inspire curious young minds. Rachel is passionate about US history, scruffy little dogs, and board games.

This episode is brought to you by Goucher College's MFA in Nonfiction, Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction, River Teeth and my kick-ass editing services.

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

Episode 167: Steven Hyden—Woodstock '99, 'Break Stuff,' and Books as Roadtrips Sep 06, 2019

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"You tend to agree more with the people who don't like what you do more than the people who do like what you do," says Steven Hyden, rock critic for Uproxx and the host and producer of Break Stuff.

We talk about him always wanting to be a rock critic, how he still has passion for music, and his incredible podcast on Woodstock '99 titled Break Stuff.

Support for this podcast comes from Goucher College's MFA in Nonfiction, Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction and River Teeth, a journal of nonfiction.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod, Instagram @cnfpod, and Facebook @CNFPodcast. There's a sandbox for everybody!

Episode 166: Kate Hopper—Slap the Bass Aug 30, 2019

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Kate Hopper, author of the essay "Stumbling into Joy," stopped by the show to talk about this essay and how she approaches the work.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod and Instagram @cnfpod. I hope you find what I made for you is worth sharing.

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

Head over to brendanomeara.com for show notes and to sign up for the newsletter!

Episode 165: Steven Kurutz—The Power of the Library, Getting to New York, and 'Fruitland' Aug 23, 2019

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Steven Kurutz, features writer for The New York Times and author of Like a Rolling Stone, stopped by CNFPod HQ to talk about libraries, getting to New York, and his incredible True Story essay "Fruitland."

Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to you podcasts and keep the conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod and on Instagram @cnfpod.

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

Episode 164: Donna Talarico—Literary Citizenship and Hippocamp 2019 Aug 16, 2019

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"I like to joke that this is my investment in literary citizenship," says Donna Talarico (@donnatalarico).

Hey, CNFers, Donna Talarico makes her return to the show after two years to promote this year's Hippocamp, a creative nonfiction conference.

This is a shorter-than-normal interview, but it's got the goods nevertheless.

Subscribe to the show if you haven't already and consider leaving a kind review on Apple Podcasts. Share with a friend. That's how this spreads.

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

Thanks also to Goucher College's MFA in Nonfiction, Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction, and Riverteeth for supporting this show.

Episode 163: Fred Waitzkin — How Writing a Book is Like a Love Affair Aug 02, 2019

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"A great story for me is one that engages me emotionally. It's like a love affair," says Fred Waitzkin, author of several books, including his latest Deep Water Blues.

Fred Waitzkin comes by the show to talk about his love of writing, how he developed his knack for story, how his parents influenced him, and how breaking into other disciplines cracked the code of his latest book.

Support for this episode comes from Goucher College's MFA in Nonfiction and Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter by tagging the show @CNFPod, on Instagram @cnfpod and Facebook.

Party on, CNFers!

Episode 162: Seyward Darby—Editing as Collaboration at The Atavist Jul 26, 2019

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"Let me be your sounding board for how the piece should come together," says Seyward Darby.

Seyward Darby is the executive editor of The Atavist Magazine. She's also a writer and a brilliant mind.

Thanks to Goucher College's MFA in Nonficiton and Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction for supporting the show.

Twitter: @CNFPod.

Instagram: @cnfpod

Subscribe and share widely, CNFers!

Episode 161: Mark Kram Jr.—Letting the Dust Clear, Being a Late Bloomer, and Smokin' Joe Jul 19, 2019

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"This is not something that comes over night. It's a long, arduous road," says Mark Kram Jr.

Mark Kram Jr. is on the show to talk about his incredible career and his latest book Smokin' Joe.

We talk about how he was a late bloomer and through hard work, long work, he grew into his own skin as a writer.

This show is brought to you by Goucher College's MFA in Nonfiction and Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction.

Keep the CNFin' conversation going on Twitter @CNFPod.

Episode 160: Chuck Klosterman—'Raised in Captivity,' Being Straightforward, and How Nonfiction is Closer to Bowling Jul 12, 2019

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"I spend the most time on making my writing more clear and straightforward," says Chuck Klosterman (@CKlosterman).

Hey, CNFers, Chuck Klosterman, author of eleven books, including his latest Raised in Captivity: Fictional Nonfiction, joined me for a nice conversation about how books can be anything you want them to be and how he structures his day so he can get the work done.

Keep the conversation going on Twitter by pinging the show @CNFPod and @BrendanOMeara.

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

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