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The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara Brendan O'Meara
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4.9 • 143 Ratings
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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 Threads and visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!
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Episode 422: Thirty Years of "The Last Shot," Lessons from Obstacles, and Old-School Note Taking with Darcy Frey
Darcy Frey is the author of The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams, a masterpiece of a book celebrating its 30th anniversary. It's out with a new audio version performed and read by J.D. Jackson.
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Episode 421: Cole Heilborn says, "We're Gonna Find What We Find"
Cole Heilborn (@portsideproductions [https://www.instagram.com/portsideproductions/?hl=en]) is a filmmaker and found of Port Side Productions, a film company focusing on outdoor storytelling. His film, Inches to Miles, made in partnership with Athletic Brewing, follows three remarkable people as they train up to and compete in the Lake Placid Ironman.
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Episode 420: Rebecca Renner Makes the Pig
Rebecca Renner (@rebeccarennerfl) is freelance journalist and the author of Gator Country: Deception, Danger, And Alligators in the Everglades (Flatiron Books).
"The reader is the one who creates the scenes. I just give them the ingredients."
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Episode 419: Maggie Gigandet Red Paperclipped Her Way into Freelancing
Maggie Gigandet is a freelance writer whose piece "The Extra Mile" appears in the Atavist Magazine.
In this episode we also hear from editor-in-chief Seyward Darby.
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Episode 418: Surrendering to the Subconscious with John Julius Reel
John Julius Reel (@johnjuliusreel [https://www.instagram.com/johnjuliusreel/]) is a writer, memoirist, and language teacher who lives in Spain with his family. He's the author of My Half Orange: A Story of Love and Language in Seville (Tortoise Books).
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Episode 417: 'Stories Can Save Us' and the Enduring Legacy of Matt Tullis
Justin Heckert (@justinheckert) is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in countless publications from Esquire to The Ringer, from Garden & Gun to the New York Times Magazine. Justin wrote the afterward to the late Matt Tullis's post-humous book Stories Can Save Us (Univ. of George Press).
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Customer Reviews
Well-prepared and earnest host
There is one thing I can’t stand in interview-based podcast and that’s unpreparedness. Brendan is most definitely prepared, and that makes all the difference. I listen to one other writing podcast and every time I do, I find myself wishing Brendan were the host. It’s incredibly frustrating.
In some ways, sure, he can be cheesy, but I think the difference between a “shock jock” and this man is that Brendan is sincere and never, ever malicious. I like that he’s true to himself and that he’s honest, too. His transparency is charming, though he can be an acquired taste (which he admits).
Give the podcast a try. The guests are well-curated, Brendan lets them talk (a talent some hosts don’t have), and he’s always ready to bring the interview back on the rails when needed.
Love
Equal parts entertaining and insightful.
yucky intros
The host sounds like a cheesy shock jock high energy d bag. I have noticed that this is mainly in the show intros. so if i like the featured person, I will give it a try.