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- 🇨🇦CA · Books#8930K to 100K
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9.2K to 31K🎙 Daily cadence·543 episodes·Last published 3w ago - Monthly Reach
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Episode 532: Barry Meier Likes to be Open to Surprises
Jun 12, 2026
1h 19m 22s
Episode 531: Austin Kleon Goes Beast Mode in 'Don't Call It Art'
Jun 5, 2026
1h 13m 35s
Episode 530: Finding that 'Sinewy Strength' in the Prose with Maccabee Montandon
Jun 4, 2026
1h 02m 19s
Episode 529: Dan John says, 'Inspiration is for Amateurs' … and He's Correct
May 29, 2026
1h 07m 36s
Episode 528: Stuck? Ramona Ausubel Will 'Unstuck' You!
May 22, 2026
1h 11m 27s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/12/26 |  Episode 532: Barry Meier Likes to be Open to Surprises✨ | journalismPulitzer Prize+3 | Barry Meier | The Atavist MagazineNew York Times+3 | — | Barry MeierPulitzer Prize+3 | — | 1h 19m 22s | |
| 6/5/26 |  Episode 531: Austin Kleon Goes Beast Mode in 'Don't Call It Art'✨ | creativityart+4 | Austin Kleon | TarcherSubstack+1 | — | Austin KleonDon't Call It Art+5 | — | 1h 13m 35s | |
| 6/4/26 |  Episode 530: Finding that 'Sinewy Strength' in the Prose with Maccabee Montandon✨ | writinggrief+4 | Maccabee Montandon | GawkerAtavist+1 | — | sinewy strengthwriting through grief+5 | — | 1h 02m 19s | |
| 5/29/26 |  Episode 529: Dan John says, 'Inspiration is for Amateurs' … and He's Correct✨ | strength trainingfitness+3 | Dan John | The Fitness Forge: Master Coaching Tools that Build Real StrengthEasy Strength Omnibook+3 | — | strengthfitness+4 | — | 1h 07m 36s | |
| 5/22/26 |  Episode 528: Stuck? Ramona Ausubel Will 'Unstuck' You!✨ | writing processcreativity+4 | Ramona Ausubel | Tin HouseColorado State University+8 | — | writingcreativity+6 | — | 1h 11m 27s | |
| 5/15/26 |  Episode 527: Isaac Fitzgerald says the Truth is a Block of Wood✨ | truthart+4 | Isaac Fitzgerald | KnopfThe Today Show+3 | — | truthart+6 | — | 1h 15m 51s | |
| 5/8/26 |  Episode 526: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein's Literary Reading of the Universe✨ | literary reading of the universephysics+3 | Chanda Prescod-Weinstein | University of New HampshirePantheon Books+2 | — | literary readingphysics+3 | — | 1h 08m 27s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Episode 525: Mary Cain Started with Pure Anger in 'This Is Not About Running'✨ | memoirrunning+4 | Mary Cain | The Army of SurvivorsAtalanta NYC+3 | — | Mary Cainrunning+6 | — | 1h 38m 04s | |
| 4/30/26 |  Episode 524: Nick Davidson Was Writing an Atavist Story All Along✨ | storytellingnonfiction+3 | Nick Davidson | Atavist MagazineBig Game | San Luis ValleyColorado | storytellingnonfiction+5 | — | 1h 21m 42s | |
| 4/24/26 |  Episode 523: Lidia Yuknavitch Troubles the Edges✨ | creative nonfictionmemoir+3 | Lidia Yuknavitch | Northwest ReviewThe Chronology of Water+5 | — | Lidia YuknavitchThe Chronology of Water+5 | — | 1h 02m 03s | |
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| 4/17/26 |  Episode 522: Anthony DePalma Won't Wear Headphones on a Walk✨ | journalismstorytelling+4 | Anthony DePalma | The New York TimesOn This Ground: Hardship and Hope at the Toughest Prep School in America+4 | Columbia UniversityMexico+4 | Anthony DePalmajournalism+5 | — | 1h 21m 18s | |
| 4/10/26 |  Episode 521: Giri Nathan Takes the Insider-Outsider Perspective✨ | sports writingart criticism+4 | Giri Nathan | DefectorNew York Magazine+6 | — | Giri NathanChangeover+4 | — | 1h 12m 48s | |
| 4/3/26 |  Episode 520: R. Renee Hess on the Work that Inspires her and the Founding of Black Girl Hockey Club✨ | hockeyrace+4 | R. Renee Hess | Black Girl Hockey ClubMcClelland & Stewart+5 | — | hockeyBlack women+6 | — | 1h 16m 10s | |
| 4/1/26 |  Episode 519: Stephen Wood's 'Ocean's 11' Anti-Government Caper✨ | journalismsports+4 | Stephen Wood | The Atavist MagazineThe Buffalo Raiders | — | Stephen WoodBrendan O'Meara+5 | — | 1h 17m 04s | |
| 3/27/26 |  Episode 518: All Hail Gen-X with Geezer Magazine!✨ | Gen-Xaging experience+3 | Laura LeBleuPaul von Zielbauer | Geezer Magazine | — | Geezer MagazineGen-X+5 | — | 1h 10m 21s | |
| 3/20/26 |  Episode 517: The Miracle of Writing a Book with Keith O'Brien✨ | sports journalismbiography writing+4 | Keith O'Brien | Atria BooksPEN America+6 | — | Keith O'BrienLarry Bird+5 | 2026 Power of Narrative Conferencenarrative20 | 1h 18m 33s | |
| 3/10/23 |  Episode 360: Elizabeth Gonzalez James | Elizabeth Gonzalez James is a novelist and essayist whose chapbook Five Conversations About Peter Sellers (Texas Review Press) puts the creative in creative nonfiction. Social: @CNFPod [http://twitter.com/cnfpod] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://Patreon.com/cnfpod] Show Notes: Brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com] Substack: rageagainstthealgorithm.substack.com [http://rageagainstthealgorithm.substack.com] | 1h 02m 59s | ||||||
| 2/24/23 |  Episode 358: Erica J. Berry | Erica J. Berry (@ericajberry [http://twitter.com/ericajberry]) is back, this time to talk about her book Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear [https://www.powells.com/book/wolfish-9781250821621] (Flatiron Books). Social: @CNFPod [http://twitter.com/cnfpod] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://Patreon.com/cnfpod] Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com] Beer discount: athleticbrewing.com [http://athleticbrewing.com], enter BRENDANO20 at checkout for a discount. | 1h 07m 38s | ||||||
| 2/3/23 |  Episode 355: Flinder Boyd | Flinder Boyd (@FlinderBoyd) is a freelance journalist whose piece "20 Minutes in Rucker Park" turns ten this year. He's also a filmmaker and a former professional basketball player. Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com] Social: @CNFPod [http://twitter.com/cnfpod] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://Patreon.com/cnfpod] | 1h 14m 00s | ||||||
| 1/31/23 |  Episode 354: Nile Cappello | Nile Cappello (@liketheriver_) returns to talk about her Atavist piece for Feb. 2023. Social: @CNFPod [http://twitter.com/cnfpod] Show notes/Newsletter: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://Patreon.com/cnfpod] | 1h 05m 28s | ||||||
| 1/27/23 |  Episode 353: Isaac Fitzgerald | Isaac Fitzgerald is the author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts: A Confession (Bloomsbury) and a frequent contributor to The Today Show. Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://Patreon.com/cnfpod] Social: @CNFPod [http://twitter.com/cnfpod] Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com] | 1h 12m 47s | ||||||
| 1/6/23 |  Episode 350: Damon Brown | Damon Brown is the author of many books including Career Remix and Build from Now, and a content creator at youtube.com/@browndamon and career coach. Social: @CNFPod [http://twitter.com/cnfpod] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://Patreon.com/cnfpod] Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com] | 1h 05m 49s | ||||||
| 12/23/22 |  Episode 348: Carl Hoffman | Carl Hoffman (@lunaticcarl on Twitter, @carlhoffmanstories on IG) is the author of five books, inclucing Liar's Circus: A Strange and Terrifying Journey into the Upside-Down World of Trump's MAGA Rallies (Custom House). Social: @CNFPod [http://twitter.com/cnfpod] Support: patreon.com/cnfpod [http://patreon.com/cnfpod] Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com] | 1h 17m 00s | ||||||
| 12/16/22 |  Episode 347: Emily Fox Kaplan | Emily Fox Kaplan is a freelance journalist and she's featured in Issue 8 of Pipewrench Magazine for her piece "Searching for Zarahemla." Show notes/newsletter: brendanomeara.com [http://brendanomeara.com] Social: @CNFPod [http://twitter.com/cnfpod] Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod [http://patreon.com/cnfpod] | 57m 11s | ||||||
| 11/25/22 |  Episode 344: Rachel Dickinson | Rachel Dickinson is the author The Loneliest Places: Loss, Grief, and the Long Journey Home (Three Hills Press). Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod Newsletter: brendanomeara.com | 1h 08m 12s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.