Best Acamea Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 424: Tommy Tomlinson on Aiming for One-Word Summations, the Blurt, and 'Dogland' 1:06:14

6d ago1:06:14

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Tommy Tomlinson is a journalist and author of Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show (Avid Reader Press). Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodBy Brendan O'Meara

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EP 147| Featuring: Tracy Hannigan 32:30

4d ago32:30

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Tracy Hannigan, a qualified sleep therapist who works exclusively with adults who suffer with insomnia using evidence-based practices to help people recover from longstanding sleep issues. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey – Tracy Hannig…

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EP 146| Featuring: Itto & Mekiya Outini 42:09

11d ago42:09

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guests, Itto & Mekiya Outini, who are a married couple and founding editors of DateKeepers – an international media platform – and co-authors of Itto’s soon-to-be-released memoir “Blindness is the Light of My Life”. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Jo…

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Episode 423: Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed Take You Up Close for The Atavist 1:15:28

11d ago1:15:28

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Rhana Natour (@rnatourious) and Eman Mohammed (@emanit) collaborated for their Atavist story "Coming to America" about a teenage girl from Gaza who lost her legs in an Israeli airstrike and the journey she's on to walk again. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod…

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EP 145| Featuring: Ania Hamala 25:27

20d ago25:27

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Ania Hamala, a Polish immigrant and childhood trauma survivor, who is now a spiritual mentor, integrator, and plant medicine facilitator helping others align to their highest potential. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey – Ania Hamala's j…

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Episode 422: Thirty Years of "The Last Shot," Lessons from Obstacles, and Old-School Note Taking with Darcy Frey 1:13:38

18d ago1:13:38

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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. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodBy Brendan O'Meara

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EP 144| Featuring: Terry Tucker 27:03

27d ago27:03

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Terry Tucker, an author, cancer survivor, and motivational, mindset, and self-development speaker bringing perspective of hope and a message of resilience. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey – Terry Tucker's journey, marked by diverse car…

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Episode 421: Cole Heilborn says, "We're Gonna Find What We Find" 1:12:57

25d ago1:12:57

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Cole Heilborn (@portsideproductions) 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. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: …

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Ep 143| Featuring: Julie McGue 32:10

1M ago32:10

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SPECIAL EVENT - JULY WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Julie McGue, an American writer, a twin, and domestic adoptee who shares her difficult journey of reclaiming her own personal story. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey –an …

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Episode 420: Rebecca Renner Makes the Pig 1:14:10

1M ago1:14:10

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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." Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod…

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Ep 142| Featuring: Robin Bartlett 32:00

1M ago32:00

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SPECIAL EVENT - JULY WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Robin Bartlett, a memoir author and a Vietnam veteran who served as 1st Lieutenant leading his platoon on more than sixty helicopter combat assaults and search & destroy…

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Episode 419: Maggie Gigandet Red Paperclipped Her Way into Freelancing 1:08:58

1M ago1:08:58

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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. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodBy Brendan O'Meara

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Ep 141| Featuring: Laurie Hammer, FNTP, NNTS 26:53

2M ago26:53

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. SPECIAL EVENT - JULY WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships This episode features our guest, Laurie Hammer, FNTP, NNTS - who is a neuro nutritionist, functional nutritional therapist, and podcast host helping moms overcome stress and anxiety with her “Calm Mom M…

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Episode 418: Surrendering to the Subconscious with John Julius Reel 1:23:11

2M ago1:23:11

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John Julius Reel (@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). Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod…

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Ep 140 | Featuring: Acamea Deadwiler 25:36

2M ago25:36

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Acamea Deadwiler, a memoirist, essayist, author, TEDx speaker, multi-passionate creative, and an uplifter. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey – Acamea’s journey is a poignant exploration of loneliness and resilience, beginning in her earl…

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Episode 417: 'Stories Can Save Us' and the Enduring Legacy of Matt Tullis 1:24:05

2M ago1:24:05

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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). Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes…

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Ep 139| Featuring: Marnie Marmet 33:54

2M ago33:54

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. SPECIAL EVENT - JUNE WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships This episode features our guest, Marnie Marmet, a board-certified health coach with Zenful Life Coaching, a podcaster, and author of her new memoir “My Song: Unleashed”. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey …

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Episode 416: A Lifelong Search for Voice with Acamea Deadwiler 1:06:47

2M ago1:06:47

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Acamea Deadwiler is an essayist and memoirist and the author of Daddy's Little Stranger. This is a really rich conversation about how her book was once a collection of essays, but she had to rewrite it as a more cohesive memoir, finding voice, breaking down a piece of writing like game tape, and what playing basketball and getting cut taught her ab…

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Ep 138| Featuring: Dennis “DJ” Quinn 34:30

2M ago34:30

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. SPECIAL EVENT - JUNE WORKSHOP: Navigating Difficult Relationships This episode features our guest, Dennis “DJ” Quinn, mentor and author of “Stick Figures: A Big Brother Remembers” - a memoir that recounts the 13 year old long journey he had as a Big Brother to a boy w…

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Episode 415: Sam Jefferies, Hammering Out Screed 1:09:04

2M ago1:09:04

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Sam Jefferies is the author of Legacy on Ice: Blake Geoffrion and the Fastest Game on Earth (Univ. of Wisconsin Press). Sam talks about how he built scenes, folded in the book writing and reporting around his family and day job, listening to tape on commutes to get the material into his bloodstream, and maintaining a sense of individual style witho…

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Ep 137| Featuring: Laurie Singer 29:28

3M ago29:28

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Laurie Singer, board-certified Behavior Analyst, psychotherapist, and author with more than 20 years of experience in behavioral and cognitive therapy strategies. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey – Lori Singer's journey into psychothera…

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Episode 414: John Rosengren on Cuts, Note Taking, and Darkness for The Atavist 57:11

3M ago57:11

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John Rosengren is a journalist based out of Minnesota whose "Anatomy of a Murder" marks Issue 151 for The Atavist Magazine. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Support: Patreon.com/cnfpodBy Brendan O'Meara

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Ep 136| Featuring: Katie Kuperman 27:21

3M ago27:21

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Katie Kuperman, an anti-bullying advocate, copyright, mother, and author of the book “The Only Way Out: A Bully, A Victim, and A Bystander Whose Lives Will Never Be The Same”. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey – Katie Cooperman's journey…

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Episode 413: Young Woman and the Sea, from Book to Movie 56:44

3M ago56:44

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Glenn Stout is the author of Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World. It's now out in movie theaters and re-issued as a movie tie-in paperback by Mariner Books. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @creativenonfiction podcast on IG and Threads Support: Pa…

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Ep 135| Featuring: Jack Blackwell 29:57

3M ago29:57

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Jack Blackwell, a Family Constellation practitioner, public speaker, and writer, who is passionate in the field of healing generational and ancestral trauma. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey – Jack's journey began with childhood neglect…

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Episode 412: Leaving the Emotional Moments Unsaid with Lilly Dancyger 57:46

3M ago57:46

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Lilly Dancyger (@lillydancyger) is a writer and editor whose latest book is First Love: Essays on Friendship (Dial Press). In this episode Lilly talks about her trepidation around writing a true-crime memoir, braided essays, book marketing, and when to let the emotion of the moment do the talking. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: …

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Ep 134| Featuring: Dr. Sharon Martin, LCSW 39:11

3M ago39:11

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. SPECIAL EVENT - Workshop: Let's dive into the buzzword of "Self-Care" This episode features our guest, Dr. Sharon Martin, LCSW – a psychotherapist and author specializing in codependency recovery – who for over two decades has been helping adult children recover from …

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Episode 411: The Heart Part and Big Dreams with Isa Adney 1:15:27

3M ago1:15:27

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Isa Adney (@isaadney) is a writer and documentary producer and the author of The Little Book of Big Dreams: True Stories About People Who Followed a Spark (She Writes Press). Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @creativenonfiction podcast on IG and Threads Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod…

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Ep 133| Featuring: Jennifer Greenhut 29:49

3M ago29:49

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. SPECIAL EVENT - Workshop: Let's dive into the buzzword of "Self-Care". This episode features our guest, Jennifer Greenhut, a stage IV triple-negative breast cancer survivor, sharing all the lessons she learned about love, gratitude, and mindset. TOPICS COVERED: - Thei…

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Episode 410: Brian Fairbanks and "The Last Shall be First" 1:19:22

3M ago1:19:22

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Brian Fairbanks is an author and journalist whose piece for the 150th issue of the Atavist Magazine, The Last Shall be First, chronicles the actions of a corrupt New Orleans cop and his trail of victims still crying for justice. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @creativenonfiction podcast on IG and Thread…

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Ep 132| Featuring: Dan Henk 28:42

4M ago28:42

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Dan Henk, artist, writer, and tattoo shop owner. He has survived brain cancer, violence, and the sudden death of his wife, yet shows up as himself each day and brings inspiration and hope. TOPICS COVERED: - Their Journey – Dan Hank's j…

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Episode 409: Chain Smoking Book Projects with Earl Swift 1:02:39

4M ago1:02:39

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Earl Swift is the best-selling author of Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery (Mariner Books). In this episode we talk about how Earl strings together book projects and what this story from more than 100 years ago still says about today. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brenda…

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Ep 131| Featuring: Dr. Brian Licuanan 32:41

4M ago32:41

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Host's Note - if you'd like to watch this interview, check out the YouTube video. This episode features our guest, Dr. Brian Licuanan - speaker, educator, author, and a board-certified psychologist with nearly 20 years working with demographically diverse populations - to share with us strategies on getting resistant loved ones the mental health he…

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Episode 408: North to Trees, South to Gold with Ruby McConnell 1:02:50

4M ago1:02:50

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Ruby McConnell (@rubygonewild) is one of our great environmental writers and her latest book is Wilderness and the American Spirit. It's published by Overcup Press. Newsletter: Rage Against the Algorithm Show notes: brendanomeara.com Social: @creativenonfiction podcast on IG and Threads Support: Patreon.com/cnfpod…

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