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Episode 114—Matthew Polly on Bruce Lee, Shaolin Temples, and Video Games

Episode 114—Matthew Polly on Bruce Lee, Shaolin Temples, and Video Games

FromThe Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara


Episode 114—Matthew Polly on Bruce Lee, Shaolin Temples, and Video Games

FromThe Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Aug 24, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

"The great thing is if you find the right story it often is more interesting than fiction because it's weird and quirky," says author Matthew Polly. Today’s guest is Matthew Polly. You can find him on Twitter @MatthewEPolly or visit his website mattpolly.com. He’s the author of three books of nonfiction, most recently Bruce Lee: A Life. He’s a graduate of Princeton and a Rhode’s Scholar, so you can say my 1050 SAT score didn’t exactly level me up any in this conversation. You think you know Bruce Lee, but you have NO idea. None. But after 500 pages about the Kung Fu master you come away knowing the whole story. In this episode you’ll learn about Matt’s approach to writing biography, taking risks, how comedy writing helped Matt find his voice as well as who was the most influential writer to Matt as he developed as a writer himself.
Released:
Aug 24, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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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 @CNFPod and visit patreon.com/cnfpod to support!