The Best of #CNF in 2016

By Brendan O’Meara

As many of you know, #CNF has a problem with consistency. No excuses. It’s a failure on my part.

I’d love to see it keep growing, which it has ever since its inception in 2013. 

And, as the saying goes, “What gets measured gets managed,” so I plan on sharing a few of the analytics of the 2016 run of the podcast. 

NONE of these numbers are staggering. To some, they may even be embarrassing. To that I say, Who cares? You have to start somewhere. I’m choosing to remain positive and to encourage the best out of people. EVERY conversation I had felt meaningful and I enjoyed every second. 

Number Published Episodes in 2016: 16

Total Downloads: 1,058

Mobile Plays: 1,271

2016’s Most Popular Episode: No. 17 with Brin-Jonathan Butler, with 75 downloads. 

The 10 Most Popular Episodes by Downloads:

No. 17—Brin-Jonathan Butler, 75

No. 20—Glenn Stout Returns!, 73

Episode 21—Bronwen Dickey on the Tao of Henry Rollins, Binaural Beats, and Her Three Rules for Any Writer, 70

Episode 30—I read my Pushcart Prize-Nominated Essay “That Pickoff Play”, 55

Episode 29—Pete Croatto, 10 Years a Freelancer (and counting), 54

Episode 14—Glenn Stout, 54

Episode 25—Elane Johnson on her Winning Essay, Accepting Your Work as Good, and Writers Block, 53

Episode 16—Charles Bethea, 52

Episode 15—Eva Holland, 50

Episode 18—Mary Pilon, 48

Thanks to all my guests and thanks to all who listened! Here’s to a great 2017!