<description>&lt;p&gt;This week Francis is joined by Alex Dobrenko, a comedian and writer of the newsletter Both Are True. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both Are True: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://botharetrue.substack.com"&gt;https://botharetrue.substack.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alex's Twitter/X: &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/dobrenkz"&gt;https://x.com/dobrenkz&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Intro &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:23 The Journey to Comedy and Writing &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;08:20 Writing Style and Honesty &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:02 The Role of Improv Comedy in Creativity &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;22:07 The Growth of an Audience &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;30:26 Professionalization of Content Creation and "Selling Out" &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;38:57 Whoa: Exploring Deeper Conversations through Interviews &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;45:37 Navigating the Solitary Nature of Creation &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;49:15 The Evolution of Social Media Engagement &lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Creator Spotlight Podcast

Creator Spotlight

Ep. 35: Being an idiot will make you a better writer ft. Alex Dobrenko

NOV 14, 202459 MIN
The Creator Spotlight Podcast

Ep. 35: Being an idiot will make you a better writer ft. Alex Dobrenko

NOV 14, 202459 MIN

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<p>This week Francis is joined by Alex Dobrenko, a comedian and writer of the newsletter Both Are True. </p><p>Both Are True: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://botharetrue.substack.com">https://botharetrue.substack.com</a> </p><p>Alex's Twitter/X: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/dobrenkz">https://x.com/dobrenkz</a> </p><p>00:00 Intro </p><p>01:23 The Journey to Comedy and Writing </p><p>08:20 Writing Style and Honesty </p><p>15:02 The Role of Improv Comedy in Creativity </p><p>22:07 The Growth of an Audience </p><p>30:26 Professionalization of Content Creation and "Selling Out" </p><p>38:57 Whoa: Exploring Deeper Conversations through Interviews </p><p>45:37 Navigating the Solitary Nature of Creation </p><p>49:15 The Evolution of Social Media Engagement </p>