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Are Both True?

Absurd, honest comedy delivered through the vulnerable personal voice memos of Alex Dobrenko: tv actor+writer to some, father to one, and friend to all. botharetrue.substack.com

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52:02

humor is not about being the funniest person in the...

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2026/01/02

I spoke yesterday with the hilarious genius Chris Duffy about his book, HUMOR ME, which comes out on January 6th (no relation). I loved the book and strongly urge / gently demand that you pre-order it now, ahead of the release, because that matters a lot when it comes to best seller lists which HUMOR ME definitely deserves to be on.Chris has long been a friend and loyal BAThead that readers may remember from this essay: "love myself? knowing what i know?”. He’s also the writer of Bright Spots and

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14:34

hello, i love you, won't you pick up your phone???...

Are Both True? ·

2025/07/29

hey you great big snufalufs! i wrote this essay a couple years ago. here it is again, now with AUDIO of my reading it which you can listen to. I did it all in one take and may have gotten very emotional at the end of it so if you wanna listen to that, have at it. if you want to cowrite with other weirdos for accountability, camaraderie and all around good time cheer, there are BATWRITEs today at 330pm est (starting 30 min earlier than originally planned) and Thursday at 10am est. Would love to see

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2:41

a quick yet shockingly important video message about...

Are Both True? ·

2025/06/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit botharetrue.substack.comHi and hello!! today’s batwrite is going to be so fun you may pee your pants. It’s a cowriting session, silly! I’ll see you there. link is below the “fold” lol like this is a newspaper or something

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6:51

how to write about the vulnerable stuff your family...

Are Both True? ·

2025/05/01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit botharetrue.substack.comBefore I get into the video, first off THANK YOU to all of the amazing people who have joined the BATCAVE!!! Seeing actual people, a lot of whom I know and admire and respect, joining this little community and saying kind things like: Well that melts me faster than chocolate on smores night. If you’re interested in joining the BATCAVE, click here. Wait,…

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62:11

HOW DO I BECOME A SUPERSTAR AND LIFE AS A SUBSTACK...

Are Both True? ·

2025/04/01

Thank you Isabel Cowles Murphy, olivia rafferty, Philip Traylen, Claudia Befu, Katrina Donham, and many others for tuning into my live video with Erin Shetron! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit botharetrue.substack.com/subscribe

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57:48

BETH SPENCER will draw my face also we will maybe do...

Are Both True? ·

2025/03/25

Thank you Amanda B. Hinton, Amy Gabrielle, Nikita Petrov, B.A. Lampman, Michelle Elisabeth Varghese, and many others for tuning into my live video with David Lee Hess and Beth Spencer! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit botharetrue.substack.com/subscribe

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72:32

How to quit social media without quitting the internet

Are Both True? ·

2025/03/25

Looooove me some time with Seth Werkheiser of SOCIAL MEDIA ESCAPE CLUB !! Topics discussed during our chat include: * How Seth’s a Main St. guy in Kutztown PA* A neighbor and her pig * The challenges of leaving tech platforms and ecosystems like Google* Substack’s evolution toward becoming more of a social media platform* Numbers anxiety!! * The myth of "being discovered" versus actively reaching out for opportunities* Why direct connection with fans beats social media every time * Finding

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53:52

Shame, perfectionism, doubt and the many other gifts...

Are Both True? ·

2025/03/21

Jesse J. Anderson writes Extra Focus • ADHD Newsletter, a weekly ADHD newsletter with over 60k subscribers and authored a book with the same name. His work offers practical strategies for ADHD brains from someone diagnosed as an adult.Highlights from our convo include: * We were both diagnosed with ADHD as adults, still sometimes doubt it* Jesse described the "backpack of shame" * Parents who think ADHD is made up (hi mom & dad!)* Jesse has THREE kids with ADHD!!! * BREAKING NEWS: Jesse's next book

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27:12

this recording will either save my career or end it...

Are Both True? ·

2025/03/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit botharetrue.substack.comHoly s**t, that got real. If you weren’t one of the 1.3 million live attendees, don’t worry — here’s a full recording for ya. Topics include but are not limited to: * the story behind my going part time at Sublime * feeling lost with Both Are True * confessed that my posts aren't doing the numbers they used to (embarrassing but also true) * a thermometer I just…

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17:03

Influencers are OUT, words are IN, and tbd on...

Are Both True? ·

2025/03/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit botharetrue.substack.comI had Katherine Dee, the writer of default.blog on a stream yesterday and it was great. We basically just hung out and talked about being weird online people. Some stuff that came up:* We both admitted that having kids, turning 30, and other life milestones did nothing to cure our need for internet attention. If anything, it got worse.* Katherine introduced me to "lolcows" - people…

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57:02

Two Russians Walk Into a Substack Live

Are Both True? ·

2025/03/05

My convo with Nikita Petrov , writer of the amazing Psychopolitica, started with us both trying to figure out what the hell Substack live even was. Our best guess: a chance meeting in the digital kitchen of Substack, where we talked about everything from our creative struggles to emotional labor in relationships to Nikita and his partner leaving Russia when the war started.On Ideas That Don't Want to Be KnownWe spent time circling around the mystery of creative work—how good ideas seem to run away

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62:53

Stop being a philistine and read some good books

Are Both True? ·

2025/02/25

When I asked Henry Oliver if I could be the next Shakespeare, he said "maybe." Maybe! Not no! So…I’m basically Shakespeare.Hark! Classic Shakespeare stuff right there. Honestly, that’s all I remember from the convo but I fed the transcript into AI and it turned out we talked about a lot of other stuff too: * the difference between taste and preference (they're not the same thing, ya bozos)* Why Henry thinks most people avoid reading classics* Shakespeare's ability to mix high art with people peeing

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63:40

Gaza, God, and turning toward the hard stuff without...

Are Both True? ·

2025/02/23

Noha asked me not to swear during this because her kids might watch. Not only did I swear, I also told her to tell her kids that I was the Mr. Beast of Substack for some reason. But besides those two ERRORS on my part, the conversation was genuinely so good. You can watch / listen here on Substack OR on your podcast app by clicking here.Topics covered include:* our shared anxiety and the weird pressure to be perfect, even when no one’s asking us to be.* how Arabs, Muslims, and Russians are depicted

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7:50

they begged me not to publish this

Are Both True? ·

2025/02/20

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit botharetrue.substack.com/subscribe

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48:53

Talking comedy with God (David Javerbaum who is “tv...

Are Both True? ·

2025/02/01

Thank you Caroline Cala Donofrio, Mike Sowden, Amy Gabrielle, Lyle McKeany, Sanjiv Bhattacharya, and many others for tuning into my live video with TheTweetOfGod! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit botharetrue.substack.com/subscribe

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0:19

me saying the titular line in the film Holes (2003)

Are Both True? ·

2024/09/17

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit botharetrue.substack.com/subscribe

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7:10

Alex Dobrenko SAVES the Sublime website (BRAVE)

Are Both True? ·

2024/07/31

If this ain’t an ad for Sublime , idk what is. www.sublime.appa website that works This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit botharetrue.substack.com/subscribe

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31:01

Aren't all parents competitive???

Are Both True? ·

2023/10/27

Rae Katx and I talk every Friday.We say it’s to give writing feedback but it’s mostly just an excuse to hang and catch up.Interesting, how connecting with one of your best friends at such a frequency only seems possible — allowed, even — under the auspices of ‘work.’This fact seems somehow a perfect segue to the conversation we had last week.To jump straight in and listen to the audio or watch on video, click here.When overachievers have kidsWe decided to record this convo after Rae’s feedback on an

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6:31

The self is a gut-hole - the first podcast ever made

Are Both True? ·

2023/10/19

Hello, how are you and, if I may be so bold — what’s this? We’ve got BREAKING NEWS that former Radioshack employee and current media mogul Alex Dobrenko has just dropped a public episode of his new podcast Are Both True? onto the internet.*puts finger up to ear and listens really close* Yes, I am being told that the audio has been sent directly to us at Both Are True (no affiliation) with a little note that says “play this on the air.”Well now THIS is something new, isn’t it Ron?Ron: Now that’s the

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2:59

introducing: are both true? (a podcast-ish podcast)

Are Both True? ·

2023/10/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit botharetrue.substack.comAs you all know, I have been recording silly little audios of BTS for Season One of BAT. Well, the other day ONE single BATfan told me she didn’t love listening to it via her email. It stressed her out. And since I am really good at reading the room and making sound judgements based on a lot of different opinions, I decided i’ll MAKE IT A PODCAST. So he…

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