Creative InSanity

Jan 16 2024
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'Creative InSanity' is a podcast with the sole purpose of fueling creative minds. Hosted by Srvent (Spencer Richard), who is a rap artist, producer, author, and filmmaker, his aim is to have entertaining and insightful conversations with creative people of various disciplines. From novelists to big screen actors, songwriters to costume designers, and everything in between, these conversations are here to inspire his listeners to stay in the zone, stay sane, and grow into the artists they're meant to be.

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