Creative Hotline

Allen and Shane don’t know it, but we’ve been having coffee together for the past few weeks. Ok, ok, technically I’m drinking coffee in pandemic solitude, while listening to their new podcast Creative Hotline and they may not be drinking anything at all. But their first episodes take me back to the forever coffees in college or the hackathons of yesteryear(are those still a thing?), when the smartest people I knew would get lost in debate. Hours later, brain numb, I’d find myself walking down the street distracted by some idea raised but left unresolved in the hours prior. A handful of these conversations helped shape my thinking for decades to come. The podcast is new and I don’t want to set too high a bar for these guys. But I’m looking forward to seeing what thoughts my future “coffees” with Shane and Allen might inspire.

Love listening to this podcast in the morning for a creative boost!

I’m new to Allen’s stuff - a friend recommended his book, which I’m excited to read - but in the meantime I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this podcast! The topics are super relevant and the conversations around them are really thought-provoking. They do a great job of considering multiple angles of the question-at-hand, while giving some really sound advice. ..all while being fun to listen to and providing entertaining little inserts to break up the episode. Highly recommend!

I made friends with Allen on LinkedIn and find him so very interesting to listen to. With Shane’s voice the two lead a conversation about ideas from lots of different angles. Interesting chat!