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#35 - Rugrats to Real Monsters: The Zen of Writing Without Validation | Peter Gaffney

#35 - Rugrats to Real Monsters: The Zen of Writing Without Validation | Peter Gaffney

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Peter Gaffney is an Emmy-winning writer, producer and story editor of animated television, ranging from Rugrats to The Simpsons. He is the co-creator of Nickelodeon's Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.

🎙️In this episode, we explore:

✅ What the iconic Rugrats taught him about creative freedom

✅ Why his approach to writing comedy hasn't changed since the '90s

✅ How meditation saved his work

✅ His honest take on AI: the danger and the opportunity

✅ And why the rule he breaks is simple: stop asking for permission

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