Sebastian Rusk and Dina Cruz explore the thriving comedy scene in Miami and their personal experiences within it. They discuss the challenges of performing in a diverse city with various Latino communities that sometimes clash. The conversation also delves into their encounters with celebrities, highlighting the importance of treating others with kindness regardless of fame. Dina shares her accidental entry into comedy and the importance of challenging limiting beliefs. They also touch on the intersection of comedy and their speaking careers, the challenges of balancing a day job with pursuing comedy, and the importance of financial independence. The discussion concludes with humorous exchanges about online dating and the power of podcasting for business growth.

Episode Outline:

(00:00:05) Navigating Miami's Comedy Scene

(00:06:09) Comedy and Celebrity Encounters

(00:11:56) Accidental Entry into Comedy

(00:17:04) Comedy and Inspiration

(00:22:40) Balancing Comedy and Day Job

(00:28:01) Parenting and Financial Independence

(00:32:49) Online Dating and Comedy

(00:38:01) The Power of Podcasting

Quotes:

(00:05:21) Be nice to people anyway.

(00:10:53) I feel like comedy is the one thing that kind of breaks that facade down, even among strangers. So it's kind of like the ultimate love language, right? It's like the ultimate I don't know.

(00:16:12) I make sure that I include in every single one of my talks giving people permission to do whatever the fuck it is they decide that they want to do.

(00:18:31) If we weren't traumatized, we wouldn't have anything to talk about.

(00:26:02) You need people like that sometimes to be said to be like, no, you're tripping. Stop it.

(00:28:55) But there is a point in time between 18 and 22 that you have to absolutely draw a line of the sand and cut them off in a very, very healthy and productive way, because you're. Going to fucking ruin them.

(00:35:22) I want to meet somebody in real life.

(00:39:46) I love your passion for the art, and that's why I try to fuck with people that are sharing that same vision. And we kind of unintentionally keep each other accountable to stay in the craft by being in that community.

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