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Episode #388

Gretchen Dietz talks with Valerie Lopez about:

• Trading her PhD for a notebook and a bar open mic with zero last-name confidence
• Divorcing her inner perfectionist and learning to love the beautiful mess of live comedy
• How moving to Austin blew up her small map and recalibrated everything she thought she knew
• Building a real comedy career on thank-you notes, strong material, and staying unapologetically herself

Recorded May 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio

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• Headlining: Live at Fallout Theater - August 22, 7pm, Fallout Theater
• 2026 FPIA Preliminaries - July 9, 7:30pm, Cap City Comedy Club
• Opening for Sophie Buddle on tour (follow socials for dates/cities)

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