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Episode #399

• Trading chilly Bismarck for Austin, bombing at early open mics, and finally taking a comedy class
• Teaching hundreds of comics to write jokes and launching Smile More, her all-women showcase
• Building her own pandemic MFA and publishing the poetry collection Snacks for the Love Hungry
• Half Empty, Half Full, her monthly literary comedy show pairing comedians, writers, optimists, and pessimists

Follow Valerie

• Website - valerienies.com
• Linktree - linktr.ee/valerieknees
• TikTok - @valerieknees
• YouTube - youtube.com/freeneurotica
• Instagram - @valerieknees and @_halfemptyhalffull
• X - @valerieknees
• Threads - @valerieknees

Valerie can be seen and heard:

• Snacks for the Love Hungry - Collection of poems (Amazon, Bookshop)
• Half-Empty Half Full - a literary comedy show (monthly on 1st Saturdays at ColdTowne Theater)
• Standup comedy and writing classes (see valerienies.com)