1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Read the article at comedywham.com Episode #381 Austen Silver talks with Valerie Lopez about Starting comedy at 30 after 15 years of wanting to, but not knowing how Turning Atlanta, a pandemic, and a flooded apartment into unlikely career fuel A debut special that blends off-the-wall metaphors with surprisingly sharp philosophical observations His biggest opponent at 13 years in — not the audience, but his own negativity &amp;nbsp; Recorded March 2026 at Fallout Theater Podcast Studio Follow Austen Website -&amp;nbsp;www.austensilver.com YouTube -&amp;nbsp;youtube.com/AustenSilver Instagram -&amp;nbsp;@austen.silver Facebook -&amp;nbsp;facebook.com/AustenSilverComedy Austen can be seen and heard: It Shouldn't Be This Easy Standup Special: Watch Southside Comedy - last Thursday of the month, Sound Space at Captain Quack's, 7pm Follow @ComedyWham on&amp;nbsp;Instagram,&amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;nbsp;Youtube,&amp;nbsp;Twitch, and&amp;nbsp;Tiktok &amp;nbsp; If you'd like to support our independent podcast, check out our Patreon page at:&amp;nbsp;Patreon.com/comedywham&amp;nbsp; .&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; You can also support us on Venmo - just search for ComedyWham. &amp;nbsp; Comedy Wham Presents https://comedywham.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40517665/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/ff0000/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/200200835