Today's guest is Valerie David. Her monologue: "Apartment 3A" by Jeff Daniels.

Valerie David is a solo performance artist, actor, writer, and musician based in New York City. She has authored two internationally-acclaimed one-woman shows that chronicle her journey through cancer, immigration, and self-actualization, titledThe Pink Hulk: One Woman’s Journey to Find the Superhero Within (now in its tenth year) and Baggage From BaghDAD: Becoming My Father’s Daughter. She received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award: Resilience in Action from the Biden administration for her patient advocacy work. She and Nathaniel became friends when they recognized the muppet vibes in one another at Naked Angels, a theater collective in New York City, and supported one another through a tough winter. This episode acts as a living document, capturing two conversations across the before/after of courage amidst uncertainty, and culminates in a shamanic clown artist rebellion, reaffirming the importance of self-advocacy and showing up for one another. See where Valerie David is performing next at PinkHulkPlay.com.

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Theme song "Comeuppance" and interlude "Flowers in the Wind" written and performed by Growl Honey.

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