Christine Gentry revisits her story from 2016 called ?Making the Chain? with Kevin Allison. She has many new insights, nine years later. ?Live Story: Making the Chain by Christine Gentry Christine?s friend needs a kidney donor or she will die. Christine is not a match for her friend, but she is able to join a chain of people donating, created by Be The Match. The experience transforms her life.  keywords: Be The Match, dialysis, donation, donation chain, kidney, nephrology ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mira Rivera and Rachelle Anne Warren tell stories about opening up & leaning into insecurities.  ?Workshop Story: Sexual Healing by Mira Rivera After her partner breaks up with her, Mira's confidence plummets. She goes on a series of dates in public with a hot guy who seems uninterested.One day, they have a date in private with weed and Mira discovers a whole new level of sexual and emotional chemistry. keywords: bad dates, sexual chemistry, weed, sexual breakthrough, rebound ?Radio Story: Stranded by Rachel Anne Warren Rachel spent years hiding her hair loss. When she finally stops running and faces what she?s been avoiding, she discovers the craft of wigmaking helps her rebuild her confidence and her sense of purpose.  keywords: hair loss, alopecia, wigmaker, wig, body image, alcoholism ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on December 11th and March 17th ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Satori Shakoor and Paul Cibis share stories of thanksgiving. A part of our series called Gratitude Stories. ?Live Story: Thank You by Satori Shakoor Satori?s loss of her mother and son is devastating. Later, she dates a man who gets a kick out of Satori being ?too much,? and she is grateful to remember to live life over-the-top, and fully alive. keywords: none ?Live Story: My Lifeline by Paul Cibis Paul's kidneys began to fail him. He was stuck in the tragic position of hoping someone would die soon, so that he could have their kidney. When it finally happened, he felt deep grief for the donor and gratitude. keywords: none ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC March 17 and June 9, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin hears Danielle Meinert?s ?The Day I Met ARFID? story from The Story Collider for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. Here?s the Spotify Playlist mentioned in the episode. And here is an article about the playlist from hopkinsmedicine.org. ?? Story: The Day I Met ARFID by Danielle Meinert After a lifetime of avoiding nearly all foods due to ARFID, Danielle tries psilocybin mushrooms in hopes of rewiring her brain, and discovers the joy, wonder, and liberation of truly tasting food for the first time as an adult.  keywords: arfid, eating disorder, psychedelics, psilocybin ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on December 11, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in September of 2013, when RISK! had its first live show in the city that keeps it weird: Austin, Texas. ?Live Story: The Redhead by Paul Normandin Every year that his wife asked, "What do you want for your birthday?" Paul would answer, "A redhead." One year, his wife finally arranged for a hotel rendezvous with a redhead... who led him into a surprise party. Keywords:  birthday story, marriage humor, Austin storytelling, sexual misunderstanding, redhead joke, surprise party, marriage comedy, public embarrassment, relationship humor ?Live Story: 6 Hours by Nick Scott Nick has severe pain in his testicles and reads online that he's probably only got six hours before he has to lose them. He and his parents rush to the hospital and learn that he'd misdiagnosed himself.  Keywords: testicular torsion, medical emergency, masturbation story, awkward comedy, parental embarrassment, Austin live show, hospital panic, male health humor, storytelling ?Live Story: The Bad Seed by Dhaya Lakshminarayanan Dhaya was the rebellious Hindu girl in Christian school forever in trouble. Seeing the bathroom graffiti ?Jesus loves you motherfucker,? she realized how wit and creativity might turn a troublemaker into a successful student. Keywords: childhood misbehavior, Hindu kid in Christian school, bathroom graffiti, learning to read, culture clash, Indian American humor, education story, Austin storytelling, gifted child ?Live Story: Bigger Than Love by Michael Jastroch (Content warning: Death) Michael tells the bittersweet story of his first teenage crush, his envy of and rivalry with a friend, and how tragedy changed how he understood what it means to be the main character in life. Keywords: teenage love story, AIDS revelation, high school heartbreak, coming of age, rivalry story, Austin storytelling, emotional true story, friendship betrayal, 1990s nostalgia ?Live Story: Taxi Driver by Sam Dingman At the end of his rope in NYC, Sam is about to give up, when he decides to try being a taxi driver. One day, he is in 3 separate car accidents. It's an epic day of New York toil and trouble. Keywords:  taxi driver story, New York storytelling, car crash, cab driving, workplace anxiety, life change, near-death experience, acting career, risk show live ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 in NYC ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jen Nails and Sandi Marx share stories about being who you are even, when it?s a pain in the ass.  ?Radio Story: Permission to Be Myself by Jen Nails Jen struggles to fit in at her college acting program, which attempts to remove her from the class roster. Finally, her fellow students write to the administration appealing on her behalf and the school changes its mind.  keywords: acting school, rejection, left out,  ? Live Story: Fake It 'Til You Make It by Sandi Marx In high school, Sandi dates a nice guy named Larry from a wealthy family, but he's boring. The night she plans to break up with him, he proposes marriage. She says no, but agrees to pretend she said yes, for the engagement party Larry?s parents planned for that night.  keywords: Fake engagement, hockey game, rich boyfriend ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live!? ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Morgan revisits her story from 2012 called ?Always A Woman? with Kevin Allison and considers how much has changed for trans folks in the 13 years since.  ??Radio Story: Always A Woman by Morgan A biker and ironworker has a lifelong secret. After a nearly life-ending accident, Morgan finally decides to transition from man to woman. The people in her life are amazed, but they adjust. keywords: LGBTQIA+ storyteller, Trans storyteller, transgender ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on December 11, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inky Montaine tells Taj Easton about how, before he was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, he truly felt like he might have come from another planet.  Check out all of our Conversation Stories! ??Conversation Story: Pretending to Be Human by Inky Montaine Inky spent a lifetime switching masks but felt a certainty of unbelonging. Later in life, an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis didn't lead to yet another identity, but gave a name to the one he?s always had. keywords: ASD, autism, neurodivergent, youth gender identity, punk rock, outsider, alienated, superman obsession ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC ([November 11th) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this Veteran?s Day, guest-host Ray Christian from What?s Ray Saying? hears Brian Simpson?s ?Fresh Air? story from So Say We All for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. ?? Story: Fresh Air by Brian Simpson (Content note: suicidal ideation) In 2003, Brian is a Marine stationed in Kuwait, and his battalion drills for potential biological attacks. A Trivial Pursuit game reveals a shocking statistic: 50% of their gas masks are defective. Later, facing a missile attack, Brian is haunted by this.  keywords: Marines, Kuwait, Iraq, gas mask, Second Gulf War ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on the 11th of December, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in August of 2013, when DC Pierson, Selena Coppock, Brad Lawrence and Nina Davis shared stories of love and loss. ??Radio Story: Let Me Sleep On It by Brad Lawrence In his youth, Brad finds and loses love with a fellow bookstore employee. Later, after marrying someone else, he sees his feelings for his fellow employee were just a crush, and that real love allows for making mistakes.keywords: crushes, love, marriage, relationships, youth ?Live Story: In the Belly by DC Pierson As a nerdy virgin in high school, DC and his friend?s girlfriend become friends and have an affair in which he only kisses her stomach until eventually she goes down on him spontaneously and breaks up with her boyfriend.  keywords: teenage, high school, affair, sexual exploration, cheating, relationships, youth, virgins ??Radio Story: Remember You Like a Child by Nina Davis At 14, Nina fell in love with a boy while on vacation. Decades later, she finally found him again. He?d been through homelessness and heroin addiction. Now, he was married with a child. keywords: long lost love, lost and found, reuniting, young love ?Live Story: Complete by Selena Coppock In her freshman year of college, Selena fell head over heels in love with a young man who had already graduated. It was never meant to be, but years later Selena got to share with him how much he?d meant to her. keywords: love, dating, college, recent graduate, reconnection, closure, support, self love, self belief, confidence, unrequited love ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on December 11, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin hears Diane Weipert?s ?The Living Room? story from Love and Radio for the first time and gives you his instant reactions. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. ?? Story: The Living Room by Diane Weipert Through an unobstructed window, Diane observes the lives of a young couple in the apartment across the street, becoming a silent witness to their private moments, which become more and more profound.  keywords: voyeurism, neighbors, rear window, death ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York City on December 11, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three of our favorite scary stories from Halloween specials of our past.  ?Radio Story: The Thing by Thomas McKean When Thomas was a kid, he and a friend saw a shadowy oblong shape following them on a beach. Years later, he feels chained to his bed in the middle of the night when the same figure, then two more hover over him.  keywords: Paranormal encounter, Shadow figure,Beach sighting,Sleep paralysis,Night terrors,Childhood mystery,UFO-like entity,Supernatural experience ?Radio Story: Your Health and Your Soul by Erika Steigerwald As a psychiatric nurse, it?s out of Erika?s wheelhouse to accept that a patient is possessed by a demon, and yet? the series of inexplicable and terrifying phenomena she experienced with one patient made her a believer. keywords: Possession phenomenon,Haunted patient,Paranormal psychiatry,Demonic influence,Psychological horror,Supernatural events,Spiritual awakening,Mental health, spirits ?Radio Story: The Man in the Top Hat by Alan Weber Alan and his little brother saw a growling man in a top hat one night in their bedroom. Alan's brother was so haunted by the figure that he stabbed himself, and later at church, was hurled toward the altar against his volition.    keywords: Haunted figure,Top hat ghost,Nighttime apparition,Childhood trauma,Psychic disturbance,Spiritual haunting,Nightmares and visions,Supernatural horror ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC at Caveat on 12/11! ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our 17th annual Halloween special with scary true stories about ghosts, corpses and mortal danger.  ?Radio Story: Do You Know My Name? by Robert Oakes Robert leads ghost tours, but unlike his father, he?s unsure he?s a believer. After his father dies, Robert?s tour of a haunted house is visited by paranormal investigators, who have him ask a question to the spirits there which reveal a family connection.  keywords: haunted house, paranormal investigation, EVP session, skeptic vs believer, Berkshire ghosts, Venford Hall, Edith Wharton, paranormal tourism ?Radio Story: A World of Corpses by Johanna Stein As a child Johanna faked all sorts of finding of dead bodies, until the day she discovered a very real one in the dark waters near her house.  keywords: Little kid, dead bodies, corpse, river ?Radio Story: Saint Andrew's Cross by Fixxy New to sex work in his late teens, Fixxy gets picked up by a guy who pays Fixxy to be tied up and tickled. Things start out as negotiated, but once Fixxy has been bound and blindfolded, things become terrifyingly nonconsensual. keywords: sex work, kink, consent, tickling fetish, fetish culture, BDSM, power dynamics ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on Dec 11th! ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in August of 2013, when Mather Zickel, Jen Curran, Joel Kim Booster and Julie Threlkeld told stories of times they crossed over the edge. ?Live Story: Waiting for the Man by Joel Kim Booster Joel would love to find a kinky Dom to write "Bitch" around his asshole. One night, he plays with a Dom who is a huge disappointment. keywords: Asian storyteller, gay, homosexual, lgbtqia, queer ?Live Story: Stop Thief by Jen Curran Jen confesses that she feels no guilt about stealing. In college, she stole thousands of dollars worth of text books and got caught. She had to imagine she had murdered someone in order to muster guilty enough sounding words of apology. keywords: theft, Guilt, Stealing, Honesty, Confession, coming-of-age, crime ?Live Story: You?ve Made Worm?s Meat of Me by Mather Zickel Young Mather?s leather-clad skateboarding nights in New York in the mid-90s end in a brutal street fight in a small Southern town, revealing the fleeting nature of toughness. keywords: 1990s, grunge, skateboarding, street fight, masculinity, rebellion, youth culture, small-town America ?Live Story: Snake/Mouse by Julie Threlkeld Growing up in a neighborhood filled with legends of 60s/70s rock and roll, pre-teen Julie became friends with the girlfriend of a member of the Jefferson Airplane at the same time that the Vietnam War kept taking her journalist father away from home. keywords: rock and roll, neighborhood legends, Jefferson Airplane, Vietnam War, music history, childhood, friendship, cultural nostalgia ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NY (December 11th) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hannah Sussman and Swapna Deshpande tell stories about coming to terms with mortality.  ?Anecdote: Another Conversation with my Dead Mother by Hannah Sussman Hannah reflects on her relationship with her deceased mother?waking from a dream, looking in the mirror and eventually coming to peace with her own aging.  keywords: mother daughter relationships, aging, grief ?Live Story: Each Other's Angels by Swapna Deshpande Dr. Swapna Deshpande recounts her experiences with a patient she befriended named 'John' at a trauma center. She practically saved his life on a couple of occasions, but grieved when he passed after she?d been on a brief vacation.  keywords: Doctor, Parkinson's, ICU, Coma ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on Thursday, 12/11 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in August of 2013, when Brad McMurran, Alicia Camden, and Sean Devereux told stories at the Norfolk Comedy Festival. ?Live Story: The Color Purple by Brad McMurran Brad?s first sexual experience goes wrong when an allergic reaction to spermicidal condoms sends him to the ER, where his mother discovers his purple-stained underwear. Keywords: teen angst, losing virginity, sex mishaps, allergies ?Live Story: Robble Robble by Alicia Camden After returning home broke and aimless, Alicia hopes Halloween plans with her best friend will cheer her. But a night dressed as the Hamburglar is humiliating, until Alicia finds the comedy in it.  keywords: Halloween costumes, costume parties ?Live Story: Train du Matin by Sean Devereux Sean dates a girl who he only sees when they are both drunk till he realizes they have nothing in common. To his bewilderment, she tries to convince him to stay by playing a French version of "Morning Train."  keywords: drunk love, mismatched couples ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC (12/11/25) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us?? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mishelle tells Taj her story of a lifetime lived with an abusive mother in an environment of relentless lies, instability and unspeakable violence.  Check out all of our Conversation Stories! ??Conversation Story: The Lies that Bind by Mishelle Roberts (Content Note: child abuse, child murder) Mishelle tells Taj about growing up in the shadow of hospitals, horrific medical drama, and a web of lies that defined her entire life. As an adult, she starts to uncover what was really happening and discovers that the lies were bigger and darker than she ever could?ve imagined. Mishelle?s story was also the focus of Season Six of Nobody Should Believe Me.  keywords: Munchausen by proxy, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, medical abuse, child abuse, family secrets, attention seeking, childhood trauma, gaslighting, sibling death, mother-daughter conflict, Nobody Should Believe Me, podcast journalism ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on Dec 11th! ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Candiace Dillard Bassett (Bravo?s Real Housewives of Potomac) and Michael Arceneaux (New York Times best-selling author and culture critic) have thoughts?and on Undomesticated, they?re sharing all of them. Think of it like the group chat you wish you were in - brutally honest, funny, smart, and gloriously unfiltered.  From viral TikTok drama to the celebrity news everyone?s talking about (and the ones they should be), Candiace and Michael are here to talk their talk, crack you up, and keep it 100?with just the right amount of petty. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in 2013, when the RISK! live show came to Norfolk, Virginia.   ?Live Story: The Squatter by Billy Raim Billy is afraid to poop in public until he decides to let go of of that fear, as it was ruining a trip with friends to China, with disastrous consequences. keywords: Poop, Fear, China, Culture Shock ?Live Story: Sister?s Keeper by Tiffany Chilcott Tiffany impersonates her sister on the phone and gets a guy to shave his head. keywords: Siblings, Imposters, Pranks, Dating ?Live Story: The Last Time by Pete Roberts Pete lets a drug dealer into his motel thinking he?s going to have a Bukowski moment, only to be robbed. keywords: Bad Decisions, Drug Deals, Fear, Life Threatening ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York on Dec 11th! ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the 16th anniversary of the podcast, Jill Karliner and Kevin Allison share stories from their own sixteeny days.  ??Radio Story: Save a Prayer for Jill by Jill Karliner When she was sixteen, Jill went to a Duran Duran concert in an attempt to fit in with her friend group and got so inside her own head about not enjoying it, she panicked.  keywords: concert, classical, duran duran, rick springfield, squeeze, high school ??Radio Story: What?s in the Box?! by Kevin Allison After being slighted by his high-school crush, a young Kevin mailed the unsuspecting straight boy his poop. keywords: poop prank, mailing feces, unrequited teenage love, queer crush, revenge, poop Watch Kevin's chat with Sean Malin, author of Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen, on YouTube. ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on December 11, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrea Dunlop tells Kevin about the time her sister was investigated for Munchausen syndrome by proxy child abuse and how this set her off on a long path towards advocacy, outreach and the pursuit of justice, through her podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.This episode is guest-hosted by Taj Easton.You can also watch it on YouTube! Check out all of our Conversation Stories! ??Conversation Story: Believe Her by Andrea Dunlop (Content note: child abuse, child murder) Andrea?s sister is prosecuted for Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP) child abuse, which sets Andrea off on a long path towards advocacy, outreach and the pursuit of justice for victims of MSbP. Years later, her podcast and vigilante journalism lead her to uncover irrefutable evidence of an unprosecuted, hideous crime, as well as towards healing of her own deep, familial wounds. keywords: Munchausen by proxy, MSbP, Factitious disorder imposed on another, FDIA, medical child abuse, ethical true crime, true crime podcast, family trauma, child murder, Nobody Should Believe Me,  Special thanks to Rafter for the generous and essential musical contributions. ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York (Thursday, December 11th) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott Whitney revisits his story from 2013 about losing his faith called ?Revelations? with Kevin. He has many new insights twelve years later. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! ?Radio Story: Revelations by Scott Whitney (Content note: cults, suicide ideation) A Jehovah?s Witness struggling with his faith, Scott knocks on the door of a traumatized recluse to attempt to convert him. The brief, troubled friendship convinces Scott to leave the church. keywords: Awake!, door-to-door, Jehovah?s Witnesses, The Watchtower ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC (December 11) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our 33rd compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast, guest-host by Cyndi Freeman. ?Live Story: Hope Under the Sky (excerpt) by LP Nguyen In 1975, the North won Vietnam?s civil war, and LP's dad, high ranking in the Southern Army, was imprisoned. The children lost everything, hunted for food, swam to school, and after 7 years, got their father back. ?Radio Story: Black Is the Loneliest Color by Larry Dorsey Jr. Larry saves a suicidal Black man?s life on the streets of SF and examines his tendency to bridge things between people of different races and classes. keywords: Black experience in San Francisco, homeless, knife attack subway, people experiencing homelessness, public violence bystanders, racial isolation, urban survival stories ?Live Story: What the Blorp?! by Kerri Doherty Kerri falls in love with a guy who tricks her into helping him lie to the army while he resumes his other life with his wife and daughter.  keywords: army, cheating, lying to the army, relationship ?Radio Story: The Silver Dollar (excerpt) by Daryl Davis Daryl backs the Ku Klux Klan into a corner and demands that they tell him why they hate him, and he really listens.  keywords: blackness, changing minds, communication, conflict, empathy, grand dragon, ku klux klan, open minds, prejudice, racial hatred, racism, resolution, unchecked bias ?Live Story: Orgasmic by Yossi Rosenberg Yossi is a shy guy raised in a conservative Jewish household with intimacy issues. He gets involved with the Orgasmic Meditation Scene, a somewhat iffy tribe that practices clitoral stimulation as a meditation. keywords: clitoral stimulation, culty, Orgasmic Meditation ?Radio Story: Breaking Point by Heather Farley Heather has a psychotic break and leaves a Rauschenberg painting worth millions left to her in the divorce on a park bench.  keywords: divorce, Psychotic Break, Rauschenberg Painting ?Live Story: The Big Secret (excerpt) by Brad Lawrence (Content note: child sexual abuse, murder, suicide) In a church where guilt is weaponized and silence rewarded, teenage Brad listens to a friend's secret that echoes into adulthood, long past her violent death. keywords: abortion, childhood abuse, church youth group, evangelical guilt, murder, shame, strangulation, U2 ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC on December 11, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in July of 2013, when Kevin Boggs, Stephanie Garibaldi, R. Levin and Amy Saidman told stories at the first RISK! live show in Washington, DC in association with SpeakeasyDC. ?Live Story: Standing Up by Kevin Boggs Working as a waiter at an upscale Washington DC restaurant, Kevin gets into an emotional fight with an angry customer who calls him a "faggot."  Keywords: Waiter, Rude customer, restaurant ?Live Story: Virgin Sacrifice by Stephanie Garibaldi Stephanie visits a Mayan village, where Mayan culture lives on to this day. When the villagers decide she is a "fertility goddess," they begin preparing for her to marry a young man from the village.  Keywords: fertility, Indigenous, Mayans ?Live Story: Mofo by R. Levin R. discovers new things about herself while experimenting with a group of fellow moms in the kink community, where she ends up meeting her husband.  Keywords: Kink, BDSM, Privacy, Moms  ?Live Story: Little Sister by Amy Saidman Amy learns how to stand up to her older sister, and in the process, ends up unexpectedly bonding with her.    Keywords:: Older sister, little sister, funeral ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York City TONIGHT! 9/25 at Caveat ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott McMahon tells Dawn Fraser from the RISK! podcast his story ?Midnight in Manila,? about the time he was pulled into a nightmare of corruption, false rape charges, and five years in a Philippine jail.  Check out all of our Conversation Stories! ??Conversation Story: Midnight in Manila by Scott McMahon Scott McMahon tells Dawn Fraser from the RISK! podcast his story ?Midnight in Manila,? about the time he was pulled into a nightmare of corruption, false rape charges, and five years in a Philippine jail.  keywords: Philippine jail, American imprisoned abroad, wrongful imprisonment, framed, corruption, corruption in Philippines, Manila, Manila prison survival, false rape charge, held without trial ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live!? ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simpsons fans ?THE VAULT IS OPEN!  I?m Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson for 35+ years, and I?m finally taking you inside Springfield. Simpsons Declassified is your all-access pass to the world?s most iconic, animated  series.   Each week, we crack open wild predictions, eerie coincidences and fan conspiracies and stories  from 36 seasons (that?s 800+ episodes!) behind-the-scenes with writers, directors, the cast and  celebrity superfans, PLUS?Simpsons-themed games? play along and test your Springfield IQ.   Hear exclusive stories from our guests who were there! Perhaps some scenes that almost never  aired, the jokes that died, the ones that lived and the moments that still shock me at the mic.  Produced and showrun by Monica Gil-Rodriguez. From Audacy Podcasts and CRE84U  Entertainment. Follow now to get new episodes first ? and drop your wildest Simpsons? theory in a review for  a chance to be featured on our uniquely unique podcast, Simpsons Declassified. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in July of 2013, when Cameron Esposito, Kris Grey and Kevin Allison shared radically different stories of LGBT life in the early 2010?s.  ?Live Story: All the Rage by Kevin Allison A man living in Kevin's neighborhood started screaming, "Faggot!" at Kevin whenever he was in eyeshot. Then one day the man switched from screaming to punching.  keywords: gay, homosexual, lgbtqia, queer, faggot, violence, homophobia ?Radio Story: The Other by Kris Grey Kris talks about how peculiar it was to be a trans man attending the various sex parties among the gay men on Fire Island, most of whom had never seen a vagina before.  keywords: Hate crime, Street harassment, Growing up gay, internalized shame, transgender, Trans man, Queer nightlife, internalized stigma, cruising, genderqueer identity ?Live Story: Come Together by Cameron Esposito The week that gay marriage was made legal throughout the land, Cameron told the moving story of her family's coming to grips with her being gay.  keywords: civil rights, lesbian identity, Catholic upbringing and queerness, same-sex marriage, LGBTQ community spaces, coming out to Catholic parents, gender nonconformity, gay rights history ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York (Thursday, September 25th) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Allison, Rachel Frost and Luke Oyler share stories about being wasteful.  Live Story: The Pickles Pickle by Kevin Allison Kevin flushes a jar of pickles down his brother's toilet while making his first student film in college and causes a plumbing issue, which becomes a story the Allison family retells for years to come.   keywords: Pickle jar, brother, student film ?Live Story: The Inside Scoop by Rachel Frost Trying to be a perfect girlfriend, Rachel hides her human bodily functions from her "rolling sixes" boyfriend, to the point where she scoops her own poop out of a toilet when it fails to flush. keywords:  clogged toilet, perfect girlfriend, poop, embarassing ?Live Story: My Least Favorite Pants by Luke Oyler Luke pursues his lifelong dream of shitting his pants while visiting friends in the cafeteria of their college. He succeeds and everyone at nearby tables can smell it, as he runs off outdoors shaking the shit out of his shorts.  keywords: poop, pooping pants, shitting pants, performative pooping, pooping in public ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC September 25 or December 11, 2025 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tori Weston revisits her story about surviving childhood sexual abuse from 2014 called ?The Power? with Kevin Allison. Tori has many new insights eleven years later. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! ?Radio Story: The Power by Tori Weston (Content note: child sexual abuse, suicidal ideation) At 12, going on 13, Tori was raped by her stepfather. When she came out about it, the situation pitted family member against family member.  ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC (September 25 or December 11) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsea Dalsey tells Kevin Allison about her journey with addiction and the process of truly coming to terms with her experience.   Check out all of our Conversation Stories! ??Conversation Story: Post Mortem by Chelsea Dalsey While working on cadavers in med school, Chelsea desperately hides her addiction to heroin and cocaine. Now, decades later, she has a realization about why she was finally able to quit the drugs. keywords: med school, addiction, recovery ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York on 9/25 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A compilation of some of the best school related stories from the podcast.  ?Live Story: Taking A Long Time by Angie Chatman At age 8 Angie is in 2nd grade. A policeman visits and when he asks for a volunteer he hand shoots up. He handcuffs her in front of the classroom and refuses to let her go until she says "please." The fright causes her to pee, until the teacher finally insists he let her go. Angie's mom does nothing about it, but tells her, "Change is going to come."   ?Live Story: Found In Translation by Eli Reiter Eli is an Orthodox Jewish Kid who becomes friends with a Muslim student at school. When the conflict in Israel heightens and his friend is there, Eli worries about his safety ? discovering that friendship crosses boundaries.  ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC September 25th ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill, Brad, and Dominic recall the strange circumstances surrounding their broken or missing digits, with guest host John LaSala. ?Live Story: Just the Tip by Bill Worley Bill reveals how he lost the tip of his finger?knife fights, dive bars, a guy losing an eye?before revealing something even stranger: the truth. keywords: funny injury story, unreliable narrator, severed finger, missing finger, story slam  ?Live Story: The Pillowfighter by Dominic Dierkes Dominic breaks his finger doing jiu-jitsu without health insurance, then bites through his own tongue under anesthesia and gets a personal follow-up call from the panicked anesthesiologist. keywords: broken finger, jiu-jitsu injury, no health insurance, ER horror story, medical bill anxiety, hospital surgery gone wrong, biting tongue during surgery ?Radio Story: A Perfect Night by Brad Lawrence Brad drunkenly breaks his finger during a dumb, hypothetical bar fight in a Brooklyn blizzard, but he refuses to leave, determined not to ruin a perfect night. keywords: bar life, New York City blizzard, broken finger, drunken injury, barfight fantasy, Brooklyn nightlife, dating a bartender ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC (September 25th and/or December 11th) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in July of 2013, when Trevor Noah and Robin Gelfenbien shared about scars they've healed from. ?Live Story: Vargas by Robin Gelfenbien In college, Robin is bullied by a whole pack of frat brothers who call her "Vargas," after a character in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In the end, she gets to confront the leader of the group about it.   keywords: bullying, frat life, hazing, sexism ?Live Story: The Best Looking Person in the Family by Trevor Noah Growing up in South Africa during Apartheid, Trevor watched his mother deal not only with the prejudice they were facing, but with an abusive boyfriend who shot her in the head.  keywords: celebrity storyteller, South Africa, apartheid, prejudice, abuse, violence ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NY: September 25th and December 11th ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin hears C. J. Guy?s ?My Secret Career? story from The Secret Room for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. ?? Story: My Secret Career by C.J. Guy CJ reveals his secret career path that started with dropping out of law school without informing his family and becoming a flight attendant. He maintained the lie for eight months until his sister discovered the secret.  keywords: flight attendant, law school, german, hogans heroes, lie, secret ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC (December 11th, 2025) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in June of 2013, when Ethan Ullman, Katy Frame, Ben Lerman and Rob Lathan share stories about youthful indiscretions.  ?Live Story: The Amazing Adventures of Ethan and the Lunch Monkey by Ethan Ullman In school, Ethan and a friend call a lunch lady who was mean to them "the Lunch Monkey." Called to the principal's office, they invent a comic book series they claim they were referencing, about a superhero by that name.  keywords: sophomoric humor, boys will be boys, in trouble ?Live Story: Good Vibrations by Katy Frame As a kid, Katy plays with things that vibrate around her private parts. She devises a machine of her own out of a mechanical toy set. Her parents shame her for it and it?s not till years later that she learns vibrators are common.  keywords: sexual exploration, vibrators, bird and bees ?Live Story: Intense Friendships in the Bus Depot by Ben Lerman In his teen years, Ben forgets he left a gay porn video in the VHS at home while he?s off at a music festival. He calls his mom to make a convoluted excuse, but it doesn?t fly.  keywords: gay kids, in the closet, secrets and lies ?Live Story: Where the World Is by Rob Lathan In college, Rob is bullied by frat brothers, but finds acceptance when he drinks huge amounts as they dare him to do. One night he drinks himself into a coma, with a blood alcohol level normally considered certain death.  keywords: near death, alcohol poisoning, peer pressure, hazing ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York (9/25) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John F. O'Donnell tells Kevin about that time he got kicked out of his favorite comedy club. You can also watch this episode on YouTube. Check out all of our Conversation Stories! ??Conversation Story: The Rebound by John F. O'Donnell John starts out in the New York comedy scene, dealing with his bi-polar disorder, plus memorable encounters during his early days as a comedian. keywords: Bipolar I Disorder, lithium, mental illness, comedy, comedian ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC (September 25) or (December 11) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tommy Galan and Marc Amigone share stories about helping others by helping themselves. A part of our series called Self-Help Stories. ?Live Story: Just Commit by Tommy Galan Tommy drinks and drinks. His final days of drinking almost destroy his family life. When a mentor tells him to "just commit" to whatever he feels will work best for him, he gives up the bottle. ?Radio Story: Life is a Gift by Marc Amigone Marc takes a trip to Thailand to study rock climbing, despite his parent's objections. He nearly paralyses himself in a climbing accident. His parents help him heal, but he still feels risks are worth taking. ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NY (9/25) or (12/11) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Valerie Ward and David Patteson share stories about calling for help when the world gets dangerous. ?Live Story: Treading Water by Valerie Ward In her younger days, Valerie got stuck under a dock while swimming in a lake. It brought about mixed feelings about calling for help and how much people might or might not care about her. keywords: lake, swimming, dock, childhood ??Radio Story: Rescuer by David Patteson As a kid, David is in danger of drowning till he's rescued by his big brother Mike, who goes on to fill in as surrogate mother to his brothers and sisters once their real mother abandons them. keywords: swimming, drowning, childhood, family ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC September 25 or December 11 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in June of 2013 - Stories from our 2nd visit to Charleston?s Theatre 99! ?Live Story: The Storm by Camille Lowman Camille attends a bachelorette party full of proper Southern suburbanites and watches them descend into drunken shenanigans when the male stripper arrives. keywords: women behaving badly, strippers, bad behavior, oral sex ?Live Story: The Wrapper by Nathaniel Bates Nathaniel is confounded when, as a child, he sees his dad?s penis and realizes that it is much different from his own, causing him lots of secret shame and worry about having a foreskin.  keywords: circumcision, penises, parents, childhood, puberty, school ?Live Story: Roadside Assistance by Shon Kennedy Shon, a Black woman, is in a car accident in the deep South. A white trash redneck comes to her aid (with lots of marijuana to offer as well) and the two of them end up revealing their deepest insecurities to one another.   keywords: Stereotypes, defied expectations, strange friendships, cars, pot ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York September 25th ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin hears Gregg LeFevre?s ?Gregg fell into a crevasse? story from the what was that like podcast for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series, where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first reactions. ?? Story: Gregg fell into a crevasse by Gregg LeFevre Gregg visits Las Vegas and decides to climb a glacier. Unprepared, he falls into a crevasse but escapes by following an injured deer. Later, he learns it wasn't even a real glacier. keywords: las vegas, glacier, artist, deer ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC September 25 or December 11 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

? See RISK! Live! Details at risk-show.com/live? ? Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions? ? Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk? or make a one-time donation:? paypal.me/riskshow? ? Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: ??risk-show.com/shop? ? Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org? ? Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brad keeps a big secret for far too long a time. Guest hosted by Cyndi Freeman. ?Live Story: The Big Secret by Brad Lawrence (Content note: child sexual abuse, murder, suicide) In a church where guilt is weaponized and silence rewarded, teenage Brad listens to a friend's secret that echoes into adulthood, long past her violent death. keywords: abortion, church youth group, evangelical guilt, childhood abuse, shame, U2, murder, strangulation ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in NYC September 25th or December 11th ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah Jones and Myka Fox share stories about high stakes ventures.  ?Live Story: Kibbles 'n Bits by Sarah Jones Sarah starts abusing laxatives to lose weight for her new hot boyfriend. When camping with his dog, she secretly shits in the woods. The dog laps it up and kisses the boy when back in the car.   keywords: diarrhea, poop disasters, canine coprophagia, shitkisses ?Live Story: Hitchin' It! by Myka Fox Myka and her friend are hitchhiking and they're picked up by "Kevin Spacey with a Ray Liotta skin covering." They escape the creepy guy and hitch with another guy who is drinking while driving.  keywords: dangers of hitchhiking, don?t take rides from strangers, hitchhikers in danger ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? ?See RISK! live!? in New York 9/25 & 12/11 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonathan Bradley Welch and Talia Tabin share stories of psychics, mediums and intuitions. ?Live Story: The One? by Jonathan Bradley Welch After a psychic's prediction of lasting love, Jonathan pins his hopes on a pandemic crush?only to be let down. He learns love won?t save him, but self-acceptance just might.  keywords: Queer love story, Provincetown romance, Gay dating journey, Psychic love prediction, Pandemic virtual boyfriend ?Live Story: What Older Brothers Do by Talia Tabin Years after her brother?s death, Talia?s family meets with a medium. Talia gets teased from the beyond, realizing her brother?s teasing of her when he was alive contained love in it too. keywords: grief and loss, medium reading, dead brother, afterlife signs, family mourning, spiritual session, psychic medium, sibling pranks, Grief and healing ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live! in New York 9/25 & 12/11 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in May of 2013, when Tommy O?Malley, Jenny, and Moses Storm shared surprising stories about moms and stepmoms. Moses comes to grips with the fact that his mom is not like others. She dresses like a rebellious teen and uses her kids to steal things like roller skates at the rink. keywords: nonconformist, poverty, shoplifting When Jenny decides to divorce her husband, she is sure her stepmom will hate her for it. When she reveals it?s because her husband won?t have sex, Jenny?s stepmom becomes like a supportive sister.  keywords: sexless marriage, women?s issues, female bonding,  Tommy has a real Boston brawler of a mom. Hardcore, working class Southie kinda gal. Their relationship ends when he comes out of the closet to her. Then, after much fighting, it begins again. keywords: coming out, parents of gays, Boston Catholics, family feuds ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ? ? See RISK! live? in New York 9/25 &12/11 ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ?Live Story: Semi-Charmed Kinda Life by Moses Storm?Radio Story: Getting Friendly by Jenny Smith?Live Story: Fighting for Each Other by Tommy O?Malley? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ray Christian tells Kevin about the pet cemetery he and his childhood friends created and the gruesome secret it might hold. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! Conversation Story: Animals Past and Present by Ray Christian (Content note: animal death) As a child, Ray and his friends held funerals for small animals. One day, Ray saw a monkey, then later what may have been the monkey?s remains? or those of a missing child.  keywords: Funeral home, Mock funeral, Peacock, Monkey, Missing child ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ?  ? See RISK! live? in NYC (September 25) or (December 11) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in May of 2013, when Brady Dale, Elna Baker and Marjorie Winther shared stories at the 4/20/13 RISK! Live show in Philly hosted by First Person Arts.  ?Live Story: The Prayer by Brady Dale After a streak of bad luck with women, Brady tries ancient Christian practices, like the mantra-like repetition of a pilgrim's prayer and self-flagellation with a belt.  keywords: flogging, mortification of the flesh, ascetic practice, pilgrim?s prayer  ?Live Story: Jump by Elna Baker Elna longs for luminous love and finally meets someone who sparks it?only to freeze at the leap. Elna learns the key to love isn?t magic, it?s a person who stays. keywords: phosphorescent love, falling in love, emotional intimacy, fear of love, real connection, unrequited love, letting go. ?Live Story: My Own Life by Marjorie Winther When marriage ends after her husband is arrested for trying to meet up for sex with a 13-year old girl, Marjorie puts her life back together and embraces polyamory. keywords: polyamory, child molester, secrets and lies, divorce,  ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ?  ? See RISK! live?! ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? ?Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey folks! The last two online storytelling workshops I?m teaching before I move to a dramatically different time zone are starting on July 23 and August 17, but even if you have to miss some sessions, you can still jump in! So email me at [email protected] to learn more. In this little announcement, I?ll give you a better idea of how it all works. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lindsay Ames and Shannon Turner tell stories of camp flames.  ?Live Story: The Jerk by Lindsay Ames As a teen at Jewish camp Lindsay is eager to have a sexual experience with the cute boy, and gets in a sleeping bag with him, but her friend Carly jumps in and steals Lindsay?s first handjob. keywords: handjob, Jewish camp, cockblock, virgin ?Radio Story: Tomfoolery by Shannon M. Turner Shannon is in love with a guy at camp. Her crush goes on for years, as they both end up on the camp?s staff, until a friend finally helps Shannon see it is time to move on.  keywords: Crush, first love, camp counselor, preacher?s kid ? ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ?  ? See RISK! live? in [CITY] ([MONTH & DAY]) or [CITY] ([MONTH & DAY]) ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes?? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, when Giulia Rozzi, Nimisha Ladva and Kevin Allison shared stories at a live RISK! show in Philadelphia, presented by First Person Arts. ?Live Story: A Little Help from My Friends by Kevin Allison When his comedy troupe The State breaks up, Kevin has to start a solo career, and creates a weird, elaborate, performance-art style comedic character monologue that centers around possibly being (or not being) Charles Manson. He tries it out at the Luna Lounge on a night when the club is packed to the rafters with famous comedians, and one paragraph into the piece, he completely blanks out on the remaining nine pages, paralyzed by stage fright, and unable to trust his own instincts or his vulnerability. Kevin tries to leave the theatre, but the crowd is so huge he can?t go anywhere, and suddenly they grab him and body-surf him around the room, depositing him back onstage, cheering at him that he has to keep performing...and that gives him the boost to find his voice and his lines again, and finish his monologue. keywords: Live story, show host, Host story, Kevin Allison, NYC, New York, comedy, comedy club, standup, gig, failure, blank, memorization, stage fright, script, scripted, Luna Lounge, Charles Manson, character, monologue, think about it Jackass, audience, The State, solo, body surfing, onstage, agent, fear, vulnerability, career. ?Live Story: Giulia Rozzi Shaves Her Toes! by Giulia Rozzi ?Live Story: An American Family by Nimisha Ladva Nimisha's Indian family is not happy to hear she's marrying a Jewish guy, but they do their best to get over it. At the epic Indian wedding, Nimisha's mom makes the groom a gift, and makes a big deal of presenting it to him. It's emblazoned with a swastika, which has its own historical meaning in Indian culture. It's an extremely awkward moment, but love saves the day and the family acknowledges the mistake, conceding that no swastikas should be present during the wedding. ? Support RISK! & Get Involved ?  ? See RISK! live? ? ?? Pitch your story? ? ?? Support us on Patreon? or ?make a one-time PayPal donation? ? ? Shop merch or the RISK! book? ? ? Take storytelling classes with us? ? ? Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices