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Risk! Storytelling Podcast
RISK! is a live show and podcast “where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public” hosted by Kevin Allison, of the legendary TV sketch comedy troupe The State. It's featured people like Janeane Garofalo, Lisa Lampanelli, Kevin Nealon, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Andy Borowitz and more, dropping the act and showing a side of themselves we’ve never seen before. See more information at www.risk-show.com
Episodes
- Risk! Storytelling Podcast
S16 Ep425: The Same Brand of Pervert
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2013, when Gretchen of Raleigh’s “Mouth of the South” kinky storytelling show shared a…
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S16 Ep1640: The Best of RISK! #32
Our 32nd compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast. • Pitch us your story!risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK!…
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S16 Ep426: The Roof Is On Fire
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2013, when Robert Hurst found catharsis in the Temple at Burning Man. • Pitch us your…
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S16 Ep1639: Forever
Jamie Stewart tells Taj about his family being fucking beautifully nuts. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at…
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S16 Ep1638: Foolish!
Zeke Nicholson and Kristen Rutherford are made fools of! Both intentionally and unintentionally. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support…
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S16 Ep65: The Best of Secret Stories #2
Tara Clancy and Kevin B share stories. About what? It’s a secret. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at…
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S16: Meet Kevin Personally! Yes, You!
Here’s a way you can connect with Kevin! A personal hangout... or you can bring friends and family! Listen for details on a great way to be a part of a huge…
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S16 Ep1637: Patreon Picks #5
To show what folks are missing out on if they’re not Patreon members, we’re featuring stories by Emmy Turner, Walter Zimmerman and Manolo Matos, that were…
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Amazing News! Kevin Teaching Online Storytelling Workshops!
A special announcement about a fun and creative way you can get personal training from Kevin and meet lots of other RISK! fans. There’s only a few months left…
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S16 Ep424: Laughs, Groans & Wieners
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2013, when Nayland Blake, Sarah Bell and Kevin Allison shared stories about putting…
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S16 Ep1636: Fuck or Fight, Revisited
Melanie Hamlett revisits her story from 2012 called “Fuck or Fight” with Kevin. She has many new insights 13 years later. You can also watch this episode on…
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S16 Ep1635: Murphys’ Law
Michaela Murphy and Michelle Murphy share stories on a Murphytastic episode. • Pitch us your story!risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon…
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S16 Ep175: My Life in the House of Clowns
Among her many travel adventures in South America, Melanie is interested in getting to know a horny performance clown which leads to her moving into a house…
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S16 Ep64: The Best of Drinking Stories
Mather Zickel and Morgan Bartlett share stories about boozy haps and mishaps. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon…
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S16 Ep1634: Kind of Unkind
Matthew Dicks and Rita Plush share stories about unkindness, kind of. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at…
Risk! Storytelling PodcastPresenting "Crime House True Crime Stories": A Crime House Original
Crime House has a new original show, Crime House True Crime Stories. Every Monday, take a deep dive into some of the world’s most notorious true crime cases…
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S16 Ep423: Live From North Carolina!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013: Live From North Carolina! Our wonderful show from the North Carolina Comedy Arts…
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S16 Ep1633: The Advocate
Alex Steed, who often advocates for those who need help, tells Taj about finally learning how to advocate for himself. • Pitch us your story!…
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S16 Ep1632: Rough Love
Brittany Ross and Buck Ball talk about all the ways that love can be a rough time! • Pitch us your story!risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through…
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S16 Ep1: The Best of Black Lives #1
For our final Black History Month episode this year, we revisit this classic compilation that first aired in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in the…
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S16 Ep1631: All-Star Episode #3
Jessica Williams, Tawny Newsome and Aisha Tyler share stories of hilariously painful moments in a celebritastic episode. • Pitch us your story!…
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S16 Ep419: Between Friends
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, when Sarah Bell told about the best friend who made her finally feel not weird…
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S16 Ep2: Presenting What's Ray Saying?: Black Medicine
RISK! is thrilled to present this episode of What’s Ray Saying?, created by our dear friend and one of our favorite storytellers, Dr. Ray Christian. To better…
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S16 Ep1630: Rebel Rebel
Lindsay Ames and Luis Garcia share stories about lessons learned from misbehaving. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through…
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S16 Ep63: The Best of Love Stories #3
Kevin Allison and Katie Samson share some of our favorite love (or love-adjacent) stories from our 15-year history! To learn more about listener data and our…
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S16 Ep1629: Immigrant Stories #2
Anmol Pavade and immigration lawyer Alex share stories about the immigrant experience. Alex shares how immigrants can legally protect themselves in the U.S…
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S16 Ep421: Greg Proops
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in February of 2013, when Greg Proops shared a story about the dazed and confused 1970's at our Feb…
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S16 Ep1628: The Sex Sabbatical: RISK! Reacts
Kevin hears Jameer Pond’s “The Sex Sabbatical” story from The Story Collider podcast for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch this…
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S16 Ep1627: Black Lives #8
Guest-host Adarius Bell joins Kevin in this eighth episode in our Black Lives series, with stories by Jameer Pond, Dulcé Sloan, and Larry Dorsey Jr. • Pitch us…
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S16 Ep174: The Best of Groundhog Day Stories
Some of our favorite stories about Groundhog Day. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make…
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S16 Ep417: Live From Charleston
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in January 2013, when Michael Ian Black, Vic Henley, Adam Newman and Shon Kennedy did RISK! at the…
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S16 Ep1626: Darkness Within
Ezra Holmlund and Rocky Ross share stories about people acting very unfamiliar, and it ain’t nice, with guest host Taj Easton. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s…
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S16 Ep416: The Walking Wounded
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in January of 2013, when Dave Hill and Candice Guardino went through rough rites of passage. • Come…
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S16 Ep1625: Big Guy
David tells Kevin about the incredible challenges he has faced as a big guy in a fat-shaming culture, and how he has eventually come to a place of greater…
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S16 Ep1624: Americans Abroad
While Kevin is off visiting Thailand as an American abroad, John LaSala hosts this episode where Sean Wellington and Michael McFadden are also Americans…
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S16 Ep62: The Best of Sex Stories #4
Guest co-host and sex educator Reid Mihalko joins Kevin to look back at some of our favorite stories about sex, shared by Sandra Elliott and Allison Moon. •…
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S16 Ep1623: Immigrant Stories #1
William Tran and Vivien Narcisa Triano share stories about their experiences as immigrants, with guest co-host Diana Medina. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s…
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S16 Ep414: Sex, Death & High School
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in January of 2013, when Dave Ross and Kelly MacFarland shared stories of innocence lost. • Come to…
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S16 Ep1622: Classically Constrained
Carolyn Kendrick tells Taj about her relationship to music and coming to trust herself. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025…
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S16 Ep1621: Holiday Blues #2
More new and lovely stories set during the winter holidays with a bittersweet twist. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025…
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S16 Ep61: The Best of Happy Stories #4
Geraldine Buckley and Jolenta Greenberg share more of our favorite feel-good stories from our past. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May…
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S16 Ep1620: Date Me!
Rich Tackenberg and Laura House share stories of dates gone well and gone wrong. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025…
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S16 Ep413: Holiday Stories #3
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2015, when Mara Wilson, Julie Threlkeld and Matteson Perry shared about yuletide…
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S16 Ep1619: Two Holiday Classics with Kate Bohl
Kate Bohl and Kevin revisit two classic Holiday stories that Kate originally shared as Kevin Bohl on RISK! before her transition. • Come to Portugal for…
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S16 Ep1618: Holiday Stories #17
Linda Bailey Walsh, Sean O’Brien, and Joe Charnitski share seasonal tales in our annual winter holidays special for 2024. To learn more about listener data and…
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S16 Ep412: Holiday Stories #2
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2012, when Steve Spatucci, Christine, Elna Baker, and Michele Carlo shared true…
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S16 Ep1617: Mr. Wrong
Kiri LaNice and Shawn Binder tell stories about the wrong guys. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025: risk-show.com/portugal • Pitch us…
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S16 Ep410: Women on Men
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2012 when Aubrey O'Day, Lillian DeVane, Melanie Hamlett and Julia Wiedeman shared…
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S16 Ep1616: The Squabbles
Dawn Jewel Fraser tells Kevin and Taj about a dispute over an NYC sublet that went off the rails. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025…
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S16 Ep1615: Live At Caveat 4!
Damien Speranza, Kim Kirtz and Bailey Swilley share stories at our NYC live show in September of 2024. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May…
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S16 Ep60: The Best of True Crime Stories #3
The third of our series looking back at some of our most memorable true stories about crime and transcendence. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary…
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S16 Ep1614: Dogs!
Gail Thomas and Victoria Rocha share stories about the dogs that have affected their lives. Then dog expert Kate LaSala joins Gail in discussing both stories…
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S16 Ep409: In My Own Skin
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2012, when Lee Harrington and Andrew Solmssen told true stories that got physical. •…
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S16 Ep1613: Dicks on Stew
Matthew Dicks tells Kevin about the time he stood up to his girlfriend’s father at Thanksgiving. Then the two of them geek out about the craft of storytelling…
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S16 Ep1612: Thanksgivings
Mitch Applebaum and Adam L Cook share stories to be grateful for. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025: risk-show.com/portugal • Pitch…
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S16 Ep59: The Best of Funny Stuff #6
There’s nothing but laughs in our Funny Stuff compilations of classic RISK! stories on the lighter side. This week, Erik Hoognagle and Paula Pazderka share…
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S16 Ep1611: Coming Back to Life
In the wake of the 2024 Election, Kevin checks in, while Rita Plush and Mark Redmond share about bouncing back after great losses. • To get on Kevin’s email…
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S16 Ep407: The God Problem
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in November of 2012, Kevin Allison shares two faith-shaking stories about grappling with angels and…
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S16 Ep1610: Ego Death
Adarius Bell talks with Taj Easton about visiting his family after the death of his grandfather and uncovering a mystery. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th…
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S16 Ep1609: School Days
Diana Medina and Ezra Holmland share stories about follies and triumphs on the schoolyard. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025…