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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
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S14 Ep1434: Light and Shadow
Nessa Goldman and Jad S. confront the good, the evil and the balance in between. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through…
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S14 Ep1433: Suspicions
Nate Runkel and Margarita Franco share about suspicions running through their family lives. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK!…
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S14 Ep13: Asian American Lives #5
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate, we’re looking back at 3 classic RISK! Stories by Maritess Zurbano, Cody…
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S14 Ep1432: Clarifying
Ryan Estrada, Tori Weston and Kevin McGeehan share stories about getting clear. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through…
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S14 Ep12: Mother’s Day Compilation
To celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, we’ve gathered a few classic sweet stories about moms. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK!…
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S14 Ep1432: Body Image
Claire Hennessy and Sam Feirstein search for ways to love the skin they’re in. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon…
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S14 Ep11: May the 4th Be With You! (CRC011)
In honor of Star Wars Day, RISK! presents 3 classic stories from our archives kinda sorta about Star Wars! • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions •…
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S14 Ep1430: Growing Pains
David Beck and Dioselin González share stories about secrets from their childhood. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through…
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S14 Ep320: What's Going On? (CRE320)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the twentieth episode of our third season, Helen Hong, Steve Agee, Chris Castiglione, and Elise Pettus come…
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S14 Ep1429: The Unknown
Drew Droege & Regina Stoops share stories about a mysterious ride and twists and turns in parenting. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support…
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S14 Ep165: The Weed Days (CRS165)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Matt Higgins first shared on the podcast in April of 2010 about a very tempting discovery. • Pitch us your story!…
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S14 Ep1428: Sweet Relief
David Crabb and Michele Carlo share about crazy colonoscopies and meeting your romantic match in your 50s. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions •…
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S14: Matt McCarthy (CRE309)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the ninth episode of our third season, Matt McCarthy talks about how when he was a teenager, he and his…
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S14 Ep1427: The Best of RISK! #28
Our 28th compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation…
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S14 Ep12: Remembering Heklina
In remembrance of one of San Francisco's most beloved drag queens, the hilarious Heklina recalls an earlier era in her life when she tried to be a male…
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S14 Ep1426: The Best of RISK! #27
Our 27th compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation…
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S14 Ep7: Introducing the Fly on the Wall Podcast
A Special Announcement about a great new podcast! Be a “Fly on the Wall” as Saturday Night Live alumni Dana Carvey and David Spade take you behind the scenes…
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S14 Ep164: Bullets on the Floor
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Daralyse Lyons first shared on the podcast in October of 2020 about her romance with danger. Support RISK! on…
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S14 Ep1425: Mind Over Matter
Jen Curcio and Daralyse Lyons share stories about dealing with abusive exes and dating someone with racists in their family. Support RISK! on Patreon at…
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S14 Ep163: My Crotch and the Night (CRS163)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Vanessa Ragland first shared on the podcast in February of 2012 about the time she answered an urgent call from…
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S14 Ep1424: U-Turns
Shannon Cason and Jeffrey Porterfield share stories about casino culture and punk rock. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation…
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S14 Ep162: Our First Crisis (CRS162)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Jessica Wise first shared on the podcast in January of 2015 about an isolated sexual assault incident that caused…
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S14 Ep1423: Close Encounters of the Second Part
In the second of two back-to-back episodes, Bella Clarke tells ufologist David J. Halperin her story about wrestling with the certainty of witnessing a UFO…
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S14: 3 Women (CRE539)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the thirty-ninth episode of our fifth season, Betty Dodson, Cameron Esposito and Amber Drea tell true stories…
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S14: Close Encounters of the First Part
In the first of two back-to-back UFO-related episodes, David J. Halperin shares a story about a surprising alien encounter. Support RISK! on Patreon at…
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S14: Melting (CRS161)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Dan Savage first shared on the podcast in December of 2015 about the first time he REALLY tripped on acid…
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S14: Parents Are People
Ty Fance and Vicki Juditz share stories about how hard and amazing it can be to bring a newborn into the world. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK…
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S14: Outta Place (CRE318)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the sixteenth episode of our third season, R. Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Sheng Wang and Nikki Glaser…
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S14: The Birds and the Bees
Jenna Brister and Ron Hart share stories about great works of cinema produced by Playboy and a bird out of hand. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK…
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S14: Heart and Arrow (CRS160)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Jeffrey Lan first shared on the podcast in March of 2017 about the love, loss and growth he experienced with his…
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S14: Nailed It!
Rain DeGrey and Disturbing Dave share stories about crucifixion and working moms. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to…
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S14: The Blob (CRS159)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Jeff Emtman first shared on the podcast in January of 2015 about self surgery. Support RISK! on Patreon at…
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S14: Exposure
Abby Rotstein and John Aubert share stories about a surprising kind of therapy for OCD and how storytelling itself is therapeutic. Support RISK! on Patreon at…
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S14: Lisa Lampanelli (CRE312)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the twelfth episode of our third season, Lisa Lampanelli and Kevin listen to and discuss the first story she…
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S14: Acceptance
Erica Blumfield, Hannah Sussman and Kurt Mullen share stories about getting over body shame, being okay with farting, and letting go of plans to have kids…
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S14: Little Bean (CRS158)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Leah Cropp first shared on the podcast in January of 2015 about losing her baby. Support RISK! on Patreon at…
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S14: Aggression
Stephen Campbell and Lillibet Fleur share about male enhancement meds and being an upstander rather than a bystander. Support RISK! on Patreon at…
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S14: Meet Your Maker (CRS157)
Byron’s ready to go up now… can you fill in this blank for me?: A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Byron Bowers first shared on the podcast in…
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S14: By the Skin of Our Teeth
Thomas McKean and Kelli Dunham share stories about a dangerous trip to the pyramids and the mending of a mother/daughter relationship. Support RISK! on Patreon…
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S14: Damaged Goods (CRE311)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the eleventh episode of our third season, James Reichmuth, Kent Shelton, Kim Nguyen and Drew Prochaska share…
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S14: Discord
Melinda Hill, Stephen Harder and Adam Lowitt share stories about the ghosting type, bully bros, and bringing Steve Martin into your sex life. Support RISK! on…
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S14: My Lifeline (CRS156)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Paul Cibis first shared on RISK! in November of 2014 about a life or death ordeal. Support RISK! on Patreon at…
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S14: Staff Picks 2022, Pt.2
The second of two episodes where members of the RISK! staff share about their favorite stories of 2022. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a…
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S14: Holiday Stories #1 (CRE310)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the tenth episode of our third season, Elna Baker, Matteson Perry, Tracy Rowland and Brad Lawrence share…
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S14: Staff Picks 2022, Pt.1
The first of two episodes where members of the RISK! staff share about their favorite stories of 2022. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a…
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S14: The Present (CRS018)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Sarah Long Hendershot first shared on RISK! in December of 2017 about a very memorable Christmas present. Support…
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S14: Holiday Stories #15
Christian Finnegan, Ryan Sirois Heller, Dixie De La Tour, Ryan Estrada and Jen Curcio share seasonal tales in our annual winter holidays special for 2022…
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S14: Snowglobe (CRS019)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Kevin Bohl first shared on RISK! in December of 2017 about a very memorable Christmas time slice of life of two…
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S14: Black Lives #5
The fifth episode in our Black Lives series, hosted by Dr. Ray Christian. Jenn Kamara, Ashton Cynthia Clarke and Brian Russell share about life experiences…
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S14: Cougar (CRS155)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Lily Be first shared on the podcast in December of 2016 about a the pros and cons of being a cougar. Support…
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S14: Live From LA 3!
David Crabb, John Flynn and Laura House share stories about nurses who make house calls, meanness in the modeling industry, finding one’s birth mother. Support…
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S14: The Family (CRE308)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the eighth episode of our third season, Lili Taylor, Sara Benincasa and Curtis Gwinn share about their…
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S14: Reclaiming
Linda Bailey Walsh and Jonathan Pitts share stories about how creativity helped them heal. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time…
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S14: One Shot (CRS154)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that CalCo first shared on the podcast in December of 2016 about being a victim of random gun violence. Support RISK!…
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S14: Blood Relations
John Kelly, David Beck and Margarita Franco share stories about DNA tests, giving blood, and one tough mother. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK…
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S14: Gil Ozeri (CRE306)
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the sixth episode of our third season, Gil Ozeri shares about a violent night from his high school days in…
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S14: Sex Ed
Patti F. Smith and Allison Moon share stories about surprising things they learned about sex along the way. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a…
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S14: Lesbian Strap-on Gangbang! (CRS153)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Reid Mihalko first shared on the podcast in December of 2014 about a jolly group activity at a kink camp. Support…
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S14: Trans Lives #2
Bea Van Slee and Joshua Honaker share stories about finding joy and facing challenges regarding being trans today. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK…
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S14: Little Shop of Horrors
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Ken Reid first shared on the podcast in October of 2014 about comic book fans before comics were cool. Support…