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RISK!

If you like The Moth, This American Life or Snap Judgment, take a walk on the wilder side with RISK! Your colorful host Kevin Allison (of the legendary comedy group The State) helms this surprisingly uncensored show where people tell jaw-dropping true stories they never thought they"d dare to share in public. RISK! is hilarious, heart-wrenching and remarkably real. Think you"ve heard it all? Fasten your seatbelt.

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66:56

Pretending to Be Human

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2025/11/12

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,

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27:17

A Breath of Fresh Air: RISK! Reacts (feat. Ray...

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2025/11/11

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

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76:45

Boys and Girls

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2025/11/06

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,

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44:16

The Living Room: RISK! Reacts

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2025/11/04

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,

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84:25

Scary Stories #17: Bone-chilling!

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2025/10/28

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,

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63:13

Edge Play

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2025/10/23

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

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39:52

Mortal

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2025/10/21

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

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59:39

Live From Norfolk 2

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2025/10/16

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 🎤Live Story: Robbie Robbie by Alicia Camden 🎤Live Story: Train du Matin by Sean Devereux Sean dates a girl who he only sees when they are both drunk. When he decides to have a lunchtime date with her without alcohol, he realizes they have nothing in common. To his

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48:31

Live From Norfolk 1

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2025/10/09

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

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83:04

Believe Her

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2025/10/08

Andrea Dunlop tells Kevin from the RISK! podcast her story “Believe Her,” about the time her sister was prosecuted for Munchausen by Proxy child abuse and how this set her off on a long path towards advocacy, outreach and the pursuit of justice. Years later, her podcast and vigilante journalism led her to uncover irrefutable evidence of an unprosecuted, hideous crime, as well as towards healing of her own deep, familial wounds. You can also watch this episode on YouTube. Check out all of our

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80:41

Sweet Sixteen

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2025/10/06

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

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49:45

Revelations, Revisited

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2025/10/02

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. CURRENT keywords: Awake!,

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83:27

The Best of RISK! #33

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2025/09/30

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 SYNOPSIS: 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. SYNOPSIS: Larry saves a suicidal Black

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62:59

Live From DC!

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2025/09/25

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

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52:09

Midnight in Manila

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2025/09/23

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 SYNOPSIS: 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

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39:59

Shit Happens

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2025/09/16

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

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54:09

Post Mortem

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2025/09/09

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 SYNOPSIS: 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! &

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27:38

The Best of School Stories #1

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2025/09/04

A compilation of some of the best school related stories from the podcast. 🎤Live Story: Taking A Long Time by Angie Chatman SYNOPSIS: 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

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41:23

The Fingers Episode

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2025/09/02

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

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42:53

Hurt

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2025/08/28

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. CURRENT keywords: bullying, frat life, hazing, sexism 🎤Live Story: The Best Looking Person in

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