RISK!

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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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U-Turns

03.21.2023

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 to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! book at ...

RISK! episodes:

03.21.2023 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 to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! book at ...
03.16.2023 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 irreparable harm to her relationship. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a ...
03.14.2023 Close Encounters of the Second Part In the second part of two back-to-back episodes, Bella Clarke tells ufologist David J. Halperin her story about wrestling with the certainty of witnessing a UFO. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow ...
03.09.2023 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 of survival and transcendence. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation ...
03.07.2023 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 Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at ...
03.02.2023 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. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! ...
02.28.2023 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 Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! ...
02.23.2023 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 tell of times things were off kilter and over the line. Support RISK! on ...
02.21.2023 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 Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live ...
02.17.2023 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 partner Ed. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time ...
02.14.2023 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 RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! book at TheRISKBook.com ...
02.09.2023 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 Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! ...
02.07.2023 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 Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live ...
02.02.2023 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 told at a RISK! live show. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK ...
01.31.2023 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. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow ...
01.27.2023 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 Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to ...
01.24.2023 Aggression Stephen Campbell and Lillibet Fleur share about male enhancement meds and being an upstander rather than a bystander. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour ...
01.19.2023 Meet Your Maker (CRS157) A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Byron Bowers first shared on the podcast in February of 2017 about getting to know his father all over again. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! ...
01.17.2023 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 at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live ...
01.12.2023 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 tales of damage done. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation ...
01.10.2023 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 Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to ...
01.05.2023 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 Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets ...
01.03.2023 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 one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour ...
12.29.2022 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 wondrous tales of Christmas past. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time ...
12.27.2022 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 one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour ...
12.22.2022 The Present (CRS157) 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 RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get ...
12.20.2022 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. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get ...
12.15.2022 Snowglobe (CRS156) 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 unlikely barflies in a blizzard. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK ...
12.13.2022 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 where being Black mattered. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to ...
12.08.2022 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 RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to ...
12.06.2022 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 RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets ...
12.01.2022 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 nearest, dearest and weirdest. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation ...
11.29.2022 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 donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! book ...
11.24.2022 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! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow ...
11.22.2022 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 Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour ...
11.17.2022 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 Queens. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation ...
11.15.2022 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 one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour ...
11.10.2022 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 RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! ...
11.07.2022 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 Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour ...
11.03.2022 Little Shop of Horrors (CRS152) 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 RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at ...
10.31.2022 Scary Stories #14: Hair-raising! Our 14th annual Halloween special filled with scary true stories, spooky songs and frightful surprises. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! ...
10.27.2022 Scary Stories #1: Eek! (CRE304) A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the fourth episode of our third season, Ben Garant of Reno 911! as well as Pete Holmes, Kumail Nanjiani, Ptolemy Slocum, JC Cassis, Heidi Rosebrugh and more share scary stories in ...
10.25.2022 Love Hurts Emerson Dameron and Jill Karliner share stories about coping with loved ones who were struggling with addictions. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get ...
10.20.2022 The All-American (CRS151) A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Ernest Anfin first shared on the podcast in February of 2021 about what a childhood on a farm taught him about compassion. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation ...
10.18.2022 The Best of RISK! #26 Our 26th 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 to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! ...
10.13.2022 New At This (CRE302) A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the second episode of our third season, Brian Babylon, Ophira Eisenberg, Vince Gatton and Joe LaSala recall times they faced frighteningly new challenges. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a ...
10.10.2022 Lovestruck Adrien Behn and Sam Dingman share stories about lightning, love and a certain bodily fluid. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! ...
10.06.2022 Read Me (CRS150) A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Jason Kim first shared on the podcast in December of 2016 about a fortune teller’s prophecy. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time donation to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets ...
10.04.2022 The Best of RISK! #25 Our 25th 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 to RISK! at PayPal.me/RISKshow Get tickets to RISK! live shows at RISK-show.com/tour Get the RISK! ...
09.29.2022 Backlash (CRE228) A Classic RISK! episode from our first two years! In the twenty eighth episode of our second season, Adam Savage of Mythbusters, the Sklar Brothers, and Jenny Slate tell stories of times they acted out... and got it right back ...

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What's RISK! about?

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RISK! episodes:

U-Turns

Our First Crisis (CRS162)

Close Encounters of the Second Part

3 Women (CRE539)

Close Encounters of the First Part

Melting (CRS161)

Parents Are People

Outta Place (CRE318)

The Birds and the Bees

Heart and Arrow (CRS160)

Nailed It!

The Blob (CRS159)

Exposure

Lisa Lampanelli (CRE312)

Acceptance

Little Bean (CRS158)

Aggression

Meet Your Maker (CRS157)

By the Skin of Our Teeth

Damaged Goods (CRE311)

Discord

My Lifeline (CRS156)

Staff Picks 2022, Pt.2

Holiday Stories #1 (CRE310)

Staff Picks 2022, Pt.1

The Present (CRS157)

Holiday Stories #15

Snowglobe (CRS156)

Black Lives #5

Cougar (CRS155)

Live From LA 3!

The Family (CRE308)

Reclaiming

One Shot (CRS154)

Blood Relations

Gil Ozeri (CRE306)

Sex Ed

Lesbian Strap-on Gangbang! (CRS153)

Trans Lives #2

Little Shop of Horrors (CRS152)

Scary Stories #14: Hair-raising!

Scary Stories #1: Eek! (CRE304)

Love Hurts

The All-American (CRS151)

The Best of RISK! #26

New At This (CRE302)

Lovestruck

Read Me (CRS150)

The Best of RISK! #25

Backlash (CRE228)

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