RISK!

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RISK! episodes

June 05, 2025 The Best of Queer Lives #3
We celebrate this Pride Month by listening back to some of the most wonderful stories by our queer friends.
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1 hr 3 min
June 03, 2025 Fight or Flatline
Stories about people stepping in when it really counts, with guest-host Taj Easton.

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• Take our storytelling classes:⁠ thestorystudio.org⁠
• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos:⁠ kevinallison.com⁠

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51 min
May 29, 2025 Unbreakable, Revisited
Melanie Hamlett revisits her story from 2016 called “Unbreakable” with Ms. Aishia. She has new insights 9 years later! You can also watch this episode on YouTube!
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets 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

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2 hr 37 min
May 28, 2025 140 Lbs, Revisited
Susan Lieu revisits her story from 2018 called “140 Lbs.” She and Kevin discuss how she’s evolved since then. You can also watch this episode on YouTube!
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets 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

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44 min
May 27, 2025 Losing It
Frank Traynor and Jonathan Bradley Welch share about times they blew up.
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets 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

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41 min
May 22, 2025 What I'm Made Of
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, when Shen Wei and Ed Gavagan shared about how they became who they are now.
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets 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.com⁠shop for merch:⁠ ⁠⁠risk-show.com/shop⁠
• Take our storytelling classes:⁠ thestorystudio.org⁠
• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos:⁠ kevinallison.com

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46 min
May 20, 2025 Trial Remedies
Alex Plotkin and Yossi Rosenberg explore unusual remedies for vexing problems.
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets 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.com⁠ork City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live⁠
• 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

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58 min
May 15, 2025 Virgins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, where David Crabb, Mara Wilson, Tommy O’Malley, and Michael Stahl-David told tales from their more innocent years.
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets 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

• 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
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live⁠
• 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

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57 min
May 14, 2025 The Top Gun of Getting Mugged: RISK! Reacts
From ⁠The Artichoke Storytelling Series⁠, Kevin hears Adam Selbst’s “The Top Gun of Getting Mugged” 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

• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets 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.com⁠h Patreon at⁠ patreon.com/risk⁠ or make a one-time donation:⁠ paypal.me/riskshow⁠
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live⁠
• 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

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26 min
May 13, 2025 Show People
Jason Burke, Robin Bady, and Kelli Dunham tell stories about performers and performances.
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets 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.com⁠com/submissions⁠
• Support RISK! through Patreon at⁠ patreon.com/risk⁠ or make a one-time donation:⁠ paypal.me/riskshow⁠
• See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live⁠
• 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

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52 min

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