This Damn World

When was the last time you took a damn risk? TDW is joined by podcast giant Kevin Allison, the host of RISK! and former cast member of the sketch TV show "The State." Tune in for Kevin's feelings about treatment of the gay community, the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and behind-the-scenes stories of the making of RISK!.

Would you, could you eat a stranger's food? Would you, could you hook up with a random dude? Dom, Jenn, and Aya get passionate with opinions about cursing in front of new friends, how guests should act in your home, eating in naked restaurants, eating food you didn't order, and the realities of one-night stands.

A little bit less, a little bit late. TDW talks with Kaly and Aiasha of Root & Rebound, an Oakland-based nonprofit that works across CA to support people in reentry from prison and jail -- as well as their families, communities and advocates -- to navigate and overcome the disenfranchisement caused by mass incarceration and over-criminalization in the United States today. Please note that anything said on the show is being expressed as a personal opinion of our guests, and does not reflect the views of Root & Rebound as an organization.

We all have that person who inspires us to our core. While 2016 has been a seriously shitty year for losing our favorites- R.I.P Prince, Bowie, Alan Rickman, Muhammad Ali, and so many more- all of these lives have touched ours in some way. TDW talks about who's going to be sad to lose, death in your family vs. death in the celebrity world, and exactly how much we do just for the media.

It's Murphy's Law that the worst will happen. TDW talks stories of getting trapped: Aya's late night terror on the train, the boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati zoo, the guy who got stuck upside down in a Utah cave, and much, much more.

The man and the metal. Trevor Thomas, owner of Braindrops, regales TDW with stories of unusually pierced body parts, unexpectedly owning a small business, and why sometimes you just gotta say, "I don't give a shit."

Tell us a story. TDW talks weed, Game of Thrones, storytelling and speakers using graduations as platforms for political agendas. Julie Soller, creator of StorySlam Oakland, joins us in the studio.

The boys are riding solo! With the dames out of town, Dom and Chad Damnit team up for an episode literally made of masculinity. Tune in for talks about Captain America, Marvel vs. DC, 90's grunge scene, Pfizer, HellaCon 2, and more.