A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in June of 2013, when Ethan Ullman, Katy Frame, Ben Lerman and Rob Lathan share stories about youthful indiscretions. 

🎤Live Story: The Amazing Adventures of Ethan and the Lunch Monkey by Ethan Ullman

In school, Ethan and a friend call a lunch lady who was mean to them "the Lunch Monkey." Called to the principal's office, they invent a comic book series they claim they were referencing, about a superhero by that name. 

keywords: sophomoric humor, boys will be boys, in trouble

🎤Live Story: Good Vibrations by Katy Frame

As a kid, Katy plays with things that vibrate around her private parts. She devises a machine of her own out of a mechanical toy set. Her parents shame her for it and it’s not till years later that she learns vibrators are common. 

keywords: sexual exploration, vibrators, bird and bees

🎤Live Story: Intense Friendships in the Bus Depot by Ben Lerman

In his teen years, Ben forgets he left a gay porn video in the VHS at home while he’s off at a music festival. He calls his mom to make a convoluted excuse, but it doesn’t fly. 

keywords: gay kids, in the closet, secrets and lies

🎤Live Story: Where the World Is by Rob Lathan

In college, Rob is bullied by frat brothers, but finds acceptance when he drinks huge amounts as they dare him to do. One night he drinks himself into a coma, with a blood alcohol level normally considered certain death. 

keywords: near death, alcohol poisoning, peer pressure, hazing

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