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July 30, 2026 • 73 mins
From April 2014, five people finding a way out. Sean Crespo signs up for a sleep deprivation study to escape the worst summer job in Boston, then spends ten days plotting one act of privacy. Kate Greathead, dumped and displaced, discovers she can cry on the subway every night and nobody will stop her. (Content note: suicidal ideation) Jeff Simmermon loses a testicle to cancer and gains an imaginary black bird that whispers to him at night about how the loneliness will never end. John F. O'Donnell, in the middle of a manic episode in 2008, decides he alone can stop the neoconservatives from crashing the internet. Jean Ann Le Bec, married in 1966 to a man who naps all day, goes back to college on Open Admissions and finds a women's group, a room worth occupying, and Mona. Leave your comments and find episode details and music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/freedom-cre525 Be Part of RISK! šŸŽŸ See RISK! live⁠ on September 8, 2026 in New York City āœļø Pitch your story⁠ ā¤ļø Support us on Patreon⁠ šŸ’µ Make a one-time donation⁠⁠ via PayPal or Zelle to kevin@risk-show.com šŸ“š Shop merch or the RISK! book⁠ šŸŽ“ Take storytelling classes with us⁠ šŸŽ„ Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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