RISK!
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.
Episodes
October 9, 2025 ā¢ 48 mins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in 2013, when the RISK! live show came to Norfolk, Virginia.Ā Ā
š¤Live Story: The Squatter by Billy Raim
Billy is afraid to poop in public until he decides to let go of of that fear, as it was ruining a trip with friends to China, with disastrous consequences.
keywords: Poop, Fear, China, Culture Shock
š¤Live Story: Sisterās Keeper by Tiffany Chilcott
Tiffany impersona...
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October 8, 2025 ā¢ 78 mins
On the 16th anniversary of the podcast, Jill Karliner and Kevin Allison share stories from their own sixteeny days.Ā
šļøRadio Story: Save a Prayer for Jill by Jill Karliner
When she was sixteen, Jill went to a Duran Duran concert in an attempt to fit in with her friend group and got so inside her own head about not enjoying it, she panicked.Ā
keywords: concert, classical, duran duran, rick springfield, squeeze, high school
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October 8, 2025 ā¢ 83 mins
Andrea Dunlop tells Kevin about the time her sister was investigated for Munchausen syndrome by proxy child abuse and how this set her off on a long path towards advocacy, outreach and the pursuit of justice, through her podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.This episode is guest-hosted by Taj Easton.You can also watch it on YouTube!
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šļøConversation Story: Believe Her by Andrea Dunlop
(Cont...
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October 2, 2025 ā¢ 49 mins
Scott Whitney revisits his story from 2013 about losing his faith called āRevelationsā with Kevin. He has many new insights twelve years later. You can also watch this episode on YouTube!
š¤Radio Story: Revelations by Scott Whitney
(Content note: cults, suicide ideation) A Jehovahās Witness struggling with his faith, Scott knocks on the door of a traumatized recluse to attempt to convert him. The brief, troubled friendship convin...
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September 30, 2025 ā¢ 83 mins
Our 33rd compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast, guest-host by Cyndi Freeman.
š¤Live Story: Hope Under the Sky (excerpt) by LP Nguyen
In 1975, the North won Vietnamās civil war, and LP's dad, high ranking in the Southern Army, was imprisoned. The children lost everything, hunted for food, swam to school, and after 7 years, got their father back.
š¤Radio Story: Black Is the Loneliest Color ...
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September 25, 2025 ā¢ 62 mins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in July of 2013, when Kevin Boggs, Stephanie Garibaldi, R. Levin and Amy Saidman told stories at the first RISK! live show in Washington, DC in association with SpeakeasyDC.
š¤Live Story: Standing Up by Kevin Boggs
Working as a waiter at an upscale Washington DC restaurant, Kevin gets into an emotional fight with an angry customer who calls him a "faggot."Ā
Keywords: Wa...
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September 23, 2025 ā¢ 52 mins
Scott McMahon tells Dawn Fraser from the RISK! podcast his story āMidnight in Manila,ā about the time he was pulled into a nightmare of corruption, false rape charges, and five years in a Philippine jail.Ā
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šļøConversation Story: Midnight in Manila by Scott McMahon
Scott McMahon tells Dawn Fraser from the RISK! podcast his story āMidnight in Manila,ā about the time he was pulled into a n...
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September 19, 2025 ā¢ 2 mins
Simpsons fans āTHE VAULT IS OPEN!Ā
Iām Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson for 35+ years, and Iām finally taking you inside Springfield. Simpsons Declassified is your all-access pass to the worldās most iconic, animatedĀ series.Ā Ā
Each week, we crack open wild predictions, eerie coincidences and fan conspiracies and storiesĀ from 36 seasons (thatās 800+ episodes!) behind-the-scenes with writers, directors, the cast andĀ c...
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September 18, 2025 ā¢ 64 mins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in July of 2013, when Cameron Esposito, Kris Grey and Kevin Allison shared radically different stories of LGBT life in the early 2010ās.Ā
š¤Live Story: All the Rage by Kevin Allison
A man living in Kevin's neighborhood started screaming, "Faggot!" at Kevin whenever he was in eyeshot. Then one day the man switched from screaming to punching.Ā
keywords: gay, homosexual, l...
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September 16, 2025 ā¢ 39 mins
Kevin Allison, Rachel Frost and Luke Oyler share stories about being wasteful.Ā
Live Story: The Pickles Pickle by Kevin Allison
Kevin flushes a jar of pickles down his brother's toilet while making his first student film in college and causes a plumbing issue, which becomes a story the Allison family retells for years to come.Ā Ā
keywords: Pickle jar, brother, student film
š¤Live Story: The Inside Scoop by Rachel Frost
Trying t...
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September 11, 2025 ā¢ 103 mins
Tori Weston revisits her story about surviving childhood sexual abuse from 2014 called āThe Powerā with Kevin Allison. Tori has many new insights eleven years later. You can also watch this episode on YouTube!
š¤Radio Story: The Power by Tori Weston
(Content note: child sexual abuse, suicidal ideation) At 12, going on 13, Tori was raped by her stepfather. When she came out about it, the situation pitted family member against fami...
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September 9, 2025 ā¢ 54 mins
Chelsea Dalsey tells Kevin Allison about her journey with addiction and the process of truly coming to terms with her experience. Ā
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šļøConversation Story: Post Mortem by Chelsea Dalsey
While working on cadavers in med school, Chelsea desperately hides her addiction to heroin and cocaine. Now, decades later, she has a realization about why she was finally able to quit the drugs.
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September 4, 2025 ā¢ 27 mins
A compilation of some of the best school related stories from the podcast.Ā
š¤Live Story: Taking A Long Time by Angie Chatman
At age 8 Angie is in 2nd grade. A policeman visits and when he asks for a volunteer he hand shoots up. He handcuffs her in front of the classroom and refuses to let her go until she says "please." The fright causes her to pee, until the teacher finally insists he let her go. Angie's mom does nothing about ...
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September 2, 2025 ā¢ 41 mins
Bill, Brad, and Dominic recall the strange circumstances surrounding their broken or missing digits, with guest host John LaSala.
š¤Live Story: Just the Tip by Bill Worley
Bill reveals how he lost the tip of his fingerāknife fights, dive bars, a guy losing an eyeābefore revealing something even stranger: the truth.
keywords: funny injury story, unreliable narrator, severed finger, missing finger, story slamĀ
š¤Live Story: The...
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August 28, 2025 ā¢ 42 mins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in July of 2013, when Trevor Noah and Robin Gelfenbien shared about scars they've healed from.
š¤Live Story: Vargas by Robin Gelfenbien
In college, Robin is bullied by a whole pack of frat brothers who call her "Vargas," after a character in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. In the end, she gets to confront the leader of the group about it.Ā Ā
keywords: bullying, frat life...
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August 26, 2025 ā¢ 36 mins
Kevin hears C. J. Guyās āMy Secret Careerā story from The Secret Room 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.
šļø Story: My Secret Career by C.J. Guy
CJ reveals his secret career path that started with dropping out of law school without informing his family a...
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August 21, 2025 ā¢ 60 mins
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.Ā
š¤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 ...
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August 19, 2025 ā¢ 42 mins
John F. O'Donnell tells Kevin about that time he got kicked out of his favorite comedy club. You can also watch this episode on YouTube.
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šļøConversation Story: The Rebound by John F. O'Donnell
John starts out in the New York comedy scene, dealing with his bi-polar disorder, plus memorable encounters during his early days as a comedian.
keywords: Bipolar I Disorder, lithium, mental il...
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August 14, 2025 ā¢ 39 mins
Tommy Galan and Marc Amigone share stories about helping others by helping themselves.
A part of our series calledĀ Self-Help Stories.
š¤Live Story: Just Commit by Tommy Galan
Tommy drinks and drinks. His final days of drinking almost destroy his family life. When a mentor tells him to "just commit" to whatever he feels will work best for him, he gives up the bottle.
š¤Radio Story: Life is a Gift by Marc Amigone
Marc takes a t...
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August 12, 2025 ā¢ 36 mins
Valerie Ward and David Patteson share stories about calling for help when the world gets dangerous.
š¤Live Story: Treading Water by Valerie Ward
In her younger days, Valerie got stuck under a dock while swimming in a lake. It brought about mixed feelings about calling for help and how much people might or might not care about her.
keywords: lake, swimming, dock, childhood
šļøRadio Story: Rescuer by David Patteson
As a kid, Dav...
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