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February 23, 2021 • 39 min
David Hu, Danielle Menier and Joe Charnitski share stories about a beloved father, a surprising text and a lesson learned in marriage.
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February 18, 2021 • 17 min
A Classic RISK! Singles episode. A story that Emmett Montgomery first shared on the podcast in February of 2014 about nearly not surviving a childhood survival trek.
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February 16, 2021 • 66 min
Calvin S. Cato, Skylar Bayer and Randi Williams share stories about a game show, a heart implant, and a friendship that survived a violation.
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February 11, 2021 • 38 min
A Classic RISK! episode from our first two years! In our fifteenth episode, storytellers Leslie Goshko, Adam Wade, Caitlin Hall and Mark Sam Rosenthal divulge in matters of the heart.
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February 9, 2021 • 57 min
Jessica Thompson, Shelby Wilson, and Ernest Anfin share stories about suspicious packages, a strange honeymoon, and intense times on a farm.
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February 4, 2021 • 14 min
A Classic RISK! Singles episode. A story that Ray Christian first shared on the podcast in February of 2016 about a beloved childhood friend and deviant monster.
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February 2, 2021 • 50 min
Annie Tan, Sufian Zhemukhov, and Paul Barach share stories about immigrant parents, old fashioned romance and some things more important than Star Wars.
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January 28, 2021 • 58 min
A Classic RISK! episode from our first two years! In our fourteenth episode, storytellers find themselves in a bind, forced to make life-altering decisions. It features stories from Margot Leitman, Elon James White, Virginia Scott and Matt Higgins and all stories were recorded live at our March 25th, 2010 show at 92Y Tribeca.
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January 26, 2021 • 57 min
Alex Edelman, Theresa Okokon and Mike Bryant share about viral tweets, dating confusion and who is welcome in the gay community.
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January 21, 2021 • 11 min
A Classic RISK! Singles episode. A story that Lori Baird first shared on the podcast in February of 2014 about her 10 year old fear of spending eternal damnation with her mother.
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January 19, 2021 • 56 min
Burke Heffner, Kelli Dunham and Bryan Berlin share about oodles of dildos, praying for a miracle, and snooping through hard drives.
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January 14, 2021 • 55 min
A Classic RISK! episode from our first two years! In our thirteenth episode, storytellers share stories about fights, spats, tussles, struggles, scrapes, disputes, and wars. It features stories from writer Ellen Tarlin (Slate), comedian Zach Broussard, improv impresario Matt Higgins (Centralia), comedian Catie Lazarus (Employee of the Month), and RISK! creator and host Kevin Allison (The State).
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January 12, 2021 • 62 min
Mav Viola, Rich Tackenberg, and Ellie Dvorkin share stories about step sister love, when non-actors act, things that get stuck in orifices. At the end of the episode, Kevin reflects on the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan 6.
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January 7, 2021 • 11 min
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Kumail Nanjiani first shared on RISK! in March of 2015 about self discovery and wardrobe malfunction.
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January 5, 2021 • 99 min
On Patreon, Kevin does audio-journaling check ins, sharing how we’re doing behind the scenes. In this episode, several members of the staff do just that, about the year that was and where we’re at now.
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December 31, 2020 • 53 min
A Classic RISK! episode from our first two years! Our twelfth episode features stories recorded live at our Feburary 11, 2010 show at 92Y Tribeca by comedian Michael Showalter, monologuist Mike Daisey, co-host of UCB’s Stripped Stories, Giulia Rozzi, and our very own Kevin Allison.
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December 28, 2020 • 103 min
Our eighteenth collection of our favorite music from the most recent RISK! episodes.
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December 24, 2020 • 68 min
A look back at some of our favorite Yuletide tales from the podcast, as well as a few mini-stories from RISK! fans.
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December 22, 2020 • 73 min
Vin Brue, Amy Brooks, Kevin Allison, Rob Penty and Jude Treder-Wolff share seasonal tales in our annual winter holidays special for 2020.
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December 17, 2020 • 13 min
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Elna Baker first shared on RISK! in December of 2012 about a toy store job that got weird around the holidays.
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