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
January 8, 2026 • 35 mins
There’s nothing but laughs in our Funny Stuff compilations of classic RISK! stories on the lighter side. This week, Kumail Nanjiani and Alecia Altstaetter share about penile injuries and barf boats.
🎤Live Story: Pure Fuckmachine by Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail learns how to masturbate and is so excited that he zips his pants too quickly afterward and cuts his penis on the zipper.
🎤Live Story: That New Ship Smell by Alecia Altstaett...
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January 6, 2026 • 38 mins
Michael J Bennett and Jessica Piscitelli Robinson tell holiday stories that are new, true and kinda blue.
🎙️Radio Story: Santa's Revenge by Michael J Bennett
Michael is a shopping mall Santa when his worst teacher from High School comes in with his kid. The rule of a store Santa is make no big promises the parents have to fulfill. Michael promises this kid the moon and a pony.
🎙️Radio Story: A Mom-Made Christmas by Jessica P...
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January 5, 2026 • 7 mins
Kevin announces RISK!’s goal this year -- helping listeners connect. More social events, more online fun, and Kevin’s latest online storytelling workshops. One starts on Jan 14, one on Feb 15. Email kevin@risk-show.com to jump on in!
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January 1, 2026 • 63 mins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in September of 2013, when Kevin Allison, Jen Bosworth, Donna Steele and Dare Campbell all shared stories of humiliation.
🎤Radio Story: Mother’s Little Helper by Donna Steele
(Content note: poop) Donna’s mother has a strange habit of pooping in public. On this occasion, it’s into a McDonald’s coke cup in a mall dressing room. Donna is in awe of her mom’s nonchalance.
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December 30, 2025 • 50 mins
JC Cassis, David Crabb and Cyndi Freeman share stories at RISK! live shows when they were hosting
🎤Live Story: Not That Casual by JC Cassis
As a young woman, JC is excited to go to a wild NYE party. A hot guy dances with her as if he's a middle school boy. She says he can be more casual. He takes out his dick and grinds on her. She tells him “Not THAT casual.”
🎤Live Story: Kitchen Nightmares! by David Crabb
After moving to LA...
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December 25, 2025 • 67 mins
Every holiday season, RISK! fans ask about this small handful of yuletide perennial favorites. Well here they all are, wrapped up in one neat package with a bow. Unwrap and enjoy these stories from Elna Baker, Kevin Allison, Sarah Long Hendershot, and Kate Bohl.
🎤Live Story: For the Love of Nubbins by Elna Baker
Selling expensive, real-looking baby dolls for the holiday season at FAO Schwartz, Elna “adopts” an unpopular one she ...
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December 23, 2025 • 36 mins
Ty Gentile, James Rana, and David Hu share yuletide tales about Christmas carols, unorthodox Santas, and of course, excretory health in our annual winter holidays special for 2025.
🎙️Radio Story: A Very Moving Christmas by David Hu
David’s dad has Alzheimer’s. David always struggled to understand how to give and receive love from his immigrant father. But when he buys his dad dearly needed laxatives for Xmas, it’s a touching mom...
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December 18, 2025 • 48 mins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2013, when Alex Edelman, Jude Treder-Wolff and Danielle Kramer all shared Yuletide tales.
🎤Live Story: Oy to the World by Alex Edelman
In the story that eventually became his Broadway show and HBO special “Just For Us,” Alex shares how, in his childhood, his Orthodox Jewish family hosting Christmas to comfort a lonely friend led to life lessons.
🎤Radi...
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December 16, 2025 • 37 mins
Nikki Bailey and Hana Nobel share stories about how messy things can get with food and sex, with guest host, Taj Easton.
🎤Live Story: That's Not Sexy, Baby by Nikki Bailey
For Nikki, her hookup’s praise of her body is a boost to her self esteem. But when her digestive system acts up, she must become downright defiant about self-acceptance.
keywords: Plus Sized Dating, Self-Acceptance, Queer, Body Positivity, BoPo, Self-Worth, B...
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December 11, 2025 • 38 mins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in September of 2013, when Amanda Egge and Nayland Blake shared stories about reconciling their own desires with the desires of others.
🎤Live Story: Servant’s Wages by Amanda Egge
Although she has little interest in the kink aspect of it, Amanda becomes intrigued that a BDSM "slave" would keep her total mess of an apartment clean for free. She quickly learns that her "s...
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December 9, 2025 • 51 mins
Jillian Markowitz and David Joseph share stories about the secrets that haunt families.
🎤Live Story: Uncomfortably Close by Jillian Markowitz
Jillian’s relationship with her sister is tumultuous. There are childhood memories of playing with Barbies and a horrible clash over a burn accident. During her sister’s wedding, things get volatile, until they find a way to make up yet again.
keywords: sisters rivalry, toxic siblings, b...
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December 4, 2025 • 43 mins
Christine Gentry revisits her story from 2016 called “Making the Chain” with Kevin Allison. She has many new insights, nine years later.
🎤Live Story: Making the Chain by Christine Gentry
Christine’s friend needs a kidney donor or she will die. Christine is not a match for her friend, but she is able to join a chain of people donating, created by Be The Match. The experience transforms her life.
keywords: Be The Match, dialysis...
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December 2, 2025 • 50 mins
Mira Rivera and Rachelle Anne Warren tell stories about opening up & leaning into insecurities.
💻Workshop Story: Sexual Healing by Mira Rivera
After her partner breaks up with her, Mira's confidence plummets. She goes on a series of dates in public with a hot guy who seems uninterested.One day, they have a date in private with weed and Mira discovers a whole new level of sexual and emotional chemistry.
🎙️Radio Story: Stran...
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November 27, 2025 • 35 mins
Satori Shakoor and Paul Cibis share stories of thanksgiving. A part of our series called Gratitude Stories.
🎤Live Story: Thank You by Satori Shakoor
Satori’s loss of her mother and son is devastating. Later, she dates a man who gets a kick out of Satori being “too much,” and she is grateful to remember to live life over-the-top, and fully alive.
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🎤Live Story: My Lifeline by Paul Cibis
Paul's kidneys began to fa...
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November 25, 2025 • 32 mins
Kevin hears Danielle Meinert’s “The Day I Met ARFID” story from The Story Collider 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.
Here’s the Spotify Playlist mentioned in the episode.
And here is an article about the playlist from hopkinsmedicine.org.
🎙️ Story: The ...
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November 20, 2025 • 74 mins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in September of 2013, when RISK! had its first live show in the city that keeps it weird: Austin, Texas.
🎤Live Story: The Redhead by Paul Normandin
Every year that his wife asked, "What do you want for your birthday?" Paul would answer, "A redhead." One year, his wife finally arranged for a hotel rendezvous with a redhead... who led him into a surprise party.
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November 18, 2025 • 42 mins
Jen Nails and Sandi Marx share stories about being who you are even, when it’s a pain in the ass.
🎤Radio Story: Permission to Be Myself by Jen Nails
Jen struggles to fit in at her college acting program, which attempts to remove her from the class roster. Finally, her fellow students write to the administration appealing on her behalf and the school changes its mind.
keywords: acting school, rejection, left out,
🎤 Live S...
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November 13, 2025 • 49 mins
Morgan revisits her story from 2012 called “Always A Woman” with Kevin Allison and considers how much has changed for trans folks in the 13 years since.
🎙️Radio Story: Always A Woman by Morgan
A biker and ironworker has a lifelong secret. After a nearly life-ending accident, Morgan finally decides to transition from man to woman. The people in her life are amazed, but they adjust.
keywords: LGBTQIA+ storyteller, Trans storyte...
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November 12, 2025 • 66 mins
Inky Montaine tells Taj Easton about how, before he was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, he truly felt like he might have come from another planet.
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🎙️Conversation Story: Pretending to Be Human by Inky Montaine
Inky spent a lifetime switching masks but felt a certainty of unbelonging. Later in life, an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis didn't lead to yet another identity, but ...
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November 11, 2025 • 27 mins
On this Veteran’s Day, guest-host Ray Christian from What’s Ray Saying? hears Brian Simpson’s “Fresh Air” story from So Say We All 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.
🎙️ Story: Fresh Air by Brian Simpson
(Content note: suicidal ideation) In 2003, Brian...
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