Live From Philly 3!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in May of 2013, when Brady Dale, Elna Baker and Marjorie Win...
07/10/2025
LISTENThere’s Still Time to Jump In Kevin’s Online Workshops!
Hey folks! The last two online storytelling workshops I’m teaching before I move to a dramatically different time zone...
07/09/2025
LISTENLive From Philly 2!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, when Giulia Rozzi, Nimisha Ladva and Kevin...
07/03/2025
LISTENBeat Yourself Up
Glen A. Dunzweiler and David Wayne tell stories about going easier on yourself… or not....
07/01/2025
LISTENParental Advisory
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, when Andy Livengood, Jean Ann Le Bec, and ...
06/26/2025
LISTENI’m Gay and Pets Are My Only Friends: RISK! Reacts
Kevin hears Fabian Godinez’s “I’m Gay and Pets Are My Only Friends” from The Mortified Podcast for t...
06/25/2025
LISTENBad Decisions, Good Stories
Tata Sherise and Max Langert reveal the self-destructive journeys they took after trusting the wrong people....
06/24/2025
LISTENThe Best of Trans Lives #4 (feat. Peppermint)
Drag Race Superstar Peppermint guest-hosts as Tuesday Thomas and A. Kraft share stories about finding joy and facing cha...
06/19/2025
LISTENCurious
Stories about people curious about sex or curious about people who are curious about sex!...
06/17/2025
LISTENThe Best of Father’s Day Stories #3
To celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, we’ve gathered a couple more classic heartfelt stories about dads....
06/12/2025
LISTENThe Luckiest Trans Woman Alive
Kate Bohl tells Taj about what it’s been like to finally come out as trans in her late 50s—after a lifetime of feeli...
06/11/2025
LISTENMommy Issues
Gabi Conti and Jade Green tell stories about the antics that their mothers are up to....
06/10/2025
LISTENThe Best of Queer Lives #3
We celebrate this Pride Month by listening back to some of the most wonderful stories by our queer friends....
06/05/2025
LISTENFight or Flatline
Stories about people stepping in when it really counts, with guest-host Taj Easton....
06/03/2025
LISTENUnbreakable, Revisited
Melanie Hamlett revisits her story from 2016 called “Unbreakable” with Ms. Aishia. She has new insights 9 years late...
05/29/2025
LISTEN140 Lbs, Revisited
Susan Lieu revisits her story from 2018 called “140 Lbs.” She and Kevin discuss how she’s evolved since then. You ...
05/28/2025
LISTENLosing It
Frank Traynor and Jonathan Bradley Welch share about times they blew up....
05/27/2025
LISTENWhat I’m Made Of
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, when Shen Wei and Ed Gavagan shared about ...
05/22/2025
LISTENTrial Remedies
Alex Plotkin and Yossi Rosenberg explore unusual remedies for vexing problems....
05/20/2025
LISTENVirgins
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, where David Crabb, Mara Wilson, Tommy O’...
05/15/2025
LISTENThe Top Gun of Getting Mugged: RISK! Reacts
From The Artichoke Storytelling Series, Kevin hears Adam Selbst’s “The Top Gun of Getting Mugged” for the first ti...
05/14/2025
LISTENShow People
Jason Burke, Robin Bady, and Kelli Dunham tell stories about performers and performances....
05/13/2025
LISTENThe Best of Mother’s Day Stories #3
To celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, we’ve gathered a couple of stories about moms. This episode is part of our M...
05/08/2025
LISTENLove and War
Kerri Doherty and Jim Stevens tell stories about different kinds of love and war....
05/06/2025
LISTENThe Best of Asian American Lives #6
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate, we’re looking back at two ...
05/01/2025
LISTENGeezers and the Gosling
Erin Barker and Jeff Simmermon tell stories about living spaces and those that live in ‘em....
04/29/2025
LISTENDirty Work
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, when Kurt Braunohler, Melinda Hill, Dave R...
04/24/2025
LISTENThe Silver Dollar: RISK! Reacts
Kevin hears Daryl Davis’s “The Silver Dollar” story from Love and Radio for the first time and gives you his hot t...
04/23/2025
LISTENUntangling
Elaine Gale and Heather Farley tell stories about marriages ending and new beginnings....
04/22/2025
LISTENIntroducing Rulebreakers with Saraya
Born into a chaotic, hellraising and deeply tight-knit family, Saraya learned to never back down from a challenge. She...
04/21/2025
LISTENThe Best of Drug Stories #3: Another 420 Edition
Matt Higgins, Will Clegg, and Chemda deliver classic RISK! stories in the name of 420....
04/17/2025
LISTENImmigrant Stories #3
LP Nguyen shares a story of trials and tribulations with her and her family’s attempts to survive in and then flee fro...
04/15/2025
LISTENThe Same Brand of Pervert
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2013, when Gretchen of Raleigh’s “Mouth of t...
04/10/2025
LISTENThe Best of RISK! #32
Our 32nd compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast....
04/08/2025
LISTENThe Roof Is On Fire
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2013, when Robert Hurst found catharsis in the T...
04/03/2025
LISTENForever
Jamie Stewart tells Taj about his family being fucking beautifully nuts....
04/02/2025
LISTENFoolish!
Zeke Nicholson and Kristen Rutherford are made fools of! Both intentionally and unintentionally....
04/01/2025
LISTENThe Best of Secret Stories #2
Tara Clancy and Kevin B share stories. About what? It’s a secret....
03/27/2025
LISTENMeet Kevin Personally! Yes, You!
Here’s a way you can connect with Kevin! A personal hangout… or you can bring friends and family! Listen for det...
03/26/2025
LISTENPatreon Picks #5
To show what folks are missing out on if they’re not Patreon members, we’re featuring stories by Emmy Turner, Walter...
03/25/2025
LISTENAmazing News! Kevin Teaching Online Storytelling Workshops!
A special announcement about a fun and creative way you can get personal training from Kevin and meet lots of other RISK...
03/23/2025
LISTENLaughs, Groans & Wieners
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2013, when Nayland Blake, Sarah Bell and Kevin A...
03/20/2025
LISTENFuck or Fight, Revisited
Melanie Hamlett revisits her story from 2012 called “Fuck or Fight” with Kevin. She has many new insights 13 years l...
03/19/2025
LISTENMurphys’ Law
Michaela Murphy and Michelle Murphy share stories on a Murphytastic episode....
03/18/2025
LISTENMy Life In The House Of Clowns
Among her many travel adventures in South America, Melanie is interested in getting to know a horny performance clown wh...
03/17/2025
LISTENThe Best Of Drinking Stories
Mather Zickel and Morgan Bartlett share stories about boozy haps and mishaps....
03/13/2025
LISTENKind of Unkind
Matthew Dicks and Rita Plush share stories about unkindness, kind of....
03/11/2025
LISTENLive From North Carolina!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013: Live From North Carolina! Our wonderful sh...
03/06/2025
LISTENThe Advocate
Alex Steed, who often advocates for those who need help, tells Taj about finally learning how to advocate for himself....
03/05/2025
LISTENRough Love
Brittany Ross and Buck Ball talk about all the ways that love can be a rough time!...
03/04/2025
LISTENThe Best of Black Lives #1
For our final Black History Month episode this year, we revisit this classic compilation that first aired in the wake of...
02/27/2025
LISTENBetween Friends
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in April of 2013, when Sarah Bell told about the best friend...
02/20/2025
LISTENRebel Rebel
Lindsay Ames and Luis Garcia share stories about lessons learned from misbehaving....
02/18/2025
LISTENThe Best of Love Stories #3
Kevin Allison and Katie Samson share some of our favorite love (or love-adjacent) stories from our 15-year history!...
02/13/2025
LISTENImmigrant Stories #2
Anmol Pavade and immigration lawyer Alex share stories about the immigrant experience. Alex shares how immigrants can le...
02/11/2025
LISTENGreg Proops
Live from San Francisco, Greg Proops shares a story about the dazed and confused 1970’s at our Feb 2013 Sketchfest...
02/06/2025
LISTENThe Sex Sabbatical: RISK! Reacts
Kevin hears Jameer Pond’s “The Sex Sabbatical” story from The Story Collider podcast for the first time and gives ...
02/05/2025
LISTENBlack Lives #8
Guest-host Adarius Bell joins Kevin in this eighth episode in our Black Lives series, with stories by Jameer Pond, Dulc...
02/04/2025
LISTENThe Best of Groundhog Day Stories
Some of our favorite stories about Groundhog Day....
02/02/2025
LISTENLive From Charleston!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in January 2013, when Michael Ian Black, Vic Henley, Adam Ne...
01/30/2025
LISTENDarkness Within
Ezra Holmlund and Rocky Ross share stories about people acting very unfamiliar, and it ain’t nice, with guest host Taj...
01/28/2025
LISTENThe Walking Wounded
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in January of 2013, when Dave Hill and Candice Guardino went...
01/23/2025
LISTENBig Guy
David tells Kevin about the incredible challenges he has faced as a big guy in a fat-shaming culture, and how he has eve...
01/22/2025
LISTENAmericans Abroad
While Kevin is off visiting Thailand as an American abroad, John LaSala hosts this episode where Sean Wellington and Mic...
01/21/2025
LISTENThe Best of Sex Stories #4 (feat. Reid Mihalko)
Guest co-host and sex educator Reid Mihalko joins Kevin to look back at some of our favorite stories about sex, shared b...
01/16/2025
LISTENImmigrant Stories #1
William Tran and Vivien Narcisa Triano share stories about their experiences as immigrants, with guest co-host Diana Med...
01/14/2025
LISTENSex, Death & High School
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in January of 2013, when Dave Ross and Kelly MacFarland shar...
01/09/2025
LISTENClassically Constrained
Carolyn Kendrick tells Taj about her relationship to music and coming to trust herself....
01/08/2025
LISTENHoliday Blues #2
More new and lovely stories set during the winter holidays with a bittersweet twist....
01/07/2025
LISTENThe Best of Happy Stories #4
Geraldine Buckley and Jolenta Greenberg share more of our favorite feel-good stories from our past....
01/02/2025
LISTENDate Me!
Rich Tackenberg and Laura House share stories of dates gone well and gone wrong....
12/31/2024
LISTENHoliday Stories #3
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2015, when Mara Wilson, Julie Threlkeld and M...
12/26/2024
LISTENSnowglobe & Closed for the Duration, Revisited
Kate Bohl and Kevin revisit two classic Holiday stories that Kate originally shared as Kevin Bohl on RISK! before her tr...
12/24/2024
LISTENHoliday Stories #17
Linda Bailey Walsh, Sean O’Brien, and Joe Charnitski share seasonal tales in our annual winter holidays special for 20...
12/23/2024
LISTENHoliday Stories #2
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2012, when Steve Spatucci, Christine, Elna Ba...
12/18/2024
LISTENWomen on Men
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in December of 2012 when Aubrey O’Day, Lillian DeVane,...
12/12/2024
LISTENThe Squabbles
Dawn Jewel Fraser tells Kevin and Taj about a dispute over an NYC sublet that went off the rails....
12/11/2024
LISTENLive At Caveat 4!
Damien Speranza, Kim Kirtz and Bailey Swilley share stories at our NYC live show in September of 2024....
12/10/2024
LISTENThe Best of True Crime Stories #3
The third of our series looking back at some of our most memorable true stories about crime and transcendence....
12/05/2024
LISTENDogs!
Gail Thomas and Victoria Rocha share stories about the dogs that have affected their lives. Then dog expert Kate LaSala ...
12/03/2024
LISTENIn My Own Skin
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in March of 2012, when Lee Harrington and Andrew Solmssen to...
11/28/2024
LISTENDicks on Stew
Matthew Dicks tells Kevin about the time he stood up to his girlfriend’s father at Thanksgiving. Then the two of them ...
11/27/2024
LISTENThanksgivings
Mitch Applebaum and Adam L Cook share stories to be grateful for....
11/26/2024
LISTENThe Best of Funny Stuff #6
There’s nothing but laughs in our Funny Stuff compilations of classic RISK! stories on the lighter side. This week, Er...
11/21/2024
LISTENComing Back to Life
In the wake of the 2024 Election, Kevin checks in, while Rita Plush and Mark Redmond share about bouncing back after gre...
11/19/2024
LISTENThe God Problem
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in November of 2012, Kevin Allison shares two faith-shaking ...
11/14/2024
LISTENEgo Death
Adarius Bell talks with Taj Easton about visiting his family after the death of his grandfather and uncovering a mystery...
11/13/2024
LISTENSchool Days
Diana Medina and Ezra Holmland share stories about follies and triumphs on the schoolyard....
11/12/2024
LISTENThe Best of Veteran Stories
Looking back at some of our most memorable true stories about life in the military, with guest host Dr. Ray Christian....
11/07/2024
LISTENOvercoming
Mark Sam Rosenthal and Nisa overcome hurdles of all shapes and sizes....
11/05/2024
LISTENMoving Toward Democracy
Andy Bandyopadhyay tells Kevin about what led him to leave the United States....
11/01/2024
LISTENScary Stories #3: Ack!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in November of 2012, where R. Ben Garant, Susan Kent and Mat...
10/31/2024
LISTENBefore the Terribleness of Now
Ron Hart tells Kevin about the time he went to a political rally and experienced a political awakening....
10/30/2024
LISTENScary Stories #16: Ghastly!
Our 16th annual Halloween special, filled with scary true stories, spooky songs and frightful surprises....
10/29/2024
LISTENScary Stories #2: Ick!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in October of 2012, where Ken Reid, Danny Lobell, Michele Ca...
10/24/2024
LISTENThe Real Me
Carlos Kotkin and Alistair share stories about learning to be comfortable with ourselves, with guest-host Taj Easton....
10/22/2024
LISTENReal Embarrassment
The 5th of 5 episodes RISK! created for a potential, safe-for-work spinoff podcast called Real. In this episode, Sumer G...
10/17/2024
LISTENLive From LA 4!
Akanksha Aurora, Frank Traynor and David Crabb share stories at the RISK! Live show in LA....
10/15/2024
LISTENReal Character
The 4th of 5 episodes RISK! created for a potential, safe-for-work spinoff podcast called Real. In this episode, Samanth...
10/10/2024
LISTENThe Best of RISK! #31
Our 31st compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast....
10/08/2024
LISTENReal Wisdom
The 3rd of 5 episodes RISK! created for a potential, safe-for-work spinoff podcast called Real. In this episode, Deak Na...
10/03/2024
LISTENWho’s Your Gay Daddy?
Jamie Brickhouse tells Kevin about the time he sat down with his father to ask if he was gay....
10/02/2024
LISTENLows
Chris Smith, Rory Scholl and J. Carroll StarLitWriter share stories about all manners of low points....
10/01/2024
LISTENReal Connections
The 2nd of 5 episodes RISK! created for a potential, safe-for-work spinoff podcast called Real. In this episode, Christi...
09/26/2024
LISTENLet Them Nosh Cake!
Stuart Jacobson tells Kevin about moving to Utah and experiencing culture shock....
09/25/2024
LISTENLive at Caveat 3!
Toni Nagy and 3 storytellers chosen from the audience share stories at RISK! at Caveat in NYC....
09/24/2024
LISTENReal Empathy
The 1st of 5 episodes RISK! created for a potential, safe-for-work spinoff podcast called Real. In this episode, Nimisha...
09/19/2024
LISTENSoul Searching
Alisha Brophy and Emerson Dameron go on strange, searching journeys....
09/17/2024
LISTENThe Third Man
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in October of 2012, when Mani Sheriar told how she fought on...
09/12/2024
LISTENWhat a Vision
Robin Gelfenbien reminisces with Kevin about their mutual departed friend and fellow storyteller, Colleen Hindsley....
09/11/2024
LISTENThe Voice
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Colleen Hindsley first shared on the podcast in August of 2013 about her c...
09/11/2024
LISTENPhases
Jamie Mulligan and Brooklyn Jones share about phases that were just phases and those that were more....
09/10/2024
LISTENSquare Pegs
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in October of 2012, when Cooper Barnes, Dana Rossi, Aaron Wo...
09/05/2024
LISTENMmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Stories about self-acceptance through diagnosis and knowing when to run, from Mmmichael Mmmarceline and Mmmichele Mmmurp...
09/03/2024
LISTENThe Best of Work Stories
This Labor Day weekend, we listen back to Stacy Keene and the Redhead Gay on work, work, work, work, work....
08/29/2024
LISTENSmooth Criminal
Elizabeth Quinn tells Kevin Allison about the time when, as a kid, she was caught shoplifting…poorly....
08/28/2024
LISTENConquering
Ron Hart and Leslie Hoge conquer both their high school social life & the extreme elements....
08/27/2024
LISTENMommeee!!!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first dropped in October of 2012 where Jennifer McClelland and Jean An...
08/22/2024
LISTENShameful
Jamie Brickhouse and Suzanna Butcher share stories about shameful behavior from their teen years, with guest host John L...
08/20/2024
LISTENHere Comes Trouble
A Classic RISK! episode that first ran in October of 2012, when Kambri Crews, David Balutanski, Allison Moon and Steve H...
08/15/2024
LISTENSudden Death
Rich Tackenberg shares with Kevin how being a hockey fan is not for the faint of heart....
08/14/2024
LISTENWaves
Ashia Amavè and Hilary MacCormick share stories about waves that rise and waves that crash....
08/13/2024
LISTENRISK! + Gaslit Nation Phonebank for Dems!
In this episode, our two podcasts, RISK! + Gaslit Nation discuss joining forces to save democracy! And join us at our ph...
08/12/2024
LISTENThe Best of Love Stories #2
Stephanie Garibaldi and Mark Szlachetka share some of our favorite love stories from our 15-year history!...
08/08/2024
LISTENHome
Two stories about finding homes, familiar and strange, by Wendy Lee Vasquez and Josh Banday...
08/06/2024
LISTENEverybody Naked!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the 45th episode of our third season, Dave Hill and Allison Moon share ...
08/01/2024
LISTENCutting Ties
Liz Miele and Rick Haney have experiences with ties being cut in very different ways....
07/30/2024
LISTENThe Best of Self-Help Stories #2
David Jacobs and Ellie Jackson share stories about helping others by helping themselves....
07/25/2024
LISTENNonconsensual
Luis Garcia and Rosalie Chandler share stories about non consensual sexual encounters, with guest-host Taj Easton...
07/23/2024
LISTENBrutal Youth
A Classic RISK! episode – our 100th, actually – that first ran in September of 2012....
07/18/2024
LISTENThe Best of Controversial Stories
Bruce A. Smith and Jupiter Diego present a couple of the most controversial stories that have ever appeared on RISK!...
07/16/2024
LISTENThe Best of Drug Stories #2
Glenn Wool and Kevin Allison share classic RISK! stories on the subject of drugs....
07/11/2024
LISTENThe Longest Walk Home
Maryann tells Kevin about being bullied in junior high and the day it went too far....
07/10/2024
LISTENGetting Better
Akasha Atherton and Gabriela Ponce share stories about recovering from pitfalls in life....
07/09/2024
LISTENFraught
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the forty-second episode of our third season, Reggie Watts, Brent Sulli...
07/04/2024
LISTENThe Best of Vacation Stories
R. Ben Garant, Kevin Allison and Cole Kazdin share stories about weird and wonderful vacations....
07/02/2024
LISTENThe Best of Queer Lives #2
We celebrate this Pride Month by listening back to some of the most wonderful stories by our queer friends....
06/27/2024
LISTENSex After 70!
Jean Ann Le Bec tells Kevin about still being adventurous in the sexual realm at 76....
06/26/2024
LISTENDark Sides
David Beck and Jo Gentry Haemer share stories of people who revealed their dark sides. Guest-hosted by John LaSala....
06/25/2024
LISTENLadies and Gentlemen
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! First released in August of 2012, with dating stories by Melinda Hill and ...
06/20/2024
LISTENLove, Shit, and Grease
Erin Maguire, Jake Szczepaniak, and Sam Perry bring a potent list of ingredients to their stories....
06/18/2024
LISTENThe Best of Father’s Day Stories #2
To celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, we’ve gathered a couple more classic heartfelt stories about dads....
06/13/2024
LISTENNihilist in the Streets, Boy Scout in the Sheets
Nate Runkel tells Kevin about the time when, as a kid, he and his friends played out of bounds....
06/12/2024
LISTENDreaming of You
Danny Artese and Sam Dee share stories about the people in their dreams....
06/11/2024
LISTENThe Best of Sex Stories #3
A look back at some of our favorite stories about sex, with Andrea Allan and the late, great Mauro Montoya....
06/06/2024
LISTENIntroducing: Psychopedia with Tank Sinatra and Investigator Slater
Psychopedia is a true crime podcast infused with comedy….making it a crimedy. Each week, Investigator Slater presents ...
06/05/2024
LISTENHindsight
Tony Hale, Rita Plush and Sage share stories about things going not at all to plan....
06/04/2024
LISTENThe Best of True Crime Stories #2
The second of our series looking back at some of our most memorable true stories about crime and transcendence....
05/30/2024
LISTENOut Rage
Dawn Jewel Fraser shares about a tense time when she just wasn’t gonna take it anymore....
05/29/2024
LISTENDownhill
Avesha Michael and Steve Hill share stories about things getting worse before they get better....
05/28/2024
LISTENThe Best of Funny Stuff #5
There’s nothing but laughs in our Funny Stuff compilations of classic RISK! stories on the lighter side. This week, Jo...
05/23/2024
LISTENAfter All
With guest host, Hope Brush, we hear a story from Tom Boulet and Ken Coll about a tragic event brought about by their ad...
05/21/2024
LISTENBlush
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the fortieth episode of our third season, Michael Martin, Jolenta Green...
05/16/2024
LISTENMother and Child
Kerri Kenney-Silver and Peter S. Kim share stories about moms of kids and kids of moms....
05/14/2024
LISTENThe Best of Mother’s Day Stories #2
To celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, we’ve gathered a couple of classic sweet stories about moms....
05/09/2024
LISTENHard-Learned Lessons
Rita Plush and Todd Shaffer share stories about learning the hard way....
05/07/2024
LISTENLive From Albany!
A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the thirty-ninth episode of our third season, Chrissy Swanson, Michael ...
05/01/2024
LISTENThe Best of Coming of Age Stories
Mara Wilson and Kelly MacFarland share experiences from their formative years....
04/25/2024
LISTENThe Best of Drug Stories #1: 420 Edition
Caitlin Gill and Sean O’Brien share classic stories in the spirit of 4/20....
04/18/2024
LISTENBoundaries
Quei Tann and Oliver Cromwell share stories about boundaries crossed....
04/16/2024
LISTENThe Best of Adventure Stories
Jen Bosworth-Ramirez and Christopher Ryan share some of our favorite stories of high stakes exploits....
04/11/2024
LISTENThe Best of RISK! #30
Our 30th compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast....
04/09/2024
LISTENThe Best of Happy Stories #3
Kevin Allison and Tara Clancy share more of our favorite feel-good stories from our 15-year history!...
04/04/2024
LISTENAll The Wrong Places
Marie Faustin and Russell share stories about looking for love… you know where....
04/01/2024
LISTENThe Best of Happy Stories #2
Larry Rosen and Julia Wiedeman share more of our favorite feel-good stories from our 15-year history!...
03/28/2024
LISTENPatreon Picks #4
To show what folks are missing out on if they’re not Patreon members, we’re featuring stories by David Feinberg and ...
03/26/2024
LISTENThe Best of Secret Stories
Steve Heisler, Ben Lerman and Lily Be share stories about sharing or learning secrets...
03/21/2024
LISTENFace the Music
Lisa Cooper Ellison and Josiah Simpson share stories about great escapes and greater returns from and through music, wit...
03/19/2024
LISTENThe Best of Funny Stuff #4
There’s nothing but laughs in our Funny Stuff compilations of classic RISK! stories on the lighter side. This week, Da...
03/14/2024
LISTENGender Journeys
Tuesday Thomas and Eli Matilda Ridley share stories about navigating the winding road of being themselves....
03/12/2024
LISTENThe Best of Women’s Stories
To celebrate Women’s History Month this year, guest-host Cyndi Freeman brings you stories by three remarkable women: R...
03/07/2024
LISTENStung 2: Electric Boogaloo
In our second episode named Stung, but this one with a boogaloo, Ronna Levy and Frank Traynor tell stories about getting...
03/05/2024
LISTENThe Best of Cult Stories
The first of our series looking back at some of our most memorable true stories about cults....
02/29/2024
LISTENRites of Passage
David Hu and Karli Moreno Kaiser share stories about nudes and balloons....
02/27/2024
LISTENThe Best of Self-Help Stories
Kevin Allison and Amy Salloway share stories about helping others by helping themselves....
02/22/2024
LISTENThe Ties That Bind
Shree Rajendran shares a harrowing story about having an abusive parent....
02/20/2024
LISTENThe Best of Love Stories
Brad Lawrence, Matteson Perry, and Nina Davis share some of our favorite love stories from our 15-year history!...
02/15/2024
LISTENSeasons of Love
Mary Gossett and Neshama Franklin tell stories about those ever-changing seasons of love....
02/13/2024
LISTENThe Best of Black Lives #7
To celebrate Black History Month this year, guest-host Dawn Fraser brings you the seventh in our Best of Black Lives ser...
02/08/2024
LISTENOopzies
Stories about people who have Z’s in their names getting into sticky situations, with guest-hozt Taj Easton....
02/06/2024
LISTENThe Best of Groundhog Day Stories
Some of our favorite stories about Groundhog Day....
02/01/2024
LISTENBumps in the Road
Margot Leitman and Emily Blackwell tell stories about working through relationship hiccups to hilarious effect....
01/30/2024
LISTENThe Best of True Crime Stories
The first of our series looking back at some of our most memorable true stories about crime and transcendence....
01/25/2024
LISTENNew Friends
Tori Weston and David J. Halperin share about the ripples that both conflict and making new friends may send into the wo...
01/23/2024
LISTENPresenting What’s Ray Saying?: Letters Home
RISK! is thrilled to present this episode of What’s Ray Saying?, created by our dear friend and one of our favorit...
01/19/2024
LISTENThe Best of Sex Stories #2: The Buttisode (feat. Ray Christian)
Guest co-host Dr. Ray Christian joins Kevin to look back at some of our favorite stories about sex, especially the ones ...
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LISTENA Right Mess
Rita Plush, Jack Perry and Matthew Donahue share stories about messy situations....
01/16/2024
LISTENLife Worth Living (Revisited) and Celebrating
In this Classic RISK! Single episode, we revisit Nancy Sullivan’s “Life Worth Living” followed by an in-de...
01/11/2024
LISTENMistaken
Joseph Santiago and Jen Curcio share stories about being a wee bit confused....
01/09/2024
LISTENThe Best of New Year’s Stories
Ben Garant, Jessie Rosen and Ophira Eisenberg share stories about New Years....
01/04/2024
LISTENHoliday Blues #1
All new and lovely stories set during the winter holidays with a bittersweet twist....
01/02/2024
LISTENHome for the Holidays
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Jen Bosworth-Ramirez first shared on the podcast in August of 2014 about a...
12/28/2023
LISTENThe Best of Happy Stories #1
Matteson Perry, Shon Kennedy, and Jen Kwok share some of our favorite feel-good stories from our 15-year history!...
12/26/2023
LISTENThe Best of Holiday Stories #2
Our second look back at some of our favorite Yuletide tales from the podcast....
12/21/2023
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