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Gregg fell into a crevasse: RISK! Reacts Aug 05, 2025

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Kevin hears Gregg LeFevre’s “Gregg fell into a crevasse” story from the what was that like podcast 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: Gregg fell into a crevasse by Gregg LeFevre

Gregg visits Las Vegas and decides to climb a glacier. Unprepared, he falls into a crevasse but escapes by following an injured deer. Later, he learns it wasn't even a real glacier.

keywords: las vegas, glacier, artist, deer

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Incompatible Jul 31, 2025

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The Big Secret Jul 29, 2025

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Brad keeps a big secret for far too long a time. Guest hosted by Cyndi Freeman.

🎤Live Story: The Big Secret by Brad Lawrence

(Content note: child sexual abuse, murder, suicide) In a church where guilt is weaponized and silence rewarded, teenage Brad listens to a friend's secret that echoes into adulthood, long past her violent death.

keywords: abortion, church youth group, evangelical guilt, childhood abuse, shame, U2, murder, strangulation

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The Best of Adventure Stories #2 Jul 24, 2025

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Sarah Jones and Myka Fox share stories about high stakes ventures.

🎤Live Story: Kibbles 'n Bits by Sarah Jones

Sarah starts abusing laxatives to lose weight for her new hot boyfriend. When camping with his dog, she secretly shits in the woods. The dog laps it up and kisses the boy when back in the car.

keywords: diarrhea, poop disasters, canine coprophagia, shitkisses

🎤Live Story: Hitchin' It! by Myka Fox

Myka and her friend are hitchhiking and they're picked up by "Kevin Spacey with a Ray Liotta skin covering." They escape the creepy guy and hitch with another guy who is drinking while driving.

keywords: dangers of hitchhiking, don’t take rides from strangers, hitchhikers in danger

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Shoulda Seen It Coming Jul 22, 2025

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Jonathan Bradley Welch and Talia Tabin share stories of psychics, mediums and intuitions.

🎤Live Story: The One? by Jonathan Bradley Welch

After a psychic's prediction of lasting love, Jonathan pins his hopes on a pandemic crush—only to be let down. He learns love won’t save him, but self-acceptance just might.

keywords: Queer love story, Provincetown romance, Gay dating journey, Psychic love prediction, Pandemic virtual boyfriend

🎤Live Story: What Older Brothers Do by Talia Tabin

Years after her brother’s death, Talia’s family meets with a medium. Talia gets teased from the beyond, realizing her brother’s teasing of her when he was alive contained love in it too.

keywords: grief and loss, medium reading, dead brother, afterlife signs, family mourning, spiritual session, psychic medium, sibling pranks, Grief and healing

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Mother Lovers Jul 17, 2025

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in May of 2013, when Tommy O’Malley, Jenny, and Moses Storm shared surprising stories about moms and stepmoms.

Moses comes to grips with the fact that his mom is not like others. She dresses like a rebellious teen and uses her kids to steal things like roller skates at the rink.

keywords: nonconformist, poverty, shoplifting

When Jenny decides to divorce her husband, she is sure her stepmom will hate her for it. When she reveals it’s because her husband won’t have sex, Jenny’s stepmom becomes like a supportive sister.

keywords: sexless marriage, women’s issues, female bonding,

Tommy has a real Boston brawler of a mom. Hardcore, working class Southie kinda gal. Their relationship ends when he comes out of the closet to her. Then, after much fighting, it begins again.

keywords: coming out, parents of gays, Boston Catholics, family feuds

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🎤Live Story: Semi-Charmed Kinda Life by Moses Storm
🎤Radio Story: Getting Friendly by Jenny Smith
🎤Live Story: Fighting for Each Other by Tommy O’Malley
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Animals Past and Present Jul 15, 2025

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Ray Christian tells Kevin about the pet cemetery he and his childhood friends created and the gruesome secret it might hold. You can also watch this episode on YouTube!

Conversation Story: Animals Past and Present by Ray Christian

(Content note: animal death) As a child, Ray and his friends held funerals for small animals. One day, Ray saw a monkey, then later what may have been the monkey’s remains… or those of a missing child.

keywords: Funeral home, Mock funeral, Peacock, Monkey, Missing child

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Live From Philly 3! Jul 10, 2025

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in May of 2013, when Brady Dale, Elna Baker and Marjorie Winther shared stories at the 4/20/13 RISK! Live show in Philly hosted by First Person Arts.

🎧Live Story: The Prayer by Brady Dale

After a streak of bad luck with women, Brady tries ancient Christian practices, like the mantra-like repetition of a pilgrim's prayer and self-flagellation with a belt.

keywords: flogging, mortification of the flesh, ascetic practice, pilgrim’s prayer

🎧Live Story: Jump by Elna Baker

Elna longs for luminous love and finally meets someone who sparks it—only to freeze at the leap. Elna learns the key to love isn’t magic, it’s a person who stays.

keywords: phosphorescent love, falling in love, emotional intimacy, fear of love, real connection, unrequited love, letting go.

🎧Live Story: My Own Life by Marjorie Winther

When marriage ends after her husband is arrested for trying to meet up for sex with a 13-year old girl, Marjorie puts her life back together and embraces polyamory.

keywords: polyamory, child molester, secrets and lies, divorce,

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There’s Still Time to Jump In Kevin’s Online Workshops! Jul 09, 2025

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Hey folks! The last two online storytelling workshops I’m teaching before I move to a dramatically different time zone are starting on July 23 and August 17, but even if you have to miss some sessions, you can still jump in! So email me at kevin@risk-show.com to learn more. In this little announcement, I’ll give you a better idea of how it all works.

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Campy! Jul 08, 2025

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Lindsay Ames and Shannon Turner tell stories of camp flames.

🎧Live Story: The Jerk by Lindsay Ames

As a teen at Jewish camp Lindsay is eager to have a sexual experience with the cute boy, and gets in a sleeping bag with him, but her friend Carly jumps in and steals Lindsay’s first handjob.

keywords: handjob, Jewish camp, cockblock, virgin

🎧Radio Story: Tomfoolery by Shannon M. Turner

Shannon is in love with a guy at camp. Her crush goes on for years, as they both end up on the camp’s staff, until a friend finally helps Shannon see it is time to move on.

keywords: Crush, first love, camp counselor, preacher’s kid

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