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**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.

Latest Episodes:

The Dark Sep 12, 2023

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Bevan Choate shares a story about taking a job at a weed clinic engaged in highly illegal activities.

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• Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop

• Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org

• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com

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Life or Death Sep 08, 2023

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the thirty-fifth episode of our third season, Laurel Holland and Michael Shocka share about the thin line between here and the hereafter.

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• Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live

• Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop

• Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org

• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com

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The Kindness of Strangers Sep 05, 2023

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Michelle Murphy and Cara Lopez Lee flee dangers real and imagined, all the while relying on the kindness of strangers.

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• Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop

• Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org

• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com

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The Best of Funny Stuff #2 Aug 31, 2023

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There’s nothing but laughs in our Funny Stuff compilations of classic RISK! stories on the lighter side. This week, Morgan Jones Phillips and Kitty Hailey share about penile emergencies and public turtle sex.

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• Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live

• Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop

• Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org

• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com

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Friction Aug 29, 2023

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Sandi Marx, David Hu and Stuart Jacobson share stories about getting back at bullies, surviving bad bosses, and not-so-immaculate conception.

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The Tricky Part Aug 24, 2023

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(Content warning: child sexual abuse) A Classic RISK! Singles episode. Martin Moran shares about what he endured as a child and the journey toward healing it led to.

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• Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live

• Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop

• Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org

• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com

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Ingénues Aug 22, 2023

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T Bernacé and Skip Bacon share girlhood stories about sexual experimentation and narcing on Mom.

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• Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live

• Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop

• Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org

• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com

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Indecent? Aug 17, 2023

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the thirty-third episode of our third season, Dave Hill, Elna Baker, Carlos Kotkin, Michael Pope and Kelli Dunham share stories they would never tell Miss Manners.

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• Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live

• Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop

• Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org

• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com

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Extra! Kevin & Carolyn Kendrick on SongWriter Aug 17, 2023

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Here's an extra treat for RISK! listeners! Kevin Allison and Carolyn Kendrick, the producer of the podcasts You're Wrong About and You Are Good, appear on Ben Arthur's podcast SongWriter. Kevin tells a story. Carolyn sings a song about it. And Ben interviews the storyteller and the musician about love, loss, and sharing of ourselves.

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• Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow

• Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live

• Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop

• Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org

• Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com

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Confessions Aug 15, 2023

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Jonathan Bradley Welch and Lindsey Lange-Abramowitz tell stories about information they held close to the chest.

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