RISK!

The Ugly Truth

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jude Treder-Wolff and Anastasia Washington are confronted with the same ugly truth about some people. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissi...

For the Love of Charlie and Then Some

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As part of our Grief Stories series, David Crabb tells a story of love and loss. Then he and pet death doula Kate LaSala look back on David’s story ...

Trans Lives #3

14 Nov 2023

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Maxfield Orr and S. Galvin share stories about finding joy and facing challenges regarding being trans today. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/...

The Best of Funny Stuff #3

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s nothing but laughs in our Funny Stuff compilations of classic RISK! stories on the lighter side. This week, Jillian Welsh and Rich Monahan s...

There at the End

07 Nov 2023

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As part of our Grief Stories series, Barbara Todd tells a story about grief, guilt, and forgiveness. Then death doula Angela Shook helps her unpack th...

Treacherous

02 Nov 2023

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the thirty-seventh episode of our third season, Selena Coppock, William Mullin, Ariana Seigel, Eric M...

Scary Stories #15: Skin-crawling!

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our 15th annual Halloween special filled with scary true stories, spooky songs and frightful surprises. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submis...

Scary Stories #8: Egad!

26 Oct 2023

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the fourth episode of our eighth season, R. Ben Garant, Michaela Murphy, Ryan Stroud and Alan Weber s...

Pops

24 Oct 2023

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Stories about dads. Can’t live without ‘em. Stories by Gail Thomas and Ron Hart with guest-host Taj Easton. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.co...

The Light and Reflection

20 Oct 2023

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As part of our Grief Stories series, Lee Trew shares the story of experiencing a profoundly challenging loss. Afterwards, he and therapist Laurel Mark...

Feeling Feelings

17 Oct 2023

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Aditya Mayya and Lisa Cantrell share stories about how challenging it can be just to feel your feelings, plus Nikki the Death Doula stops by to discus...

The Best of Hispanic Lives #4

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Hispanic American heritage, this is the fourth in our Hispanic Lives series, guest hosted by Ana Sheila Victorino & Brenda González of T...

Shitshow

10 Oct 2023

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Richard Munchkin and Katy Townsend share stories about things not going according to plan. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Sup...

The Best of Hispanic Lives #3

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Hispanic American heritage, we present the third in our Hispanic Lives series, guest hosted by Manolo Matos, with stories by Dioselín Go...

The Best of RISK! #29

03 Oct 2023

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Our 29th compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Suppo...

Surrender and Recovery

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As part of our Grief Stories series, Marcy Langlois tells the story of recovering from a devastating tragedy. Then, she and therapist Paige Pancratz ...

RISK! meets Gaslit Nation

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Live in NYC, Kevin Allison of RISK! and Andrea Chalupa of Gaslit Nation talk about their podcasts and their passion for sharing the stories that most ...

The Best of Hispanic Lives #2

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Hispanic American heritage, we present the second in our Hispanic Lives series, guest hosted by Joanna Hausmann, with stories by Margarit...

Work Hard Play Hard

19 Sep 2023

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Frank Traynor and Anna Roisman tell stories about work-related highs and lows. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! t...

The Best of Hispanic Lives #1

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Hispanic American heritage, we present the first in our Hispanic Lives series, guest hosted by Jorge "El George" Rivera Rubio, with stori...

The Dark

12 Sep 2023

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Bevan Choate shares a story about taking a job at a weed clinic engaged in highly illegal activities. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissi...

Life or Death (CRE335)

08 Sep 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 ...

The Kindness of Strangers

05 Sep 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. • Pitch us your story! risk-...

The Best of Funny Stuff #2

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Friction

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

The Tricky Part

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

Ingénues

22 Aug 2023

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T Bernacé and Skip Bacon share girlhood stories about sexual experimentation and narcing on Mom. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions ...

Indecent? (CRE333)

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Extra! Kevin & Carolyn Kendrick on SongWriter

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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, appea...

Confessions

15 Aug 2023

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Jonathan Bradley Welch and Lindsey Lange-Abramowitz tell stories about information they held close to the chest. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.c...

RISK! Presents: What’s Your Story?

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re thrilled to announce the debut of the all-new facilitated social event created by the RISK! team where you meet new people through sharing sto...

In The Shadows (CRS063)

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Moloch Masters first shared on the podcast in May of 2017 about dark family secrets. PLUS a new intervie...

Hot Water

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ximena Ospina and Yamaneika Saunders share stories about peeing all over the place and escaping very strange danger. • Pitch us your story! risk-sh...

The Best of Funny Stuff #1

03 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s nothing but laughs in our Funny Stuff compilations of classic RISK! stories on the lighter side. A.D. Miles and Ts Madison share about poopy...

By Any Means

01 Aug 2023

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Kona Morris and Randall C Via share about taking risks to finish school and get laid, respectively. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submission...

Live From LA! (CRE331)

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the thirty-first episode of our third season, Greg Fitzsimmons, Pete Holmes, Brian Babylon, Jillian L...

Happy Endings

25 Jul 2023

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Vicky Kuperman and Calvin S. Cato describe two very different kinds of happy endings. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support ...

Spitting in the Face of the Devil

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In one of the all-time classics of RISK! stories, Bob Brader shares how he discovered just how much abuse his father was capable of. In conjunction wi...

Not Who I Thought

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stories about people learning not everyone is who they seem to be. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patre...

State of Emergency (CRE329)

13 Jul 2023

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the twenty-ninth episode of our third season, Tim & Eric's Tim Heidecker and others share stories of ...

Live at Caveat 2!

11 Jul 2023

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Listen to how amazing our live shows at Caveat in NYC are. Heather Farley, David Drake and Yasmine Beydoun at our June 22, 2023 show. • Pitch us yo...

Five Hundred

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Sean Patton first shared on the podcast in May of 2012 about ghosts, surprise punches and an explosive v...

Touch & Go

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

James Urbaniak, Jessica M. Thompson, and Fancy Feast tell stories about staying standing on shaky ground. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/subm...

The Best of Queer Lives #1

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We celebrate this Pride Month by listening back to some of the most wonderful stories and a poem shared by our queer friends. • Pitch us your story...

Inappropriate Behavior

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bryan Kett and Jillian Markowitz share stories about crossing lines and knowing when to stop. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • ...

Black Lives #6

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To commemorate Juneteenth this year, we present the sixth episode in our Black Lives series. Tori Weston, Nate Runkel, and Daralyse Lyons share about ...

People Change

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Ross and Aida Zilelian share stories about how some people really are capable of change. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • ...

The Best of Father’s Day Stories #1

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, we’ve gathered a few classic heartfelt stories about dads. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submiss...

Growing Apart

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hunter Gardner and Shalewa Sharpe share stories about growing distant from somebody that they used to know. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/su...

Live From Portland! (CRE326)

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the twenty-sixth episode of our third season, Maria Bamford, Baron Vaughn, Adam Newman, Janine Brito ...

Primal

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Julia Lechner and Frank Traynor share stories about monkey mayhem and giving into grief. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Suppo...

Your Attention Please! (CRE324)

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the twenty-fourth episode of our third season, David Crabb, Margot Leitman and Kevin Allison tell tal...

Light and Shadow

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nessa Goldman and Jad S. confront the good, the evil and the balance in between. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK!...

Al Madrigal (CRE321)

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the twenty-first episode of our third season, Al Madrigal tells how, before he got hired by The Daily...

Suspicions

23 May 2023

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Nate Runkel and Margarita Franco share about suspicions running through their family lives. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Su...

The Best of Asian American Lives #5

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. To celebrate, we’re looking back at 3 classic RISK! stories, with special ...

Clarifying

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Estrada, Tori Weston and Kevin McGeehan share stories about getting clear. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! ...

The Best of Mother’s Day Stories #1

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, we’ve gathered a few classic sweet stories about moms. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions...

Body Image

09 May 2023

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Claire Hennessy and Sam Feirstein search for ways to love the skin they’re in.  • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RIS...

May the 4th Be With You!

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of Star Wars Day, RISK! presents 3 classic stories from our archives kinda sorta about Star Wars! • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/sub...

Growing Pains

02 May 2023

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David Beck and Dioselin González share stories about secrets from their childhood. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RI...

What's Going On? (CRE320)

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the twentieth episode of our third season, Helen Hong, Steve Agee, Chris Castiglione, and Elise Pettu...

The Unknown

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Drew Droege & Regina Stoops share stories about a mysterious ride and twists and turns in parenting. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissio...

The Weed Days (CRS165)

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Matt Higgins first shared on the podcast in April of 2010 about a very tempting discovery. • Pitch us...

Sweet Relief

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Crabb and Michele Carlo share about crazy colonoscopies and meeting your romantic match in your 50s. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/sub...

Matt McCarthy (CRE309)

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the ninth episode of our third season, Matt McCarthy talks about how when he was a teenager, he and h...

The Best of RISK! #28

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our 28th compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Make a one-time...

Remembering Heklina

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In remembrance of one of San Francisco's most beloved drag queens, the hilarious Heklina recalls an earlier era in her life when she tried to be a mal...

The Best of RISK! #27

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our 27th compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on the RISK! podcast. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Suppor...

Bullets on the Floor

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Daralyse Lyons first shared on the podcast in October of 2020 about her romance with danger. • Pitch u...

Mind Over Matter

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jen Curcio and Daralyse Lyons share stories about dealing with abusive exes and dating someone with racists in their family. • Pitch us your story! ...

My Crotch and the Night (CRS163)

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Vanessa Ragland first shared on the podcast in February of 2012 about the time she answered an urgent ca...

U-Turns

21 Mar 2023

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Shannon Cason and Jeffrey Porterfield share stories about casino culture and punk rock. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support...

Close Encounters of the Second Part

14 Mar 2023

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In the second part of two back-to-back episodes, Bella Clarke tells ufologist David J. Halperin her story about wrestling with the certainty of witnes...

3 Women (CRE539)

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the thirty-ninth episode of our fifth season, Betty Dodson, Cameron Esposito and Amber Drea tell true...

Close Encounters of the First Part

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of two back-to-back UFO-related episodes, David J. Halperin shares a story about a surprising alien encounter. • Pitch us your story! r...

Melting (CRS161)

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Dan Savage first shared on the podcast in December of 2015 about the first time he REALLY tripped on aci...

Parents Are People

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ty Fance and Vicki Juditz share stories about how hard and amazing it can be to bring a newborn into the world. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com...

Outta Place (CRE318)

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the sixteenth episode of our third season, R. Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Sheng Wang and Nikki G...

The Birds and the Bees

21 Feb 2023

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Jenna Brister and Ron Hart share stories about great works of cinema produced by Playboy and a bird out of hand. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.co...

Heart and Arrow (CRS160)

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Jeffrey Lan first shared on the podcast in March of 2017 about the love, loss and growth he experienced ...

Nailed It!

14 Feb 2023

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Rain DeGrey and Disturbing Dave share stories about crucifixion and working moms. • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK!...

The Blob (CRS159)

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Jeff Emtman first shared on the podcast in January of 2015 about self surgery. • Pitch us your story! ...

Exposure

07 Feb 2023

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Abby Rotstein and John Aubert share stories about a surprising kind of therapy for OCD and how storytelling itself is therapeutic. • Pitch us your s...

Lisa Lampanelli (CRE312)

02 Feb 2023

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A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the twelfth episode of our third season, Lisa Lampanelli and Kevin listen to and discuss the first st...

Acceptance

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Erica Blumfield, Hannah Sussman and Kurt Mullen share stories about getting over body shame, being okay with farting, and letting go of plans to have ...

Little Bean (CRS158)

27 Jan 2023

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A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Leah Cropp first shared on the podcast in January of 2015 about losing her baby. • Pitch us your story...

Aggression

24 Jan 2023

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Stephen Campbell and Lillibet Fleur share about male enhancement meds and being an upstander rather than a bystander.  • Pitch us your story! risk-...

Meet Your Maker (CRS157)

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Byron Bowers first shared on the podcast in February of 2017 about getting to know his father all over a...

By the Skin of Our Teeth

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas McKean and Kelli Dunham share stories about a dangerous trip to the pyramids and the mending of a mother/daughter relationship. Support RISK! o...

Damaged Goods (CRE311)

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the eleventh episode of our third season, James Reichmuth, Kent Shelton, Kim Nguyen and Drew Prochask...

Discord

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Melinda Hill, Stephen Harder and Adam Lowitt share stories about the ghosting type, bully bros, and bringing Steve Martin into your sex life. Support ...

My Lifeline (CRS156)

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Paul Cibis first shared on RISK! in November of 2014 about a life or death ordeal. Support RISK! on Patr...

Staff Picks 2022, Pt.2

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The second of two episodes where members of the RISK! staff share about their favorite stories of 2022. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK M...

Holiday Stories #1

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years! In the tenth episode of our third season, Elna Baker, Matteson Perry, Tracy Rowland and Brad Lawrence sh...

Staff Picks 2022, Pt.1

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The first of two episodes where members of the RISK! staff share about their favorite stories of 2022. Support RISK! on Patreon at Patreon.com/RISK Ma...

The Present (CRS157)

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Sarah Long Hendershot first shared on RISK! in December of 2017 about a very memorable Christmas present...

Holiday Stories #15

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Finnegan, Ryan Sirois Heller, Dixie De La Tour, Ryan Estrada and Jen Curcio share seasonal tales in our annual winter holidays special for 2...

Snowglobe (CRS156)

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Kate (neé Kevin) Bohl first shared on RISK! in December of 2017 about a very memorable Christmas time s...

Black Lives #5

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The fifth episode in our Black Lives series, hosted by Dr. Ray Christian. Jenn Kamara, Ashton Cynthia Clarke and Brian Russell share about life experi...