Synopsis
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
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Holiday Stories #18
23/12/2025 Duration: 36minTy 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.
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Holiday Stories #4
18/12/2025 Duration: 48minA 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.
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Sex & Supper
16/12/2025 Duration: 37minNikki Bailey and Hana Nobel share stories about how messy things can get with food and sex, with guest host, Taj Easton.
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We Are Family
09/12/2025 Duration: 51minJillian Markowitz and David Joseph share stories about the strains and secrets that come all too easily within families.
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Making the Chain, Revisited
04/12/2025 Duration: 43minChristine Gentry revisits her story from 2016 called “Making the Chain” with Kevin Allison. She has many new insights, nine years later.
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Not in Hiding Anymore
02/12/2025 Duration: 50minMira Rivera and Rachelle Anne Warren tell stories about opening up & leaning into insecurities.
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The Best of Gratitude Stories #1
27/11/2025 Duration: 35minSatori Shakoor and Paul Cibis share stories of thanksgiving. A part of our series called Gratitude Stories.
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The Day I Met ARFID: RISK! Reacts
25/11/2025 Duration: 32minKevin 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.
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Live From Austin!
20/11/2025 Duration: 01h14minA 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.
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Do I Belong Here?
18/11/2025 Duration: 42minJen Nails and Sandi Marx share stories about being who you are even, when it’s a pain in the ass.
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Always A Woman, Revisited
13/11/2025 Duration: 49minMorgan 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.
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Pretending to Be Human
12/11/2025 Duration: 01h06minInky 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. Check out all of our Conversation Stories!
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A Breath of Fresh Air: RISK! Reacts (feat. Ray Christian)
11/11/2025 Duration: 27minOn 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.
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Boys and Girls
06/11/2025 Duration: 01h16minA Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in August of 2013, when DC Pierson, Selena Coppock, Brad Lawrence and Nina Davis shared stories of love and loss.
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The Living Room: RISK! Reacts
04/11/2025 Duration: 44minKevin hears Diane Weipert’s “The Living Room” story from Love and Radio for the first time and gives you his instant reactions. 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.
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The Best of Scary Stories, Vol. 1
30/10/2025 Duration: 56minThree of our favorite scary stories from Halloween specials of our past.
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Scary Stories #17: Bone-chilling!
28/10/2025 Duration: 01h24minOur 17th annual Halloween special with scary true stories about ghosts, corpses and mortal danger.