815 episodes
RISK! RISK!
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4.7 • 5.2K Ratings
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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.
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Nailed It!
Rain DeGrey and Disturbing Dave share stories about crucifixion and working moms.
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The Blob (CRS159)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Jeff Emtman first shared on the podcast in January of 2015 about self surgery.
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Exposure
Abby Rotstein and John Aubert share stories about a surprising kind of therapy for OCD and how storytelling itself is therapeutic.
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Lisa Lampanelli (CRE312)
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 story she told at a RISK! live show.
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Acceptance
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 kids.
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Little Bean (CRS158)
A Classic RISK! Singles episode! A story that Leah Cropp first shared on the podcast in January of 2015 about losing her baby.
Customer Reviews
Amazing
Never fails to entertain, make me laugh, ring tears to my eyes. I love Kevin especially, who brings warmth and depth to every aspect of this show.
Great stories, challenging host
I would love to give Risk! 5 stars. I value the no limits environment that encourages honest, hilarious, authentic storytelling. Laughing alongside the storytellers in moments of vulnerability as well as revealing the not so shiny aspects of their personality and experience.
There are occasional storytellers who strike me as loud, entitled white guys who tell racist, misogynist jokes.
Kevin. Many people have said it before but please, for the future of this podcast, limit your introductions. Please have another host read the sponsor messages. I skip every single second of your voice on these recordings and can’t bring myself to listen to your stories which is a shame because I’m sure you have great experiences to share. This is not a personal attack, merely a suggestion to better care for this awesome platform. Let go of the reins and allow someone with a better radio presence to host this show. Perhaps you are a connecter, a weaver of people, and not a host. No shame, just know your lane. Your ratings and listeners will thank you.
Great from time to time, insufferable host.
Found out about Risk earlier this year and subscribed after a few episodes. I hit a string of good episodes, with every story being interesting, but eventually I reached some that didn’t really get to any point or fell pretty flat in the end. That’s to be expected though since not every story people tell can be amazing. There’s good variety with drama, comedy, life lessons, etc. And I’ll remember a lot of these for a long time. I can see how these can inspire others to break out and tell their own stories or at least write about them and see if it might help resolve anything.
The thing I dislike the most though is the host, Kevin. His voice is constantly going up and down like he’s plastered, and he’ll start laughing for no reason in mid-sentence. On the bright side, he only gets a few minutes of time per episode to introduce and close things. I try to fast forward through his segments because he irritates me so much.