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RISK!

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 sur...

RISK! Podcast Guide

Listen to RISK!, a Arts podcast by RISK!. Stream 1,195 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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The Best of Mother’s Day Stories #4

Two mothers' days that look nothing alike, but hit just as hard. Jobim Santos grew up watching his mother Linda lose her battle with ALS pie...

40:56May 7, 2026

The Best of RISK! #35

This episode brings together two of the most gripping conversations in the show's recent run: a man who survived an extended stint in a Phil...

101:49May 5, 2026

I'm Okay, You're Okay

From the RISK! archives, this January 2014 episode gathers three storytellers around a theme that sounds simple and turns out not to be: act...

46:06Apr 30, 2026

Pop Obie’s Vibrator

Guest-hosted this week by Taj Easton, stepping in for Kevin to present a story by LeCount Holmes Jr., now Taj’s surrogate pops. (Content not...

51:51Apr 28, 2026

The Best of Adventure Stories #3

Two RISK! stories pulled from the archive, and both are worth your time. "The Best of Adventure Stories #3" is funny and unsettling in equal...

30:59Apr 23, 2026

Weirdos

This episode is a love letter to people who are magnificently, irrepressibly, sometimes accidentally weird. Larry Dorsey Jr. opens with the...

50:47Apr 21, 2026

Today's the Day. Welcome to RISK!

Think you've heard it all? You haven't. People pull over because they're laughing too hard to drive. People cry on treadmills. People share...

1:00Apr 17, 2026

A Hard Landing, Revisited

JP Michael first told "A Hard Landing" on RISK! in the summer of 2016, and it became one of the most talked-about episodes in the show's his...

93:56Apr 16, 2026

Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine brings together three storytellers whose bodies, doctors, and circumstances all conspire against them in very different ways. P...

49:21Apr 15, 2026

Backfire

Two RISK! veterans deliver stories about plans that—you guessed it—backfired. As a teenager Nate Runkel built a satirical website that sexua...

39:19Apr 14, 2026

The Best of RISK! #12

For the first time, we’re putting a Best of RISK! episode back on the feed. Originally released in July 2017, #12 remains one of the most ep...

147:17Apr 9, 2026

Into the Moving Dark

(Content note: sexual assault, justifiable homicide) Annie Carnrike spent years close to her cousin Michael, a man of fierce loyalty and an...

76:48Apr 7, 2026

Fighting Back

This is a classic RISK! episode from January 2014, and it holds up with a particular kind of ferocity. (Content note: sexual assault) Ellie...

44:58Apr 2, 2026

The Best of RISK! #34

Three stories so worth your time, from darkly funny to devastating. Our 34th compilation of some of our favorite recent stories shared on th...

101:01Mar 31, 2026

Impulsive

Three stories about snap decisions and what happens next: a classic RISK! episode from December 2013 that still hits hard. Lauren Cook found...

60:35Mar 26, 2026

Males of the City: RISK! Reacts

Kevin hears Timothy Vaux's "Males of the City," a story from So Say We All, for the first time. In RISK! Reacts episodes, there's no preview...

29:21Mar 24, 2026

Presenting True Crime News: The Podcast

True Crime News: The Podcast is your weekly dose of real-time updates on the most gripping true crime stories, current cases, investigations...

60:46Mar 20, 2026

Live From Philly 4!

First released in December 2013, this live RISK! episode from Philadelphia's First Person Arts pairs two storytellers with a lot to say abou...

44:02Mar 19, 2026

Quid Pro Quo, Revisited

(Content note: child sexual abuse) In 2016, Ed G. got on stage at RISK! and told a story he'd never told anyone. Now, ten years later, Ophir...

53:04Mar 17, 2026

Where It Hurts

In this crossover episode with The Story Collider, Karen McCaffrey and Mary Cyn share stories that illustrate the importance of compassion i...

36:02Mar 13, 2026

Questions About RISK!

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What is RISK! about?

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