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RISK! is a live show and podcast “where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public” hosted by Kevin Allison, of the legendary TV sketch comedy troupe The State. The award-winning live show happens monthly in New York and Los Angeles. It’s featured people like Janeane Garofalo, Lisa Lampanelli, Kevin Nealon, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Lili Taylor, Rachel Dratch, Andy Borowitz and more, dropping the act and showing a side of themselves we’ve never seen before. The weekly podcast gets hundreds of thousands of downloads each month. Slate.com called it “jaw-dropping, hysterically funny, and just plain touching.”
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To celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, we’ve gathered a couple more classic heartfelt stories about dads. • See RISK! live in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kate Bohl tells Taj about what it’s been like to finally come out as trans in her late 50s—after a lifetime of feeling like something wasn’t quite right. Here are some resources for advocacy, financial contribution, education and crisis support: 1. Transgender Law Center (TLC): @translawcenter transgenderlawcenter.org 2. PFLAG: @pflag pflag.org 3. Trans Lifeline: @translifeline translifeline.org • See RISK! live in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gabi Conti and Jade Green tell stories about the antics that their mothers are up to. • See RISK! live in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We celebrate this Pride Month by listening back to some of the most wonderful stories by our queer friends. • See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stories about people stepping in when it really counts, with guest-host Taj Easton. • See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Melanie Hamlett revisits her story from 2016 called “Unbreakable” with Ms. Aishia. She has new insights 9 years later! You can also watch this episode on YouTube! • See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Susan Lieu revisits her story from 2018 called “140 Lbs.” She and Kevin discuss how she’s evolved since then. You can also watch this episode on YouTube! • See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Frank Traynor and Jonathan Bradley Welch share about times they blew up. • See RISK! live in Washington, DC on June 7th, in Philadelphia on June 19th, or in New York City on June 26th. Get tickets at Risk-show.com/live • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • 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 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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