Love, Death, and Dad’s Pee
6/2/202644 min
It's summer 2014, and Bailey Swilley has a boyfriend she's been trying to leave for months and a father who is about to make that the least of her problems. When her dad goes into cardiac arrest, the family descends on his hospital room in Memphis, and her Taiwanese grandmother, who has never previously mentioned being a healer, begins issuing instructions from a witch she met on a Carnival cruise. The spells escalate. So does everything else. Nick Hornedo has been falling for his girl best friends since he was a teenager, and he knows it's a problem. In high school, a girl named Chloe pulls him into corners to talk, says things that sound like promises, and kicks him in the groin. He keeps finding reasons to stay in the game. It does not go the way he imagined. Between the two stories, JC Cassis drops in with a deathbed anecdote about a grandfather who wanted everyone to know they should be working harder. Share your reactions and find music credits at risk-show.com/podcast/love-death-and-dads-pee Be Part of RISK! 🎟 See RISK! live on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in New York City ✍️ Pitch your story ❤️ Support us on Patreon 💵 Make a one-time donation via PayPal or Zelle to kevin@risk-show.com 📚 Shop merch or the RISK! book 🎓 Take storytelling classes with us 🎥 Hire Kevin as a coach or get personalized videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsTaj Easton· Host0:00
On this week's episode of Risk, you'll hear Nick Hornado I might be a lesbian ... and you'll hear Bailey Swillie A little bit of magical, potentially life-saving piss play On the show where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share, share, share, share. [rock music] Hey, everybody. This is Risk. I'm Taj Easton, sitting in for Kevin Allison this week, who's out doing shit. This is Shu Shu behind me now. It's my favorite man, and I get to play him on this show all the time now 'cause Jamie said I could, and I love that man. My life's a dream, and your life is about to be a dream as well, 'cause this week's episode is called Love, Death, and Pee. Oh, no, that's not right. This week's episode, Love, Death, and Dad's Pee, the three things that are just great. This episode is about the rudimentary building blocks of life. This is motherfucking Risk. Your life is parallel to your dad's pee. Milk, milk, lemonade, you know what I'm saying? There's you, there's your dad's pee, neighbors. It's only one ventricle away. You know, we're talking about a, I don't know, micro-meter, and that's how you were born. You guys, this one's just fun. We're gonna have a lot of fun this episode.